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Senate passes house education budget amendments (HB 5,012) after floor presentation by Sen. Hilliard
Summary
The Utah Senate considered and passed House Bill 5,012, public education budget amendments, after a floor presentation by Sen. Hilliard outlining a more-than-2% base increase, a 1.8% WPU increase and program trims and reallocations; the bill was returned to the House for the speaker’s signature.
The Utah Senate on Monday passed House Bill 5,012, a set of public education budget amendments the House transmitted to the Senate.
Sen. Hilliard presented the measure and summarized key elements: an increase to the base public-education budget of more than 2 percent from the prior year, a 1.8 percent increase in the WPU (weighted pupil unit), about $50 million for enrollment growth and approximately $60.5 million described in the transcript as tied to the WPU increase. Hilliard…
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