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House approves $1,000 across‑the‑board teacher pay increase after extended floor debate
Summary
On Feb. 7, 1990 the Utah House passed House Bill 4‑36, a measure to add $1,000 to every lane and step on the teacher salary schedule, amid an extended debate over budgeting, the weighted pupil unit and whether the floor was preempting the appropriations process.
The Utah House of Representatives passed House Bill 4‑36 on Feb. 7, 1990, approving a $1,000 increase to every lane and step on the teacher salary schedule. Representative Adams, the bill sponsor, said the measure is intended to address “starting salaries for our teachers” and to be part of a larger package of education funding changes.
Adams told the House the bill “provides for a $1,000 increase on the line item in the…
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