Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB181: School Week Schedule Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to requesting a waiver to implement a four-day school week.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
School Week Schedule Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Christine F. Watkins LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to requesting a waiver to implement a four-day school week. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends the process for a local education agency or individual public school to obtain a waiver from the State Board of Education to implement a four-day school week; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53F-2-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 17 53G-7-202 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 293 ENACTS: 53G-7-202.5 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 53F-2-102 is amended to read: 53F-2-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Basic state-supported school program," "basic program," or "basic school program" means public education programs for kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students that are operated and maintained for the amount derived by multiplying the number of weighted pupil units for each school district or charter school by the value established each year in the enacted public education budget, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (2) "LEA governing board" means a local school board or charter …
Sponsors
- Watkins, Christine F. (R, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 18, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 10, 2025): 70 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, Education, K-12 Education, School Districts, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB181?
- HB181 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): School Week Schedule Amendments.
- What does HB181 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to requesting a waiver to implement a four-day school week.
- What is the status of HB181?
- Chaptered as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB181?
- Watkins, Christine F. (R, 67).
- Where is the official record for HB181?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0181.html
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