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Supervisors note SGR 6 in subcommittee, say it would unwind trust-fund amendment and shift funding mechanisms
Summary
A supervisor told the Worth County Board of Supervisors that state bill SGR 6 has passed subcommittee and would, as drafted, seek to undo a constitutional amendment that created a trust fund and replace the funding structure.
During the meeting a supervisor briefed the board on a state legislative item identified as SGR 6 and described the bill's effect as attempting to undo a constitutional amendment that established a trust fund. The speaker said the measure had passed through subcommittee and that the proponents want to change how the trust fund would be funded.
The speaker said SGR 6 would follow the same multi-session and voter-approval process required to create or amend the constitutional provision but noted language in the draft would instead establish a separate trust fund that could be supported by property tax, which the speaker characterized as creating a potential unfunded mandate. The supervisor said one named legislator (Campbell) had initially signed on but, after learning the bill's details, told the speaker he opposed it.
The supervisor cautioned that the bill's path would likely send it to Ways and Means and that it may not advance beyond that committee; the speaker said they hoped it would die in committee but acknowledged it might pass subcommittee.
Ending: The board received the update as informational; no formal board action was recorded on SGR 6 in the transcript.
