HB209 Protects Utah from Federal Government Overreach

2/13/2022

CALL TO ACTION

Email the House Government Operations Committee Members about HB209

HB209 is in Committee Tuesday, February 22 at 8:00am
House Building - Room 30 (see map)

HB209 Bill Highlights

We are currently witnessing encroachment of the Federal Government into the Utah Education System. When Utah takes grant money from the Federal Government, the Federal Government then has control over how that money is used and starts to dictate what our teachers teach through that money. This bill would also "create the Federal Program Reserve Account to augment or replace federal funding that is rejected by the Legislature" to help make Utah self-reliant, allowing Utah to continue to teach its own curriculum and run its own programs without relying on Federal Money.

HB209 ensures that the powers of the state are not overrun by the federal government. Federal money has strings attached and we need someone to watch when that funding violates Utah law, so we can reject it.

READ BILL HERE

Call to Action!

Email the House Government Operations Committee Members about HB209

HB209 is in Committee Tuesday, February 22 at 8:00am
House Building - Room 30 (see map)

WATCH COMMITTEE METING HERE

GIVE ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT AT MEETING

Name	Phone	Email
Cory Maloy, Chair	801-477-0019	corymaloy@le.utah.gov
Norman Thurston, Vice Chair	801-477-5348	normthurston64@gmail.com
Walt Brooks	435-817-3530	wbrooks@le.utah.gov
Jennifer Dailey Provost	385-321-7827	jdprovost@le.utah.gov
Phil Lyman	435-459-2800	plyman@le.utah.gov
Michael Peterson	435-770-6925	mpetersen@le.utah.gov
Val Peterson	801-224-4473	vpeterson@le.utah.gov
Candice Pierucci	385-414-1488	cpierucci@le.utah.gov
Stephanie Pitcher	385-272-8032	spitcher@le.utah.gov
Steve Waldrip	801-389-9329	swaldrip@le.utah.gov
Douglas Welton	385-999-0403	dwelton@le.utah.gov

Bill Name	HB209
Bill Sponsor(s):	Rep. Ivory, Ken
Bill Language/Status:	https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/HB0209.html
Final Result:	Value

3 Comments

Janet Peterson

2/14/2022 07:55:49 pm

Vote "yes" for HB 209. It is never good policy to surrender freedoms in exchange for financial support. Show Washington we can't be bought. Creating our own fund for educational programs limits federal government overreach.

Barbara Brewer

2/22/2022 01:06:25 pm

Please vote yes on HB209. This is an important bill that would keep the federal government from dictating what is taught in Utah schools and is long overdue!

Elaine Park

3/3/2022 07:01:24 pm

Please vote yes on HB209. Keep the ultimate powers to choose local!!! Especially when dealing with children and families, or with children and their schools. Parents, then teachers, then schools must keep their rights to choose what is taught, without being funded (then mandated) federally.