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2017 Senate Bill 5875: Relating to education
Introduced by Sen. John Braun (Centralia) (R) on March 14, 2017
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 14, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. John Braun (Centralia) (R) on March 23, 2017
Clarifies that only the portion of calendar year 2018 local M&O levies attributable to SY 2018-19 are included in the $12,500 minimum per pupil calculation for the 2018-19 school year. Eliminates the expiration date for the local taxing district reimbursement program.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Christine Rolfes (Kitsap County) (D) on March 23, 2017
Replaces the term "local effort levy" with "new state property tax.".
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Reuven Carlyle (Seattle) (D) on March 23, 2017
The local effort property tax levy is reduced by 16 cents from $1.55 to $1.39. The funding is made up from additional retail sales nexus standards that will require retail sales tax collection by remote sellers making sales into Washington.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Reuven Carlyle (Seattle) (D) on March 23, 2017
Eliminates the one-year termination of all local M&O levies. Eliminates the levy lid law for school districts beginning in calendar year 2019. (As provided in the underlying bill, the levies would be certified by OSPI to ensure M&O proceeds are not used for basic education programs).
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Reuven Carlyle (Seattle) (D) on March 23, 2017
With respect to the local effort levy created in the bill, the senior and disabled veteran property tax exemption program income qualification thresholds are increased to $57,000 from $40,000. The resulting losses to the school districts from the increase in the amount of individuals qualifying for senior and disabled veteran property tax exemption will be reimbursed from a new tax. The new tax is a tax on businesses that own parcels of property valued at $5 million or more and which received a property tax reduction as a result of this act and SB 5607. The tax is equal to the reduced property tax on such parcels.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Modifies elements of the 2017 Substitute Senate Bill 5607. Reduces the basic per pupil guarantee from $10,000 to $9,200 in school year 2018-19. In future school years, the basic per pupil guarantee remains at the level otherwise provided under the bill. Lowers the maximum local effort levy rate from $1.80 to $1.55. Specifies that local taxing districts are guaranteed full reimbursement for any negative fiscal impacts to their levy authority due to the local effort levy. Modifies the $12,500 minimum total per pupil funding threshold calculation by (1) excluding local revenues, except for local school levies in school year 2018-19 only, (2) fixing the amount of federal revenues to federal revenues received in the 2017-18 school year, and (3) defining state revenues. Disallows a reduction in the per pupil amounts when there is negative inflation.
Received in the House on March 27, 2017
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 27, 2017