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House takes up General Appropriations Act as sponsors tout record investment in education
Summary
Representative Martin Stephens presented HB 400, the General Appropriations Act, highlighting roughly $200 million more for public education, $37 million for higher education, an $80 million tax cut, and increased spending on criminal justice and roads; members asked clarifying questions about the budget package and supporting bills.
On Feb. 28, 1996, the Utah House took up House Bill 400, the General Appropriations Act. Sponsor Martin R. Stephens summarized the package and the broader budget package that will include a supplemental appropriation act, a School Finance Act, and a later miscellaneous bill.
Stephens told the House…
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