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Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee approves technical budget motions, adds $700,000 for USBE staffing and orders State Board review
Summary
The Utah Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Feb. 10 approved a slate of technical budget motions, added $700,000 ongoing for USBE critical FTEs and directed a structured review of several State Board office line items for possible reallocation; several restoration and cut proposals failed in roll calls.
The Utah Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee met Feb. 10 and approved a package of technical budget motions, added $700,000 in ongoing funding for critical staffing at the Utah State Board of Education (USBE), and unanimously directed a structured review of State Board office line items for possible reinvestment.
Chair White opened the meeting at about 9:12 a.m. and the committee adopted minutes from Feb. 6, 2026, unanimously. Ben Leishman, finance manager, reviewed the motion sheet, describing transfers and technical corrections including a new motion to allow budget transfers at the Utah Schools…
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