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Senate boosts school funding in Minimum School Program update
Summary
Senate Bill 212, amending the Minimum School Program, passed after floor debate. Sponsors said the bill adds roughly $5 million in new money plus increases for vocational programs and targeted support for low-wealth districts, raising the WPU and addressing special-education funding gaps.
The Utah Senate approved S.B. 212, an amendment to the Minimum School Program, increasing state support for districts and targeted programs. Sponsor Senator Barlow told colleagues the bill puts roughly $5 million of new money into the K-12 system in addition to adjustments for growth and cost-of-living increases; vocational programs would receive about…
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