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Senate advances bill to create Partnerships for Student Success grants and proposes $5 million appropriation
Summary
Lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 67 to third reading after debate. Sponsor said the bill creates Partnerships for Student Success grants administered by the State Board of Education and appropriates approximately $5,000,000 to support cross‑sector partnerships serving low‑income students; a senator raised questions about proposed data collection and sharing.
The Utah Senate voted to move Senate Bill 67 forward to third reading after the bill's sponsor described a new grant program aimed at improving educational outcomes for low‑income students through cross‑sector partnerships.
Senator Milner, the bill sponsor, said SB 67 "creates a grant program called the Partnerships for Student Success Grants" to deepen partnerships among schools, community services, nonprofits and businesses and to focus on student outcomes. The bill, as explained on the floor, would appropriate approximately $5,000,000 to the program and is intended to serve about 10–12 feeder programs from roughly 35 eligible feeder systems. The State Board of Education would administer the grant program, set program criteria and require third‑party evaluation.
During floor questioning, Senator Jackson asked about a provision (line 150) concerning data collection, asking "what kind of data will be collected, shared, and not only collected, but shared with whom?" Senator Milner replied that the intent is to "monitor the progress and the participation of those students in the various services" and to focus data collection on outcomes necessary to measure program effectiveness and partner participation.
After discussion, the Senate took a roll call on moving the bill to the next stage. The clerk recorded that "Senate Bill 67 have received 23 yay votes ... and shall be read for a third time," meaning the measure advanced to third reading with six members absent. The bill's text includes third‑party evaluation and coordination requirements with existing school leadership and turnaround programs.
