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House approves lower threshold for school equalization eligibility, adds penalty for deep millage cuts
Summary
The Georgia House voted to lower the equalization threshold from 14 to 10 mills and added a 25% penalty for school systems that roll back millage rates below 10; the bill passed amid debate about effects on the QBE funding formula and district contributions.
The Georgia House on Friday approved Senate Bill 44, which lowers the threshold for school equalization eligibility from 14 mills to 10 mills and adds a 25% penalty on equalization funds for systems that roll back their millage below the new threshold. The chamber passed the measure with a recorded vote of 138-23.
Sponsor remarks: The member presenting the bill said the change does not alter the equalization formula itself or the local five‑mill share but would allow — not require — local school systems that receive equalization to roll…
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