Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/template/web/LdTemplateController.java
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diff -u -rf4f2bdc7f40b65cec61ba1d534ca0c5f97b4c84a -r90f5dc893150c1bac0f03689851f75f9b75f48fd
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/template/web/LdTemplateController.java	(.../LdTemplateController.java)	(revision f4f2bdc7f40b65cec61ba1d534ca0c5f97b4c84a)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/template/web/LdTemplateController.java	(.../LdTemplateController.java)	(revision 90f5dc893150c1bac0f03689851f75f9b75f48fd)
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 	ldJSON.put(AuthoringJsonTags.WORKSPACE_FOLDER_ID, workspaceFolderID);
 	ldJSON.put(AuthoringJsonTags.COPY_TYPE, 1);
 	ldJSON.put(AuthoringJsonTags.TITLE, createTitle(templateCode, userEnteredTitleString, workspaceFolderID));
-	ldJSON.put(AuthoringJsonTags.DESCRIPTION, WebUtil.removeHTMLtags(userEnteredDescription));
+	ldJSON.put(AuthoringJsonTags.DESCRIPTION, userEnteredDescription);
 	ldJSON.put(AuthoringJsonTags.DESIGN_TYPE, templateCode.toLowerCase());
 	ldJSON.put(AuthoringJsonTags.MAX_ID, maxUIID);
 	ldJSON.put(AuthoringJsonTags.READ_ONLY, false);