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House passes bill to allow immediate permanent revocation of teacher licenses for certain sexual offenses
Summary
The House passed HB 286 to require immediate and potentially permanent revocation of a teacher’s license upon receipt of specific findings related to sexual offenses against minors. Sponsor Carl Wimmer cited a high‑profile Riverton case as the motivating example; the bill passed 68–0 and moves to the Senate.
The Utah House on the floor Feb. 5 approved House Bill 286, a measure that requires the state education board to immediately revoke a teaching license upon receiving findings from the board’s adjudicative body (UPAC) that a licensee committed specified sexual offenses against a minor.
Rep. Carl Wimmer, the bill sponsor, said the measure tightens existing language so that teachers who have engaged in…
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