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Utah House rejects last-minute substitute to statewide school tax equalization bill
Summary
Lawmakers spent more than two hours debating House Bill 66, a proposal to consolidate and freeze school property levies; after multiple substitute proposals and a standing division, the ninth substitute was defeated on final passage 42–33.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives on March 2 rejected a contested substitute to a major school funding measure after several hours of debate and multiple substitute motions.
House Bill 66, as introduced in a fourth substitute, sought to combine 14 school district levies into six and to freeze the basic levy at the rate set for the 2010 budget. Sponsor Representative Newbold said the measure would not raise property taxes but would redistribute how state minimum school program dollars are calculated. “I am here to tell you, I believe that every single child in the state deserves the same availability and the same resources to provide a quality education,” Newbold told colleagues during her summation.
Opponents raised procedural and policy objections to the latest…
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