This bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, and appropriates funds for the support an operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. This bill: - increases an educator salary adjustment; - establishes a salary bonus for certain education support professionals; - repeals provisions regarding programs for which funding is eliminated, including:Technology-Life-Careers;student leadership organizations;professional staff weighted pupil units;the Capital Outlay Enrollment Growth Program; anda pilot grant for professional learning; - repeals a statutory increase for the legacy iteration of the Carson Smith Scholarship Program; - provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools and state education agencies; - adjusts the number of weighted pupil units for Career and Technical Education (CTE) -Add-on, Professional Staff, and Special Education-Impact Aid WPU programs to reflect increased student weightings approved by the Legislature; - makes certain statutory changes to adjust programmatic formulas with funding changes; - provides appropriations for other purposes as described; - provides intent language; - provides a coordination clause to adopt and supersede S.B. 321, Public Education Funding Amendments, regarding the state guarantee for local property tax levies; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Enrolled: 53E-1-201, 53F-2-208, 53F-2-311, 53F-2-405, 53F-2-421, 53F-2-601, 53F-4-304, 53F-9-302, 63I-1-253
Introduced: 53E-1-201, 53F-2-208, 53F-2-311, 53F-2-405, 53F-2-421, 53F-2-601, 53F-4-304, 53F-9-302, 63I-1-253
Amended 3/4/2025 13:03:107: 53E-1-201, 53F-2-208, 53F-2-311, 53F-2-405, 53F-2-421, 53F-2-601, 53F-4-304, 53F-9-302, 63I-1-253