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House passes SB83 to direct part of WPU increases to school equalization fund
Summary
Third substitute SB83 passed the House after sponsor Representative Thurston said the bill would place a small portion of any Weighted Pupil Unit increases above inflation into an equalization pot to benefit districts with limited property-tax capacity; the measure passed 67–2.
The Utah House on Feb. 28 passed third substitute Senate Bill 83, a measure to channel a portion of any Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) increases above inflation into an equalization fund for school districts that cannot easily raise local property-tax revenue.
Representative Thurston, sponsor on the floor, described the bill as a way to ensure that “as we increase our equal funding, we also put a little tiny bit of money into the…
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