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Senate approves first substitute to constitutional amendment on trust‑fund payouts; sponsor says schools would get more money
Summary
The Senate passed the first substitute to Senate Joint Resolution 2 (23–1), removing a mandatory inflation‑matching payout requirement for school trust income; sponsor Senator Hilliard said the change would allow more current spending — roughly doubling distributions to schools by his estimate.
The Utah Senate approved the first substitute to Senate Joint Resolution 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how income from trust lands tied to public education may be treated. The first substitute passed on a roll‑call vote, 23–1, with five senators absent, and the clerk placed the measure on the third‑reading calendar.
Sponsor Senator Hilliard (recognized on the floor to present the substitute) framed the proposal as a narrow change to remove a constitutional requirement that mandated reinvesting enough income to keep up with inflation. "By taking this, by making this amendment, my…
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