S.B. 244 - Ethnic Studies Amendments

Topic(s)

Education

Better Utah Position

– Support

Year

2022

Bill Status

– Passed

Summary

Creates the Ethnic Studies Commission to study the contributions of Utahns of diverse ethnicities and recommend to the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) how to incorporate ethnic studies into core standards of Utah public schools; requires USBE to incorporate ethnic studies core standards; and requires school districts to adopt ethnic studies instructional materials and curriculum into regular school work for all K-12 students.

Voted "Yes"
Vote	Legislator	District
Yes	Sen. J. Stuart Adams	SD7
Yes	Sen. David G. Buxton	SD4
Yes	Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore	SD19
Yes	Sen. Gene Davis	SD3
Yes	Sen. Luz Escamilla	SD10
Yes	Sen Lincoln Fillmore	SD17
Yes	Sen. Keith Grover	SD23
Yes	Sen. Wayne A. Harper	SD16
Yes	Sen. David P. Hinkins	SD26
Yes	Sen. Don L. Ipson	SD29
Yes	Sen. Jani Iwamoto	SD4
Yes	Sen. Michael S. Kennedy	SD21
Yes	Sen. Derek L. Kitchen	SD2
Yes	Sen. Daniel McCay	SD18
Yes	Sen. Michael K. Mckell	SD25
Yes	Sen. Ann Millner	SD5
Yes	Sen. Derrin R. Owens	SD27
Yes	Sen. Kathleen Riebe	SD15
Yes	Sen. Scott D. Sandall	SD1
Yes	Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson	SD6
Yes	Sen. Evan J. Vickers	SD28
Yes	Sen. Todd Weiler	SD8
Yes	Sen. Chris H. Wilson	SD2
Yes	Sen. Ronald Winterton	SD20

Voted "No"
Vote	Legislator	District
No	Sen. John D. Johnson	SD3

Officially Absent
Vote	Legislator	District
Absent	Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg	SD22
Absent	Sen. Curtis S. Bramble	SD24
Absent	Sen. Karen Mayne	SD5
Absent	Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher	SD11

Didn't Get to Vote
Vote	Legislator	District

Voted "Yes"
Vote	Legislator	District
Yes	Rep. Nelson T. Abbott	HD57
Yes	Rep. Cheryl K. Acton	HD38
Yes	Rep. Carl R. Albrecht	HD70
Yes	Rep. Melissa G. Ballard	HD20
Yes	Rep. Stewart E. Barlow	HD17
Yes	Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion	HD41
Yes	Rep. Brady Brammer	HD54
Yes	Rep. Joel K. Briscoe	HD24
Yes	Rep. Walt Brooks	HD75
Yes	Rep. Jefferson S. Burton	HD64
Yes	Rep. Scott H. Chew	HD68
Yes	Rep. Kay J. Christofferson	HD53
Yes	Rep. Clare Collard	HD22
Yes	Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost	HD22
Yes	Rep. James A. Dunnigan	HD36
Yes	Rep. Steve Eliason	HD43
Yes	Rep. Joel Ferry	HD1
Yes	Rep. Matthew Gwynn	HD6
Yes	Rep. Stephen G. Handy	HD16
Yes	Rep. Suzanne Harrison	HD32
Yes	Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes	HD18
Yes	Rep. Sandra Hollins	HD21
Yes	Rep. Ken Ivory	HD39
Yes	Rep. Dan N. Johnson	HD3
Yes	Rep. Marsha Judkins	HD61
Yes	Rep. Brian S. King	HD23
Yes	Rep. Mike L. Kohler	HD59
Yes	Rep. Karen Kwan	HD34
Yes	Rep. Bradley G. Last	HD71
Yes	Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser	HD10
Yes	Rep. Karianne Lisonbee	HD14
Yes	Rep. Steven J. Lund	HD66
Yes	Rep. Phil Lyman	HD69
Yes	Rep. A. Cory Maloy	HD52
Yes	Rep. Ashlee Matthews	HD37
Yes	Rep. Kelly B. Miles	HD11
Yes	Rep. Carol Spackman Moss	HD34
Yes	Rep. Jefferson Moss	HD51
Yes	Rep. Calvin R. Musselman	HD9
Yes	Rep. Merrill F. Nelson	HD68
Yes	Rep. Mike J. Petersen	HD2
Yes	Rep. Karen M. Peterson	HD13
Yes	Rep. Val L. Peterson	HD56
Yes	Rep. Candice B. Pierucci	HD49
Yes	Rep. Stephanie Pitcher	HD40
Yes	Rep. Susan Pulsipher	HD45
Yes	Rep. Adam Robertson	HD63
Yes	Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner	HD30
Yes	Rep. Angela Romero	HD25
Yes	Rep. Douglas V. Sagers	HD21
Yes	Rep. Rex P. Shipp	HD71
Yes	Rep. Casey Snider	HD5
Yes	Rep. V. Lowry Snow	HD74
Yes	Rep. Robert M. Spendlove	HD42
Yes	Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist	HD46
Yes	Rep. Andrew Stoddard	HD40
Yes	Rep. Keven J. Stratton	HD58
Yes	Rep. Mark A. Strong	HD47
Yes	Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher	HD44
Yes	Rep. Steve Waldrip	HD8
Yes	Rep. Raymond P. Ward	HD19
Yes	Rep. Christine F. Watkins	HD67
Yes	Rep. Elizabeth Weight	HD31
Yes	Rep. Doug R. Welton	HD65
Yes	Rep. Mark A. Wheatley	HD35
Yes	Rep. Stephen L. Whyte	HD63
Yes	Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox	HD7
Yes	Rep. Mike Winder	HD30

Officially Absent
Vote	Legislator	District
Absent	Rep. Kera Birkeland	HD4
Absent	Rep. Jon Hawkins	HD55
Absent	Rep. Doug Owens	HD33
Absent	Rep. Mike Schultz	HD12
Absent	Rep. Travis M. Seegmiller	HD62
Absent	Rep. Norman K. Thurston	HD62
Absent	Rep. Brad R. Wilson	HD15

S.B. 244 - Ethnic Studies Amendments

Sponsors

Sponsor: Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore

Floor Sponsor: Rep. Sandra Hollins

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