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House committee backs moving engineering initiative into Talent Ready Utah, requires industry representation on boards
Summary
The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee favorably recommended HB 131 to move the Engineering and Computer Science Initiative into the Talent Ready Utah program and require boards to include at least four members with extensive industry experience; the committee approved the bill by voice vote.
The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee on Wednesday voted to favorably recommend HB 131, which would place the longstanding Engineering and Computer Science Initiative under the Talent Ready Utah program and require each related advisory board to include at least four members with extensive experience in the field.
Representative Peterson presented the bill, saying it “put[s] [the Engineering and Computer Science Initiative] into TalentReady” to better align higher…
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