Minnesota bill would give seasonal-property districts state aid to boost chances of passing school operating levies

Representative Paul Igoe introduced House File 1161 on April 1 before the House Education Finance Committee, proposing a seasonal and recreational tax-base replacement aid to reduce local tax effort required for voter-approved school operating levies in districts with high shares of seasonal recreational residential property.

The bill would not change how cabins are taxed or give school boards additional levy authority; it would apply an adjustment factor to the referendum levy amount and create state aid that reduces the local levy rate used for referendum calculations. "This bill does not change how our cabins are taxed," Igoe said. "The bill creates seasonal and recreational tax based replacement aid aimed at reducing the local tax effort required for voters to approve levies." (Representative Paul Igoe, author)

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