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Senate approves substitute House Bill 2 to backfill K–12 cuts with one‑time funds, amid sharp debate
Summary
The Utah Senate passed the first substitute to House Bill 2 on March 11, 2009, approving one‑time federal and state backfill for public schools while deferring larger structural funding decisions. Lawmakers split over cuts to teacher grants, charter funding and the long‑term budget outlook.
Senate President and education leaders moved House Bill 2, a substituted minimum school program budget measure, for final passage after extended floor debate on March 11, 2009. Sponsor Senator Gregory Stevenson said the measure combines several amendments to preserve base funding while using one‑time resources to soften reductions.
The bill reduces uniform school fund contributions by roughly $144,797,000 against the prior FY 2009 appropriation but provides about $293,500,000 in one‑time revenue, Stevenson said, noting roughly $86,000,000 would come from the Uniform School Fund and about $207,000,000 from…
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