This bill requires state agencies, counties, municipalities, and local school boards to consider the impact of certain governmental actions on families.
This bill:
- requires a state agency engaged in rulemaking to consider the impact a proposed rule may have on family health, stability, and formation;
- requires a state agency that reasonably expects a proposed rule to have a measurable negative impact on family health, stability, or formation to consider reasonable alternatives to reduce the impact;
- requires a county or municipal legislative body, before passing an ordinance, to consider the impact the proposed ordinance may have on family health, stability, and formation;
- requires a municipal legislative body, before passing a resolution establishing rates and fees, to consider the impact the proposed resolution has on household costs;
- creates an exception to the family impact considerations described above for a county or municipal ordinance enacted in response to an emergency;
- requires a local school board, before adopting a policy or taking other formal action, to consider the impact the proposed rule or action may have on family health, stability, and formation; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-3-702, 10-3-717, 17-64-501, 53E-3-401, 53G-4-402, 63G-3-301