SJ0006SS001

Adopted

Amendment to SJ0006 — School capital construction-constitutional amendment.

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Chamber: Senate

Stage: Standing Committee

What does this amendment do?

This amendment revises the Secretary of State's endorsement statement to clarify that the amendment transfers school construction responsibility from the state to local communities.

Replaces the opening sentence describing the prior system with a direct statement that the amendment shifts the obligation for building schools from the state to local communities. (Page 4, line 5)
Removes the three sentences discussing the 2001 Wyoming Supreme Court decision and the prior financing system. (Page 4, lines 6-8)
Modifies the sentence to state that the amendment will return 'the responsibility to finance' school capital construction to a local system, rather than returning 'a' system. (Page 4, line 10)
Changes 'system' to 'communities' to clarify that equalization aid supports local communities rather than a system. (Page 4, line 11)

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