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Utah Senate Rejects Mandatory Kindergarten Attendance Bill After Heated Floor Debate
Summary
After extended floor debate focused on local control, class-size and costs, the Utah Senate voted 11–15 to defeat SB 150, a measure by Senator Howell that would have made kindergarten part of compulsory attendance while allowing parental opt-out by phone.
Senator Scott Howell, sponsor of Senate Bill 150, urged the Senate to adopt the measure to bring kindergarten into the state’s compulsory attendance framework while preserving parental choice, saying parents could simply call to exempt a child if they judged the child not ready.
Opponents pressed multiple concerns during a long floor debate. Senator Chuck Peterson and others said the bill would…
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