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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah SB 77 sets qualification rules for accelerated foreign language concurrent enrollment and requires university partnerships
Last action · March 19, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Dan McCay and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts rules for concurrent enrollment courses for s, requiring universities to partner with the University of Utah, mandating specific instructor qualifications, and setting a July 1, 2026 effective date.
Local education agencies and state universities must align their accelerated foreign language concurrent enrollment courses with new instructor credentialing standards and reporting requirements beginning in July 2026.
- The State Board is an organization referenced in Utah education policy holding recurring reporting obligations to legislative appropriations subcommittees. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Accelerated foreign language students
Students participate in concurrent enrollment courses and immersion proficiency assessments governed by the new standards.
State universities
State universities must develop and maintain qualifying upper-division foreign language courses and provide qualified instructors.
Local education agencies
LEAs must ensure qualified instruction and contract with out-of-service-area institutions if local university instructors are unavailable by April 1.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifications must an instructor have to teach accelerated foreign language concurrent enrollment courses?
What happens if a local education agency cannot get a qualified instructor from its local state university?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
52 actions- Mar 19, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 6, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 2, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 2, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Feb 26, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 20, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Not Considered
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 13, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 13, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 13, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 11, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0077S02
- Feb 11, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0077S02
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ substituted
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 10, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0077S02
- Feb 10, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0077S02
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 9, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 3, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0077S01
- Jan 28, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0077S01
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0077S01
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0077S01
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 22, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0077
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 16, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0077
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0077
- Jan 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0077
- Jan 5, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 5, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Mandatory Out-of-Area Contracting for LEAs
LEAs are explicitly mandated to contract outside their designated university service area if local institutions fail to supply qualified instructors by April 1.
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