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Senate advances $50 million school-technology bond to third reading after hours of testimony
Summary
After hours of testimony from educators, vendors and unions, the Utah Senate voted to advance Senate Bill 158 — a proposed bond to finance computer labs and technology in public schools — to the third-reading calendar for further fiscal consideration.
Senator Pace persuaded the Utah Senate on Feb. 1 to advance Senate Bill 158, a proposal to use state bonding to fund technology in public schools, after an extended Committee of the Whole and testimony from educators, vendor representatives and unions. The Senate voted to leave SB158 for third reading by a recorded voice tally of 20 ayes, 4 nays and 5 absent.
Pace, the bill's sponsor, said the measure aims to place computer labs in elementary schools statewide and argued that adopting technology now will avoid obsolescence and give students daily access to individualized instruction. “What I want to do with this bill is get your concurring vote that we're willing to step out and use credit to put these computers in the…
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