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Utah House rejects three-year college and career counseling pilot after debate over cost and overlap
Summary
The House debated a three-year pilot to place specialized college-and-career counselors in high schools, citing potential scholarship gains and an $800,000 fiscal note. After questions about cost, local capacity and prioritization, the bill failed 31–42.
Representative Becky Arendt presented House Bill 65, a three-year pilot to place specialized college-and-career counselors in high schools to help students navigate admissions, scholarships and vocational pathways. Arendt said the program would rely largely on graduate students training for school counseling and include accountability metrics and a three-year sunset.
Arendt told the chamber that the pilot aims to help students who lack family experience with…
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