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Senate passes SB80 to reallocate school property-tax yield in effort to boost funding equity
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 80 after floor debate, reallocating a portion of property-tax yield to districts with lower property tax capacity in an attempt to address funding inequities; senators debated impacts on small districts and audit provisions before the bill passed 20–8 with one absent.
The Utah Senate voted to advance Senate Bill 80, a measure sponsored by Senator Filmore aimed at reducing disparities in school funding created by differences in property-tax yield, after extensive floor debate and amendments.
Senator Filmore, the bill sponsor, said the measure targets ‘‘property tax yield inequities between school districts’’ and would allow the legislature to reallocate state education dollars so districts that cannot generate sufficient revenue from local property taxes receive additional support. ‘‘Because we created this problem, we need to solve that problem,’’ Filmore said during his floor presentation.
Why it matters: Filmore told senators that 70% of Utah students attend districts funded below the state average and called for a policy that helps property-tax disadvantaged districts compete for…
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