School funding equalization bill would create no winners or losers, says sponsor of SB145

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill intended to help equalize public school funding "does not create any winners and (any) losers," according to its sponsor, was endorsed Monday by the Senate Education Committee.SB145, sponsored by Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, R-South Jordan, would set aside $36 million from the state's education fund to increase the statewide minimum funding level for school districts, adding funding each year."Over time, every district can count themselves a winner under the Minimum Schoo