Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB344: School Fees Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2025
This bill amends provisions related to school fees.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
8 School Fees Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Mark A. Strong Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to school fees. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires a local education agency (LEA) to, beginning for the 2026-2027 school year: - ensure that a student has at least one option at the student's school to complete all required courses and credits without paying a fee or a waiver; and - clearly disclose any fee related to a course or activity in the description of the course or activity in the LEA's registration materials; - prohibits an LEA from: - charging a student a fee for certain non-fee courses; or - charging a general fee or charging or increasing a fee to a student to supplement or supplant a fee the LEA is prohibited from charging; - allows an LEA to charge a student a fee for certain expenses, under certain circumstances, including for: - expenses beyond the common delivery of instruction; - fee courses; - instructional supplies; - extracurricular activities; - a discretionary project; and - other additional expenses; - repeals duplicative language regarding fees for textbooks; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special …
Sponsors
- Strong, Mark A. (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Millner, Ann (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (February 28, 2025): 17 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 21, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 20, 2025): 43 yea, 26 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 5, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 5, 2025): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: School Fees, Education, K-12 Education, School Districts, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB344?
- HB344 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): School Fees Amendments.
- What does HB344 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to school fees.
- What is the status of HB344?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB344?
- Strong, Mark A. (R, 47), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB344?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0344.html
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