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Legislative analysts recommend ending some contracted education grants, including competency-based program
Summary
Legislative staff recommended discontinuing Utah’s Competency-Based Education Grants ($2.09M ongoing) and trimming an innovation-in-civics pilot ($87,400 one-time), saying other online and local options now meet the program’s original goals; the Utah State Board of Education largely agreed but cautioned about FTE impacts.
Legislative staff outlined proposed cuts to the Contracted Initiatives and Grants line item during the Public Education Appropriations Committee meeting, recommending elimination of the Competency‑Based Education Grants and a modest one‑time reduction to an innovation in civics education pilot.
Kiki Hudson, who presented the Legislative Fiscal Analyst overview, told the committee the line item supports 22 active programs and has a FY27 funding base of about $40.3 million. Hudson said the Competency‑Based Education Grants, enacted in 2020 to support personalized and blended learning, faces ongoing reduction of $2,093,100 because many of its original objectives are…
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