A controversial bill to create a taxpayer-funded, $42 million school voucher program in Utah — the most expansive in state history — was pushed through the House on Friday under suspended rules that allowed lawmakers to approve it without the required wait time.
The Republican-led proposal was approved on a 54-20 vote that came during the final minutes of floor time of the first week of what’s already shaped up to be a fast and wild legislative session.
“This is the beginning of us reinventing public education in Utah,” said Rep. Candice Pierucci, the sponsor of HB215.
The bill sets up what Pierucci has called the Utah Fits All Scholarship that would allow students to use public money to attend private schools or be home-schooled. It is opposed by the largest teachers union in the state.
[Read more: Everything you need to know about Utah’s latest voucher proposal]
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