Governor signs school-district bills

Published: Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 12:08 a.m. MDT
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Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. on Monday signed the four special-session bills related to creating smaller school districts, including legislation allowing a vote this November to split the Jordan School District.

Lawmakers voted during the one-day special session last Wednesday to take that decision out of Salt Lake County's hands. HB1002 allows a public vote if municipalities representing 80 percent of a new district agree.

But the Legislature couldn't decide on what to do about equalizing school property taxes for new buildings. Instead, HB1003 sets up a task force to examine the issue. The two other bills signed deal with issues related to possible splits in Jordan and Granite districts.

There was no action in the special session on animal cruelty, despite Huntsman's push to get "Henry's Law" passed. The bill, named for the small, mixed-breed dog that survived being baked in an oven and beaten with a leaf blower, was instead sent to a legislative committee.

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Perhaps I just don't understand this well enough. It seems to...

JSD Student | Aug. 29, 2007 at 8:38 p.m.

TO: SMALLER IS BETTER

I need to help correct some of the...

Granite School District comment | Aug. 29, 2007 at 8:39 a.m.

The district already is way top heavy. I don't know the specifics...

smaller is better | Aug. 28, 2007 at 4:04 p.m.