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House rejects bill to add caucus-system instruction to school curriculum
Summary
First substitute to House Bill 417, which would have added instruction on the caucus system and election process to civics education, failed in the House 28–40 after extended debate about the Legislature's role in curriculum and concerns over fiscal and process implications.
The Utah House on third reading defeated a first substitute to House Bill 417 that would have inserted instruction on the caucus system and nominating processes into the state's civic-education materials.
Representative Barlow, who sponsored the measure, said the change was driven by a 17-year-old constituent and would "include the process of the caucus systems" and…
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