TEDNA

Utah Indian Education Bill HB-0033, titled American Indian Alaska Native Education, passed both the Utah House and Senate and is ready for the Governor’s signature.  We posted previously about HB-0033 here.  The version of the bill as passed can be seen here.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill:

• enacts a chapter providing for an American Indian-Alaskan Native Education State Plan, including:
  • defining terms;
  • providing the position of American Indian-Alaskan Native Public Education Liaison;
  • requiring reporting to the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee;
  • creating the American Indian-Alaskan Native Education Commission;
  • establishing the duties of the commission; and
  • providing for the adoption of a state plan to address the educational achievement gap of the state’s American Indian-Alaskan Native students; and
•   makes technical and conforming amendments.