Description General Description: This bill amends provisions related to the minimum basic tax rate that funds public education. Highlighted Provisions: This bill reduces the revenue target for the revenue that the minimum basic tax rate generates and repeals the weighed pupil unit (WPU) value rate. It would result in a loss of funding for schools. Bill Details Bill Number: HB0512Year: 2024Status: House/ filedLast Action: Mar 01, 2024 Sponsor RepresentativeWalt BrooksRepublican - District 75 Fiscal Note Fiscal Note Amount: $0NoneView Fiscal Note Utah PTA Response Utah PTA Position Oppose Utah PTA Resolution: EDU 2023-1 | Education FundingImpact on Children: A reduction in the revenue target of the minimum basic tax rate would result in a loss of funding to our schools. Commission: Education Utah PTA Public Policy Program National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: Utah PTA and its constituent associations continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding efforts a high priority.
