This bill amends educator salary adjustment eligibility to include school nurses and makes technical changes.

This bill amends the definition of "educator" to include school nurses, expanding eligibility for salary adjustments. It also makes technical changes to the distribution and award of educator salary adjustments, ensuring they are not reduced or supplanted by other appropriations. The bill mandates that the state board distribute salary adjustments to school districts, charter schools, regional education service agencies, and the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind based on the number of full-time-equivalent educator positions. It takes effect on July 1, 2026.

This bill amends educator salary adjustment eligibility to include school nurses and makes technical changes.

This bill amends the definition of "educator" to include school nurses, expanding eligibility for salary adjustments. It also makes technical changes to the distribution and award of educator salary adjustments, ensuring they are not reduced or supplanted by other appropriations. The bill mandates that the state board distribute salary adjustments to school districts, charter schools, regional education service agencies, and the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind based on the number of full-time-equivalent educator positions. It takes effect on July 1, 2026.