HB0198 | Educator Salary Adjustment

Description
General Description: 

This bill repeals a provision that makes the amount of the educator salary adjustment dependent on the operation of the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

Highlighted Provisions: 

This bill repeals a provision that makes the amount of the educator salary adjustment dependent on the operation of the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0198
Year: 
2026
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 06, 2026
Sponsor
Representative
John Arthur
Democrat - District 41
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2019-1 | Best Practices in Education
Impact on Children: 

Making the educator salary adjustment separate from Utah Fits All helps to keep teacher salaries high regardless of what happens with the separate program. This helps us keep good teachers in the classroom to meet the needs of our students.

Commission: 
Education
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

That Utah PTA and its constituent associations encourage the State Legislature to prioritize education funding in the areas of teacher capacity, school leadership, family and student engagement, student-centered learning climate, and instruction and curriculum alignment