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Senate debates in-state veterinary school plan; bill advanced but tabled on third pending fiscal review
Summary
Senators debated House Bill 57 to establish a professional veterinary medicine program at Utah State University (a 2+2 partnership with Washington State). Lawmakers praised workforce benefits but raised fiscal-priority concerns; the Senate placed the bill on third reading then tabled it pending fiscal-note review.
Senator Stoll presented House Bill 57, a proposal to create a professional school of veterinary medicine using a 2+2 model: two science-based years at Utah State University followed by two clinical years at Washington State University. Stoll said the program would open capacity for roughly 20 in-state and 10 out-of-state students per year and estimated ongoing costs (fiscal note) and larger…
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