UT HB0312

State superintendent must identify and develop high-quality open educational resources for grades K-12 that align with Utah core standards, reflect Utah values, and are openly licensed for free LEA use and adaptation

Social studies graduation requirements increased to require American constitutional government/citizenship and U.S. history each be taught as two distinct semester courses (1.0 unit each), with students prohibited from taking the same semester course twice to meet requirements

Elementary schools must provide regular social studies instruction in grades K-6, with full implementation required by July 1, 2031; social studies content must be integrated into literacy instruction beginning in the 2028-2029 school year

Secondary social studies standards must include comparative instruction on government systems including communism, covering historical crimes of communist regimes (Cultural Revolution, Holodomor, Cambodian genocide, Cuban regime), and contrasting these with American constitutional republicanism

English language arts assessments must incorporate questions derived from primary source documents and founding documents beginning in the 2028-2029 school year; the Bible may be studied as a literary and historical text that influenced American constitutional history