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Senate Floor Roundup: Online‑education bill fails; weatherization fund and indemnity reform pass

Utah State Senate · March 1, 2011
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In a busy floor day the Utah Senate failed SB65 (Statewide Online Education Program), recorded the passage of SB220 (Intermountain Weatherization Training Fund) and approved a substituted HB73 to limit indemnity clauses for motor carriers; several other bills were circled for later consideration.

The Utah Senate handled a series of floor actions that produced a mix of outcomes: a prominent online‑education bill failed, legislation to create a weatherization training fund passed with a technical amendment, and a substituted House bill revising motor‑carrier indemnity agreements was approved.

Senate Bill 65, a measure to expand a statewide online‑education program and allow high‑school students to select approved online providers, failed on third reading. Senator Morgan explained her no vote,…

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