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Board prioritizes $500,000 for suicide prevention, $750,000 for LEA financial systems from FY24 carryforward

5923491 · September 6, 2024
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The board approved allocating one‑time carryforward funds to restore suicide‑prevention funding and to support local education agency financial systems upgrades.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Education on Sept. 5 approved prioritizing one‑time carryforward funds: $500,000 to restore school suicide-prevention funding and $750,000 to support LEA financial systems.

Board members said the state originally intended to fund $1,000 per school for suicide prevention but the 2024 legislative appropriation covered only half that amount. The board voted to use agency…

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