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Senate Rejects Proposal Narrowing Local City Role in School-District Splits
Summary
After floor debate on fiscal equity and feasibility studies, the Senate voted down first substitute House Bill 84 (school district division provisions) 11—18; supporters argued it protects tax bases and students while opponents warned against state intrusion into local tax allocations.
The Utah Senate voted down first substitute House Bill 84, a bill that would have limited one path for creating new school districts by requiring a feasibility test focused on taxation equity and facilities. The final tally was 11 yeas and 18 nays.
Senator Harper, the floor sponsor, described the bill as a targeted rule for one of three legal routes to split a district, saying it would require a new district and remainder district to be within a 5 percent…
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