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Klamath Falls council backs enterprise-zone change to implement state-required school support fee
Summary
The council approved a resolution to modify enterprise zone agreements to incorporate the statutorily required school support fee (districts set 15%), following a state law change; staff and state representatives explained how districts bill the fee and that the revenue is affected by the state funding formula.
Klamath Falls city officials voted to approve a resolution modifying local enterprise zone agreements to implement the school support fee required under state law.
City manager Jonathan Teichert told the council that the 2023 Oregon legislation (referenced in the meeting as ORS 285 and House Bill 2009) requires school districts to set a school support fee for certain enterprise-zone terms. “The 15% is the minimum. 30% is the maximum,” Teichert said, and he noted that the local school districts established the 15% rate.
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