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H.J.R. 3 Enrolled

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JOINT RESOLUTION ON TEACHER
             2      PERFORMANCE PAY
             3      2010 GENERAL SESSION
             4      STATE OF UTAH
             5      Chief Sponsor: Marie H. Poulson
             6      Senate Sponsor: Howard A. Stephenson
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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This joint resolution of the Legislature recommends that performance pay or
             11      differentiated pay plans for public school teachers be developed using certain guiding
             12      principles.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This resolution:
             15          .    recommends that the goal of any future efforts to develop performance pay or
             16      differentiated pay plans for public school teachers should be to ensure that there is
             17      a quality teacher in every classroom; and
             18          .    recommends that any proposed performance pay or differentiated pay plan for
             19      public school teachers should promote student achievement and support quality
             20      instruction, be adequately funded by a sustainable revenue source, promote
             21      collaboration, be flexible and responsive to local needs, use fair and objective
             22      criteria, be open to all who are eligible, and be in alignment with existing programs
             23      and school improvement plans.
             24      Special Clauses:
             25          None
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             27      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             28          WHEREAS, the citizens of Utah believe in and value the importance of a quality
             29      education for all children;

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             30          WHEREAS, 95% of all Utah's school-aged children attend its public schools;
             31          WHEREAS, one of the most important factors in ensuring a child's educational
             32      progress is having a high quality teacher in the classroom;
             33          WHEREAS, the state of Utah faces a current teacher shortage that is projected to
             34      worsen over the next 10 years;
             35          WHEREAS, Utah must maintain its ability to compete with neighboring states in both
             36      attracting and retaining high quality teachers;
             37          WHEREAS, despite the current economic crisis, a commitment to fund a competitive
             38      base pay for public school teachers should remain the most critical component of a
             39      comprehensive compensation plan;
             40          WHEREAS, Utah should promote new and innovative strategies to increase pay for
             41      teachers that are developed collaboratively with teachers rather than imposed upon them;
             42          WHEREAS, other states have experienced success with differentiated pay strategies
             43      that have been developed with input and participation from all public education stakeholders;
             44      and
             45          WHEREAS, the time has come for the state of Utah to begin in earnest to examine
             46      differentiated pay proposals in collaboration with all public education stakeholders in a
             47      comprehensive manner:
             48          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
             49      recommends that the goal of any future efforts to develop performance pay or differentiated
             50      pay plans for public school teachers should be to ensure that there is a quality teacher in every
             51      classroom.
             52          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any proposed performance pay or differentiated
             53      pay plan for public school teachers should promote student achievement and support quality
             54      instruction, be adequately funded by a sustainable revenue source, promote collaboration, be
             55      flexible and responsive to local needs, use fair and objective criteria, be open to all who are
             56      eligible, and be in alignment with existing programs and school improvement plans.
             57          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Utah State

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             58      Board of Education, the Utah School Boards Association, and the Utah Education
             59      Association.

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