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Utah Senate approves base budget and school funding bills amid debate over process and priorities
Summary
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 1 (state agency and higher-education base budget) and House Bill 3 (minimum school program funding) after extended debate over budgeting process and education priorities. HB1 passed 26–3; HB3 passed 27–1. Key education funding and WPU counts were highlighted in floor remarks.
The Utah Senate on the floor of the State Capitol on Feb. 1 approved two central budget measures, advancing a base operating budget for state agencies and a separate school funding bill that together set funding priorities for the 2007 fiscal year.
Under suspension of the rules, the Senate passed House Bill 1, the state agency and higher-education base appropriations bill, with a roll-call tally the president announced as 26 yes and 3 no. Later the chamber also approved House Bill 3, the minimum school program-based budget, with a vote of 27 yes, 1 no and one absence.
The bills were presented by the Senate’s appropriations leadership. Senator Cindy Hilliard,…
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