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House approves targeted teacher pay increase after heated debate over local control
Summary
House Bill 382, which provides an ongoing $2,500 increase (with an immediate $1,000 bonus) to a wide set of certificated education positions, passed the House after a vigorous debate on whether the funds should instead be placed in the Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) to preserve local control.
The Utah House passed HB382 after an extensive floor debate about how best to deliver increased compensation to teachers.
Sponsor Representative Dee said the bill provides an ongoing $2,500 salary increase to certificated educators—classroom teachers, specialists, speech pathologists, librarians, school administrators with teaching certificates, counselors, psychologists, and social workers—with a $1,000 one-time bonus in the current year. Dee argued that directly…
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