To authorize voter-approved regular property tax levies of $0.75 per $1,000 of value for school purposes. This bill would allow, for the first time, general property tax funds to be used for education purposes. These moneys would be above and beyond revenue gained from education property tax levies. See companion SB 5786.   Official Text and Analysis.

To limit any funds raised to regional cost-of-living salary supplements, distributes property tax revenue to school districts based on the number of employees and the cost-of-living supplement for the county, and sets the cost-of-living supplement equal to the difference in rental costs in the county relative to rental costs in the lowest rental cost county. Makes tax provisions.

To remove the language referring to maintenance and operation and requires the levy money be used solely for regional cost-of-living salary supplements.

To insert new intent language. (H AMD 189).

To require funding to be distributed based on the number of students in the prior year instead of the number of employees in that year. (MORS 001).

To permit the Secretary of State, at the request of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to submit to the voters statewide at the next general election, a request to approve a state school levy of up to $0.75 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The levy, which must be approved at least every four years, is approved by a majority of the voters voting in the election. The funds raised through the levy will be deposited in a state level student achievement account and distributed to school districts on a per pupil basis to be used for school district purposes. Any money raised through this levy will be part of the state's portion of the property tax. (MORS 002).

To require resolutions by a majority of school districts in the county before county legislative authority places an authorizing proposition on the ballot. (H2620.1).

To remove exemption of the levy from the one percent revenue limit. (H2621.1).

To require that the regional cost-of-living salary supplements for certificated instructional staff be funded by the new tax be provided in the form of separate contracts for additional time, responsibility, or incentive ("TRI") subject to the TRI statute. The amendment strikes a revision to the collective bargaining laws that is no longer needed, because bargaining will take place pursuant to the TRI statute. (FRAS 075).

To require that the regional cost-of-living salary supplements be provided only for additional staff time and responsibilities specified in supplemental contracts. Prohibits the regional cost-of-living salary supplements from being provided as across-the-board salary adjustments. (FRAS 079).

To require, for certificated instructional staff, that the regional cost-of-living salary supplements funded by the new tax be provided in the form of separate contracts for additional time, responsibility, or incentive ("TRI") subject to the TRI statute. Strikes a revision to the collective bargaining laws that is no longer needed, because bargaining will take place pursuant to the TRI statute. (FRAS 078).

To authorize voter-approved regular property tax levies for school purposes.

To require school districts to request the tax as follows: All districts in counties with fewer than eight districts; a majority of the school districts representing at least 75% of the students in counties with more than seven and less than 15 school districts; and a majority of the districts representing at least 50% of the students in counties with more than 14 school districts.

To replace the intent section with a new intent section. H AMD 671.

To remove the provision allowing consent for the tax by a majority of districts representing at least 50% of students in counties with more than 14 districts and requires these counties to have consent for the tax from a majority of school districts representing at least 75% of students. H AMD 672.

To require school districts to provide detailed reports to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the additional time, responsibilities, or incentives included in the supplemental contracts. It requires the State Auditor to conduct audits of program. H AMD 673.

To provide that counties with more than 7 and less than 16 school districts must have consent for the tax from school districts with at least 75% of the students rather than counties with more than 7 and less than 15 school districts. H AMD 674.

To require 60% voter approval of tax. It also requires the same voter turn out requirement as school district excess levies. H AMD 675.

To remove exemption of the levy from the 1% revenue limit. H AMD 676.

To transfer 20% of new tax proceeds for distribution through the local effort assistance formula. H AMD 688.

To add a referendum clause. H AMD 689.

To limit the property tax levy to 4 years. H AMD 750.

To delay the effective date to July 1, 2007. H AMD 751.

To permit a voter approved county property tax of 75 cents per $1,000 of value to be used for collectively bargained cost-of-living supplements for school employees.