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Senate approves $5.2 billion education base budget; sets initial WPU at $3,395
Summary
The Senate passed SB 1, the education base budget approximating $5.2 billion, setting the initial value per Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) at $3,395 and moving the measure to the House after suspending readings.
The Utah Senate on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 1, the public education base budget amendments, advancing the Legislature’s initial education spending plan for the 2020 fiscal year.
Senator Hilliard, presenting the bill, described the base package as ‘‘basically the budget we did last year with some few changes’’ and said the base education budget is nearly $5.2 billion. He said the Legislature has increased the education budget by about $1.2…
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