HJR 12 — Joint Resolution Encouraging Strong Family Units

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Joint Resolution {Encouraging Strong Family Units} Supporting Devolution of Power from the U.S.

Department of Education to the States GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:

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This resolution {promotes strengthening households of married parents with children} supports federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education.

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and ▸ urges the United States Congress to cooperate in the efforts to move education funding to the states.

None Be it resolved by the LegislatureHouse of Representatives of the state of Utah:

WHEREAS, themarriage {bonds between parents and childrenstable arefamily fundamentalrelationships toprovide humansignificant }social, stateemotional, ofand Utaheconomic hasbenefits establishedto inchildren, Sectionadults, 53E-2-201and thatcommunities; the continuous development;

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WHEREAS,H.J.R. according to the National Census, in 1980, 77% of children lived with married parents;

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- 2 - HJR012 compared with HJR012S03 WHEREAS, {Archbridge Institute ranks Utah as } the {best in the nation for social mobility;} United States Constitution does not give the federal government any WHEREAS, investing in career and technical programs provide Utahns greater access to higher-paying jobs, leading to upward mobility and increased family stability;

authority or responsibility regarding education;

WHEREAS, {according to a 2024 } since its creation in 1979, the United States Department of {Health and Human Services } Education has report, 80% of Utah households are headed by two parents, compared to 63% nationally;

significantly overreached through burdensome regulations and one-size-fits-all mandates;

WHEREAS, despite an annual budget of $60 billion and another $276 billion in one-time spending for COVID-19 recovery efforts, the appropriation of significant funding has not resulted in a considerable increase in measurable educational outcomes for students;

WHEREAS, federal inefficiencies are obvious where 4th and 8th grade reading scores have remained the same as they were in the early 1990s when federal measurements first began;

WHEREAS, {according } states and local communities are best suited to {economist Melissa Kearny, } administer the {higher percentage of two-parent } public education households is correlated with low poverty rates, high social mobility, and lower income inequality;

WHEREAS, findings from the Marriage and Religion Research Institute indicate that children raised by married parents experience better long-term outcomes, such as higher educational attainment, improved emotional well-being, and greater economic stability compared to those raised in single-parent households;

WHEREAS, Utah is committed to creating strong families with children raised by married parents;

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