This bill amends provisions related to the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.
This bill:
- strengthens residency requirements and income verification process;
- amends the definition of the program manager;
- creates a financial administrator to process payments and fund expenditures from a scholarship account;
- prohibits contracted entities from charging processing fees to families;
- establishes deadlines for scholarship acceptance or denial;
- limits extracurricular expenses to 20% of the scholarship amount;
- limits physical education expenses to an additional 20% of the scholarship amount;
- creates procedures for students with special needs;
- enhances program manager accountability through audits and transparency;
- adds requirements for a local education agency acting as qualified providers;
- allows for scholarship amount rollovers;
- creates a Utah Fits All Scholarship Restricted Account (the account);
- allows funds within the account to accrue interest and be invested;
- allows for rollover amounts of unused scholarship awards;
- clarifies the State Tax Commission's role in income verification; and
- makes technical changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53F-6-401, 53F-6-402, 53F-6-403, 53F-6-404, 53F-6-405, 53F-6-406, 53F-6-407, 53F-6-408, 53F-6-409, 53F-6-410, 53F-6-411, 53F-6-412, 53G-6-703, 53G-6-704, 63A-4-204, 63A-4-204.5
Amended 2/14/2025 10:02:168: 53F-6-401, 53F-6-402, 53F-6-403, 53F-6-404, 53F-6-405, 53F-6-406, 53F-6-407, 53F-6-408, 53F-6-409, 53F-6-410, 53F-6-411, 53F-6-412
Substitute #1: 53F-6-401, 53F-6-402, 53F-6-403, 53F-6-404, 53F-6-405, 53F-6-406, 53F-6-407, 53F-6-408, 53F-6-409, 53F-6-410, 53F-6-411, 53F-6-412
Enrolled: 53E-1-201, 53F-6-401, 53F-6-402, 53F-6-403, 53F-6-404, 53F-6-405, 53F-6-406, 53F-6-407, 53F-6-408, 53F-6-409, 53F-6-410, 53F-6-411, 53F-6-412
Amended 2/24/2025 11:02:473: 53E-1-201, 53F-6-401, 53F-6-402, 53F-6-403, 53F-6-404, 53F-6-405, 53F-6-406, 53F-6-407, 53F-6-408, 53F-6-409, 53F-6-410, 53F-6-411, 53F-6-412
Amended 2/27/2025 08:02:225: 53E-1-201, 53F-6-401, 53F-6-402, 53F-6-403, 53F-6-404, 53F-6-405, 53F-6-406, 53F-6-407, 53F-6-408, 53F-6-409, 53F-6-410, 53F-6-411, 53F-6-412
Substitute #2: 53E-1-201, 53F-6-401, 53F-6-402, 53F-6-403, 53F-6-404, 53F-6-405, 53F-6-406, 53F-6-407, 53F-6-408, 53F-6-409, 53F-6-410, 53F-6-411, 53F-6-412