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House expands school support funding to K-12, earmarks about $30 million
Summary
Lawmakers passed Second Substitute HB 373 to extend a counselor matching-grant program from elementary to K-12, with roughly $30 million prioritized for counselors, psychologists, social workers and school nurses; parental opt-in rules for ongoing services were specified.
The Utah House passed Second Substitute House Bill 373 on March 4 to broaden an existing elementary-school counselor program to serve grades K-12 and to fund a wider set of student-support positions.
Representative Eliason, sponsor, said the substitute expands a previously oversubscribed matching-grant program to…
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