1 New Paragraph; Local Education Tax; Setting of Tax Rate by the Commissioner. Amend RSA 21-J:35 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VIII. The commissioner of revenue administration shall compute and establish the tax rate for local education for all school districts by determining the property taxes necessary to fund school district appropriations reported under RSA 21-J:34 not funded by distributions from the education trust fund under RSA 198:39 for state education grants or by other school district revenue sources, using the total equalized valuation of properties in the cities and towns and unincorporated places.

2 Taxes Assessed; State Warrant. Amend RSA 76:4 to read as follows:

76:4 Taxes Includable in One Assessment. The selectmen of towns, or assessors of cities, may include in one assessment the state, county, town or city, highway, schoolhouse, school or village district and school taxes, or so many of them as may be found convenient, .

3 Local Education Tax Assessment. Amend RSA 76:5 to read as follows:

76:5 What Taxes Assessed. The selectmen shall seasonably assess all state and county taxes for which they have the warrants of the commissioner of revenue administrationand county treasurers respectively; all taxes duly voted in their towns; and all school and village district taxes authorized by law or by vote of any school or village district duly certified to them; and all sums required to be assessed by RSA 33 and RSA 21-J:9-c. Any assessments report issued by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 21-J:11-a shall not affect the authority of the selectmen to assess taxes.

4 Education Taxes; Commissioner's Warrant. Amend RSA 76:8 to read as follows:

76:8 Commissioner's Warrant.

I.(a) The commissioner shall annually determine a municipality's tax base for the education taxby subtracting from the total equalized valuation of all property, as determined under RSA 21-J:3, XIII for the preceding year, property that was then taxable under RSA 82 and RSA 83-F. In determining the tax base, the value of any utility property that is included in the total equalized valuation upon which the statewide education property tax is computed, and is also taxable under RSA 83-F for that year, shall also be subtracted from the tax base, provided the sum value of the utility property represents at least 5 percent of the total equalized value of all property, except property taxable under RSA 82 or RSA 83-F in the preceding year.

(b) The commissioner shall calculate the portion of the education tax to be raised by each municipality by multiplying the uniform education property tax rate by the municipality's tax base.

II. The commissioner shall issue a warrant under the commissioner's hand and official seal for the amount computed in paragraph I to the selectmen or assessors of each municipality by December 15 directing them to assess such sum and pay *it to the municipality for the use of the school district or districtsSuch sums shall be assessed at such times as may be prescribed for other taxes assessed by such selectmen or assessors of the municipality.

II-a. At the time the warrant is issued pursuant to paragraph II, the commissioner shall report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the commissioner of education, a statement of the education tax warrants to be issued for the tax year commencing April 1 of the succeeding year.

III. Municipalities are authorized to assess local property taxes necessary to fund school district appropriations not funded by the education tax, by distributions from the education trust fund under RSA 198:39, or by other revenue sources.

5 School District Reports of Appropriations. Amend RSA 198:4-a, IV to read as follows:

IV.the commissioner of revenue administration shall compute the rate percent of taxation for school district purposes from such certificate.

6 Education Trust Fund Created and Invested. Amend RSA 198:39, I(l) to read as follows:

(l)

Any other moneys appropriated from the general fund.

7 State Education Grants. Amend RSA 198:41, I and II to read as follows:

I. Except for municipalities where all school districts therein provide education to all of their pupils by paying tuition to other institutions, the department of education shall determine the total education grant for the municipality as follows:

(a) Add the per pupil cost of providing the opportunity for an adequate education for which each pupil is eligible pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, I-III, and from such amount;

(b) Subtract the amount of the education tax warrant to be issued by the commissioner of revenue administration for such municipality reported pursuant to RSA 76:8 for the next tax year; and

(c) Repealed.

(d) Add the municipality's additional aid for relief funding pursuant to RSA 198:40-e.

(e) Add the municipality's extraordinary need grant pursuant to RSA 198:40-f.

II. For municipalities where all school districts therein provide education to all of their pupils by paying tuition to other institutions, the department of education shall determine the totaleducation grant for each municipality as the lesser of the 2 following calculations:

(a) The amount calculated in accordance with paragraph I of this section; or

(b) The total amount paid for items of current education expense as determined by the department of education minus the amount of the education tax warrant to be issued by the commissioner of revenue administration for such municipality reported pursuant to RSA 76:8 for the next tax year.

8 Determination of Grants; Stabilization. Amend RSA 198:41, IV(d) to read as follows:

(d) For fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department of education shall distribute a total education grant to each municipality in an amount equal to the total education grant for the fiscal year in which the grant is calculated plus a percentage of the municipality's fiscal year 2012 stabilization grant, if any, distributed to the municipality; the percentage shall be 96 percent for fiscal year 2017, 92 percent for fiscal year 2018, 88 percent for fiscal year 2019, and 100 percent for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. No stabilization grant shall be distributed to any municipality for any fiscal year in which the *municipality's education property tax warrant pursuant to RSA 76:8 exceeds the total cost of an adequate education or to any municipality for any fiscal year in which the municipality's ADMR is zero.

9 New Paragraph; Payment of Local Education Costs; Distribution. Amend RSA 198:42 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. The payment of each school district appropriations certified under 198:4-a shall be paid to the districts treasurer's according to the same distribution schedule under paragraph I for adequate education grants.

10 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

1 New Paragraph; Local Education Tax; Setting of Tax Rate by the Commissioner. Amend RSA 21-J:35 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VIII. The commissioner of revenue administration shall compute and establish the tax rate for local education for all school districts by determining the property taxes necessary to fund school district appropriations reported under RSA 21-J:34 not funded by distributions from the education trust fund under RSA 198:39 for state education grants or by other school district revenue sources, using the total equalized valuation of properties in the cities and towns and unincorporated places.

2 Taxes Assessed; State Warrant. Amend RSA 76:4 to read as follows:

76:4 Taxes Includable in One Assessment. The selectmen of towns, or assessors of cities, may include in one assessment the state, county, town or city, highway, village district taxes, and school bonds costs underRSA 33, or so many of them as may be found convenient, and shall include the state 's warrant for state education and local education taxes .

3 Local Education Tax Assessment. Amend RSA 76:5 to read as follows:

76:5 What Taxes Assessed. The selectmen shall seasonably assess all state and county taxes for which they have the warrants of the commissioner of revenue administration , including local education taxes and county treasurers respectively; all taxes duly voted in their towns; all village district taxes authorized by law or by vote of any village district duly certified to them; and all sums required to be assessed by RSA 33 and RSA 21-J:9-c , including all school construction or renovation bond costs . Any assessments report issued by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 21-J:11-a shall not affect the authority of the selectmen to assess taxes.

4 Education Taxes; Commissioner's Warrant. Amend RSA 76:8 to read as follows:

76:8 Commissioner's Warrant.

I.(a) The commissioner shall annually determine a municipality's tax base for the education tax underRSA 76:3 by subtracting from the total equalized valuation of all property, as determined under RSA 21-J:3, XIII for the preceding year, property that was then taxable under RSA 82 and RSA 83-F. In determining the tax base, the value of any utility property that is included in the total equalized valuation upon which the statewide education property tax is computed, and is also taxable under RSA 83-F for that year, shall also be subtracted from the tax base, provided the sum value of the utility property represents at least 5 percent of the total equalized value of all property, except property taxable under RSA 82 or RSA 83-F in the preceding year.

(b) The commissioner shall calculate the portion of the education tax to be raised by each municipality by multiplying the uniform education property tax rate by the municipality's tax base.

II. The commissioner shall issue a warrant under the commissioner's hand and official seal for the amount computed in paragraph I to the selectmen or assessors of each municipality by December 15 directing them to assess such sum and pay III. Municipalities are authorized to assess local property taxes necessary to fund school district appropriations not funded by the education tax, by distributions from the education trust fund under RSA 198:39, or by other revenue sources.from such certificateSubtract the amount of the education tax warrant to be issued by the commissioner of revenue administration for such municipality reported pursuant to RSA 76:8 for the next tax year; andRepealed.minus the amount of the education tax warrant to be issued by the commissioner of revenue administration for such municipality reported pursuant to RSA 76:8 for the next tax yearmunicipality's education property tax warrant* amount of the commissioner 's warrant for the municipality's state education tax assessment pursuant to RSA 76:8 exceeds the total cost of an adequate education or to any municipality for any fiscal year in which the municipality's ADMR is zero.

9 New Paragraph; Payment of Local Education Costs; Distribution. Amend RSA 198:42 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. The payment of each school district appropriations certified under 198:4-a shall be paid to the districts treasurer's according to the same distribution schedule under paragraph I for adequate education grants.

10 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.