Description General Description: This bill amends provisions regarding the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program. Highlighted Provisions: This bill amends provisions regarding the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0529S02Year: 2024Status: House/ enrolled bill to PrintingLast Action: Mar 14, 2024 Sponsor RepresentativeCandice B. PierucciRepublican - District 49 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Oppose w/ Comment Utah PTA opposes vouchers in all their forms. While the changes in HB 529 could be positive to the program itself, and we appreciate the change to prohibit parents from being providers, we are opposed to any expansion of the Utah Fits All voucher program. Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2023-1 | Education FundingImpact on Children: Utah PTA opposes vouchers in all forms. Vouchers take funding from public schools and redirect it to private entities. This bill would expand eligibility to more students. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations oppose funding mechanisms such as vouchers, tax credits, deductions
