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Write Back Act proposed to return growth from Montana’s 95 school-equalization mills to taxpayers
Summary
House Bill 483 (the Write Back Act) would return revenue growth from the uniform 95 school equalization mills to taxpayers, raise school transportation reimbursement, and use revenue to reduce variable local mills; proponents said it builds on prior legislation and targets transportation and retirement relief.
Representative Courtney Sprunger (spelled S P R U N G E R in the transcript), of House District 7, opened the hearing on House Bill 483, which she called the "Write Back Act." Sprunger told the committee the bill would return excess revenue growth from the uniform 95 school equalization mills to taxpayers while preserving school funding. "The Write Back Act is exactly that," she said, describing it as a way to provide property-tax relief while keeping critical school funding stable.
Sprunger outlined several elements: use revenue growth to help counties and school districts cover transportation, buses, teacher retirement…
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