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School board appoints superintendent as voting member on ITEP committee after heated debate
Summary
On Feb. 13 the St. Tammany Parish School Board voted to designate Superintendent Jabia as the board—s voting member on the parish—s Industrial Tax Exemption Program committee for a one-year term after prolonged discussion about local control and process.
The St. Tammany Parish School Board voted Feb. 13 to designate Superintendent Jabia as the district—s voting member on the parish Industrial Tax Exemption Program committee for a one-year term running from Feb. 14, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.
Board members debated whether the board president or the superintendent should serve as the committee—s voting representative and whether the appointment should be time-limited. The board adopted an amendment setting the authorization to begin 02/14/2025 and continue through 12/31/2025, and the final motion carried with the vote tallied as 9 yays, 4 nays and 1 abstention.
The vote matters because Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) decisions can affect the parish—s tax base and, by extension, school funding. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) guidelines and a recent executive order shaped the requirement that each parish designate a voting member to the ITEP review committee; board members said LED asked the district to submit a resolution naming the…
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