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Fremont City board warned state vouchers and property-tax bills could shrink local school funding
Summary
Board members raised alarm about a large state voucher program and a package of property-tax bills they said could reduce local revenues, with simulations showing roughly $1,000,000 in potential loss in fiscal 2027; no formal action was taken beyond discussing advocacy and monitoring the bills.
Fremont City Schools board members used their regular meeting to highlight concerns about state-level changes to school funding, warning that voucher expansion and pending property-tax reforms could reduce the district's revenue.
Don, who delivered the legislative report, told the board that "the $1,700,000,000 that are going over to vouchers" is already diverting funds from public schools and could make it difficult for the state to fully fund the Fair School Funding Plan. He added that recent bills affecting property-tax growth and millage could leave local districts with fewer options to replace lost state dollars.
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