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Property tax bills must show school funding cuts from ESA
A bill for an act relating to disclosures on property tax statements concerning school district funding reductions and individual taxpayer payments to the education savings account program.
Good for everyday people ·
If passed, your property tax notice will tell you how much your school district lost because of savings account payments and how much of your state tax funds the program.
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Citizens get clear info on school funding impacts, helping them understand where their money goes and hold officials accountable; the bill adds no new taxes, so no direct cost.
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- Requires property tax statements to disclose any reduction in school district funding caused by education savings account payments
- Requires disclosure of how much of the homeowner's state income tax funds the education savings account program
- The Department of Management must calculate the required numbers and send them to the state treasurer
- Introduced by Rep. Sean Bagniewski on Feb 12 2025 and referred to the Ways and Means Committee
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