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Finance committee recommends board adopt FY2026 state education budget
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended that the full State Board of Education adopt the agency’s fiscal year 2026 budget, which incorporates $237 million in new programs and multiple statutory changes enacted in the 2025 legislative session.
The finance committee on April 3 recommended that the Utah State Board of Education adopt the state fiscal year 2026 budget as presented by staff. Committee members approved the recommendation unanimously.
Assistant Superintendent Deborah Jacobson and staff walked committee members through the budget package and the items added by the Legislature during the 2025 session. Staff said the presentation excluded local property tax revenues and USDB’s separate budget; it focused on state and federal appropriations administered by the…
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