From Deseret News archives:
Project-funding lists approved
Included on the lists were salary increases for corrections' officers, bond and lease payoffs for educational buildings, money for airport radar in Provo, funding for a veteran's nursing home, additional student financial aid and scholarships, and educational initiatives to push more students into Utah's hottest jobs.
There is also a proposal, released late Wednesday and prioritized by the public education subcommittee, to provide $9.6 million to give computer software to preschoolers plus home computers and internet connections for low-income kids to better prepare them for school.
The money is attached to HB200, sponsored by Rep. Brad Last, R-St. George. The pilot program would monitor kids learning through third grade. If test scores rise, all preschoolers could end up with the virtual teacher of sorts.
"It's an awful lot cheaper than preschool," Last said.
"Everyone is fairly convinced the numbers will be slightly lower," Bigelow said. "The question is how much lower."
Either way, more requests have been made than money is available, and some pet programs will lose out, according to legislative leaders. But major movement on spending won't happen until after the revenue estimates are available, likely around Feb. 18.
Thursday, legislators decided in their appropriations subcommittees what spending priorities to recommend to their leaders. Those priority lists will, ideally, play an integral role in the decisions made by Executive Appropriations.
• Health and Human Services: Committee members recommended $1.1 million and $1 million more, if fellow lawmakers agree, to shorten the disabled waiting list of about 1,800 disabled Utahns who are eligible for but haven't received state-assisted home and community services. The committee also recommended $1 million be spent on the state's drug court program and $1 million to boost pay and make program improvements at the long-neglected local health departments.
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