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Board chair urges members to identify funding sources as budget pressures persist

Utah State Board of Education · April 2, 2026
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Summary

With the legislative session finished and a referenced 5% reduction to the board’s budget, the chair said leadership met with Representative White and wants board members to propose where requested funding would come from rather than submitting large undifferentiated asks.

Board leadership urged members to identify specific funding sources for future budget requests as the state and the board adjust to recent budget pressures, the chair said during the board chair’s report.

“...we would like board members to find where they're going to get that funding from,” the chair said, describing a change from past practice in which…

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