A bill that creates a state-funded scholarship program allowing parents to use state funds for private or home-school, and also fund a pay increase for educators passed the Utah House.
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that creates a state-funded scholarship program allowing eligible parents to use $8,000 in state funds for private school, home schooling or other private educational options and also fund a $6,000 compensation increase for educators passed the Utah House of Representatives on a vote of 54-20 Friday.
House members rejected a substitute bill proposed by House Minority Leader Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, that would have decoupled the compensation from the scholarship program., which she said addressed concerns about funding and accountability raised during the bill's hearing before the House Education Committee on Thursday.
The bill also protects against government overreach for homeschooling parents who elect not to participate in the scholarship program, she said. She continued, "This bill is important because it signals to teachers and students that they matter most in our system."Rep. Karen Peterson, R-Clinton, one of two Republicans who voted against the bill in committee, said capping the appropriation for the scholarship program allayed some of her concerns.
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