Description General Description: This bill makes amendments related to criteria for schools and teachers eligible for the Effective Teachers in High Poverty Schools Incentive Program. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: ▸ amends the eligibility requirements for teachers in high poverty schools to receive a salary bonus in the 2020-2021 school year; ▸ provides that a school that qualified as a high poverty school in the 2018-2019 or 2019-2020 school year qualifies as a high poverty school for the 2020-2021 school year; ▸ requires the State Board of Education to publish a list of high poverty schools Bill Details Bill Number: HB0323S01Year: 2021Status: Governor SignedLast Action: Mar 17, 2021 Sponsor RepresentativeMike WinderRepublican - District 30 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Support Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2011-1 | Excellence in TeachingImpact on Children: This bill allows for teachers in high poverty schools to continue to receive their incentive bonus this year in the absence of statewide testing. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: That Utah PTA support adequate funding for and encourage consideration of financial incentives to recruit and retain highly qualified and effective educators
