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Auditors, Tax Groups Back Bill to Cap Revenue Growth for Districts at 20‑Mill Floor to Inflation
Summary
County auditors and taxpayer groups urged the committee to advance House Bill 186, which would limit revenue growth for school districts already at the 20‑mill floor by tying allowable growth to cumulative inflation between valuations; proponents said the change restores intended protections of HB 920 and curbs steep, market‑driven tax increases.
Proponent witnesses, including Lawrence County deputy auditor Chris Klein and representatives of the Ohio Taxpayer Protection Coalition, told the House Ways and Means Committee that House Bill 186 would rein in unvoted property tax increases in school districts that have reached the 20‑mill floor by capping future revenue growth to the cumulative rate of inflation between mandated valuation updates.
Chris Klein, chief deputy auditor for Lawrence County, said the 20‑mill floor—created as an exception to House Bill…
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