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House approves concurrent resolution asking federal government for waiver to create employer‑sponsored work program
Summary
SCR1 instructs Utah's congressional delegation and federal partners to consider a waiver to allow an employer‑sponsored work program for needed skilled workers; the resolution passed 66–6 after multiple floor amendments and substitute motions.
The Utah House passed SCR1, a concurrent resolution requesting a federal waiver to permit an employer‑sponsored work program to bring documented, employer‑sponsored workers to the state to meet specific labor needs. Sponsors described the resolution as a message to federal authorities rather than a state law change.
Representative Deane (sponsor) and floor lawmakers emphasized the…
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