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Senate adopts substitute directing roughly $21 million annually to school-equalization efforts
Summary
Senators replaced an earlier substitute of Senate Bill 255 with a third substitute that sponsors said would generate about $21 million per year to fund an equity program for low property-tax-yield school districts; the substitute drew questions about long-term impact but passed on the floor.
The Utah Senate on Monday approved a third substitute to Senate Bill 255 that sponsors said would dedicate roughly $21 million a year to an equity program aimed at boosting funding for school districts with low property-tax yields.
The senator presenting the substitute said the change channels revenue toward equalization rather than…
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