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House approves law letting citizens petition to split school districts; bill framed as local-control measure
Summary
The House passed the second substitute to House Bill 48 on a 43-25 vote after extended debate. Sponsor Rep. David Cox said the bill creates a petition-and-districtwide-election process for citizens who seek to split a school district; supporters called it a local-control tool while opponents warned of potential fiscal and administrative costs.
The Utah House on Feb. 6 approved the second substitute to House Bill 48, a measure that would let citizens petition a school board to place a districtwide question on the ballot to split a school district.
Sponsor Rep. David Cox told colleagues the proposal is a local-option tool that would let an entire district vote after the school board reviews and makes technical corrections to petitions. Cox said safeguards were added in the substitute to protect against ‘‘cherry-picking’’ and to allow transfer of bonded…
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