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Utah's public education funding includes a category currently known as the "flexible allocation," distributed to school districts and charter schools based on the number of students they serve, calculated through the state's Weighted Pupil Unit formula. This bill would rename that funding category to "teacher and classroom salary support" and would specify that the money must be used to support compensation for classroom teachers, aides, and paraprofessionals who assist with classroom instruction, rather than leaving its use unrestricted as under current law. The bill also updates a related section on annual inflation and enrollment growth adjustments to reflect this new name. These changes would take effect July 1, 2026.