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Bill would change levy cap and local effort assistance; sponsors and critics warn of equity tradeoffs
Summary
Senate Bill 5,593 would set a new maximum enrichment levy amount at 30% of state allocations and change local effort assistance (LEA) eligibility and formulas; sponsors called it a tool to help districts raise local funds while some district and equity advocates warned the changes could widen disparities without parallel investments in basic ed.
The Early Learning & K–12 Education Committee heard Senate Bill 5,593, a proposal that would change how school enrichment levy limits are calculated and would revise local effort assistance (LEA) formulas intended to help property‑poor districts. Alex Fair Fortune, staff to the committee, and several witnesses described both the mechanics and the potential fiscal and equity effects.
Fortune summarized the bill: under current law the levy cap is based on a maximum levy rate or a per‑pupil cap; the bill would instead set the maximum enrichment levy amount equal to 30% of state allocations provided to the district (basic education allocations,…
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