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House passes temporary flexibility allowing some school districts to move capital funds into operations
Summary
The House passed a two‑year temporary measure allowing districts with unencumbered capital outlay levy funds to reallocate those dollars to maintenance and operations to address shortfalls caused by district splits and the economic downturn; supporters said Jordan District could free roughly $10–14 million. An amendment limiting use to classroom-related expenses was included; an amendment to shorten the sunset from two years to one year failed.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives on March 5 approved second substitute House Bill 295, a temporary measure that lets school districts move unencumbered capital outlay levy funds into their maintenance-and-operations (M&O) budgets for a limited period to avoid layoffs and service cuts.
Representative Sumption, who brought the bill back to the floor, said the legislation was designed as a bridge for districts hit by the economic downturn and, in some cases, the recent school‑district split. He said Jordan School District could marshal "in the neighborhood of $10,000,000 to maybe $14,000,000" of unencumbered capital funds to ease near‑term operational…
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