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Starting July 1, 2026, this bill would require the State Board of Education to direct extra funding for literacy coaching to school districts and charter schools whose students score below the statewide average on Utah's benchmark reading assessment. Districts or charters falling below average would generally receive funding equal to half of a full-time literacy coach position, though small districts (fewer than 300 students) showing below-typical reading growth would receive funding for a full position. Individual schools would also qualify for full-position funding if their students score below the state average and show well-below-typical growth on the assessment. Funding amounts would be recalculated each year based on the previous year's assessment data, though the bill itself does not appropriate any money.