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Senate approves $5 million partnership grants for at‑risk students, privacy objections voiced
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 67 to fund school‑community partnership grants with a $5,000,000 appropriation; supporters cited pilot successes, while some senators warned the bill lacks strong, explicit data‑privacy language and urged HIPAA protections.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on day 10 passed Senate Bill 67, a measure to create competitive grants for school‑community partnerships intended to help at‑risk students, approving the bill by a recorded vote of 21 to 8.
Sponsor Senator Milner told colleagues the bill would establish a grant program with third‑party evaluation and build on pilot projects that showed measurable improvements in graduation rates. "It appropriates $5,000,000 for these…
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