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House passes compromise on graduation test, allows state board latitude for alternative assessment
Summary
The House passed the second substitute to HB155 after debate and a successful amendment that clarifies diploma language and preserves accommodations for students with IEPs, incoming transfer students and adult/GED students; final vote 65-3, 7 absent.
The Utah House voted to pass Second Substitute House Bill 155 on a 65-3 vote with seven members absent, a measure the sponsor described as a compromise to address concerns about the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test (referred to in debate as the YouBiscuit/Ubiscuit test).
Sponsor Representative Veil Hansen said the bill “give[s] the state school board the latitude to put together a test for those students that are in those, special needs area,” and added it would provide reciprocity for students…
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