Representative Douglas R. Welton proposes the following substitute bill:


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COMMUNICATION AWARENESS PILOT PROGRAM

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2024 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Douglas R. Welton

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Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill creates the Communication Habits to reduce Adolescent Threats, or CHAT,
10     Pilot Program.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms;
14          ▸     creates the Communication Habits to reduce Adolescent Threats (CHAT) Pilot
15     Program;
16          ▸     requires the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a request for
17     proposals;
18          ▸     requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report to the Health and
19     Human Services Interim Committee; and
20          ▸     makes technical changes.
21     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22          This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2025:
23          ▸     to Department of Health and Human Services - Operations - Public Affairs,
24     Education & Outreach as a one-time appropriation:
25               •     from the General Fund, One-time, $2,000,000
26     Other Special Clauses:
27          This bill provides a special effective date.
28     Utah Code Sections Affected:
29     AMENDS:
30          63I-1-226 (Effective 07/01/24), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 249,
31     269, 270, 275, 310, 332, 335, 420, and 495 and repealed and reenacted by Laws of
32     Utah 2023, Chapter 329 and last amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah
33     2023, Chapters 329, 332
34          63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 33, 47, 104, 109, 139, 155,
35     212, 218, 249, 270, 448, 489, and 534
36          63J-1-602.2 (Effective 07/01/24), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 33,
37     34, 134, 139, 180, 212, 246, 310, 330, 345, 354, and 534
38     ENACTS:
39          26B-7-122, Utah Code Annotated 1953
40          26B-7-123, Utah Code Annotated 1953
41     

42     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
43          Section 1. Section 26B-7-122 is enacted to read:
44          26B-7-122. Communication Habits to reduce Adolescent Threats Pilot Program.
45          (1) As used in this section:
46          (a) "Campaign" means a multimedia marketing strategy.
47          (b) "CHAT" means the Communication Habits to reduce Adolescent Threats Pilot
48     Program created in this section.
49          (2) There is created a Communication Habits to reduce Adolescent Threats, or CHAT,
50     Pilot Program as described in this part.
51          (3) By no later than October 1, 2024, the department shall issue a request for proposals
52     for the creation of a statewide CHAT campaign to:
53          (a) increase public awareness of:
54          (i) the benefits of strong communication skills, particularly between a minor and the
55     minor's parent or guardian; and
56          (ii) the harms associated with poor communication or a lack of communication; and
57          (b) promote:
58          (i) the destigmatization of mental health issues;
59          (ii) the personal and community benefits of effective communication;
60          (iii) tips and advice on how to effectively communicate; and
61          (iv) resources to support minors if they are struggling with mental illness.
62          (4) The CHAT campaign shall include a branding strategy around the CHAT campaign
63     to increase public awareness.
64          (5) The request for proposals described in Subsection (3) shall be open to an institution
65     of higher education.
66          (6) Within available funds, the department shall enter into an agreement with the
67     selected proposer to implement the CHAT campaign selected through the request for proposal
68     process on a statewide basis through June 30, 2029.
69          Section 2. Section 26B-7-123 is enacted to read:
70          26B-7-123. Report on CHAT campaign.
71          (1) The department shall determine metrics to measure the success of the CHAT
72     campaign and regularly reevaluate those metrics.
73          (2) No later than September 1, 2028, the department shall create a report on:
74          (a) the implementation of the CHAT campaign;
75          (b) the results of the CHAT campaign; and
76          (c) recommendations for the continuance or the suspension of the CHAT campaign.
77          (3) The department shall deliver the report described in Subsection (2) to the Health
78     and Human Services Interim Committee, no later than October 1, 2028.
79          Section 3. Section 63I-1-226 (Effective 07/01/24) is amended to read:
80          63I-1-226 (Effective 07/01/24). Repeal dates: Titles 26A through 26B.
81          (1) Subsection 26B-1-204(2)(i), related to the Primary Care Grant Committee, is
82     repealed July 1, 2025.
83          (2) Section 26B-1-315, which creates the Medicaid Expansion Fund, is repealed July 1,
84     2024.
85          (3) Section 26B-1-319, which creates the Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund, is repealed
86     January 1, 2025.
87          (4) Section 26B-1-320, which creates the Pediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund, is
88     repealed January 1, 2025.
89          (5) Subsection 26B-1-324(4), the language that states "the Behavioral Health Crisis
90     Response Commission, as defined in Section 63C-18-202," is repealed December 31, 2026.
91          (6) Subsection 26B-1-329(6), related to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response
92     Commission, is repealed December 31, 2026.
93          (7) Section 26B-1-402, related to the Rare Disease Advisory Council Grant Program, is
94     repealed July 1, 2026.
95          (8) Section 26B-1-409, which creates the Utah Digital Health Service Commission, is
96     repealed July 1, 2025.
97          (9) Section 26B-1-410, which creates the Primary Care Grant Committee, is repealed
98     July 1, 2025.
99          (10) Section 26B-1-416, which creates the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program
100     Advisory Council, is repealed July 1, 2025.
101          (11) Section 26B-1-417, which creates the Brain Injury Advisory Committee, is
102     repealed July 1, 2025.
103          (12) Section 26B-1-418, which creates the Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund and Pediatric
104     Neuro-Rehabilitation Fund Advisory Committee, is repealed January 1, 2025.
105          (13) Section 26B-1-422, which creates the Early Childhood Utah Advisory Council, is
106     repealed July 1, 2029.
107          (14) Section 26B-1-428, which creates the Youth Electronic Cigarette, Marijuana, and
108     Other Drug Prevention Program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
109          (15) Section 26B-1-430, which creates the Coordinating Council for Persons with
110     Disabilities, is repealed July 1, 2027.
111          (16) Section 26B-1-431, which creates the Forensic Mental Health Coordinating
112     Council, is repealed July 1, 2023.
113          (17) Section 26B-1-432, which creates the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee, is
114     repealed July 1, 2026.
115          (18) Section 26B-1-434, regarding the Correctional Postnatal and Early Childhood
116     Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
117          (19) Section 26B-2-407, related to drinking water quality in child care centers, is
118     repealed July 1, 2027.
119          (20) Subsection 26B-3-107(9), which addresses reimbursement for dental hygienists, is
120     repealed July 1, 2028.
121          (21) Section 26B-3-136, which creates the Children's Health Care Coverage Program,
122     is repealed July 1, 2025.
123          (22) Section 26B-3-137, related to reimbursement for the National Diabetes Prevention
124     Program, is repealed June 30, 2027.
125          (23) Subsection 26B-3-213(2), the language that states "and the Behavioral Health
126     Crisis Response Commission created in Section 63C-18-202" is repealed December 31, 2026.
127          (24) Sections 26B-3-302 through 26B-3-309, regarding the Drug Utilization Review
128     Board, are repealed July 1, 2027.
129          (25) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 5, Inpatient Hospital Assessment, is repealed July 1,
130     2024.
131          (26) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 6, Medicaid Expansion Hospital Assessment, is
132     repealed July 1, 2024.
133          (27) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 7, Hospital Provider Assessment, is repealed July 1,
134     2028.
135          (28) Section 26B-3-910, regarding alternative eligibility, is repealed July 1, 2028.
136          (29) Section 26B-4-710, related to rural residency training programs, is repealed July 1,
137     2025.
138          (30) Subsections 26B-5-112(1) and (5), the language that states "In consultation with
139     the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, established in Section 63C-18-202," is
140     repealed December 31, 2026.
141          (31) Section 26B-5-112.5 is repealed December 31, 2026.
142          (32) Section 26B-5-114, related to the Behavioral Health Receiving Center Grant
143     Program, is repealed December 31, 2026.
144          (33) Section 26B-5-118, related to collaborative care grant programs, is repealed
145     December 31, 2024.
146          (34) Section 26B-5-120 is repealed December 31, 2026.
147          (35) In relation to the Utah Assertive Community Treatment Act, on July 1, 2024:
148          (a) Subsection 26B-5-606(2)(a)(i), the language that states "and" is repealed; and
149          (b) Subsections 26B-5-606(2)(a)(ii), 26B-5-606(2)(b), and 26B-5-606(2)(c) are
150     repealed.
151          (36) In relation to the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, on December
152     31, 2026:
153          (a) Subsection 26B-5-609(1)(a) is repealed;
154          (b) Subsection 26B-5-609(3)(a), the language that states "With recommendations from
155     the commission," is repealed;
156          (c) Subsection 26B-5-610(1)(b) is repealed;
157          (d) Subsection 26B-5-610(2)(b), the language that states "and in consultation with the
158     commission," is repealed; and
159          (e) Subsection 26B-5-610(4), the language that states "In consultation with the
160     commission," is repealed.
161          (37) Subsections 26B-5-611(1)(a) and (10), in relation to the Utah Substance Use and
162     Mental Health Advisory Council, are repealed January 1, 2033.
163          (38) Section 26B-5-612, related to integrated behavioral health care grant programs, is
164     repealed December 31, 2025.
165          (39) Subsection 26B-7-119(5), related to reports to the Legislature on the outcomes of
166     the Hepatitis C Outreach Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2028.
167          (40) Sections 26B-7-122 and 26B-7-123 are repealed July 1, 2029.
168          [(40)] (41) Section 26B-7-224, related to reports to the Legislature on violent incidents
169     and fatalities involving substance abuse, is repealed December 31, 2027.
170          [(41)] (42) Title 26B, Chapter 8, Part 5, Utah Health Data Authority, is repealed July 1,
171     2024.
172          [(42)] (43) Section 26B-8-513, related to identifying overuse of non-evidence-based
173     health care, is repealed December 31, 2023.
174          Section 4. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
175          63I-1-263. Repeal dates: Titles 63A to 63N.
176          (1) Subsection 63A-5b-405(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
177     improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
178          (2) Section 63A-5b-1003, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
179     2023.
180          (3) Sections 63A-9-301 and 63A-9-302, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
181     Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
182          (4) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
183     1, 2028.
184          (5) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
185     2025.
186          (6) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
187     2024.
188          (7) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
189     repealed July 1, 2023.
190          (8) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is repealed
191     December 31, 2026.
192          (9) Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
193     repealed July 1, 2026.
194          (10) Title 63C, Chapter 27, Cybersecurity Commission, is repealed July 1, 2032.
195          (11) Title 63C, Chapter 28, Ethnic Studies Commission, is repealed July 1, 2026.
196          (12) Title 63C, Chapter 29, Domestic Violence Data Task Force, is repealed December
197     31, 2024.
198          (13) Title 63C, Chapter 31, State Employee Benefits Advisory Commission, is
199     repealed on July 1, 2028.
200          (14) Section 63G-6a-805, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities
201     Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
202          (15) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
203     2028.
204          (16) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
205     2024.
206          (17) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
207          (18) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(16), related to the Communication Habits to reduce
208     Adolescent Threats (CHAT) Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2029.
209          [(18)] (19) Subsection [63J-1-602.2(25)] 63J-1-602.2(26), related to the Utah Seismic
210     Safety Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
211          [(19)] (20) Section 63L-11-204, creating a canyon resource management plan to Provo
212     Canyon, is repealed July 1, 2025.
213          [(20)] (21) Title 63L, Chapter 11, Part 4, Resource Development Coordinating
214     Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
215          [(21)] (22) In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council,
216     on January 1, 2033:
217          (a) Sections 63M-7-301, 63M-7-302, 63M-7-303, 63M-7-304, and 63M-7-306 are
218     repealed;
219          (b) Section 63M-7-305, the language that states "council" is replaced with
220     "commission";
221          (c) Subsection 63M-7-305(1)(a) is repealed and replaced with:
222          "(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice."; and
223          (d) Subsection 63M-7-305(2) is repealed and replaced with:
224          "(2) The commission shall:
225          (a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
226     Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
227          (b) coordinate the implementation of Section 77-18-104 and related provisions in
228     Subsections 77-18-103(2)(c) and (d).".
229          [(22)] (23) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
230     63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2027.
231          [(23)] (24) Title 63M, Chapter 7, Part 8, Sex Offense Management Board, is repealed
232     July1, 2026.
233          [(24)] (25) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
234     2026.
235          [(25)] (26) Title 63N, Chapter 1b, Part 4, Women in the Economy Subcommittee, is
236     repealed January 1, 2025.
237          [(26)] (27) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
238          [(27)] (28) Section 63N-2-512, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed
239     July 1, 2028.
240          [(28)] (29) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 9, Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program, is
241     repealed July 1, 2027.
242          [(29)] (30) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 11, Manufacturing Modernization Grant
243     Program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
244          [(30)] (31) In relation to the Rural Employment Expansion Program, on July 1, 2028:
245          (a) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed;
246     and
247          (b) Subsection 63N-4-805(5)(b), referring to the Rural Employment Expansion
248     Program, is repealed.
249          [(31)] (32) In relation to the Board of Tourism Development, on July 1, 2025:
250          (a) Subsection 63N-2-511(1)(b), which defines "tourism board," is repealed;
251          (b) Subsections 63N-2-511(3)(a) and (5), the language that states "tourism board" is
252     repealed and replaced with "Utah Office of Tourism";
253          (c) Subsection 63N-7-101(1), which defines "board," is repealed;
254          (d) Subsection 63N-7-102(3)(c), which requires the Utah Office of Tourism to receive
255     approval from the Board of Tourism Development, is repealed; and
256          (e) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 2, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed.
257          [(32)] (33) Subsection 63N-8-103(3)(c), which allows the Governor's Office of
258     Economic Opportunity to issue an amount of tax credit certificates only for rural productions,
259     is repealed on July 1, 2024.
260          Section 5. Section 63J-1-602.2 (Effective 07/01/24) is amended to read:
261          63J-1-602.2 (Effective 07/01/24). List of nonlapsing appropriations to programs.
262          Appropriations made to the following programs are nonlapsing:
263          (1) The Legislature and the Legislature's committees.
264          (2) The State Board of Education, including all appropriations to agencies, line items,
265     and programs under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education, in accordance with
266     Section 53F-9-103.
267          (3) The Rangeland Improvement Act created in Section 4-20-101.
268          (4) The Percent-for-Art Program created in Section 9-6-404.
269          (5) The LeRay McAllister Working Farm and Ranch Fund created in Section 4-46-301.
270          (6) The Utah Lake Authority created in Section 11-65-201.
271          (7) Dedicated credits accrued to the Utah Marriage Commission as provided under
272     Subsection 17-16-21(2)(d)(ii).
273          (8) The Wildlife Land and Water Acquisition Program created in Section 23A-6-205.
274          (9) Sanctions collected as dedicated credits from Medicaid providers under Subsection
275     26B-3-108(7).
276          (10) The primary care grant program created in Section 26B-4-310.
277          (11) The Opiate Overdose Outreach Pilot Program created in Section 26B-4-512.
278          (12) The Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program created in Section
279     26B-4-702.
280          (13) The Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program created in Section 26B-4-703.
281          (14) The Utah Medical Education Council for the:
282          (a) administration of the Utah Medical Education Program created in Section
283     26B-4-707;
284          (b) provision of medical residency grants described in Section 26B-4-711; and
285          (c) provision of the forensic psychiatric fellowship grant described in Section
286     26B-4-712.
287          (15) The Division of Services for People with Disabilities, as provided in Section
288     26B-6-402.
289          (16) The Communication Habits to reduce Adolescent Threats (CHAT) Pilot Program
290     created in Section 26B-7-122.
291          [(16)] (17) Funds that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services retains in
292     accordance with Subsection 32B-2-301(8)(a) or (b).
293          [(17)] (18) The General Assistance program administered by the Department of
294     Workforce Services, as provided in Section 35A-3-401.
295          [(18)] (19) The Utah National Guard, created in Title 39A, National Guard and Militia
296     Act.
297          [(19)] (20) The Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program, as provided in
298     Section 53-2a-1102.
299          [(20)] (21) The Emergency Medical Services Grant Program in Section 53-2d-207.
300          [(21)] (22) The Motorcycle Rider Education Program, as provided in Section 53-3-905.
301          [(22)] (23) The Utah Board of Higher Education for teacher preparation programs, as
302     provided in Section 53B-6-104.
303          [(23)] (24) Innovation grants under Section 53G-10-608, except as provided in
304     Subsection 53G-10-608(6).
305          [(24)] (25) The Division of Fleet Operations for the purpose of upgrading underground
306     storage tanks under Section 63A-9-401.
307          [(25)] (26) The Utah Seismic Safety Commission, as provided in Section 63C-6-104.
308          [(26)] (27) The Division of Technology Services for technology innovation as provided
309     under Section 63A-16-903.
310          [(27)] (28) The State Capitol Preservation Board created by Section 63C-9-201.
311          [(28)] (29) The Office of Administrative Rules for publishing, as provided in Section
312     63G-3-402.
313          [(29)] (30) The Colorado River Authority of Utah, created in Title 63M, Chapter 14,
314     Colorado River Authority of Utah Act.
315          [(30)] (31) The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to fund the Enterprise
316     Zone Act, as provided in Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act.
317          [(31)] (32) The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity's Rural Employment
318     Expansion Program, as described in Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment
319     Expansion Program.
320          [(32)] (33) County correctional facility contracting program for state inmates as
321     described in Section 64-13e-103.
322          [(33)] (34) Programs for the Jordan River Recreation Area as described in Section
323     65A-2-8.
324          [(34)] (35) The Division of Human Resource Management user training program, as
325     provided in Section 63A-17-106.
326          [(35)] (36) A public safety answering point's emergency telecommunications service
327     fund, as provided in Section 69-2-301.
328          [(36)] (37) The Traffic Noise Abatement Program created in Section 72-6-112.
329          [(37)] (38) The money appropriated from the Navajo Water Rights Negotiation
330     Account to the Division of Water Rights, created in Section 73-2-1.1, for purposes of
331     participating in a settlement of federal reserved water right claims.
332          [(38)] (39) The Judicial Council for compensation for special prosecutors, as provided
333     in Section 77-10a-19.
334          [(39)] (40) A state rehabilitative employment program, as provided in Section
335     78A-6-210.
336          [(40)] (41) The Utah Geological Survey, as provided in Section 79-3-401.
337          [(41)] (42) The Bonneville Shoreline Trail Program created under Section 79-5-503.
338          [(42)] (43) Adoption document access as provided in Sections 78B-6-141, 78B-6-144,
339     and 78B-6-144.5.
340          [(43)] (44) Indigent defense as provided in Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 4, Utah Indigent
341     Defense Commission.
342          [(44)] (45) The program established by the Division of Facilities Construction and
343     Management under Section 63A-5b-703 under which state agencies receive an appropriation
344     and pay lease payments for the use and occupancy of buildings owned by the Division of
345     Facilities Construction and Management.
346          [(45)] (46) The State Tax Commission for reimbursing counties for deferred property
347     taxes in accordance with Section 59-2-1802.5.
348          [(46)] (47) The Veterinarian Education Loan Repayment Program created in Section
349     4-2-902.
350          Section 6. FY 2025 Appropriation.
351          The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
352     2024, and ending June 30, 2025. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
353     fiscal year 2025.
354          Subsection 6(a). Operating and Capital Budgets.
355          Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
356     Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
357     the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
358     
ITEM 1
     To Department of Health and Human Services - Operations
359      From General Fund, One-time$2,000,000
360      Schedule of Programs:
361      Public Affairs, Education & Outreach$2,000,000

362          Section 7. Effective date.
363          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2024.