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Committee approves changes to voter reporting for school budget items, narrows original tax‑impact language
Summary
Lawmakers passed an amendment to HB1807 focusing on clearer local reporting of school financial indicators (one 8½x11 graph with three indicators and required warrant language) and removed more burdensome tax‑impact reporting provisions from the original bill.
The House Education Committee approved changes to HB1807 that alter how school financial information must be reported to voters, replacing an earlier version that contained broader tax‑impact reporting requirements.
Representative Colcom introduced amendment 10004H, which replaces the original bill’s tax‑impact reporting with targeted corrections to the Students First reporting format. The amendment requires school districts to include a single 8½x11 graph (with three financial indicators on a dual y‑axis) and mandates that the information currently required on ballots also be included in the warrant materials provided for deliberative sessions.
Sponsor Kok (Representative Kokcom) said the change aims to reduce printing costs and improve clarity: the previous graphic size (18x24) was costly, while the 8½x11 format is standard and legible. The amendment also addresses examples where districts placed the required information only on the ballot and not in warrant materials, leaving deliberative session participants without that data.
Members asked whether the Department of Education had reviewed the revised language; the sponsor said the amendment had been sent to DOE but she had not received formal feedback prior to the committee vote.
On roll call, the committee approved amendment 10004H and then voted to pass HB1807 as amended (OTPA). Representative Kokcom will prepare the committee report; Representative Bricky will prepare the minority report.
