Description General Description: This bill amends the formula for necessarily existent small schools funding. Highlighted Provisions: This bill amends the formula for necessarily existent small schools funding Bill Details Bill Number: HB0533Year: 2024Status: House/ filedLast Action: Mar 01, 2024 Sponsor RepresentativeKaren M. PetersonRepublican - District 13 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Support w/ Comment Utah PTA is supportive of an increase in funding for Necessarily Existent Small Schools and a better funding path for rural students is highly desirable. However, we urge legislators to be very careful that the allocation does not damage any individual schools so that the needs of their students will continue to be met. Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2023-1 | Education FundingImpact on Children: Necessarily Existent Small Schools (NESS) is a program that serves a vital need in our state. Additional funding is given to schools that are desperately needed but do not have the student population to support a school without additional resources. Providing a better funding path for these students is highly desirable, and PTA supports resources being provided to make these schools possible. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the legislature to adequately fund critical educational needs
