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House adopts HB 157 to create industry advisory group for K–12 energy curriculum
Summary
Second substitute HB 157 passed the House 73-0; the bill establishes an industry-funded advisory group to help the Office of Energy Development create voluntary K–12 energy curriculum and links workforce development via TalentReady; sponsor said the advisory group is not a new board or commission and carries no fiscal note.
The Utah House on February 3 passed second substitute HB 157, “energy education amendments,” by voice vote, sending the bill to the Senate with a 73-0 recorded tally. Representative Jack, the bill sponsor, said the measure forms an industry advisory group to help the Office of Energy Development develop K–12 curriculum and teacher professional-development resources.
The bill matters because it creates a permanent mechanism for industry input into energy-related curriculum and workforce connections while avoiding the creation of a new state board, commission or task force. Sponsors and…
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