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House approves bill to formalize parent-led standards-review committee
Summary
The Utah House passed a second substitute to create a formal process for public input on K–12 academic standards, including a committee structure the sponsor said would formalize parental and educator involvement; the measure was amended to add technical education language and will be sent to the Senate.
Representative Brian S. Layton, sponsor of the second substitute to House Bill 3 42, told the House the bill creates a formal mechanism for public input into state standards and directs the State Board of Education to develop a timeline for reviewing core curriculum standards. "It just formalizes a way for parents to be involved in the review of standards," Layton said, describing a committee modeled after the…
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