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Analysts clarify bond-levy equalization closeout after change in school bonding law

2352197 · January 8, 2025
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Committee staff explained that House Bill 521 closed the older bond levy equalization program and that remaining cash from the old program is to revert to the general fund; staff said the statute created a new statewide bonding approach for school districts.

Committee members pressed Legislative Services Office staff for clarity on a line in the cash reconciliation labeled bond levy equalization closeout. Representative questions referenced a larger ongoing school-bonding program and asked whether returning $62.8 million to the general fund would interfere with planned school bond repayments.

LSO division manager Keith Bybee…

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