Final Education and Tax Bills

***SEE education-related  provisions side by-side-comparison*** of the Governor, Conference Committee, and final omnibus bills (this document in a work in progress and will be updated as needed).  Last updated 5/24/17

Special Session HF2 - Education Omnibus Bill (Budget Target = $483 million)

• K-12 Omnibus House Research Summary House Research - 5/23/17
• K-12 Omnibus Bill District Data Runs - House Research -5/23/17
• K-12 Omnibus Bill Levy Tracking - Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017
• K-12 Omnibus Bill Spreadsheet - Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017
• K-12 Omnibus Finance Bill Language - Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017
• HF2 Status Page

Special Session HF1 - Tax Omnibus Bill (Budget Target = $660 million)

• Tax Status Page
• Tax House Research Bill Summary
• Agricultural Bond Credit District Data Run - Owners of farm land get a 40% reduction in their property taxes used to pay for school building bonds debt service through a direct tax credit from the state for both current and future building bonds. This shows the districts that have ag land and the property tax relief the farmers will receive. 
  

HF890 Education Conference Committee - 5/4/17
The education conference committee revealed the negotiated education omnibus bill - HF890.

• House Bill Summary
• Bill Text
• Appropriations
• Bill Appropriations Comparison
• Districts Data Run - shows proposed increases for each district - Added 5/8/17

HF4 Tax Conference Committee - the tax conference committee report contains several education-related provisions. Last updated 5/11/17

• SEE side-by-side comparison - highlights the tax provisions in the bill
• Debt service equalization - shows increased property tax relief by district in the bill

Governor Mark Dayton Released Documents Comparing His Education Budget Proposals to the House and Senate - 4/6/17

• Funding by District Comparison
• Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Comparison
• Governor's Debt Service Equalization
• Interactive Map Showing Revenue and Tax Relief Under Governor's Budget

HF140 - Teacher Licensure - The teacher licensure conference committee bill passed through the Legislature and is awaiting a signature or veto from Governor Mark Dayton. Updated 5/18/17

• House Research Bill Summary
• Bill Text
• Bill Status

The Education Funding and Policy Omnibus Bills

***SEE budget provisions side by side comparison of the Governor, House and Senate
( this document in a work in progress and will be updated as amendment are adopted.  Last updated 3/31/17 at 12:52 p.m.

HF890 (Loon) - The House Education Finance Omnibus bill (includes HF1376 (Erickson) policy omnibus bill)

• House Research Summary
• Bill Status Page
• Appropriation Tracking Sheet
• Compensatory with De-linking District Data Run
• District Revenue Comparison Data Run for HF890

SF718 (Nelson) – The Senate Education Finance Omnibus (includes SF1222 (Pratt) policy omnibus bill)

• Senate Research Summary
• Bill Status Page
• Appropriation Tracking Sheet
• District General Education Revenue Comparison Data Run for SF718

The Tax Omnibus Bills

SF2255 (Chamberlain) - The Senate Tax Omnibus Bill
Includes $16 million in property tax relief through debt service equalization but only for one year - taxes payable in 201818 for the 2018-19 school year.  This means taxes will go down in 2018 and then rise right back up in 2019.

• SF2255
• District Data Run for Debt Service Equalization
  

The Education Policy Omnibus Bills

HF1376 (Erickson) - The House Education Policy Omnibus Bill

• House Research Bill Summary
• Bill Status Page

SF1222 (Pratt) - The Senate Education Policy Omnibus Bill

• Senate Research Summary
• Bill Status Page