This November, voters in Liberty Hill ISD will consider two ballot propositions related to the funding of our local public schools.
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LHISD has lowered the tax rate 37 cents over six years. Prop A would add 6 pennies back to the tax rate.
Prop A adds funding for teacher salary increases, instructional programs, and extracurricular programs.
State and federal officials have cut education funding. At the same time, inflation has driven up LHISD operating costs such as utilities, fuel, and insurance.
LHISD has already cut $2 million in expenses. If Prop A does not pass, LHISD will have to make additional cuts, which may include up to 10 percent of our teaching staff.
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Prop B authorizes LHISD to make payments to the state that are required by law as part of the recapture system. The district makes those payments by purchasing “attendance credits.”
If the district does not vote to purchase attendance credits, the state can permanently remove some property from LHISD for tax purposes.
For example, the state could direct some of the largest businesses in Liberty Hill to pay their school taxes to a different school district, rather than keeping those dollars in LHISD.
