Bill to create grant program for elementary school counselors gets committee nod

SALT LAKE CITY — The House Education Committee endorsed legislation Monday that would authorize the Utah State Board of Education to award matching grants to increase numbers of counselors in Utah elementary schools.Rep Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, sponsor of HB264, noted Utah's growing rates of suicide among youths ages 10 to 17. The youngest child to end their life last year was 11 years old, he said."I think starting a little earlier in elementary school (providing more counselors) is key to