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Senate OKs bill registering residential vocational programs after debate over OtherSide Academy
Summary
The Senate passed first substitute House Bill 468 to define and register residential vocational and life‑skills programs (such as OtherSide Academy). Supporters described it as an alternative to incarceration; critics raised concerns about peer‑counseling models, competition with private businesses and oversight; the bill passed under suspension of rules.
The Utah Senate approved first substitute House Bill 468, which creates a defined registration category for residential vocational and life‑skills programs that do not accept state or federal funding and operate with volunteer‑based agreements.
Senator Vickers, sponsor of the bill, framed it around the OtherSide Academy example: a program that runs market‑rate businesses such as a moving company and a food truck that provide work and training to participants. ‘‘They don’t take money. They don’t take state money. They don’t…
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