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Committee advances 'First Credential' bill to expand high-school credentials, concurrent enrollment
Summary
House Education Committee unanimously recommended HB 260 (first substitute), which creates a statewide first-credential program to expand concurrent enrollment, career and technical education, micro-credentials and stackable credentials and funds a master plan and incentives with a $3 million appropriation described in testimony.
The House Education Committee voted unanimously to favorably recommend House Bill 260, a measure to establish a statewide First Credential program that expands existing efforts (previously known as PRIME) to incentivize high school students to complete transferable general-education credits or career/technical credentials before graduation.
Sponsor Representative Peterson and Deputy Commissioner Angie Stallings of the Utah System of Higher Education described the proposal as an expansion of…
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