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House approves bill to create statewide teacher exit survey, sponsors say low-cost data can guide retention policy
Summary
The House passed HB130 to require the State Board of Education to develop a model exit survey for teachers, backed by lawmakers as a low-cost way to gather data on why educators leave; the bill passed 48-24 and now goes to the Senate.
Representative Carol Moss, the sponsor, told the House HB130 aims to produce reliable, statewide data about why teachers leave the profession and to inform policy responses. "You can't manage what you don't measure," Moss said, arguing the survey would cost about $8,000 to develop with $3,000 ongoing.
Supporters said the bill offers a modest investment to better target retention efforts. Representative Briscoe, a former educator, told the chamber the Salt Lake City School District…
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