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Committee approves bill to require voter approval and periodic renewal of school recreation mill levies
Summary
The Revenue Committee approved House Bill 127, which would require school district recreation mill levies to be submitted to voters and to return for reapproval every four years; clerks proposed election‑code amendments and supporters said the measure restores voter oversight, while recreation providers warned of funding instability and program losses. The committee passed the bill 7–2 after adopting clerks’ publication changes.
A sponsor presented House Bill 127 to require school recreation mill levies to be submitted to voters and, if adopted, to return to the ballot every four years for reauthorization. The sponsor said the bill responds to cases where school boards have enacted levies without direct voter approval and would give taxpayers a periodic chance to reevaluate ongoing levies.
Mary Langford, representing county clerks, told the committee the bill is administrable with two technical amendments: (1) strike duplicative publication language so…
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