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HB177 would have brought sexual assault prevention to Utah schools through teaching what does and does not qualify as consent. (Sadie Anderson)
A bill that would have required Utah schools to include consent in their public sex education curriculum was defeated this week in Utah’s House Education Committee.
HB177 was rejected by the education committee in a 7-4 vote. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Salt Lake and written by BYU Law faculty member Brittney Herman.
The education amendment bill aimed to bring sexual assault prevention to Utah schools. Utah already has laws intact about teaching consent, but the bill sought to clarify those guidelines to include teaching what things do not classify as consent.