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Senate approves $10 million measure to restore medical school slots; lawmakers debate retention and residency capacity
Summary
Senate Bill 42 would restore funding to Utah’s medical school to create additional student slots and support diversity; sponsors said the bill would institute roughly $10 million to add slots, but there is no statutory requirement in the bill binding graduates to practice in Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on day five advanced Senate Bill 42, a measure the sponsor described as restoring funding to Utah’s medical school and adding slots intended to increase the state’s supply of physicians.
Sponsor Senator John Valentine told the chamber the state had made significant reductions to medical-school support over the past five years and that SB42 "institutes a $10,000,000" allocation to restore additional seats and related capacity. Valentine said the governor included $6.5 million of that amount in his recommended budget and that the bill…
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