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Committee approves package aligning education statutes, modifies USDB oversight and suicide‑prevention distribution
Summary
SB34 (first substitute) implements multiple Utah State Board of Education requests: clarifies governance and safety oversight for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind, standardizes reintegration statutes, updates school‑safety assessment timing, and allows USBE flexibility in distributing suicide‑prevention funds; committee approved the substitute 4–1 after public comment.
Senate Bill 34 (first substitute) packages several technical statutory changes requested by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE). Key provisions clarify governance and oversight for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind (USDB), standardize juvenile‑justice reintegration language to include charter local education agencies, set a minimum three‑year cycle for school safety assessments, and give USBE limited flexibility to reduce…
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