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Senate passes bill to route local school property tax through state, sponsors say allocations unchanged
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 37 after debate over whether routing locally assessed property tax through the state would change school funding or interest earnings. Sponsor Senator Fillmore said the bill changes cash flow, not allocations; opponents warned about local control and potential interest impacts.
Senate Bill 37, a measure to change how locally assessed property tax for schools is handled, passed the Utah Senate after extended debate over its effect on districts' cash management and local control.
The bill would direct locally assessed property tax revenue into the state’s accounts and then have the state distribute the same amounts back to school districts for the weighted pupil unit (WPU). Sponsor Senator Fillmore said the measure does not change the amount any district receives and does not appropriate new money; it changes the flow and accounting, not the allocation.
"The exact same amount of money comes in. The exact same amount of money goes out on a district by…
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