This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, May 19, 2021 at 3:38 PM by pflowers.
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HOUSE RESOLUTION ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN

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PUBLIC EDUCATION

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2021 FIRST HOUSE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Steve R. Christiansen

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This resolution makes recommendations to the Utah State Board of Education
10     regarding critical race theory.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This resolution:
13          ▸     recognizes the importance of appropriate education on history, civil rights, and
14     racism;
15          ▸     identifies risks of critical race theory in public education; and
16          ▸     makes recommendations to the Utah State Board of Education regarding the
17     prohibition of certain concepts.
18     Special Clauses:
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21     Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
22          WHEREAS, educating students in Utah's public education system on history, civil
23     rights, racism, and the negative impacts racism has had throughout history is necessary and
24     should be done in a thoughtful, historically accurate, and appropriate manner;
25          WHEREAS, some concepts contained in critical race theory degrade important societal
26     values and, if introduced in classrooms, would harm students' learning in the public education
27     system;
28          WHEREAS, the Utah State Board of Education has the statutory responsibility to
29     establish rules and minimum standards for the public schools, including curriculum and
30     instruction requirements:
31          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives strongly
32     recommends that the Utah State Board of Education review standards for curriculum and
33     ensure that Ĥ→ [no curriculum or instructional materials in the state include] ←Ĥ the following
33a     concepts Ĥ→ are not included in the curriculum standards ←Ĥ :
34          ▸     that one race is inherently superior or inferior to another race;
35          ▸     that an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment
36     because of the individual's race; or
37          ▸     that an individual's moral character is determined by the individual's race.
38          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives strongly recommends
39     that no training or training material that the Utah State Board of Education or a local education
40     agency provides include the concepts described in Ĥ→ [this resolution] the preceding
40a     paragraph ←Ĥ .
41          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Utah State Board of Education report back to
42     the Education Interim Committee regarding the board's progress related to this resolution.