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Board told state returned 100% disabled veterans exemption to local control; data requested for Aug. 24
Summary
Superintendent said a recently amended state real-property tax change has returned a proposed 100% tax exemption for veterans rated 100% disabled to local discretion; the board asked staff to get numbers from assessors and prepare a resolution if the board wishes to adopt the exemption.
The superintendent informed the board that a proposed change to real-property tax law that would have created an automatic 100% exemption for veterans rated 100% disabled by the military was amended on July 28 to return discretion to local governments. "As of July 28, we received notice that they have amended that law again and put it back to local discretion," she said.
She explained that adopting a district-level exemption would require a board resolution and that staff will collect data from local assessors to estimate fiscal impact and the number of eligible taxpayers. The board requested the data and agreed to consider the matter at the Aug. 24 meeting; a separate request to raise the senior-citizen income limit for the existing exemption will also be studied.
