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House amends education bill to restore local nominating committees and adds phonics language
Summary
Lawmakers amended First Substitute Senate Bill 185 to restore local nominating and recruiting committees for State Board of Education seats and adopted an amendment requiring teacher development to include explicit, systematic phonics instruction for K–3. The assembly circled the bill for further consideration.
On Feb. 27 the Utah House amended First Substitute Senate Bill 185 (public education amendments) to restore local nominating and recruiting committees for State Board of Education districts and to add a teacher-development requirement emphasizing early reading instruction.
Representative Morgan offered an amendment to return nomination and recruiting authority to local committees after debate over geographic balance and statewide…
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