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Commissioners approve jail reentry program to provide food-handler permits to eligible residents
Summary
The Utah County Commission approved an item to allow jail kitchen staff to deliver food-handler coursework and help eligible people exit custody with a food-handler permit; county staff and the health department will provide curriculum and tablets for in-cell coursework, organizers said.
A county commissioner described a new jail reentry program at the Utah County Commission meeting and the commission approved the related agenda item by voice vote.
The program will let participants who earn the privilege complete a short food-handler course and leave custody with a food-handler permit, a credential required for many food-service jobs in Utah. A commissioner told the commission that the county jail kitchen produces Meals on Wheels and meals for the sheriff's office and that the program expands training…
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