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Utah House approves bill to standardize school community councils

Utah House of Representatives · February 24, 2011
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Summary

The House passed substitute House Bill 152 to tighten and standardize school community councils’ membership, elections and duties, including a requirement that councils receive a short copy of relevant statutes; the measure passed 63-8 and now goes to the Senate.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Feb. 24 approved a substitute bill aimed at standardizing the structure and duties of school community councils, a move supporters said would increase parent voice and reduce turnover.

Representative Wright, sponsor of House Bill 152, told the chamber the bill makes modest, practical changes to how councils operate and would "simplify the way that they accomplish this process," including allowing schools to provide council members with a concise copy of the relevant…

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