Sentences with phrase «district parcel tax»

Of particular importance on the legislative agenda this year, is Senate Constitutional Amendment 3 (SCA 3) introduced by Senator Mark Leno, which would lower the vote threshold for local school district parcel tax measures from 2/3 to 55 percent.

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Voters in the Mountain View - Whisman School District in Mountain View, California, will go to the polls June 3 to vote on a new five - year tax of 5 cents per square foot of assessed property value, a levy called a parcel tax.

Under the agreement, the district would share revenue generated through future parcel taxes or Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANs).

11 parcel taxes, 44 school bonds on November ballot Ed Source: In this round, however, five of the 11 districts are in Central or Southern California: Santa Barbara Unified, Ventura Unified, and three in Los Angeles County — Centinela Valley Union High School District, Lake City School District (near Whittier), and Westside Union School District (in Quartz Hill).

Marysville Appeal Democrat: Walden advocates for charter schools at Capitol EdSource: Lower - income districts would benefit from 55 percent parcel tax threshold, study suggests Sacramento Bee: Dan Walters: Love could kill Jerry Brown's school plan LA Times: Editorial: A return...

On March 13, the LAUSD Board voted 6 - 1 to approve a five - year, $ 298 - per parcel tax on properties within district boundaries to go on the November 2012 ballot.

San Francisco has both a parcel tax (relatively common in school districts with a high - income demographic) and an outright transfer from the City's general fund to San Francisco Unified School District (very uncommon).

State law mandates that parcel taxes be levied equally on all property owners in a district, regardless of parcel size or number of living units.

David Brillant, a Walnut Creek attorney who represented property owners in the Borikas case, also has sued to invalidate four parcel taxes that districts passed last November that would appear to raise the same issues.

Among other things, the compact commits the district to including charter schools in any revenue generated by Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes or parcel tax initiativTax Revenue Anticipation Notes or parcel tax initiativtax initiatives.

In contrast, the West Contra Costa school district has refused to share its parcel tax proceeds with charter schools, prompting a lawsuit from the California Charter Schools Association.

The California Charter Schools Association, which brought the lawsuit, said the agreement should send a message to other districts that have a parcel tax or are considering putting one on the ballot this year: Give charter schools a fair share to avoid possible litigation and do what's right for kids.

Advocates for public schools are looking for help from the Legislature to blunt the impact of a ruling earlier this month jeopardizing a number of parcel tax measures supporting districts statewide.

«We are pleased that the district has agreed to terms that will ensure that all public school students are eligible for their fair share of funding in the spirit intended, and as voters mandated» when they passed the parcel tax, said Jed Wallace, president and CEO of the charter schools association.

The lawsuit was the first that the charter schools association had brought over a parcel tax, which 124 districts in the state — about 1 in 8 — have passed at some point, according to a 2013 EdSource report.

After lengthy negotiations, Wallace said, the charters agreed to accept half of the per - student money going to district schools under the current parcel tax, starting this year through 2018 - 19, when it will expire.

Some districts are currently considering if they will place a parcel tax on the November ballot, so now is the right time for school boards to commit to share parcel tax revenue with charter school students, said Wallace, who threatened additional lawsuits if charters are excluded.

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And while conflict is in many ways inevitable — because school districts often oversee the biggest local public budget, are significant purchasers of goods and services, and can set property (or parcel) taxes — it can be paralyzing nonetheless.

If the parcel tax measure receives the approval of two - thirds of the voters, it would cost homeowners $ 120 annually for 10 years, raising an estimated $ 12.5 million each year for the School District.

They also said the flat rate of $ 120 per parcel slammed homeowners inequitably, and that the district should instead ask businesses to pay more in the form of a «split - roll» tax.

Education Matters has announced an endorsement and financial support for Measure T, the education parcel tax on the November ballot that will fund schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District.

The district's 2012 Measure G language, which appeared on the ballot, asked voters to approve the parcel tax for: «protecting core academics — reading, writing, math, science, attracting and retaining quality teachers, providing lower class sizes for the youngest children, preparing students for college and the workforce, and improving safety on and around school campuses.»

West Contra Costa resident Fatima Alleyne, a member of the Budget Advisory Committee, is raising questions about how the school district is spending its Measure G parcel tax money.

In June 2008 San Francisco voters approved Proposition A, a parcel tax initiative dedicated to improving teachers» salaries in the San Francisco Unified School District.

The statute said parcel taxes must «apply uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the» particular district.

And a professor at the UC Hastings College of the Law who specializes in civil cases said that taxpayers in other districts with similar taxes could sue to overturn their parcel taxes, too.

CCSA has been working in specific local school districts to push for a charter school equitable share of local parcel tax revenue.

School districts have been increasingly turning to parcel taxes to help provide additional funding for their local public schools.

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