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House committee backs bill allowing PE credit for swim and lifeguard training
Summary
The House Education Committee voted to send HB247, which encourages water-safety instruction and allows schools to award PE or elective credit for swim and lifeguard training, out of committee with amendments after testimony from public-safety and health groups.
The Utah House Education Committee voted to recommend HB247, a bill that would encourage K–12 water-safety instruction and allow high school students to receive PE or elective credit for swim skills, lifeguard certification or swim-instructor training.
Supporters told the committee the measure aims to reduce childhood drownings and expand workforce pipelines for recreation centers that lack lifeguards. Representative Carrie Ballard, sponsor of the bill, said the proposal would add water-safety standards to PE benchmarks and make national lifeguard-certification pathways available as credit-bearing options…
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