The biennial state budget process is long, beginning with the governor’s proposed budget, which is amended by the House and then by the Senate before going to the governor for signature. During this process, many changes take place. The House passed its version of the budget on April 11.
A budget is a statement of priorities. The major priorities of the House budget were to provide property tax relief and to improve state funding for education. Though the state has a constitutional obligation to equitably fund an adequate education, as affirmed in the Claremont decisions, the state has failed to do so. The state’s share continues to shrink as the stabilization grants that began in 2012 have been gradually diminishing. Given the inadequate state funding, over two-thirds of school funding comes from property taxes, making school funding a major driver of our high property tax rate. Addressing the state adequacy funding will give much needed property tax relief.
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