Issue: Name signs were changed long ago and letters have been going to the post office on stationery titled Utah Valley State College for some time. But a bill making the name change from community college to state college official just made its first bit of progress through the Legislature.

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History: With 21 co-sponsors, it was a shoo-in that required little discussion. Main sponsor, Rep. Jordan Tanner, R-Provo, told the House Education Committee it was just a formality to put into law what has been practice for months. UVSC student body President Steve Hatch told the group "It's a good bill. I'm in favor of it."Action: The committee voted unanimously to send HB11 on to the full House.

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