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Vice Chair Urges Bill to Count Certain Levies Toward School 20‑Mill Floor; Committee Hears First Hearing
Summary
Vice Chair Thomas introduced House Bill 129, which would require certain levies that fund general school operations to count toward the 20‑mill guaranteed tax rate to improve transparency and limit repeated, unvoted increases.
Vice Chair Thomas introduced House Bill 129 in a first hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, saying the measure would change which school levies count toward the 20‑mill guaranteed tax rate and curb what he described as recurring, unvoted revenue increases.
Thomas said the bill addresses two practices. First, it would require levies that voters approve for general operating expenses (including some emergency or substitute levies) to count toward the guaranteed tax rate so taxpayers can see the full revenue picture. "House bill 1 29 essentially says, if the voters are…
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