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1 1 Section 1. SCHOOL FUNDING INEQUITIES STUDY. The
1 2 department of education, in conjunction with the department of
1 3 revenue and finance and the department of management, shall
1 4 conduct a study of the funding inequities that exist between
1 5 school districts within the kindergarten through grade twelve
1 6 public school system. The study shall include a review of the
1 7 disparities created by the use of the local sales and services
1 8 tax for school infrastructure, and the impact of the disparity
1 9 in property tax values in school districts analyzed by class
1 10 of property. The study shall also include recommendations for
1 11 reducing the inequities which exist within the current school
1 12 funding system, or for providing a more equitable school
1 13 funding mechanism. The department of education shall
1 14 coordinate preparation of a report of findings and
1 15 recommendations, and shall submit the report to the members of
1 16 the general assembly by January 1, 2001.
1 17 EXPLANATION
1 18 This bill requires the departments of education, revenue
1 19 and finance, and management to conduct a study of the funding
1 20 inequities that exist between school districts within the
1 21 kindergarten through grade twelve public school system. The
1 22 study will include a review of the disparities created by the
1 23 use of the local sales and services tax for school
1 24 infrastructure and by differing property tax valuations
1 25 between school districts. The study will also include
1 26 recommendations for reducing the inequities which currently
1 27 exist, or for providing a more equitable school funding
1 28 system. The department of education is directed to coordinate
1 29 preparation of the report, and to submit the report to the
1 30 members of the general assembly by January 1, 2001.
1 31 LSB 5522YH 78
1 32 rn/cls/14
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