He said state funding for school
district bond repayments has fallen from 44 percent to 7 percent over the last 15 years.
Not exact matches
In addition to refinancing the loan, the
district restructured its
bond payment to provide a more level
repayment schedule.
The bill comes in response to a number of school
districts using the long - term
bond option that can delay
repayments for decades and substantially increase costs.
Much like homeowners who may refinance their mortgages and extract dollars to remodel the kitchen, school
districts refinanced
bonds, often securing lower interest rates, shortening the
repayment term and taking out cash.
On top of that, some school
districts that have rapid population growth don't get any state funding for
bond repayments because of outdated funding formulas.