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Committee weighs closing IT Academy, cutting early‑literacy software and other tech contracts
Summary
Analysts recommended multiple reductions in the new Statewide Technology Contracts line item including closing the IT Academy ($500,000 ongoing) and discontinuing the software licenses for early literacy ($10.75M ongoing), citing vendor variation, fidelity concerns and non‑lapsing balances; USBE clarified some technical points about resources vs. certification costs.
The Public Education Appropriations Committee reviewed a package of proposed reductions for the Statewide Technology Contracts line item, which was created in 2025 to consolidate technology‑related contracts administered by the Utah State Board of Education.
Kiki Hudson told the committee the FY27 base for the line item is $22.9 million and detailed multiple LFA recommendations: a $100,000 ongoing reduction for elementary reading assessment software tools; a $500,000 ongoing reduction to discontinue the IT Academy; and a $10,753,300 ongoing recommendation to discontinue the software licenses for early literacy, which LFA said was…
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