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AZ HB2184
Bill
Status
1/22/2014
Primary Sponsor
Carl Seel
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AI Summary
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Reduces school district equalization assistance payments by a percentage of their ending fund balances for fiscal years 2014-2019, phasing from 20% to 100% depending on the year and fund type (maintenance and operation, capital outlay, and soft capital allocation).
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Provides additional state aid for property tax reduction through fiscal years 2014-2019, with allocations ranging from $144 million (FY 2014-2015) to $720 million (FY 2018-2019) distributed based on class one property tax levies within each school district.
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Reduces the assessed valuation percentage for class one property from 17.6% to 10.0% of full cash value or limited valuation over the five-year period from 2014-2015 through 2018-2019.
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Directs monies allocated under the additional state aid provisions to county treasurers for use in reducing property taxes for property classes two through nine on a pro rata basis across all taxing jurisdictions.
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Modifies language in section 15-972 replacing "which" with "that" in references to school districts.
Legislative Description
Schools; ending balances; tax reduction
Last Action
Referred to House ED Committee
1/23/2014