Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB34: Public Education Revisions
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill amends provisions and programs regarding the operation of the public education system.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
3 Public Education Revisions 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: John D. Johnson House Sponsor: R. Neil Walter LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions and programs regarding the operation of the public education system. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms, including "general control and supervision" of the public education system; - corrects references regarding the State Superintendent's Annual R eport; - allows the State Board of Education (state board) to authorize the state superintendent of public instruction to appoint and supervise the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB); - renames the Catalyst Center Grant Program to the Applied Educational Experience Grant Program and amends associated provisions regarding eligibility for and use of program funds; - amends the allowable use of funds in the Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program for paraprofessionals; - aligns terminology regarding juvenile justice reintegration to apply to all local education agencies rather than only school districts; - amends provisions to allow the USDB to coordinate with the state security chief rather than the county security chief of the county for each USDB campus; - allows the state board to reduce suicide prevention grant amounts in certain circumstances; - includes a coordination clause with H.B. 1, Public Education Base Budget Amendments, to adjust language regarding the …
Sponsors
- Johnson, John D. (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Walter, R. Neil (R, 74)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- : House/ received from Senate
Votes
- Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage (March 6, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Conference Committee - Final Passage (March 6, 2026): 52 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 5, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Board of Education, Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Juvenile Justice, Education Grant Programs
Common questions
- What is SB34?
- SB34 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Education Revisions.
- What does SB34 do?
- This bill amends provisions and programs regarding the operation of the public education system.
- What is the status of SB34?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB34?
- Johnson, John D. (R, 3), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB34?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0034.html
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