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Howard County delegation amends HOCO 10-26 education reporting bill and agrees to hold final vote open
Summary
Delegates accepted technical clarifications to HOCO 10-26 on how the county reports education spending, then moved to a vote on the bill as amended; early tallies were 4–2 and the delegation agreed to hold the vote open until the start of the floor so an absent member could cast a ballot.
The Howard County delegation considered HOCO 10-26, a measure to require reporting of the percentage of county budget devoted to the school system. County staff proposed clarifying edits intended to capture certain pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) and one-time expenses.
Mister Schefter, the county representative, displayed the suggested wording changes and said the edits would clarify that "excluding one-time expenses"…
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