Petition Asking Governor to Veto HB363
House Bill 363
House Sponsor: Rep. Bill Wright, R-Holden Senate Sponsor Margaret Dayton R- Orem
Health Education Amendments -- This bill would require all Utah public school districts to teach an abstinence-only sex ed curriculum and allow districts to opt out of teaching sex ed.
HB363 TextThousands of people have signed an online petition urging Utah’s governor to veto a bill lawmakers passed this week to prohibit instruction about contraceptive use during sex education classes and allow schools to drop such classes altogether. As of Thursday evening, the petition had earned more than 15,000 signatures.
Ally Isom, spokeswoman for Herbert, said the Governor’s Office has received more than 900 letters, emails and phone calls from people opposing HB363. Bill sponsor Rep. Bill Wright, R-Holden, said the fact that some Utahns oppose the bill is not surprising, given that some lawmakers opposed it, and those lawmakers have constituents. The Senate passed the bill 19-10 and the House passed it by a margin of 45-28. Lisa Schencker Salt Lake Tribune
A leader in the state Senate is concerned that the sexual education bill that is waiting for the governor's signature has gone too far.
Sen. Peter Knudson, R-Brigham City, who serves as the assistant majority whip in the Senate, spoke Wednesday about his opposition to the bill, saying the intention of the bill to encourage abstinence is ideal, but that it isn't realistic.
"You can't just pull the covers over your head and say, 'abstinence only!' And think that is going to do it," Knudson said. "That isn't going to do it." Billy Hesterman Daily Herald
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