First Substitute H.B. 206

Representative John Dougall proposes the following substitute bill:

1 CURRICULUM OPTIONS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
2 STUDENTS
3 2012 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: John Dougall
6 Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill amends provisions related to the career and technical education of public
11 school students.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . allows a secondary student and, if the secondary student is a minor, the secondary
15 student's parent or guardian, to determine whether the secondary student's technical
16 education goals would be better achieved at a campus of the Utah College of
17 Applied Technology for purposes of allowing the secondary student to attend that
18 institution.
19 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20 None
21 Other Special Clauses:
22 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 AMENDS:
25 53A-17a-114, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 7

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27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28 Section 1. Section 53A-17a-114 is amended to read:
29 53A-17a-114. Career and technical education program alternatives.
30 [If a school district determines that a secondary student's career and technical education
31 goals are better achieved at a regional applied technology college] A secondary student may
32 attend a campus of the Utah College of Applied Technology created under Title 53B, Chapter
33 2a, Utah College of Applied Technology, [the student may attend that institution.] if the
34 student's career and technical education goals are better achieved by attending the Utah College
35 of Applied Technology as determined by:
36 (1) the secondary student; and
37 (2) if the secondary student is a minor, the secondary student's parent or legal guardian.
38 Section 2. Effective date.
39 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.