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Senate amends teacher-transfer bill, restores local discretion and advances measure to third reading
Summary
Senate amended House Bill 80 to change mandatory language ('shall') back to discretionary ('may') in three places and advanced the bill to third reading after debate over funding and district autonomy. Sponsors said the bill includes a $336,000 appropriation in its fiscal note if approved.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 15 took up House Bill 80, a measure intended to allow teachers who transfer between school districts to carry years-of-service credit with them. Representative Thompson, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure aims to reward long-serving educators and ease mobility across districts.
On the floor senators raised fiscal and policy concerns. Senator Walker and others warned the measure could become an unfunded mandate if…
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