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Utah Senate approves supplemental education budget, holds weighted pupil unit steady
Summary
The Utah Senate on March 30 passed Senate Bill 2, a supplemental appropriations measure for K‑12 education that preserves the weighted pupil unit at $2,577 and makes targeted add‑backs while spreading some reductions; the measure passed 19–8 and goes to the House.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 2 on March 30, approving a supplemental budget for public education that maintains the weighted pupil unit at $2,577 and restructures several line items and local replacement formulas. Sponsor Senator Howard Stevenson framed the bill as a package of ongoing reductions, targeted add‑backs and one‑time allocations intended to preserve classroom funding in tight fiscal conditions.
"I think we can be proud of what we have done to ensure that education is not receiving the kinds of reductions that other agencies receive in the state," Stevenson said on the floor as he urged passage. The bill,…
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