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House amends and approves Senate substitute bill 24 to broaden school choice and ease transfer rules
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 17 amended and passed Senate substitute bill 24 to loosen limits on inter‑district transfers, permit withdrawals with school consent, let students continue in a district across school transitions absent overcrowding, and direct some local funding to follow transferred students.
The Utah House on Feb. 17 amended and approved Senate substitute bill 24, a package described by the bill’s presenter as a set of final adjustments to older student‑transfer laws designed to expand choice in public education.
The sponsor’s presentation explained that the proposal removes an old February 15 application deadline for transfers, permits students to withdraw during the school year with the consent of the affected schools, and allows a student to continue enrollment in a receiving district when moving from elementary to middle school or middle to high school unless schools…
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