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Utah Senate approves bill to keep schools open at a 2% COVID threshold, bars testing of minors without parental consent
Summary
The Utah Senate on day 34 approved a substitute to SB107 that raises the 'test-to-stay' threshold to 2%, requires schools to offer at least four days in-person instruction, and clarifies that no minor will be tested without parental permission. A friendly amendment explicitly codified a remote-learning option.
The Utah State Senate voted to pass the fourth substitute of Senate Bill 107 on day 34, approving a measure that raises the threshold for a school to implement testing to remain open from 1% to 2%, requires school districts to offer at least four days of in-person instruction as the definition of "open," and makes explicit that no minor will be tested without parental consent.
Senator Weiler, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the change reflects negotiations with Senate leadership, the Utah Department of Health and local superintendents and is intended to preserve in-person instruction while giving health officials a clearer, legislative threshold for a "test-to-stay" option. "There will be no test of minors, without…
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