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Senate advances world‑language graduation requirement with amendment for Regents scholarship
Summary
Senators approved first substitute SB 219 to recognize world‑language proficiency on transcripts and establish two years of language study for graduation; an amendment requires a third year for Regents scholarship eligibility starting with the class of 2020.
The Utah Senate moved first substitute SB 219 forward after debate over access for rural schools and the timing of language instruction. Sponsor Senator Howard Stevenson said Utah has an unusually large percentage of world‑language students — citing roughly 15,000 students studying Mandarin — and argued the bill will encourage proficiency and strengthen the Regents…
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