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Utah House approves suite of base budgets for education, higher education and natural resources
Summary
The Utah House on Jan. 30 approved a set of base budget bills, including H.B. 1 (public education), H.B. 4 (higher education) and H.B. 5 (natural resources). Lawmakers described the measures as continuing prior-year funding levels and clearing the way for supplemental appropriations later in the session.
The Utah House passed several base budget bills on Jan. 30 that set funding baselines for the 2012 work of state agencies and education systems.
Representative Newbold told the chamber H.B. 1, the public education base budget, "appropriates the same amount of funds as we appropriated for the 2012 budget," while excluding prior one-time items such as per-pupil transportation and teacher supplies. After limited floor discussion, the…
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