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Committee backs adding registered nurses to educator salary adjustment list

Utah Legislature — Education Committee · February 18, 2026

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Summary

The committee voted unanimously to recommend SB 75, which adds registered school nurses to the list of positions eligible for the educator salary adjustment. Nurses, district leaders and the Utah Education Association testified that inclusion would help recruit and retain nurses who provide health services and instruction in schools.

Senator Musselman presented SB 75 to add "registered nurse" to the statutory list of positions eligible for the educator salary adjustment. Marie Evans, a Weber School District nurse supervisor, told the committee that school nurses provide clinical care,…

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