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UtahH.B. 3122026 General SessionHouseWALLET
School Curriculum and Standards Modifications
Sponsored By: Tiara Auxier (Republican)
Signed by Governor
EducationK-12 EducationState Board of EducationLocal Education Agencies (LEAs)Standards and Curriculum
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Students face specific social studies credit rules
Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah public high school graduation requires at least 3.5 social studies units. These include 1.0 unit each in American constitutional government and citizenship and U.S. history. Each 1.0-unit requirement needs two different semester courses; repeating the same semester course does not satisfy it. Students can earn up to 0.5 government and citizenship units through Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps or qualifying communication courses or school-sponsored activities. Communication courses or activities must devote a significant share to civic education, including policy analysis, government systems, and civic engagement.
Students gain fine arts credit options
Beginning July 1, 2026, electrical and electrician work can qualify for art or fine arts coursework when it includes artistic elements. Utah districts and charter schools must accept listed courses that meet their local fine arts credit requirements. Courses must include creative work, instruction in design, form, or artistic expression, and opportunities to apply technical skills artistically.
Elementary students get regular social studies lessons
The law requires regular social studies lessons in every Utah elementary grade, kindergarten through grade 6. Schools must provide aligned lessons and materials, teacher training, regular assessments, and support based on student progress by July 1, 2031. State education officials must develop integration guides, teaching resources, criteria for integrated lessons, and ways to measure progress. Beginning in 2028–2029, core learning standards must include social studies, including history and government. That school year, literacy coaches and state website resources must also help teachers combine social studies with early reading lessons.
Schools gain access to free learning materials
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law requires state-developed learning materials, subject to legislative funding; no funding amount is specified. The materials must cover kindergarten through grade 12, match Utah standards, and be free through a central online platform. They must be age-appropriate, accessible to students with disabilities, and available in print and digital forms. Open licensing must allow free use, changes, and sharing. Schools do not have to adopt them, and schools that do must follow their existing curriculum approval process.
Student English tests add historical document planning
Beginning in or after 2028–2029, Utah’s state education board must set a timeline for adding document-based English test questions. The questions must draw from primary sources and founding documents. The law requires a timeline, not completion of the test changes in 2028–2029.
Students study elections and compare governments
Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah public school instruction must cover government forms, political and economic systems, and the U.S. constitutional republic. Required topics include officials’ duties, Utah elections, the Electoral College, qualifications for office, and students’ elected representatives. Beginning in 2028–2029, secondary social studies standards must compare communism with other government systems. Lessons must address required features, historical examples, human rights violations, economic failures, and comparative outcomes favoring constitutional republicanism. The State Board of Education chooses the secondary grades and lesson frequency.
Schools expand historical texts with teaching limits
Beginning July 1, 2026, schools must thoroughly study required historical documents. Beginning in 2028–2029, schools may add listed works, including Washington’s Farewell Address, Douglass speeches, selected Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, and the Bible as literature and history. That year, required founding-document lessons add religious and philosophical influences, religious liberty, and comparisons of philosophical traditions. The state board chooses grades and lesson frequency within grades 3–12. Covered religious-text and founding-history lessons must focus on literature, history, and documented civic influence—not doctrine—and acknowledge diverse interpretations; multiple translations are allowed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Tiara Auxier
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Lincoln Fillmore
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/5/2026
House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ refuse to concur with Senate amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ refused to recede from Senate amendments
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ refuse to concur with Senate amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage
Yes: 19 • No: 5
House vote • 3/5/2026
House Conference Committee - Final Passage
Yes: 65 • No: 3
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 20 • No: 8
Senate vote • 3/2/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 3 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 51 • No: 17
House vote • 2/12/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 14 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2026
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 14 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 13 • No: 1
House vote • 2/4/2026
House Comm - Held
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/25/2026House/ to Governor
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/11/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/11/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/10/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/10/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/6/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/6/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse Conference Committee - Final Passage
3/5/2026House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt
3/5/2026House/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate Conference Committee - Final Passage
3/5/2026Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt
3/5/2026Senate/ received from House
3/5/2026SenateConference Committee Report
3/5/2026Bill Substituted by Conference Committee
3/5/2026House/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse Conference Committee Appointed
3/5/2026House/ received from Senate
3/5/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/11/2026
Substitute #6
3/5/2026
Substitute #4
3/4/2026
Substitute #5
3/4/2026
Substitute #3
3/2/2026
Amended 2/13/2026 10:02:16
2/13/2026
Substitute #2
2/12/2026
Substitute #1
2/4/2026
Introduced
1/21/2026