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Panel approves measure allowing seat‑hour based credit instead of day counts
Utah House Education Standing Committee · February 9, 2026
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Summary
The committee recommended a substitute to HB 358 that moves credit definitions toward minimum seat‑hours (about 83 hours for a 1‑credit course) to give school districts flexibility with schedules while preserving instructional time; substitute and final recommendation passed unanimously.
Representative Walton presented House Bill 358 to replace a 180‑school‑day credit metric with a seat‑hour standard (one credit = a minimum of roughly 83 instructional hours), giving LEAs…
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