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Utah Senate rejects bill to redirect developmental‑center land revenues to Utah Valley State College
Summary
After hours of debate over whether lease or sale proceeds from developmental‑center property should be available to Utah Valley State College, the Senate defeated Senate Bill 196 on Feb. 26, 1997, with a 9–14 vote. Proponents said the trust fund would not be threatened; opponents argued the trust exists to protect people with disabilities.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 26, 1997, voted down Senate Bill 196, a measure that would have allowed surplus buildings and land associated with a developmental center to be used to support leases and campus needs at Utah Valley State College.
Supporters, led on the floor by Senator McAllister, said the bill is an opportunity to repurpose underused state property to meet urgent campus growth needs and would not imperil the statutory trust set up to benefit people with disabilities. "I just simply like to to reiterate the fact that that we feel that there…
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