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House Restores Vetoed Education Funding, Passing SB 2001 67–6
Summary
The Utah House on May 18 passed SB 2001, restoring vetoed education appropriations that fund programs including Upstart, early intervention, ProStart, and several instructional tools; the bill passed 67–6 and will return to the Senate for enrollment and transmission to the governor.
The Utah House voted on May 18 to reinstate several education appropriations that the governor had vetoed, approving SB 2001, "Public Education Appropriation Restorations," by a vote of 67–6.
House sponsor Representative Gibson said the bill restores funding previously approved in the session and outlined the programs affected: Upstart early childhood education ($1.5 million), early intervention ($3.0 million), ProStart culinary arts programming ($275,000), an electronic elementary reading tool ($500,000), and an IT Academy ($500,000). The reading of the Governor’s proclamation and bill language earlier in the session also referenced a net modification to electronic high…
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