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Senate passes bill changing flow of school basic levy after debate on local control
Summary
After extended floor debate about local control and interest earnings, the Utah Senate approved Senate Bill 37, a measure that redirects locally assessed property-tax receipts for the minimum basic levy through the state before distribution to districts; the sponsor said the change will not alter districts' net receipts.
Senator Fillmore moved and the Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 37, titled "Minimum Basic Tax Rate Amendments," after roughly an hour of floor discussion about whether shifting locally assessed basic-levy receipts through the state would harm school districts' local control or interest income.
The bill changes how property-tax revenue collected for the state's basic school levy is routed: rather than sending those locally assessed receipts directly to school districts, the money will be collected by the state and then distributed to districts so the state can apply the uniform funding formula. Senator Fillmore, the bill sponsor, said the change does not alter the amount districts receive.
"The exact same amount of money comes in. The exact same amount of money goes out on a district by district basis,"…
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