UT SB0077

University of Utah must partner with all state universities to develop and maintain concurrent enrollment courses for students who have passed a world language Advanced Placement exam, with courses counting toward foreign language degrees

State universities offering upper-division language courses must ensure a qualified instructor teaches or co-teaches, with qualifications including a master's degree or 18 graduate credit hours plus advanced-high language proficiency on nationally recognized assessments

If a state university cannot provide a qualified instructor to a local education agency by April 1 of each year, the LEA must partner with a state institution outside its service area to provide the upper-division course

State Board of Education must estimate the cost of extending dual language immersion proficiency assessments from grades 3-8 to grades 3-12 and submit a report to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee before October 2026

Effective date is July 1, 2026