The bill (SB1200) to restore the mineral museum and the K-12
earth science education programs is stalled near the end of the legislative
session. An amendment to the bill provided one year of free rent ($360,000) on
the state owned building to help defray start-up costs. Even though that change does not add any
funding requirements to the state budget, it caused the bill to be diverted to
the House Appropriations Committee where the issue is still unresolved.
If this technicality is not resolved before the Legislative
session ends, at least another 40,000 children will be deprived of a lifetime
learning experience. Surely this minor issue can be resolved somehow before the
session ends. House representatives need to be prompted to give this urgently
needed bill a bit of priority.
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