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Senate debate stalls on House Bill 43 over proposed formula tying trust-land payouts to minimum school program
Summary
Senators debated an amendment to House Bill 43 that would tie the cap on school trust-land distributions to a percentage of the state's minimum school program; a drafting error led sponsors to withdraw the amendment and circle the bill for correction.
Legislative debate on House Bill 43, which concerns the cap on school and institutional trust lands distributions to local community councils, resumed on Feb. 21 but ended with a procedural pause after a floor amendment was withdrawn.
Senator Hickman introduced Amendment No. 2, dated Feb. 18, proposing to tie the distribution cap to a percentage of the minimum school program so the cap would rise automatically as the minimum school program increases. "The purpose of this…
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