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Committee advances student-athlete protections bill adding sports-specific rest weeks
Summary
The Public Education Committee voted unanimously to advance a substitute bill that would create at least six weeks of sports-specific moratorium and add an extra summer week, while removing a proposal to cut weekly practice hours. Representative Hall cited stakeholder outreach and a large survey of participants.
The Utah Public Education Committee voted unanimously to advance a first substitute of HB 293 (public education student-athlete protections) after adopting an amendment that narrows and clarifies the bill's provisions.
Representative Hall, sponsor of the measure, told the committee the proposal grew from conversations with local coaches and the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA). She said stakeholders told her about scheduling pressures,…
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