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Senate advances SB 49 to third reading after debate over costs and evidence of long-term benefits
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced second substitute SB 49, an optional extended-day kindergarten pilot funded at $7.5 million targeted to about 10,000 students with a four‑year sunset, after floor debate about academic benefits, fiscal impact and the strength of supporting studies; the motion to read the bill for a third time passed by recorded roll call.
The Utah State Senate advanced second substitute Senate Bill 49, the optional extended‑day kindergarten proposal, after more than an hour of floor debate focused on the program’s costs and the evidence for long‑term student benefits. Sponsor Senator Hilliard described the legislation as a targeted, optional program that would allocate $7.5 million to districts (prioritizing Title I schools) to provide roughly two additional hours per day of instruction to selected kindergarten…
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