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Committee advances bill to end ‘‘hidden’’ automatic property‑tax increases tied to school funding formula
2474143 · March 3, 2025
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Summary
A bill to end or modify the automatic increase (a ‘ratchet’) that raises local property tax levies to cover increases in weighted pupil unit costs was favorably recommended by the committee. Sponsor and witnesses said the change would improve transparency around property tax adjustments.
Representative Auxier and committee members discussed a measure targeting a provision of the minimum school program that has the practical effect of increasing local property tax levies when the state’s weighted pupil unit (WPU) rate rises.
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