Utah 2026 General Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 62 — School Finance Amendments

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 30, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Spencer Cox (Republican) on March 19, 2026.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

61 added · 108 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes in Bill SB 62 focus on adjusting how funding is allocated for teacher and classroom salary support. Instead of modifying a formula based on student count growth, the bill now directly alters the flexible allocation to better support teachers’ salaries. This matters because it aims to address the financial needs of educators more effectively, potentially improving salary support for teachers and enhancing the overall quality of education.

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62 School Finance Amendments GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
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Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor:
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School {Funding } Finance Amendments GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor:Matt MacPherson 3 LONG TITLE General Description:
This bill {modifies } changes the {formula to determine a school district's weighted pupil units } flexible allocation to {account for positive or negative growth based on the current school year's student count} teacher and classroom salary support.
▸ {modifies the formula to determine a school district's weighted pupil units to account for positive or negative growth based on the current school year's student count.} ▸ changes the flexible allocation to teacher and classroom salary support;
▸ changes the flexible allocation to teacher and classroom salary support;
None S Other Special Clauses:
None Other Special Clauses:
B This bill provides a special effective date.
This bill provides a special effective date.
6 SB0062 compared with SB0062S03 AMENDS:
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53F-2-208 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 6, 165 {53F-2-302 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 124} 53F-2-421 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 165 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
53F-2-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 6, 165 53F-2-421, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 165 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
53F-2-208.
53F-2-208 .
(iii) the Basic Program, described in Part 3, Basic Program (Weighted Pupil Units);
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62 Enrolled Copy (iii) the Basic Program, described in Part 3, Basic Program (Weighted Pupil Units);
- 2 - SB0062 compared with SB0062S03 (2) The state board shall provide all information necessary to calculate adjustments described in Subsection (1) to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst no later than October 15 of each year.
(2) The state board shall provide all information necessary to calculate adjustments described in Subsection (1) to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst no later than October 15 of each year.
(4) If an LEA does not meet the deadline or provide the required information described in Subsection (3), the state board may not use the LEA's information to calculate growth as described in Subsection (1)(b).
(4) If an LEA does not meet the deadline or provide the required information described in Subsection (3), the state board may not use the LEA's information to calculate growth as - 2 - Enrolled Copy S.B.
(5) (a) In or before December each year, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall determine:
62 described in Subsection (1)(b).
(5)(a) In or before December each year, the Executive Appropriations Committee shall determine:
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Section 2.
Section 53F-2-302 is amended to read:
} 53F-2-302.
Determination of weighted pupil units.
(1) The number of weighted pupil units in the Minimum School Program for each year is the total of the units for each school district and, subject to Subsection (5), charter school, determined in accordance with this section.
- 3 - SB0062 compared with SB0062S03 (2) The number of weighted pupil units is computed by adding the average daily membership of all pupils of the LEA attending schools, other than self-contained classes for children with a disability.
(3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), for a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the number of weighted pupil units for kindergarten students shall be computed by adding the average daily membership of all pupils of the LEA enrolled in kindergarten.
(b) The number of weighted pupil units is computed by multiplying the average daily membership for the number of students who are enrolled in kindergarten for less than the equivalent length of the schedule for grades 1 through 3, based on the October 1 data described in Section 53F-2-302, by .55.
(4) (a) [The state board shall use prior year plus growth to] To determine average daily membership in distributing money under the Minimum School Program where the distribution is based on kindergarten through grade 12 ADMs or weighted pupil units[.] , the state board shall use the higher of:
(i) the prior year's average daily membership, adjusted for positive or negative growth;
or (ii) the current school year's October count.
(b) Under prior year [plus] adjusted for positive or negative growth, kindergarten through grade 12 average daily membership for the current year is based on the actual kindergarten through grade 12 average daily membership for the previous year plus an estimated percentage growth factor.
(c) The growth factor is the percentage increase or decrease in total average daily membership on the first school day of October in the current year as compared to the total average daily membership on the first school day of October of the previous year.
[(d) If the calculations described in Subsections (4)(a) through (c) show a loss in enrollment for an LEA due to factors beyond the LEA's control, the state board may allow a percentage increase in units for the LEA to account for the loss.] (5) In distributing funds to charter schools under this section, charter school pupils shall be weighted, where applicable, as follows:
(a) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), .9 for pupils in kindergarten through grade 6;
(b) .99 for pupils in grades 7 through 8;
and (c) 1.2 for pupils in grades 9 through 12.
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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Utah Code as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill replaces the term 'flexible allocation' with 'teacher and classroom salary support' in two sections, clarifying existing appropriations.

  • Utah Code § 53F-2-208

    the [flexible allocation] teacher and classroom salary support, described in Section 53F-2-421; → the teacher and classroom salary support, described in Section 53F-2-421;

    This change removes the term 'flexible allocation' and specifies it as 'teacher and classroom salary support'.

  • Utah Code § 53F-2-421

    in the MSP [flexible allocation] teacher and classroom salary support → in the MSP teacher and classroom salary support

    This change clarifies that the salary support is no longer referred to as a 'flexible allocation'.

Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Senate/ to Governor

  3. Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  4. Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

  8. Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

  9. Senate/ received from House

  10. House/ to Senate

  11. House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

  12. House/ received from Senate

  13. Senate/ to House

  14. Senate/ concurs with House amendment

  15. Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

  16. Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

  17. Senate/ received from House

  18. House/ to Senate

  19. House/ passed 3rd reading

  20. House/ 3rd reading

  21. House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

  22. House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules [House Rules Committee]

  23. House/ 2nd reading

  24. House/ committee report favorable [House Education Committee]

  25. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Education Committee]

  26. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0062S03

  27. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0062S03

  28. House/ to standing committee [House Education Committee]

  29. Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]

  30. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0062S03

  31. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0062S03

  32. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  33. House/ received from Senate

  34. Senate/ to House

  35. Senate/ passed 3rd reading

  36. Senate/ uncircled

  37. Senate/ circled

  38. Senate/ 3rd reading

  39. Senate/ passed 2nd reading

  40. Senate/ substituted

  41. Senate/ uncircled

  42. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0062S02

  43. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0062S02

  44. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0062S02

  45. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0062S02

  46. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0062S02

  47. Senate/ circled

  48. Senate/ 2nd reading

  49. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0062S01

  50. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0062S01

  51. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0062S01

  52. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0062S01

  53. Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  54. Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Education Committee]

  55. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Education Committee]

  56. Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Education Committee]

  57. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Education Committee]

  58. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  59. Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  60. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0062

  61. Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

  62. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0062

  63. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0062

  64. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0062

  65. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  66. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

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SB 62 is sponsored by Matt MacPherson (Republican) and Lincoln Fillmore (Republican).
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