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Effects of the Revenue
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Opinions of Superintendents about Specific Changes in the Revenue Caps Legislation
Superintendents were asked five questions about the existing revenue caps law. Only a small proportion of superintendents (9.5%) favor keeping the revenue caps law as it is, making no changes for the foreseeable future. Eighty-two percent oppose the status quo. On another question, nearly one-half of superintendents (47.9%) say they favor an outright repeal of the revenue caps law (31% oppose repeal of the law, while 21% say they neither oppose nor favor).
Between these two extremes, superintendents were asked to respond to other options. Two-thirds favor keeping the revenue caps law in place, but allowing greater increases in spending from year-to-year. Likewise, 87% say they would like to change the revenue caps law by allowing school boards greater flexibility to exceed the caps. Finally, slightly fewer than two-thirds of superintendents (62.3%) favor the use of alternative taxes (such as sales or income taxes) to support public schools. Responses to each question follow.
| Responses
of Superintendents to Five Questions
About the Revenue Caps Legislation |
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| Question | Favor | Neutral | Oppose |
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Keep the revenue caps law as it is; make no changes for the foreseeable future. |
9.5% | 8.5% | 82.0% |
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Keep the revenue caps law in place, but allow greater increases in spending from year to year. |
67.8% | 15.3% | 16.9% |
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Change the revenue caps law to allow school boards greater flexibility to exceed the caps. |
86.6% | 8.0% | 6.5% |
| Repeal the existing revenue caps law. | 47.9% | 21.3% | 30.8% |
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Favor use of alternative taxes to support public schools (e.g., less reliance on the local property tax and greater use of income or sales taxes). |
62.3% | 19.5% | 18.2% |
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