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Committee advances bill to allow school levies up to six years, phase out perpetual levies
Summary
Senate Bill 1094 would allow school districts to run supplemental levies for up to six years (instead of two), permit boards to reduce levy amounts during the authorized period, and prevent new perpetual levies while grandfathering six existing perpetual levies; committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.
Senator Ben Taze introduced Senate Bill 1094 to extend the authorized length of supplemental levies for school districts from two years to as long as six years and to phase out perpetual (indefinite-term) levies for new approvals. "It's essentially moving the levy time period from 2 years to 6 years," Taze said, adding that boards would retain authority to reduce a levy during an authorized…
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