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Senate advances school-leeway changes after debate over equity and fiscal cost
Summary
Senate Bill 34, which would expand and index the state's guarantee for local voted and board leeway to reduce funding disparities between school districts, was advanced to third reading after extended debate over fiscal notes and budgetary impacts.
The Utah State Senate on Jan. 30 advanced Senate Bill 34, a measure to modify the state guarantee for local school leeways and index that guarantee to the weighted pupil unit (WPU), after extended floor debate over funding disparities and the bill's fiscal impact.
Senator Craig Taylor, sponsor of SB 34, said the bill responds to stark differences in revenue yield per mill among school districts. Using handout figures he cited, Park City yields roughly $95 per student per mill while South Summit yields about $8.20. Taylor said the bill makes two substantive changes: expanding the state's guaranteed…
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