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Utah Senate approves 6% WPU increase in stalled final-day push
Summary
On the Senate floor’s final workday, lawmakers approved a first-substitute of Senate Bill 2 to raise the Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) from 5 to 6, a change sponsors described as a historic funding increase for K‑12 schools; the measure passed 25–0 and returns to the House for signature.
The Utah State Senate on the final scheduled floor day approved a budget amendment that raises the Weighted Pupil Unit, the primary per-student funding measure for K‑12 schools, from 5 to 6. The motion to concur on First Substitute Senate Bill 2 passed by recorded roll call, 25 yeas, 0 nays, 4 absent, sending the bill back to the House for the speaker’s signature.
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