Lawmakers discussing levy equalization in evening work session

Challenges to enhance educational opportunities for property-poor districts continue as lawmakers move forward in one of the most fiscally challenging times in our state’s history.

Tonight, members of the House Education Appropriations and Oversight Committee will discuss levies and levy equalization during this evening’s work session at 6 p.m. in House Hearing Room A in the John L. O’Brien Building on the Capitol Campus in Olympia.

The work session schedule for tonight includes the following:
1. Overview of levy and levy equalization.
2. Overview of Other States School Funding Sources.
3. Levies and Levy Equalization Differences in School Districts.
4. Update on the Local Levy Workgroup.
5. Timber Excise Tax and Timber Revenues.
6. Public comment.