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Senate substitutes sweeping COVID testing plan for schools, circles bill for more review
Summary
Senate sponsor Sen. Weiler substituted nearly all language in Senate Bill 107 to create a state‑supported 'test‑to‑stay' program and raise the case threshold for school closures; lawmakers debated health‑department capacity and safeguards and the Senate circled the substitute for further work.
Senator Tim Weiler introduced a near‑complete substitute to Senate Bill 107 on Feb. 12, 2021, proposing a statewide framework to support widespread COVID‑19 testing in schools and to allow districts to implement 'test‑to‑stay' programs that would limit disruptions to in‑person instruction.
The substitute would require the Utah Department of Health to provide testing support and to promulgate guidance that complies with specified statutory provisions. It would set a case threshold — described on the floor as roughly 2% of a school's student population testing positive — at which an LEA (local education agency) could initiate a test‑to‑stay program…
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