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Utah State Board member Leanne summarizes legislative session: 210 bills tracked, priorities and several bills advanced
Summary
At a Utah State Board of Education meeting, Leanne presented a staff report on the recent legislative session, saying USBE tracked 210 bills, submitted 575 fiscal-impact statements and highlighted early-literacy paraprofessionals and grades 4–8 literacy and numeracy interventions as top funding priorities. She credited staff and cited several bills addressed with legislators.
Leanne, who reported to the board, summarized the Utah State Board of Education’s legislative tracking efforts and funding priorities during a board meeting. She told members that "our staff tracked 210 bills, 105 of which officially passed the legislature as of 09:30 on Monday, March 9," and that staff had submitted 575 fiscal-impact statements to the legislature.
Leanne said board members and staff attended more than 109 committee meetings to monitor bill progress and answer questions. She identified the board’s top funding priority as early-literacy paraprofessionals and said recommended priorities also included literacy and numeracy…
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