Show Uintah School District to receive fund increase Total operating funds available in the Uintah School District next year are e. e expected to rise by or per cent t. t For the h s state te as a whole the Increase f fn school operating funds will amount to million or percent These were some of the facts reported by Utah Foundation the private research organization in their latest analysis of 1975 legislation affecting education in Utah TilE THE STUDY indicates that Uintah School District is expected ex ex- expected to receive or per weighted pupil unit In school operating funds during the forthcoming 76 1975 school year This compares with or per weighted pupil unit available during the 75 1974 year Foundation analysts observe that the level of basic school support for local schools was raised by percent from to per weighted pupil unit Inflation was the major factor responsible for Cor this increase In to raising the level of oC basic school support the 1975 Utah Legislature also boosted the amount of state aid for pupil transportation by 55 percent and appropriated to provide free textbooks textbooks textbooks text text- books and laboratory material t used by l high gh school pupils 1 7 1 increased funds for ju hu Ul u r transportation is intended to raise sta state te participation from 77 percent to percent of approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved transportation costs The Foundation study also notes that legislation enacted this year will provide greatly expanded retirement benefits for public school and state employees State aid to cover the local districts district's share of Social Security and state retirement costs for public school employees will rise by 26 percent to million next year Altogether slate state funds for both local school and higher education operating costs will rise by million in 1975 This sum is equal to 63 percent of the total 80 million increase in state spending for operating purposes authorized by the 1975 Utah Legislature for all functions functions functions and activities of state government IN ADDITION to the Increased increased increased in in- creased operating funds for Cor education most of the funds appropriated for new buildings building this year also will be earmarked earmarked earmarked ear ear- marked for education The study notes that a total of million was appropriated for building projects at the state institutions of higher education and an additional 51 million will go f for r technical and vocational centers at Roosevlet and Richfield General fund appropriations for higher education in 76 1975 were set at an Increase Increase increase in In- crease of million or percent above the adjusted appropriations for the 75 1974 19 75 4 fiscal year The Legislature also authorized an 8 per quarter increase in resident tuition fees for next year All nine institutions of higher education have approved this maximum 8 B per quarter or or 24 per year tuition boost Moreover schools also raised some of the other special f fees es charged to students ts According to the Foundation analysis most melt institutions also boosted boasted the special charges for tor nonresident nt students for next year Despite these increases in intuitions intuitions n and fees to state out te students total charges for s such ch students still will be 30 perc percent nt to 68 percent below the actual average cost to the State roc of of educating such students in 1974 75 Over the past ten years the proportion of nonresident students attending Utah colleges has not declined appreciably ap appreciably appreciably ap ap- despite the fact that there have been some ome sub sub- substantial in f IJ UJ fn nonresident f fees es' es during during- thus this period For many years Ut Utah h hhas has had one of the highest net migration in-migration rates for college students in the Nation 1 |