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Floor roundup: Utah House advances multiple bills including educator protections, residency, tech governance and pharmacy measures
Summary
On Feb. 7, 2017, the Utah House passed a slate of bills including HB62 (educator rights, 74–0), HB125 (student residency, 73–0), HB61 (hospital pharmacy dispensing, 73–0), HB80 (state technology governance, 73–0) and placed others on calendars or circled them for more work.
The Utah House completed a busy floor session on Feb. 7, 2017, taking up many bills across education, health and technology and voting to pass a number of measures while tabling or circling others for follow‑up.
Key outcomes from the afternoon include:
- HB62, Educator Rights Amendments: Sponsored by Representative Stratton, the bill defines "abusive conduct" toward school employees, requires school boards to update policies and procedures, and passed the House 74–0. Members questioned the definition of "nonverbal" conduct and whether…
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