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Governmental‑relations briefing: levy tax credit, federal funding updates and special‑education reimbursement concerns
Summary
Chris Thiele of the Office of Governmental Relations told the board MPS's levy will show as about $427 million on property bills but net paid amount is roughly $350 million after a $77 million state school‑levy tax credit; he also flagged a DPI estimate that reduces a promised 42% special‑education reimbursement to about 35% and briefed members on a circulated state proposal to cut teacher/principal positions that the district called a nonstarter.
Chris Thiele, representing the Office of Governmental Relations in the Office of Board Governance, briefed the board on key state and federal fiscal items.
Thiele explained how the school‑levy tax credit appears on property tax bills: the district's levied amount (about $427,000,000) will be shown but a state tax credit reduces the net amount paid by taxpayers; he said the net tax that…
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