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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 10 - Family Health Services
Section 5.5 - Child literacy -- Distribution of information kits.
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UT Code § 26-10-5.5 (2021)
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Effective 5/10/2016
26-10-5.5. Child literacy -- Distribution of information kits.
Amended by Chapter 144, 2016 General Session
26-10-5.5. Child literacy -- Distribution of information kits.
- (1) The Legislature recognizes that effective child literacy programs can have a dramatic long-term impact on each child's ability to:
- (a) succeed in school;
- (b) successfully compete in a global society; and
- (c) become a productive, responsible citizen.
- (2)
- (a) To help further this end, the department may make available to parents of new-born infants, as a resource, an information kit regarding child development, the development of emerging literacy skills, and activities which promote and enhance emerging literacy skills, including reading aloud to the child on a regular basis.
- (b) The department shall seek private funding to help support this program.
- (3)
- (a) The department may seek assistance from the State Board of Education and local hospitals in making the information kit available to parents on a voluntary basis.
- (b) The department may also seek assistance from private entities in making the kits available to parents.
Amended by Chapter 144, 2016 General Session
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