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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5825: K-12 education funding

Addressing the state's paramount duty to fully fund K-12 education by creating a new partnership between the state and local school districts.

Summary

  • Requires school districts to impose permanent regular levies based on the school district's 2017 maintenance and operation (M&O) levy rate.
  • Caps future M&O levies at $1000 per student.
  • Provides state levy equalization distributions for school district regular and M&O levies—M&O levies are equalized at 50 percent.
  • Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to verify the use of M&O levy funds to ensure that the proceeds are not used for basic education beginning with ballot propositions submitted to voters in 2018 .
  • Renames M&O levies as enrichment levies.
  • Exempts property owners qualifying under the senior citizen property tax relief program from the new permanent regular school district levies.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5825), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Mullet (D-5)
Introduced
February 15, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to addressing the state's paramount duty to fully fund K-12 education by creating a new partnership between the state and local school districts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Mullet (D-5)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Steve Hobbs D-44Dean Takko D-19

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5825 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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