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House approves limits on taxpayer-funded association leave for educators, 46–22
Summary
House Bill 183 passed the Utah House on Feb. 23, 2011, restricting when school districts may use public funds to pay for association (union) release time and requiring reimbursements after a specified allowance; sponsors said the measure increases transparency and ethics, while opponents raised local‑control concerns. The bill passed 46–22.
Representative Grover introduced House Bill 183 by outlining two legislative audits (2001 and 2009) that found widespread district practices subsidizing teacher association leave and a lack of controls, including examples of incomplete accounting and unclear benefits to districts. The bill seeks to limit use of taxpayer funds for association release time, enumerate permissible association…
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