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Show House considering school inequity bill u money to those below the average. The legislation also provides for a foundation program to provide additional ad-ditional funding for school districts with low assessed valuation. As the session progresses, the bill is gaining momentum. It currently has 43 co-sponsors. Included in the list of co-sponsors are all the representatives rep-resentatives from Davis County. The bill is supported by diverse groups including the Davis School District and the Utah Taxpayers . Association. . . i Currently, a great inequity among school districts in Utah exists. For instance, Davis County has incurred over $100 million in debt for school building construction, while Salt Lake County currently has no debt. House Bill 65, a bill dealing with the equalization of capital outlay funds, makes an attempt to correct that inequity, and is currently being considered by the State House of Representatives. Rep. Kim Bumingham, the primary sponsor of this bill, feels that equalization is a necessary step to assure quality education for all the children of Utah, and is pleased to see the progress this bill is making. mak-ing. According to Rep. Bumingham, initially there was great resistance to the bill from the rules committee. However, upon caucus instruction the bill was reported out of rules and assigned to the Education Standing Stan-ding Committee. The bill provides for the recapture recap-ture of capital outlay funds from districts whose yield is above the state average, and distributes the |