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House advances school-funding revisions, raises WPU and adds one-time classroom money
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 3, increasing the weighted pupil unit from 2,150 to 2,182, adding one-time appropriations (including $5.5 million for classroom supplies and $1.6 million for adult education), and directing $1,044,000 toward charter-school growth; the bill passed 58–17.
The Utah House on March 1 approved Senate Bill 3, an amendment package to the Minimum School Program Act that includes an increase in the weighted pupil unit (WPU) and several one-time appropriations intended to stabilize and support schools.
Representative Snow, the floor sponsor, told the House the WPU increased from 2,150 to 2,182 and highlighted one-time appropriations: $5,500,000 for classroom supplies…
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