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After years of nibbling around the edges of the constitutional earmark that ensures income tax revenue is primarily used for public education, Utah legislative leaders seek to end it.
A bill unanimously endorsed by the Senate Education Committee will add value over time to the $6,000 teacher supplement granted to licensed educators.
A new bill would require the teacher raise to go up each year by the same percentage that the state increases per-pupil funding.
HB183 will add value over time to the $6,000 teacher supplement granted to licensed educators under the Utah Fits All Scholarship bill. Learn more.
So far, eight candidates have announced plans to fill the state Senate seat vacated by Sen. Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City, who announced her retirement on Wednesday.