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Senate approves $50,000 pilot for private alternative schools after funding-source fight
Summary
After debate over whether funding should come from the Uniform School Fund or the General Fund, the Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 22, a one-year, $50,000 pilot to place roughly 30 at-risk youth in private alternative programs; the amendment to restore Uniform School Fund financing failed and the bill will go to the House.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 22, a one-year pilot to fund private alternative school placements for at-risk youth, after a heated floor exchange over which state fund should pay for the program.
Senator David Stevenson, sponsor of SB 22, described the measure as "a bill that provides a 1 year pilot program of $50,000 for alternative programs for young people who are either placed there by juvenile court judge or referred to there by a school counselor or Department of Family Services professional." He said the funding would…
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