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Senate advances a package of education bills on concurrent enrollment, college readiness and K‑3 reading
Summary
Senators advanced several education measures under suspension of the rules, including amendments to concurrent enrollment fees (exempting free/reduced‑price lunch students and tech‑intensive courses), a $500,000 college‑readiness assessment pilot, and K‑3 reading program technology funding caps.
The Utah Senate moved a block of education bills through the floor on March 5, 2012, approving amendments intended to preserve concurrent enrollment access while authorizing limited fee authority and advancing tools for college readiness and early reading.
Senator Margaret Dayton and Senator Angela Romero (floor presentations and amendments) and Senator Urquhart (sponsor of the concurrent‑enrollment bill) explained the tradeoffs in SB 284, which would permit institutions to charge up to $30 per credit hour for concurrent enrollment college credit while exempting students who qualify for free and reduced‑price lunch…
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