Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB447: Statewide Catalyst Campus Model
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
This bill establishes a grant program to help local education agencies create or expand catalyst centers.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Statewide Catalyst Campus Model 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Mike Schultz Senate Sponsor: Ann Millner LONG TITLE General Description: This bill establishes a grant program to help local education agencies create or expand catalyst centers. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates the Catalyst Center Grant Program (program) to support local education agencies (LEA) in creating or expanding catalyst centers; - allows for multi-year grants and capital expenditures; - requires alignment with labor market needs, LEA strategic plans, and state career and technical education goals; - establishes accountability measures, including limits on carryforward funds and annual reporting; - requires Talent Ready Utah and the Utah Leading through Effective, Actionable, and Dynamic Education to create a marketing campaign for the program; - exempts certain individuals from educator licensing requirements; - amends the Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account to fund the program; - creates requirements related to art and fine arts credits; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53E-6-204 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 186 53F-9-204 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 322 ENACTS: 53E-3-507.1 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53G-10-307 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state …
Sponsors
- Schultz, Mike (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Millner, Ann (R, 5)
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/ passed 3rd reading (March 6, 2025): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (March 6, 2025): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (March 5, 2025): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 5, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 5, 2025): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 25, 2025): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
Common questions
- What is HB447?
- HB447 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Statewide Catalyst Campus Model.
- What does HB447 do?
- This bill establishes a grant program to help local education agencies create or expand catalyst centers.
- What is the status of HB447?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB447?
- Schultz, Mike (R, 12), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB447?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0447.html
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