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Senate approves tax-credit scholarship expansion for students with special needs after long debate
Summary
The Senate passed HB332 to create a tax-credit scholarship program for students with special needs, modeled in part on the Carson Smith program. Debate focused on oversight, IEPs, fiscal impacts and whether the proposal resembles vouchers; the bill passed after multiple questions about monitoring and funding.
The Utah Senate approved third substitute House Bill 332, which establishes a tax-credit scholarship program intended to expand educational options for students with special needs.
Sponsor Senator Fillmore described the measure as a way to grow access to scholarship assistance without relying solely on the general fund: the bill would provide nonrefundable corporate income tax credits (and nonrefundable individual credits) for donations to scholarship-granting organizations that serve students with IEPs. Fillmore said the program allows scholarship money to fund not only tuition but also online instruction and therapy…
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