Equalizing school funding tops lawmakers' to-do list

SALT LAKE CITY — First things first.
Before the Utah Legislature can act on any new proposals on public education during the upcoming session, the entire body has a significant housekeeping chore: passing legislation that recodifies sections of the Utah code that pertain to education.
Recodification is akin to cleaning out a gargantuan hall closet. Legislative attorneys and staff have spent months discarding obsolete language in code, updating other portions and then reorganizing it.
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