In 1997-98 and again this year, superintendents were presented with four options regarding the revenue caps legislation and asked to indicate the extent to which they support each choice. The options ranged from keeping the revenue caps law as is (option 1) to outright repeal (option 4). The four options and the responses of superintendents in 1997-1998 and 1999-2000 are shown in Table 11.

Table 11
Percent of Superintendents Who Favor, Oppose, or Remain Neutral Towards Four Revenue Caps Options

	Favor		Neutral		Oppose
Option	1997-1998	1999-2000	1997-1998	1999-2000	1997-1998	1999-2000
Keep the revenue caps law as it is; make no changes for the foreseeable future	9.5%	5.4%	8.5%	10.8%	82.0%	83.8%
Keep the revenue caps law in place, but allow greater increases in spending from year to year	67.8%	62.5%	15.3%	18.9%	16.9%	18.5%
Change the revenue cap law to allow school boards greater flexibility to exceed the caps	86.6%	84.6%	8.0%	10.0%	6.5%	5.4%
Repeal the existing revenue caps law	47.9%	43.5%	21.3%	30.6%	30.8%	25.5%

For example, in 1999-2000, only 5.4% of superintendents favor keeping ". . . the revenue caps law as it is. . . " This compares with 9.5% two years ago.

The second option, keeping the revenue caps law in place, but allowing greater increases in spending from year to year, is favored by about two-thirds of respondents. It was favored by a slightly higher percent two years ago.

A third option, giving school boards greater flexibility to exceed the caps, is favored by about 85% of superintendents (currently and two years earlier). The final option, outright repeal of the revenue caps, is supported by 44% of superintendents.