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House rejects one-year $7.4 million shift from alcohol revenue to K–12 funding
Summary
After hours of debate on March 7, 2013, the Utah House voted 33–39 to defeat Second Substitute HB 271, a one-year plan to move about $7.4 million in future Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC) revenue into the state's Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) to cover anticipated shortfalls.
The Utah House of Representatives on March 7 debated and then rejected a one-year proposal to move a portion of future alcohol-tax revenue into K–12 funding. Second Substitute House Bill 271, sponsored by Representative Jared Byrd, would have redirected roughly $7.4 million from anticipated DABC receipts into the WPU for public education for one fiscal year.
Byrd told colleagues the measure is a temporary ‘‘plug’’ to help districts through an impending shortfall tied to sequestration and a clerical error. ‘‘What are we gonna do next year to take care of these children?’’ Byrd…
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