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Senate approves substitute education bill; scholarship for early graduates doubled and IB courses added
Summary
First Substitute SB 33, sponsored by Senator Osman, directs the Utah State Office of Education to provide eighth‑grade college‑readiness information, increases the Centennial Scholarship for early graduates from $1,000 to $2,000 and was amended to explicitly include international baccalaureate courses. The bill passed third reading 23–5–1.
The Utah Senate on the floor passed First Substitute SB 33, a public education measure that directs the Utah State Office of Education to provide eighth‑grade students and their parents information about early graduation and college readiness and increases the Centennial Scholarship award for early graduates.
Senator Osman, sponsor of the bill, described it as “an opportunity for us…
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