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Senate debates broad welfare-reform bill; package of tougher amendments fails
Summary
Senators debated substitute House Bill 293, a sweeping welfare-reform measure emphasizing time limits, work and a SPED model. A package of amendments that would have shortened education windows and added work-hour requirements was rejected after heated floor debate.
Substitute House Bill 293, a major welfare‑reform measure presented to the Utah Senate on Feb. 27, 1996, drew extended floor debate after Sponsor Senator Tanner described it as a package to shift benefits toward work and education and to consolidate services for children and at‑risk families.
Senator Tanner said the bill ‘‘stresses self reliance’’ and cited the SPED (single-parent employment demonstration) model as its template, arguing HB 293 clarifies jurisdiction and coordinates funding and services to improve collection and delivery of child support and other assistance. He told colleagues the bill provides time limits and incentives intended to…
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