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Monday, March 25, 2013

School Funding This Legislative Session


Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

 

RANDOLPH, Utah. March 20, 2013.  Superintendent Dale Lamborn reported on legislative activity dealing with school issues.  He reported that schools were given a 2 percent increase.  However, schools had requested a separate line item for both Social Security and insurance.  This was not granted.  As a result, 1.7 percent of the 2 percent raise goes to Social Security and even more than that will be required for health care. 

The equalization bill was not voted on this session.

A bill concerned with grading or rating various schools was passed.  The previous bill only dealt with passing and growth rates.    It has only been place for this school year. The new bill uses growth rates, passing rates, as well as student progress.   The previous bill was not voided.  The two different bills do not mesh which is going to be very confusing to everyone looking at the various scores that will result since both bills will have to be used.  The state school office is trying to get the governor to veto this new bill until a better way to handle this area is written.  The District will just have to wait and see how this plays out. 

A change was made concerning classified employees.  In the past part-time employees were not given benefits if they worked less than 20 hours.  The bill puts the number of hours at 30 hours before benefits are required.  

 

 

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