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Dixie State students travel to SLC to urge Utah senators to hear name change bill
A group of Dixie State University students is traveling from St. George to Salt Lake City Wednesday to urge the Utah Senate not to table a bill that would require the school s Board of Trustees to move forward in renaming the school.
Posted at 6:04 AM, Feb 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-24 11:17:59-05
SALT LAKE CITY â A group of Dixie State University students is traveling from St. George to Salt Lake City Wednesday to urge the Utah Senate not to table House Bill 278, which would require the school s Board of Trustees and the Education Interim Committee to move forward in renaming the school.
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SALT LAKE CITY Utah lawmakers took another step Wednesday to change the name of Dixie State University.
After nearly an hour of emotional debate that extended past the House s scheduled adjournment from its morning session, representatives voted 51-20 to pass HB278, which would launch a process to change the name of Dixie State University. The bill moves to the Utah Senate for further consideration.
Many representatives from the St. George area voted against the bill, some of whom said the process had been rushed and there had not been sufficient community input.
Sponsored by Rep. Kelly Miles, R-South Ogden, the bill would require the university s trustees, in consultation with the Utah Board of Higher Education, to select and recommend a new name for the four-year institution in St. George to the Legislature for its consideration.