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Committee backs bill to streamline LEA–higher education data sharing for direct admissions

Utah House Education Committee · February 17, 2026
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Summary

SB152 passed the House Education Committee with an 8–2 recommendation. Sponsors said the bill will ease student access to direct-admit opportunities by allowing LEAs to share defined student data elements with the Utah System of Higher Education under administrative rule safeguards.

Senator McCall presented SB152 to authorize and standardize collaboration between local education agencies and the Utah System of Higher Education for purposes such as direct admissions and concurrent-enrollment outreach. The bill would permit routine data sharing under safeguards and with opt-out provisions.

Andy Stallings, deputy…

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