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House approves limited reimbursement for school fee waivers after contentious debate
Utah House of Representatives · March 4, 2002
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Summary
After extended debate over fraud risk, district choices on charging fees, and equity for high‑need districts, the House approved an appropriation to reimburse districts for a portion of waived student fees; the measure passed 50‑21.
Representative (Schurter/Schurtleff) introduced House Bill 271 to reimburse school districts for fee waivers, proposing up to $40 per waiver for heavily impacted districts. Representative Shurtleff described the scale of the problem in some districts: "Highland High School itself lost $68,000 in fee waivers last year,"…
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