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Bills / H.B. 312

H.B. 312 School Curriculum and Standards Modifications

Became lawWritten by Rep. Tiara Auxier · carried in the Senate by Sen. Lincoln Fillmore

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill would have the state superintendent identify and develop free, high-quality open educational resources aligned to state standards for schools to use. It would also consolidate civics and social studies requirements under one code section, require U.S. History to be taught as two semester courses, and integrate civics into other subjects, with the open-resource and funding parts subject to appropriation.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • requires the state superintendent to identify and develop high-quality open educational resource instructional materials
  • requires social studies instruction on American self-governance and comparative government systems
  • requires instruction from documents influencing America's founding and literary thought
  • requires sourcing of English language arts assessment passages from primary source documents where appropriate
  • requires instruction on the roles and responsibilities of government officials
  • allows local education agencies to determine whether applied crafts and technical arts courses meet fine arts credit requirements
  • requires American constitutional government and citizenship to be taught as two distinct semester courses
  • requires United States history to be taught as two distinct semester courses
  • prohibits students from taking the same semester course twice to meet graduation requirements
  • requires literacy coaches to support the integration of social studies content into literacy instruction
  • requires regular social studies instruction for elementary grades
  • allows social studies instruction to be delivered through integrated instruction with English language arts and mathematics
  • requires implementation of elementary social studies requirements by July 1, 2031
  • repeals an adult education citizenship test and certain required plans
  • defines terms
  • makes technical changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →
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What it costs you

From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.

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