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I R New School Legislation station Allows ws Gre Greater ter Expenditures e in Future North Summit School District would have increased operating funds Lunde of ot or per dis dia distribution unit if It the n new new w we e school hool legislation enacted by by the 1959 Utah Legislature had bad been in et ef ef- ef feet this year This Thin w was was s one of ot the findings presented in a com com- analysis of the 1959 hanges in public school k ws Under the new school finance law North Summit School District District Dis would b be be able ble to finance a maximum operating program of oc ox per distribution unit without resorting to any further special election AccordIng According Accord Accord- Ing to Utah Foundation calculations dons tl the e actual f funds n- n s for the op op- operating operating program program this year 1953 j 69 amount to dr r per distribution unit North Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit mit School District has baa approximately approximately approximately 29 distribution units unite this year oar One distribution unit li Is rot ty equal to 27 pupils in average daily attendance Additional Add Addi units unite are alao also allowed for isolated email schools gory ory personnel classes for handicapped hand handi capped children and summertime P vocational agriculture and home economics claM s. s Tax Levy In order to finance such a maxi mai mum program without further election North Summit School District d have to Impose a local focal property tax levy of 2100 Ia 2100 21 per 1000 assessed valuation for operations Utah Foundation points out that theS the S district imposed a 1 total local levy of 2000 mills ml this year for school p a aThe The new law law- would permit North Summit School District to maintain a school 1 operating program program pro pro- gram costing up to per die unit if the voters were to 10 approve the maximum allowable allow able I leeway in hi a special election b held ld for tor that purpose purpose In order to finance this max maximum um school program pro pro- gram however a local property tax of 2743 mills for tor operating purposes purpose would have to be imposed Int im posed throughout the district Utah Foundation analysts explain explain explain ex ex- ex- ex plain that tha the changes made by bythe bythe the new school finance law increase Increase increase In in- crease the funds available for public pubu school purposes by extendIng extending extending extend extend- ing substantial additional state aid with no rise in the local effort needed need d to p participate In the pro pro- gram cram The new law Increases the state late supported basic program program from to per per distri- distri button unit or a 12 mill l local cal ef of ef effort fort In addition addition the state state sup sup ported supplemental program is Increases from 12 per er cent to 15 per cent ceRt to I per per distribution dis dis- unit with no change Inthe In Jn inthe the mill 4 local levy to to pate pateo pate in this thIs' enlarged ged program The report notes that the total guaranteed state school program program- basle basic an and anif supplemental under und r the new law will b be per Co 4 distribution unit compared with per unit under the present law Jaw Borne by State State Foundation analysts note that the increased cost of the new enlarged en- en n- n school program will be berne Lerne almost entirely by the state mate Based on preliminary 1958 59 data the Spates Skates obligation un un- tier eier the new school finance laws will be Increased by approximately approximate approxImate- ly per pern year ar co red with continued operation of the present formula It IQ addition because because be be- cause of Increasing enro enrollments nt the States State's obligations will rise by 2 2 million a year during each of the next several years Utah Foundation analysts emphasize emphasize emphasize em em- that the m of ot the cost coat effect of ot cumulative enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- ment meat Increases is not usually un un- un A cumulative increase of 2 million per year In school operating requirements from enrollment enrollment en en- Increases alone confronts the State with raising 8 million In In added school revenue for the biennium This seeming anomaly becomes clear when Illustrated In round d figure totals If it the state stale share hare was 30 million In in- 1958 1953 and 32 million In 1959 the t total tal for tor forthe forthe the current biennium is' is is Is' 62 mil lion Uon The total for 1960 allowing the e 7 Z minion million Increase fored for tor fored de ed enrollment becomes 34 lion and 3 38 J million tor for 1961 a biennial total of 70 million 8 8 million greater r than the MS 82 mi milion mU- mU lion llon required re the previous bien blen ble Utah Foundations Foundation's stud study shows that despite substantial Increases In the level 61 t the supported state school program during the last 21 years there thre has haa been no corresponding corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding rise In the level of the property tax to support th the enlarged program Between 1947 and 1958 the level of the state state- supported school program program has in increased creased per per e During cent this came Eme period the total state ar area arl local property tax to support the program was reduced 24 mills mills- The The increased funds to o provide for the steadily Increased school program during the past past 12 years have been provided largely by new taxes and by substantial transfers from other funds such as the general fund A total of was transferred from the general gener l fund to to the uniform n school fund during the present 59 1957 biennium and will wW be transferred during the 61 1959 Uranium biennium |