The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

DAYTON—Officials with the Dayton School District are watching the progress of House Bill 1059, and hoping it becomes law. If so, it would extend the safety net for local levy collections by an additional year.

The State Legislature has reduced the amount of money local school districts are allowed to collect from voter approved M&O levies in anticipation of full funding for basic education, as ordered by the State Supreme Court in the McCleary ruling. Because fully funding for basic education is not yet a reality, school districts state-wide are facing what is referred to as a “levy cliff.”

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