HB0128 | Education Impact Fee Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill modifies provisions of the Impact Fees Act.

Highlighted Provisions: 

11 This bill:
12▸ modifies the definition of the term "local political subdivision" in the Impact Fees
13 Act to include a school district;
14▸repeals provisions that prohibit certain impact fees related to a school district;
 

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0128
Year: 
2022
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 04, 2022
Sponsor
Representative
Mike L. Kohler
Republican - District 54
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2021-1 | Education Funding (retired)
Impact on Children: 

This bill allows school districts to collect impact fees to offset the cost of building new school facilities by charging those moving into the area up front to buy into the system that those already living in a community have been paying for through their property taxes.  This prevents the tax burden for building new schools from being passed on to homeowners and businesses in fast-growing areas and helps to guarantee that funding is in place to build necessary schools. 

Commission: 
Education
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Resolved, That Utah PTA continue to urge the legislature to make public education revenue allocations and funding effort a high priority; and be it further Resolved, That Utah PTA encourage the legislature to adequately fund critical educational needs, including but not limited to, class size reduction, teacher salaries, technology, textbooks and supplies;