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Committee sends amended SB 137 to floor after clarifying statewide online education management
Summary
House committee favorably recommended second-substitute SB 137 as amended. The bill bifurcates administration of the Statewide Online Education Program (SOEP) between public/homeschool and private-school participants, clarifies blended/hybrid/online definitions, and addresses procurement and program management.
Second-substitute Senate Bill 137 (course choice endowment / SOEP amendments) was favorably recommended by the House Education Committee, 8-4 on a roll call. The bill received detailed committee scrutiny about administration, program management, and how the SOEP line item and Utah FitsAll scholarship interact.
Sponsor Senator Collinmore described the measure as a clarifying, not expanding, change to SOEP: it separates administration so public…
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