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House approves amended school capital equalization plan after extended debate
Summary
The House passed second-substitute H.B.109 with floor amendments to direct surplus education funds into capital equalization (initially $15M proposal amended to $25M). Debate centered on equity between districts, historic funding levels, and opportunity cost; final vote was 44–28 to pass the substituted bill.
On March 5 the Utah House adopted amendments to second substitute House Bill 109 to direct a portion of education surplus funds (spillover after the rainy day fund cap) toward capital outlay equalization.
Representative Ivory framed H.B.109 as addressing a capital inequity: while operations receive roughly $1.6 billion in equalization, capital equalization remains far smaller (he cited approximately $14.5 million historically), leaving high‑growth, low‑tax‑base districts without timely…
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