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Utah Senate restores $4.8 million for early‑education and career programs in special session
Summary
The Utah State Senate passed Senate Bill 2,001 during a May 2016 special session, restoring roughly $4.8 million to programs including Upstart, ProStart, K–3 early intervention, an elementary reading assessment and the IT Academy. The bill passed after sponsor remarks on measured student gains.
The Utah State Senate on May 2016 approved Senate Bill 2,001, a package of restorations to public‑education programs that sponsors said would collectively total about $4.8 million. Senator Adams, the bill’s sponsor, told colleagues the measure would reinstate funding for early‑education and career‑training initiatives, and described program outcomes and reach.
Senator Adams said the bill would restore $1.5 million for the Upstart early‑education program,…
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