SB0173S03 | Market Informed Compensation for Teachers

Description

General Description:

This bill amends and creates programs to enhance teacher salary supplement opportunities.

Highlighted Provisions:

This bill amends and creates programs to enhance teacher salary supplement opportunities.

Bill Details

Bill Number:

SB0173S03

Year:

2024

Status:

Governor Signed

Last Action:

Mar 18, 2024

Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note Amount:

$150,000,000

This bill appropriates in fiscal year 2025: to State Board of Education - State Board and Administrative Operations - Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement as a one-time appropriation: from the Public Education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account, One-time, $150,000,000

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Utah PTA Response

Utah PTA Position

Oppose

Utah PTA Resolution:

EDU 2023-1 | Education Funding

Impact on Children:

This bill is concerning because of a huge fiscal note- in sub 3 the cost is $150 million. It creates a teacher salary supplement program that could cause division and damage collaboration between teachers. Definition of what makes up a good teacher would be decided by a group at Utah State University rather than the local LEA.

Commission:

Education

Utah PTA Public Policy Program

National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions:

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations support the maintenance of a stable and adequate funding mechanism to support public education based on the following principles: enrollment growth; inflation; support of a K-12 education Economic Stabilization Restricted Account; funding the USBE Strategic Plan;