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Board to forward six legislative priorities to USBA delegates, urges an education working group
Summary
Board members reviewed draft USBA legislative priorities and emphasized creating an education working group, increasing targeted special-education funding, boosting at-risk funding, attendance incentives, directing Economic Stabilization Account funds to LEAs and developing a long-term education funding framework. Delegates will vote at the USBA.
Julie Jackson summarized the district—s proposed legislative priorities for the Utah School Boards Association (USBA). The items officials discussed include establishing an education working group to give districts earlier input on proposed legislation; requesting WPU (weighted pupil unit) increases targeted for special education (the draft suggests a 22% above-inflation adjustment tied to special-education needs); increasing targeted at-risk funding; supporting incentives and collaboration to improve attendance; directing Economic Stabilization Account funds to LEAs rather than discretionary projects; and collaborating on a long-term education funding framework.
Jackson told the board these priorities were developed from spring regional meetings and local board input, and she asked for feedback before the USBA board of directors refines the package and delegates vote. The board identified the education working group as the top priority and appointed the district delegates (Connie Burgess and Clark Nelson) to participate in USBA deliberations and vote on the final priorities at the statewide meeting.
No policy or budget action was taken at the meeting; the USBA timeline calls for the board of directors and delegates to finalize and vote on priorities at the upcoming USBA session.
