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Ohio school leaders tell Ways and Means committee HB 335 would strip inflationary local revenue and force cuts
Summary
Superintendents and treasurers from rapidly growing districts told the House Ways and Means Committee that House Bill 335 would further limit local inflationary property-tax revenue, producing immediate budget shortfalls that would force staffing and program cuts unless the state backfilled losses.
Superintendents from Licking Heights and Springboro told the House Ways and Means Committee on Oct. 31 that House Bill 335 would reduce locally generated inflationary revenue and threaten services for students.
Kevin Miller, superintendent of Licking Heights Local Schools, said his district has grown rapidly to about 5,400 students and now relies on modest "inside mill" growth to absorb rising costs. "We would see an annual loss of $280,000," Miller said, describing how the bill would limit the only remaining inflationary property-tax growth the district presently receives.
Tara Stacy, treasurer/CFO for Springboro…
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