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School groups tell Senate panel House Bill 129 needs fixes to avoid homeowner tax hikes, funding gaps for districts
Summary
Representatives of Ohio school administrators, business officials and school boards urged changes to House Bill 129 so substitute and emergency levies retain reasonable renewal authority; they warned current draft could force districts to seek new money levies and cited a $96,000,000 estimate tied to stated assumptions.
Representatives introduced as interested parties from the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, the Ohio Association of School Business Officials, and the Ohio School Boards Association told the Senate Local Government Committee that Substitute House Bill 129 includes provisions to count emergency and substitute levies toward the 20-mill floor but needs amendments to avoid unintended consequences for schools and homeowners.
The witnesses said the main components of HB 129 would include emergency and substitute levy millage in the calculation of the 20-mill floor. They recommended three changes:…
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