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Senate passes third substitute of education funding equalization bill after heated debate
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to pass the third substitute of Senate Bill 111, a property-tax-driven education funding equalization measure, 16–12 with one absent after extended debate over diverting local growth dollars to classroom technology and concerns about fiscal notes.
The Utah State Senate on the floor passed the third substitute of Senate Bill 111, an education funding equalization measure that changes how some local property-tax growth is used, on a roll-call vote announced by the clerk as 16 yeas, 12 nays and 1 absent.
Senator John Osman (Sponsor) said the substitution restores a repealer section and makes technical fixes to preserve school land trust law provisions that were unintentionally removed. He urged colleagues to consider the proposal as a 'minimal impact', phased approach to correct local property-tax inequities.
Opponents, led by Senator Jones, warned the change effectively diverts…
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