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This bill would create two main new structures in Utah's workforce and higher education system. First, it would establish the Statewide Youth Apprenticeship Governance Council, made up of representatives from state education, workforce, and industry agencies, to coordinate youth apprenticeship programs, set shared quality standards, track outcomes, recommend student and employer incentives, and report regularly to the Legislature. Second, it would let the governor delegate authority to the Utah Board of Higher Education to approve college workforce-training programs for participation in the federal Workforce Pell Grant program, which extends federal Pell Grant aid to students in shorter-term job training programs; the Board would review applications, verify outcomes using wage data shared by the Department of Workforce Services, and could enter agreements with other states to allow cross-state enrollment, while board members and staff would receive legal immunity for decisions made in administering the program and related student data would be classified as protected records. The bill also updates related reporting requirements and definitions for an existing state data research program and the "Utah First Credential" education credentialing system.