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House approves bill to let counties initiate new school districts after voter ratification
Summary
The House passed HB 76, which creates a statutory process allowing county commissions to initiate new school districts subject to voter ratification and a set of safeguards including petition thresholds, minimum student counts, public comment and fiscal review; the floor vote was 43–31.
The Utah House on the floor debated and approved House Bill 76, a bill that establishes a pathway for creating new school districts by county commission initiation followed by voter ratification. Sponsor Representative Cox outlined safeguards: petitions must represent 25% of voters, an initiating group can attempt formation only once every four years, proposed districts must meet minimum-size thresholds (the sponsor said at…
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