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House reconsiders education bill and strikes enacting clause from HB 221 amid strike‑related controversy
Summary
The Utah House voted to reconsider House Substitute HB 221 (a measure to lengthen the school year) and then approved a motion to strike its enacting clause after debate over how the bill was being used in a teachers' strike. Supporters described educational benefits; critics said the bill had been politicized.
The Utah House on Feb. 15 moved to reconsider action on House Substitute HB 221, a bill proposing a longer school year, and then approved removing the bill's enacting clause.
Representative Blunt opened the floor with a motion to reconsider the measure, saying the step was necessary to allow change to the bill's enacting language. After a voice vote to reconsider carried, Representative Rupert moved to…
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