2025 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY FISCAL WINS ONGOING FUNDING 4% increase in the WPU 9% increase in the LRF $1,000 teacher ongoing pay increase $446 ongoing increase to Educator Salary Adjustment ONE-TIME FUNDING $50 million educator support professional bonus $77.7 million continuation of teacher preparation hours $12.8 million continuation of Stipends for Future Educators grant $7.3 million continuation of Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline grant $25 million School Safety grant $65 million Career and Technical Education Catalyst grant PASSED HB 40 (Rep. Ryan Wilcox) School Safety Amendments • Glazing instead of film on exterior windows surrounding immediate entryways. • Safety assessment due Oct. 15 conducted “at least once every three years.” HB 105 (Rep. Rex Shipp) Firearm Safety in Schools Amendments • An LEA must do a brief firearm safety instruction: three times in K-6 grades, two times in middle school and one time in high school. • The expectation is that the instruction varies by age — and may only take five minutes. • Students may be opted out of the instruction by parent/guardian. HB 77 (Rep. Trevor Lee) Flag Display Amendments • Defines permitted flags: the official flag of the United States, an official Utah state flag, the current and official flag for another country, state or political subdivision of another country or state, a flag that represents a city, municipality, county or political subdivision of the state, a flag that represents a branch, unit or division of the United States military, the National League of Families POW/MIA flag, a flag that represents a Native American tribe as defined in federal law, an officially licensed flag of a college or university, an official public school flag, or an official Olympic or USOC flag. HB 100 (Rep. Tyler Clancy) Food Security Amendments • If an LEA participates in the federal school lunch program, this law eliminates the distinction between free and reduced lunch prices. • State Board is to reimburse LEAs for the difference between “federal reimbursement rates for a meal” and a “reduced price meal.” • Appropriation of $2.5 million to the State Board. 16
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