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Committee advances Grow Your Own amendments to include special education endorsements

Utah Legislature — Education Committee · February 12, 2026
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Summary

HB 163 would add special education endorsements to the Grow Your Own educator-scholarship program to recruit and retain teachers in high-need districts. Sponsors said no new appropriations are required; the committee advanced the bill unanimously.

Representative Wilcox presented HB 163, which amends the Grow Your Own educator pipeline scholarship to include special education endorsements. He said the program has been successful in converting…

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