By Utah Standard News – 2/28/2016 – 10:33am

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Senator J. Stuart Adams (R-Davis County) has introduced a resolution that “honors the limits of federal power related to education as set forth in the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”

Highlighed provisions:

1. declares that parents should have decision making authority over primary and secondary education in the state;

2. notes that the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution limits the authority of the federal government to those powers enumerated in the Constitution, which do not include education;

3. urges the United States Congress to end all current and prohibit any further interference with state decisions regarding education by the United States Department of Education;

4. demands the prohibition of federal programs that incentivize states to adopt certain academic standards or that require states to pass specific education legislation in order to maintain federal funding.

A concurrent resolution must be passed by the House and Senate and signed by the governor. It is used to express the position of the state on a specific matter.

Except for joint resolutions amending the Utah Constitution, resolutions generally have no force of law. They are considered an expression of the Legislature and are printed in the annual session laws (Laws of Utah) but are not codified (i.e. placed in the Utah Code).

Sources:

• S.C.R. 19 Concurrent Resolution on Education
• Legislative Guide – About Resolutions