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Senate passes school-funding bill after heated debate over redistributing education dollars
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 80 to shift growth in the education fund toward districts with lower property-tax yields. Supporters said it advances equity; opponents warned it will move money away from some urban and inner‑city schools. The bill passed 19–9.
Senate Bill 80, a measure intended to use growth in the state education fund to narrow property‑tax yield disparities among school districts, passed the Utah Senate on Jan. 16 after extended floor debate.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Fillmore, said the proposal ‘‘seeks property tax yield equity among schools’’ by phasing funding to boost districts that lack local property wealth. He described the change as tying an ongoing increase to statewide growth in…
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