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Committee hears bill to let local library taxing districts withdraw from regional systems
Summary
Supporters told the Committee on Local Government that House Bill 24-10 would let locally elected taxpayers decide library funding by allowing a district that levies a 0.25-mill library tax to petition the State Library Board for exclusion from its regional system without a 'manifest harm' finding; proponents say it avoids dual taxation and clarifies timelines; no vote was taken.
Chair opened a hearing on House Bill 24-10, which would let a local public library taxing district that levies the statutory quarter-mill property tax petition to leave its regional library system without requiring a State Library Board determination that the withdrawal would cause 'manifest harm.' The Revisor told the committee the bill removes the subjective 'manifest harm' condition, adds timing and re‑inclusion language, and includes conforming amendments; the changes would take effect July 1 if enacted.
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