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Committee backs SB 54 to refocus Carson Smith scholarship on disability severity
Summary
A Senate committee unanimously recommended SB 54 to restore scholarship amounts based on disability severity, remove sibling eligibility, and align the Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship with aspects of Utah Fits All; presenters cited program growth and donor uptake.
Senator Fillmore moved and the committee unanimously recommended Senate Bill 54, which would restore scholarship award amounts based on the severity of a student’s disability and remove eligibility for siblings, returning the Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship to an explicitly disability‑focused program.
Ronnie Daniel, executive director of the Children First Education Fund (CFEF), which administers the Carson Smith program for the State Board of Education, told the committee the program has grown rapidly. He said recipients rose from 357 in…
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