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House debates rulemaking power in bid to keep districts eligible for capital outlay aid
Summary
Lawmakers debated HB 183, which would let the State Board of Education use rules to continue proportional capital-outlay support for school districts whose certified tax rate falls below the 0.0024 levy threshold because of rising assessed valuation. Concerns centered on delegating authority and whether a minimum floor should be required.
Representative Alemont Tyler presented House Bill 183, an Education Capital Outlay Foundation Amendment, saying the bill would let the State Board of Education adopt rules to distribute appropriated capital-outlay funds on a proportional basis when a district’s certified tax rate drops below the statutory 0.0024 levy because assessed valuation increases. "This will permit the State Board of Education to allow a proportional support… if a district vote drops all the way to 0.0018 then the state board could allow them to participate on a proportional basis," Tyler said.
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