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Utah House approves measure restoring citiesright to pursue their own school districts
Summary
After extended debate and amendments over who should decide and fiscal effects, the Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 77 to restore authority for cities meeting specified conditions to form their own school districts; the bill now goes to the Senate.
The Utah House voted to approve first substitute House Bill 77 on Feb. 16, 2006, a measure that restores a city's option to create its own school district if it meets the bill's requirements.
Representative David Cox, the bill sponsor, said the measure restores a right cities held until 1971 and argued it would return more local control over schools. "If Murray City can have that right, why couldn't some of the other cities?" Cox said, describing the proposal as an option for communities that might be better served by smaller districts.
Representative Carol Moss moved substantive amendments to the…
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