Sorry kids the field trip may be canceled
A House Committee has approved a bill to stop reimbursing school districts for field trip costs and to change how school districts are reimbursed for transportation. Lawmakers say the moves are designed to save the state an estimated $4.2 million in 2010. Jason Hancock, deputy chief of staff for the Education Department, told the House Education Committee Wednesday that school districts can still schedule field trips, but the state will not reimburse the cost. State Superintendent Tom Luna has recommended cutting $62 million from the public schools budget for the fiscal year that starts in July. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has proposed $109 million in cuts. The bill also requires 17 big school districts to get state reimbursement based on the number of students bused instead of the distance traveled.
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