This bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, and appropriates funds for the support and operation of public education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- repeals the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program and an associated reporting requirement;
- creates reporting requirements regarding:the state superintendent transferring money appropriated to the Minimum School Program; andstudent personnel and data standards for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind;
- requires the State Board of Education (state board) to establish certain student and personnel data standards for the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind;
- enacts provisions related to:weighted pupil units for college and career counseling;the calculation of educator salary adjustments;the state board's distribution of public education mental health screening funds; anda scholarship student's use of funds under the Utah Private Course Choice Empowerment Program;
- creates a repeal date for:the Personalized, Competency-based Learning Grants Program; andsmall school student access to online courses;
- allows the state superintendent to transfer certain money related to state board line items;
- provides appropriations for the use and support of school districts, charter schools, and state education agencies;
- creates a new College and Career Counseling program by transferring funding and weighted pupil units from the Career & Technical Education - Add-on program;
- increases weighted pupil units for the Students At-Risk WPU Add-on program;
- provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
- makes technical and conforming changes; and
- provides intent language.