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Utah House passes Senate Bill 1 to fund public school buildings after debate over equalization split
Summary
After floor debate and a failed amendment to shift more funding to capital outlay, the Utah House adopted a conference committee report and passed Senate Bill 1, a measure to fund public school buildings; the Legislature directed a review of subsection 4(a) during the 1994 general session.
The Utah House of Representatives voted to pass Senate Bill 1, a funding package for public school buildings, after prolonged floor debate over how to split new funds between targeted capital aid and an equalization pool. The House adopted a conference committee report and recorded final passage with the clerk announcing 58 affirmative and 12 negative votes.
The most contested issue on the floor was an amendment offered by Representative Oskarsson that would have changed the bill’s distribution from a 50/50 split to a 75/25 split favoring targeted capital needs. "If you look at the midline of the districts ... you will find that there's a greater number of those districts who will be able to share in the money for their critical health for their needs, for their building,"…
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