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House expands education strategic‑planning task force and adds governor‑appointed seats; membership dispute resolved by substitute amendment
Summary
The House passed House Bill 435 to expand a strategic planning task force to include higher education and technical training and increased membership; a floor dispute over a guaranteed classified‑employee seat failed, then a substitute amendment establishing a governor‑appointed classified or professional staff seat passed, and the bill passed 67–5.
The Utah House amended and passed House Bill 435, which revises the composition of the ongoing strategic planning task force for education to include higher education, vocational and technical education, and broader community representation. Representative Rob W. Bishop, sponsor of the measure, described the changes as expanding membership to better coordinate planning across K‑12, higher education and technical training.
Representative Bishop proposed an amendment to add four…
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