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Senate restores funding and raises school-trust cap in substitute of House Bill 3
Summary
The Senate adopted a first substitute to House Bill 3, restoring several K–12 funding items and raising a permanent cap on school trust-land distributions to provide dedicated classroom-supply funding; the substitute also allows up to $2.5 million for adult education from non-lapsing balances.
The Utah Senate passed a first substitute of House Bill 3 on March 4 after extensive floor debate and amendments. Lawmakers restored multiple items trimmed in earlier budget negotiations and adjusted the distribution of school-trust-land proceeds. Key elements of the adopted substitute include a permanent cap on school trust-land distributions (the floor debate cited a $12,000,000 cap), a mandatory appropriation of…
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