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Speaker touts higher-education reforms, instructs agencies to model 5% budget cuts; public education exempt
Summary
The Speaker highlighted a higher-education resolution prioritizing students and affordability, said public education will not receive a blanket 5% cut, and asked agencies to model targeted 5% reductions while prioritizing areas such as DSPD and administrative savings.
In remarks opening the press availability, the Speaker described a recent ceremony where leaders of Utah’s 16 higher-education institutions, the Board of Higher Education, the commissioner, the Speaker and the governor signed a resolution to "put kids first" and prioritize quality and affordability in higher education. He said reforms adopted in recent years are producing benefits for students and the state.
On budgeting, the Speaker announced an exercise asking every state…
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