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Senate approves public education budget amendment increasing WPU and targeted funding
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 2, a public education budget amendment that raises the Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) and adds funding for at-risk students, arts programs and services for students with visual impairments. The bill passed 27–0 and will be sent to the House.
The Utah Senate on day 42 approved Senate Bill 2, a broad amendment to the state’s public education budget that raises the Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) and directs new funding to targeted programs.
Senator Hilliard, the bill sponsor, said the measure increases the WPU value from 3,311 to 3,395 and funds enrollment growth for an estimated 7,681 new students. “It increases the WPU value from 3,311 to 3,395,” Hilliard said during a detailed floor presentation, and outlined line items for at-risk student funding,…
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