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Senate approves $3.5 billion public‑education base budget, leaves growth funding for later bill
Summary
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 1 on Feb. 1, 2012, establishing a FY2013 public‑education base budget of $3.5 billion (about $2.4 billion in state funds). The base excludes enrollment‑growth funding and several one‑time programs; lawmakers said growth and other priorities will be addressed in a later budget bill.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 1 approved House Bill 1, a public‑education base budget that establishes a FY2013 base of $3,500,000,000 with approximately $2,400,000,000 coming from state funds. Senator Stevenson, who introduced the measure on the floor, said the bill “establishes a base budget of 3,500,000,000.0 for FY 2013 with 2,400,000,000.0 of that from state funds.”
The bill keeps ongoing state funding at…
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