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Board rejects legislative code change to expand assessment opt‑out language
Summary
The state board voted 11–4 to remove a proposed legislative code request to allow local education agency or administrator assessments to be treated like listed assessments for opt‑out purposes; board members disagreed over whether existing 'right of conscience' and current code already provide opt‑out protections.
The Utah State Board of Education voted 11–4 to reject a request that staff work with the legislature to amend subsection 53G-6-8039(a) to add language covering computer-adaptive or LEA-administered assessments as specified assessments eligible for opt out.
Board members debated whether the proposed change was necessary because of existing law and local practice. Member Carrie said she thought parents already had options under the "right of conscience" and existing statutory provisions and questioned whether…
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