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Utah House removes cap on school land trust distributions, sends HB43 to Senate
Summary
The House passed House Bill 43 to lift the cap on distributions from the state school trust lands fund, arguing the move will expand locally controlled school funding and engagement; the bill passed the House 71-3 and now goes to the Senate.
The Utah House on Jan. 24 passed House Bill 43, a measure to remove a statutory cap on distributions from the school trust lands fund, sending the bill to the Senate after a 71-3 vote.
Representative Steven Urquhart, sponsor of the bill, told members the trust fund "now stands, just under half a billion dollars. Right around $486,000,000," and said removing the cap would allow community councils — elected parent-and-teacher groups — to continue using interest from the fund to meet local needs and encourage parent engagement in schools.…
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