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Senate passes Utah School Readiness Initiative after debate over funding and IEP-based cost avoidance
Summary
The Senate amended and passed HB96, creating a school readiness board and a targeted program for 3–4-year-olds at highest risk for special education, with business-funded investments repaid from avoided special-education costs; senators debated funding sources, testing accuracy and whether the approach yields net savings.
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 96, the Utah School Readiness Initiative, after adopting amendment 6 and extensive floor debate over funding, testing and projected cost avoidance.
Senator Urquhart, the bill sponsor, said the program targets impoverished children and those scoring two standard deviations below mean on an assessment for ages…
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