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Bills / H.B. 518

H.B. 518 School Curriculum Amendments

Did not passWritten by Rep. Doug Welton · carried in the Senate by Sen. John D. Johnson

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee (stopped here)
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

This bill would clarify the state school board's curriculum requirements from last year's HB 381, serving as a backup in case funding problems affect that bill. It would also describe the civics education course as a year-long class with two distinct sections.

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Official description
  • 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 by July 1, 2031
  • repeals an adult education citizenship test
  • defines terms
  • makes technical changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →
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