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House approves Senate Bill 2, increases WPU and funds K‑12 priorities
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 2, a supplemental education appropriation that raises the weighted pupil unit (WPU) to $2,972, shifts nonlapsing balances into the education fund, and provides one‑time and ongoing dollars for dual immersion, teacher supplies, arts programs and suicide prevention.
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 2 on March 11, 2014, approving a supplemental change to the Uniform School Fund that alters per‑pupil funding and directs one‑time and ongoing dollars for K‑12 priorities.
Representative Brown, sponsor in the House, said the bill provides $2.6 million ongoing and $9.3 million one‑time for education and transfers up to $58.9 million in nonlapsing minimum school program balances into the education fund. The measure raises the base weighted pupil unit (WPU) from $2,899…
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