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House approves stricter rules for paid education-association leave after audit-driven debate
Summary
After debate over local control and culpability standards, the Utah House passed the second substitute to Senate Bill 132, requiring school boards that subsidize education-association leave to adopt written policies, supervise employees on paid leave, account for costs, and bar political activity during paid association leave; the measure passed 40–31.
The Utah House on March 5 approved the second substitute to Senate Bill 132, a bill that requires any school board that chooses to subsidize education-association leave to adopt a written policy governing that leave and to account for supervision and costs.
Sponsor Representative Allen told the House the change is a response to a legislative audit and "it will require supervision" and an accounting so districts can document the "direct benefit to education." He said the policy could allow districts to seek reimbursement if leave is used for activities that do not directly benefit education.
Opponents and some floor…
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