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House passes SB 38 after amendment to shift charter funding to state levy, protect districts
Summary
The Utah House on March 8 amended and passed fourth substitute SB 38 to move charter-school replacement funding to a state levy while prohibiting districts from raising local levies to recapture lost revenue; the bill passed the House 71–1 and goes back to the Senate.
Representative Eliason, the House sponsor of SB 38, told the House the fourth substitute is a negotiated compromise intended to equalize funding between district and charter public schools and to protect districts if the legislature revises the formula. He said the bill “creates a new levy at the state level” to replace the 25 percent local match and stressed that “this is revenue neutral,” language he said is included to prevent districts from raising local levies to recoup the…
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