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House passes resolution and companion bill to push back on No Child Left Behind implementation
Summary
The House approved a message resolution (HJR3) and companion bill (HB135) urging federal reconsideration of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) implementation and offering a framework for how Utah would interpret federal education provisions; sponsors said the measures seek to preserve state authority and address conflicts between federal programs.
The Utah House passed House Joint Resolution 3, a message resolution criticizing aspects of the No Child Left Behind Act’s reach into state education policy, and also approved House Bill 135, a bill intended to provide a statutory framework for how Utah will implement federal education programs in the state's interest.
Representative Corey Holdaway, sponsor of the resolution, characterized HJR3 as a…
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