2025 bills / H.B. 447

H.B. 447 Statewide Catalyst Campus Model (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Mike Schultz · carried in the Senate by Sen. Ann Millner

What this bill does

According to the official description, this bill:

creates the Catalyst Center Grant Program (program) to support local education agencies (LEA) in creating or expanding catalyst centers
allows for multi-year grants and capital expenditures
requires alignment with labor market needs, LEA strategic plans, and state career and technical education goals
establishes accountability measures, including limits on carryforward funds and annual reporting
requires Talent Ready Utah and the Utah Leading through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education to create a marketing campaign for the program
exempts certain individuals from educator licensing requirements
amends the Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account to fund the program
creates requirements related to art and fine arts credits
makes technical changes

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12 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Education Committee: vote to approve it · 2/10/2025 4:29 PMWho voted how
73 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFinal House vote · 2/19/2025 2:53 PMWho voted how
4 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Education Committee: vote to approve it · 2/25/2025 8:36 AMWho voted how
25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · 3/5/2025 5:03 PMWho voted how
23 yes, 0 no, 6 absentConference Committee - Final Passage · 3/6/2025 5:09 PM
72 yes, 0 no, 3 absentConference Committee - Final Passage · 3/6/2025 6:13 PM