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House passes bill to make children's hearing‑aid pilot permanent after floor debate
Summary
After debate over whether to extend or make permanent a pilot that has served 32 children, the House passed HB 18 to convert the children's hearing‑aid pilot into an ongoing program, extend eligibility to age 6 and authorize a one‑time appropriation the sponsor cited as about $1,502,000.
The Utah House passed House Bill 18, which converts a pilot children’s hearing‑aid program into an ongoing program and extends eligibility to children up to age six. The bill passed the House 59‑12 and will be transmitted to the Senate.
Sponsor's case: Representative Edwards, the bill sponsor, said the pilot — in operation roughly 15 months — has fitted 32 children in nine counties and reaches both rural and urban families. "We all know the importance of language acquisition in children and that exposure to language at an early age…
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