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First Substitute H.B. 326
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill provides for additional high school curriculum provisions.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . provides for the establishment of a rigorous postsecondary preparation curriculum
13 for high school students;
14 . provides a method for parents and students to choose the postsecondary preparation
15 curriculum; and
16 . encourages a meeting to select which curriculum the student will follow.
17 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
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19 Other Special Clauses:
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21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 ENACTS:
23 53A-1-402.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 53A-1-402.7 is enacted to read:
27 53A-1-402.7. High school curriculum.
28 (1) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
29 State Board of Education shall make rules to:
30 (a) establish a rigorous postsecondary preparation curriculum, in addition to the core
31 curriculum required by Sections 53A-1-402 and 53A-1-402.6 ; and
32 (b) require a school district to provide the postsecondary preparation curriculum
33 options to all high school students, and allow a student and the student's parent or guardian to
34 indicate in writing a preference for the student to pursue a specific postsecondary curriculum.
35 (2) The State Board of Education shall encourage a school district to convene a
36 meeting prior to or during a student's ninth grade year to discuss the best curriculum path based
37 on the student's needs, involving:
38 (a) the student;
39 (b) the student's parent or guardian;
40 (c) the student's teacher; and
41 (d) any other appropriate school officials, including the principal and counselors.
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