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Issue Position: Equalize Funding

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2020
Issues: Taxes

A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR EVERY CHILD IS WORTH THE INVESTMENT. THAT INVESTMENT SHOULDN'T CHANGE BASED ON WHERE A CHILD LIVES.
Today, if someone moves from ZIP code 84094 in Sandy to 84095 in South Jordan, the investment we make as taxpayers in their education drops by 21 percent. The value of their education hasn't changed, but our commitment to that child has. One digit in the ZIP code means $1,339 less in education funding. That must change. We need to equalize taxpayer funding for education statewide and recognize that the value of a child and their education does not change based on where they live. Former Senator Aaron Osmond worked hard to start closing that gap, and after three years of hard work, my Equity Pupil Unit (EPU) bill passed to help close that gap further. In 2019, the Equity Pupil Unit bill brought $18 million additional dollars to Jordan School District. I am currently working to move us even closer to closing that gap with SB104.


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