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Senate Advances Officer Friendly Program Funding After Debate Over Fiscal Note
Summary
Senators debated SB 15, a measure proposing state support for the Officer Friendly school‑visitation program; lawmakers discussed whether floor amendments can change fiscal notes and whether the package belongs in subcommittee. An amendment to reduce the fiscal note by one dollar failed; SB 15 advanced to third reading.
The Senate on Jan. 21 took up SB 15, a bill to support the Officer Friendly program — a law‑enforcement outreach program for elementary schools that began as a 1978 pilot in Utah and later became a nationwide model.
Sponsor Sen. Baird described the program’s origins and urged…
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