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Senator Hauschild’s bill would return aid to school districts to offset seasonal-recreation property tax shift; committee lays bill over
Summary
Senate File 1197 proposes state aid to offset operating-levy impacts on Greater Minnesota school districts with large seasonal-recreation property bases; sponsor said the measure would reimburse 50% of operating levy costs for seasonal properties and listed affected districts; the Taxes Committee laid the bill over for further review.
Senate File 1197, sponsored by Senator Hauschild, would provide state aid to school districts that pass local operating levies by reimbursing 50% of the levy cost attributable to seasonal-recreation properties that were shifted from local operating levies to the state general fund in the early 2000s. The Senate Taxes Committee took testimony on April 1 and laid the bill over for further consideration.
Senator Hauschild framed the proposal as an equity measure for Greater Minnesota districts that have a high seasonal-recreation (cabin)…
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