UT HJR012

Utah House Resolution promotes strengthening families by prioritizing intact, two-parent families in legislation and maintaining terms "mother," "father," and "parents" in Utah code

Encourages teaching the "Success Sequence" to students: completing at least high school education, obtaining full-time work, and marrying before having children

Acknowledges declining marriage rates, delayed family formation, and declining fertility rates as concerning demographic trends both nationally and in Utah

Supports continuing and increasing early-childhood tax credits for parents and grandparents struggling to meet children's needs, including food and child care expenses

Recognizes grandparents raising grandchildren and single-parent families should not be stigmatized, while still promoting two-parent families and strong marriages as the priority