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Nearly five years after lawmakers overhauled the state’s school funding formula, districts are struggling, prompting potential cuts to staff and programs, and property tax increases.
Proponents of “school choice” and “parental rights” rail against public education at such a fever pitch that it’s tempting to believe they want something better for all students.
In November 2022, the DOR told the Montana Legislature the amount it would need to lower tax rates for residential properties to keep taxes neutral in light of significant increases in reappraisals, some 46% on average. But the legislature, led by a Republican supermajority, did not do so.
Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Property Tax Task Force launched Thursday to be made up of state agency leaders, legislators, local officials, association representatives, economists, researchers, and other stakeholders.
The task force will hold its first meeting in February.