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Lawmakers Hear Charter School Funding Review; Advocates Seek $15.995M One‑Time Fix and Comprehensive Study
Summary
State analysts, the Utah State Board of Education and the State Charter School Board debated a proposed $400,000 cut to statewide charter training. Charter leaders and several schools urged the committee to approve a one‑time $15,995,000 appropriation and a study to resolve funding disparities between charter schools and similarly sized districts.
The Public Education Appropriations Committee on Monday reviewed the State Charter School Board line item and heard a request for a one‑time appropriation to close shortfalls while a study of charter funding is completed.
In an LFA overview, analyst Kiki Hudson described the State Charter School Board line and the programs it supports, including administration, a startup funding program and a statewide training program. Hudson said the Legislature appropriated “approximately $5,100,000 for this line item” and identified an LFA recommendation that would remove $400,000 in ongoing funding for the statewide charter school training program.
Deputy Superintendent Scott Jones, speaking for the Utah State Board of Education, told the committee the agency "concur[s] with the reduction for the $400,000 ongoing," and explained that some training functions…
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