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Gov. Huntsman calls Utah Legislature into special session to rebalance education, Medicaid and federal funds
Summary
Governor John M. Huntsman Jr. issued a proclamation convening the 50th Legislature’s first special session in May 2009 to address education appropriations, Medicaid hospital provider rates, ARRA fund reallocations and other budget and technical corrections.
Salt Lake City — Governor John M. Huntsman Jr. on a proclamation read to the House named a slate of budget and statutory items that require immediate legislative attention and called the 50th Legislature into its first special session at the Utah State Capitol in May 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
The proclamation, read to the House by an official from the Office of the Governor, cited Article VII, Section 6 of the Utah Constitution as authority to convene the special session. It lists 15 purposes that include making appropriations in the minimum school program, reallocating education stabilization funds derived from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and adjusting Medicaid hospital provider rates for fiscal year 2010.
Why it matters: the items named by the governor would allow lawmakers to…
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