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H.B. 218

Signed into Law

Digital Skills Amendments

HB0218S01 (Substitute)

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H.B. 218Signed into Law

Digital Skills Amendments

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Senate
Governor

What This Bill Does

This bill changes the requirements for the existing grades 7 and 8 required digital course.

Key Provisions

This bill:

  • creates requirements for the digital skills course;
  • defines digital skills concepts;
  • creates an advisory tech council to advise on technology related courses and education; and
  • makes technical changes.

Plain-Language Summary

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Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, Utah's State Board of Education must offer a digital skills course for 7th or 8th graders covering topics such as social media and mental health, artificial intelligence literacy, cybersecurity, misinformation and media evaluation, screen time management, cyberbullying prevention, and digital privacy. The bill also allows the state superintendent to create an advisory tech council — with members the superintendent selects — to recommend standards, curriculum, and professional development for technology education, and it removes a previously required task force and advisory committee from the existing Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program.