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House adopts substitute language to align reading initiative with U PASS; floor vote opened
Summary
The House replaced House Bill 145 with a first substitute that coordinates the state's reading initiative with the U PASS student assessment system and includes $5 million in ongoing funding; members debated amendments over local control and reading priorities before the bill went to a floor vote.
The Utah House adopted a first substitute for House Bill 145 that seeks to strengthen and coordinate the state's reading initiative with the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U PASS). The substitution was approved on the floor and subsequent amendments were debated and adopted before the measure proceeded to a floor vote.
Sponsor Representative Morgan said the substitute integrates U PASS wording into the statute governing the reading…
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