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House moves educator‑discipline rulemaking to state board and restricts license renewals after certain convictions
Summary
Lawmakers approved a second substitute to HB 345 shifting UPPAC rule‑making to the State Board of Education, making UPPAC advisory, and clarifying that specified felony convictions or pleas should bar license renewal; sponsors and supporters framed it as protecting students while preserving due process.
Representative McKay introduced a second substitute to House Bill 345 to change how educator discipline rules are made and to tighten licensing consequences for educators convicted of certain crimes. The substitute transfers rule‑making authority from the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission (UPPAC) to the Utah State Office of Education (the State Board) and recasts UPPAC as an advisory body.
Sponsor rationale: Representative McKay said the substitute returns rule‑making to the State Board of Education so…
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