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House approves ban on alcohol in schools but exempts classroom uses with local board approval
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 18 on Feb. 4, 1998, prohibiting alcohol on school property but inserting an amendment allowing classroom uses for curriculum-approved instruction if a local school board approves. Supporters said the change prevents abuses at temporary leases; opponents pressed for clarity about classroom experiments and supervision. Vote: 67–1.
The Utah House on Feb. 4 approved Senate Bill 18, a bill intended to tighten prohibitions on alcohol at school facilities while explicitly allowing classroom uses when sanctioned by a local school board.
Sponsor Representative Dilly told the House the bill makes modest amendments to existing law to close a loophole that had allowed alcohol at certain temporary leases of school buildings, saying the changes "address a problem that has arose up in the Park City area where it was anticipated that people would be coming in and leasing…
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