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Utah House approves substitute H.B. 162 to formalize statewide strategic education planning
Summary
The Utah House passed substitute House Bill 162, creating a statutory framework for a statewide strategic planning process for public education. Supporters called it a historic, bipartisan step; critics said it lacked specified funding and warned implementation would require future budget decisions.
The Utah House of Representatives passed substitute House Bill 162 on a 66–8 vote, advancing a statutory framework for a statewide strategic education plan that sponsors said will establish annual reporting and shared objectives for public schools.
Sponsor Representative Richard J. Bradford told colleagues the bill "frames the strategic plan in the form of a bill to create the mechanism for further implementation of the objectives contained in the strategic plan," calling it "a historic step" to set a…
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