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Utah House passes HB 136 to give state school board discretion and legislative mitigation backing
Summary
The Utah House passed HB 136, a revision to Board of Education authority that changes certain 'shall' requirements to 'may' and authorizes the legislature to consider mitigating lost federal funds with state revenue surplus, amid debate on scope and funding implications.
The Utah House passed HB 136, a package of revisions to the Board of Education, as amended, by a vote of 59-14. Representative Kennedy, the bill sponsor, said the change from mandatory to permissive language was adopted after consultation with the state school board to secure board support and to allow the board discretion in how to address federal program conflicts.
"What it does is encourage the state school board to do an analysis of any programs that mandate the federal funds be used in certain ways," Representative Kennedy said, adding that if the board decided not to accept federal funds the legislature would "back up the state school…
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