Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB85: Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement Modifications
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends the Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement to expand access to the performance-based teacher award program.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 2, 2026:
0 Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement Modifications 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore House Sponsor: Mark A. Strong LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends the Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement to expand access to the performance-based teacher award program. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - broadens statewide eligibility for the performance-based teacher award program; - provides a process for teachers employed in non-participating local education agencies to be considered for an award; and - makes conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53F-2-526 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53F-2-526 is amended to read: 53F-2-526 . Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Center" means the Center for the School of the Future at Utah State University established in Section 53H-3-304 53H-4-304 . (b) (i) "Eligible teacher" means a teacher who is a top-performing teacher that the center determines using an LEA's assessment methods, including: (i) (A) student growth or achievement measures; (ii) (B) professional evaluations; (iii) (C) parent or student surveys; and (iv) (D) other data-driven criteria the LEA establishes and the center verifies for …
Sponsors
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Strong, Mark A. (R, 47)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Held
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received from Senate
Votes
- House Comm - Held (March 3, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 17 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 20, 2026): 15 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 3, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 3, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: School Finance, Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), School Personnel, Education Grant Programs
Common questions
- What is SB85?
- SB85 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement Modifications.
- What does SB85 do?
- This bill amends the Excellence in Education and Leadership Supplement to expand access to the performance-based teacher award program.
- What is the status of SB85?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB85?
- Fillmore, Lincoln (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB85?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0085.html
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