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Senate approves first substitute S.B. 178 to preserve statewide online education with market-based reimbursement
Summary
Senators approved a first-substitute version of S.B. 178 that replaces a fixed reimbursement schedule with a market-negotiated fee approach, retains tier caps, preserves the Electronic High School and extends LEA control over contracting; the substitute passed on roll call, 29–0.
The Utah Senate approved a first-substitute revision to S.B. 178, the statewide online education program bill, replacing the original bill with language that moves reimbursement toward a market-negotiated model while preserving statutory fee caps for four tiers of online courses.
Sponsor Senator Stevenson said the substitute lets local education agencies negotiate market-based fees up to the statutory caps and ensures that districts and charter schools…
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