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Representative Miller, sponsor of the bill, said HB 184 clarifies the responsibilities of the School Children’s Trust Section at the Utah State Board of Education (USBE): distributing earnings from school trust lands to schools, training local education agencies on allowable uses, and refining compliance reviews for land‑trust plans and expenditures. The bill adds a requirement for training on the state Open and Public Meetings Act and expands the list of officials who must receive training to include district and charter business administrators.

Kate Douglas, superintendent of Sevier School District and past president of the Superintendents Association, testified in support and said statewide superintendent, business administrator and school-board membership groups (RJLC) backed the bill. The sponsor and committee described the measure as technical and intended to improve program support without drawing funding from the general fund; the School Children’s Trust Section is funded through trust earnings rather than the income tax fund.

Senator Reiby moved to forward HB 184 with a favorable recommendation; committee members then voted to place the bill on the consent calendar. The motion and consent placement were unanimous.

Committee members said the school‑land trust program has produced benefits for local schools, and the bill expands administrative support and training consistent with recent statutory changes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Education Committee - February 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 184, which clarifies the responsibilities of the School Children’s Trust Section at the Utah State Board of Education and expands training and compliance duties, was recommended favorably and placed on the committee’s consent calendar.","taxTitle","2025 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah","taxId",78171,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6322729,"Panel approves bill giving districts flexibility on reintegrating students convicted or accused of forcible felonies",522,3359155,3881280,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2346697-999f170ffecaead09dedd9fbd1a04f7b&start=3359&end=3881","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2346697-999f170ffecaead09dedd9fbd1a04f7b/thumbnail_3359155.jpg","/articles/6322729/Utah/Panel-approves-bill-giving-districts-flexibility-on-reintegrating-students-convicted-or-accused-of-forcible-felonies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322729-d86acc3889d0278c7f22ec409ecd5c48/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150174&Signature=dokGD1wy61H75rnLEOB-kBLN26rps3Y1i2FAi8G3JXDw4GcTVKLClP8AgZv6eUzdBlP8rmTGA9nYi4cC3jTSD-qeH02Jo~py2966ljCXj6x-rNSEl3gnMsdwsRurSfaUg-aLlPOw1YenLkYw6u2wWR5ECaYbgw~VWtx2H7PDgg0pGFPcp3QUH68miv2bZKVri13uuMKLOZiPy3TN73vNEb84eq9sV4XE3t7EYqyeVqkoe8QJK9yrkKR60CpWQxZCaBC-SomMHqdOaWGzbxhO~h47BfJikixvISFEk0OoqdQni3fyfEF3sQJAetEHVMlYONddz3u3JhRtjEkhmtRORg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 14 unanimously recommended Senate Bill 249, which clarifies how school districts may reintegrate students who have committed or are accused of forcible felonies and who present safety concerns for classmates or staff.

Senator Colomar introduced the bill and yielded to Susan Edwards of the Canyons School District, who said the legislation applies to a small percentage of students who have committed the most violent offenses described by law (forcible felonies) and seeks to give districts clear authority to place those students in alternative education pathways rather than reintegrating them into a traditional neighborhood classroom when doing so would threaten safety or conflict with protective orders.

Edwards said Canyons does not maintain a locked facility and that the bill clarifies district expectations and gives local educators latitude to find appropriate placements while ensuring the student continues to receive an education. Brett Peterson, director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, said the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee has a working group on reintegration and added clarification that students convicted of murder would be incarcerated and not attending community schools.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about whether the language refers to victims or perpetrators when protective orders are present; Edwards explained the bill extends protections when either a victim or staff member has a protective order. Senator Reiby moved the committee recommendation; the motion passed unanimously.

The bill’s sponsors and witnesses characterized SB 249 as a narrow, safety‑focused clarification of existing reintegration requirements for extremely violent offenders, not a change to the state’s obligation to provide education.","Senate Bill 249, which clarifies when districts may place students who committed forcible felonies into alternatives rather than traditional classrooms, was unanimously recommended by the Senate Education Committee after testimony from Canyon School District and juvenile-justice staff.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6322734,"Committee advances Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment bill after amendments and debate; vote 6–1",3132,193681,3326180,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2346697-999f170ffecaead09dedd9fbd1a04f7b&start=193&end=3326","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2346697-999f170ffecaead09dedd9fbd1a04f7b/thumbnail_193681.jpg","/articles/6322734/Utah/Committee-advances-Higher-Education-Strategic-Reinvestment-bill-after-amendments-and-debate-vote-61","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322734-ed9788fcf636327f3e33bf303de8bf5b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150174&Signature=V5E-Z3nBjQvHVnJSRUWMxUJ78AT5K9Nu70XcC-Gi5GIDOjIIJi-DOVNFOLm4ltfNiMm6UnwJt4lf65C~YJSpq6-PsS0c3Mgpxhd7iGfCSgknfGWve6YmtIWUIxCMPf6wA2DQl4MeDlAfO4m-RmSS~iOvJsnK1o6lQe~UzDySY2jaCIgjy4SuIyJVRvWlGMPZ3PjC55f9F3WNymy6AYA6DdGEzbaggvEwkcf87F88m~9~ixhfAl~CEdIXxr5GL1bg9fCP234APExQmcJ~b8IDNeviMelsWOsOQY~QyNXVvsI4g0xaDqRc8n4qMt-ixCyzBb3aRQmrni~fg2d~UA12pA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 14 voted 6–1 to send House Bill 265, the Higher Education Strategic Reinvestment Act, to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation after adopting amendment 3.

Representative Karen Peterson, sponsor of HB 265, told the committee the bill implements the legislature’s decision in HB 1 to move roughly $60 million from institutional budgets into a strategic reinvestment fund and creates a process for institutions to apply for those funds. She said institutions will develop three‑year reinvestment plans that local stakeholders and industry will inform, with plans reviewed by the Utah System of Higher Education and the Board of Higher Education before funds are released to institutions in September via the Executive Appropriations Committee.

Commissioner Jeff Lambert, representing the Board of Higher Education, said the board is neutral on HB 265 and described alignment between the bill’s intent and duties already required by law, including data collection and performance monitoring. Lambert said the board will issue guidance and provide data resources to help institutions craft justifiable reinvestment plans and emphasized the need for flexibility so presidents can tailor plans to institutional missions.

Peterson described additional bill provisions that: require institutions to consider administrative efficiencies and low‑enrollment or low‑performing programs for reallocation; cap bachelor’s degrees at 120 credit hours, with a process for exceptions needed for accreditation or licensure; and accelerate program-review cycles from seven years to five years.

Committee members and public commenters raised concerns about protecting humanities and arts programs, faculty and shared governance, and the risk of compounding prior budget cuts. Multiple speakers from industry and education groups — including Kelvin Cullimore of BioUtah, John England of Libertas Institute, and representatives of Utah’s faculty unions and arts organizations — testified about workforce needs, the value of liberal-arts education, and the need for clear qualitative and quantitative metrics. Several speakers asked that faculty, staff, and students be included in institutional decision-making around program reallocations.

Senator Wilson moved amendment 3 to resolve a technical issue raised by Utah Valley University’s architecture program; the amendment passed unanimously. Senator Reiby (Reby) proposed adding a council of presidents to consultation language (amendment 4); the committee rejected that amendment on a roll call, and the sponsor said he would accept continued work on the bill but might not support it on the Senate floor. The committee adopted the underlying motion to send HB 265 as amended to the full Senate with a 6–1 vote, Senator Reiby recorded in opposition.

The bill tasking the Higher Education Appropriations Committee to review enrollment-based funding models and performance metrics also aims to preserve student protections by phasing adjustments across three years and allowing teach-outs to prevent students mid‑program from being unable to finish.

Committee members emphasized that institutional flexibility is central to the bill’s design; opponents pressed for stronger language guaranteeing shared governance and for clearer definitions of the qualitative and quantitative metrics institutions must meet.","The Senate Education Committee recommended House Bill 265, which sets a process for institutions to reaccess $60 million placed in a strategic reinvestment fund, establishes program-review timelines and a 120-credit cap for most bachelor’s degrees. The committee passed amendment 3 unanimously; final committee vote was 6–1.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6322739,"Senate panel backs bill to stop repeat immunization exemption filings when students move within state",145,45895,190900,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2346697-999f170ffecaead09dedd9fbd1a04f7b&start=45&end=190","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2346697-999f170ffecaead09dedd9fbd1a04f7b/thumbnail_45895.jpg","/articles/6322739/Utah/Senate-panel-backs-bill-to-stop-repeat-immunization-exemption-filings-when-students-move-within-state","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6322739-2537527d305c41528372a1d4b30550c0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150174&Signature=K~Dh1rgs3lPvhs7ZQYxRZH1OLHpWf1me5LVulr35eUjuQabH1bwLiUHYPKMY7i2CWqwNKJ-JGCeAfJoAu8aNEXhmXSC63ulKDATW8xRkP5UaHrGpsvv5ht8YcakHLOw21NMJKkLEm3Bfcp0l3jiS6prbwjyv5VKqDr0rHROKa8Mke8dY5aWPqJQWP002C9VmeX0-un5vx2ByCeiAHpnAVGc3MfjWQuQtDbbwgnSoKVNYXUjCm7R5yXvQPXc7JEAOJ4Df9ghU2UzmB-Os-wb09mnmbtlYHyzbxDuemLL-WBYJQf67cEPGLBNUS9b9~XmoSynJW-69elm7yOGxKWtJTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Education Committee on Feb. 14 unanimously recommended House Bill 228, a measure to make a student’s immunization-exemption form valid statewide so parents are not required to file a new exemption each time a child changes schools within Utah.

Representative Karianne Lisonbee told the committee the bill “removes the requirement for a parent when a child moves schools within a district to redo the immunization exemption form,” and makes the form apply statewide so families do not have to repeat the paperwork each year when a child transfers schools.

Supporters said the change preserves school awareness of exemption status while reducing administrative burden on parents. Committee members did not raise clarifying questions, no public commenters came forward, and Senator Wilson moved the committee recommendation. The committee chair called the vote unanimous.

No statutes, funding changes, or exemptions beyond the procedural change were specified during the committee discussion. The committee returned the bill to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation.

The committee did not record extended debate or amendments to HB 228 during the session.","The Senate Education Committee unanimously recommended House Bill 228 to let a single immunization-exemption form follow a student when they move schools within Utah, removing a requirement to refile on every intra-state move.","actionData","errors"]

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