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Senate rejects substitute reservist tuition-assistance bill after debate over National Guard parity
Utah State Senate · February 3, 1999
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Summary
Senators voted down the substitute to Senate Bill 96, a proposal to provide state tuition assistance to reservists similar to the National Guard benefit. The measure failed 12–14 with three absences after lawmakers debated funding priorities and whether the state should prioritize the Guard.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 2 rejected a substitute to Senate Bill 96 that would have created a state-funded tuition-assistance program for reservists.
Supporters described the proposal as “Utah's version of a GI Bill” for reservists. A sponsor substitution and floor explanation…
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