Provide Over-BASE levy authority consistent with inflation adopted by the legislature
This bill allows Montana school districts to increase their voter-approved property tax levies without holding a new election, provided the increase matches the inflation adjustments applied to state funding. It amends existing school funding laws to ensure that when the legislature raises state aid for inflation, school boards can automatically adjust their local tax levies by the same amount without requiring another vote from taxpayers. The measure also requires districts to offset any new over-BASE tax increases by reducing other nonvoted property tax levies by an equal amount, maintaining overall tax neutrality. These changes apply to school districts across Montana and take effect immediately upon becoming law.
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Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Dec 26, 2024
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