Republican village Mike Braun’s property tax reform scheme to lose the most money in the growing public school districts, lake and porter counties of Crown Point and Lake Central Stand, now before the state Senate.
According to a fiscal analysis by the State Legislative Services Agency, the Senate Bill 1 Crown Point Community School Corp will have a $ 31 million slices in property tax funding from 2026-28.
It estimated that the cost of Indiana school districts under Braun’s plan will be around $ 1.9 billion in a period of three years. Cutting budget will be one of some options for districts, many of which rely on the operating fund referendum to continue transportation and other student services to continue transportation and other student services.
In Porter County, Dunland School Corp may lose $ 20 million, if the Senate Bill 1 passes into its current form.
However, the bill is likely to face a strong debate as it moves through the legislature.
School district bus transport, capital projects and property taxes to fund the loan service funds are dependent on the taxes.
Braun said that reporters needed to be more efficient with funding to school districts on Tuesday.
“Almost all of them are saying that without what they are doing now, I cannot do it, I would say, prove it,” Braun said.
Former school board member Braun did not sing any district, but seemed to criticize their decisions.
“Prove that you have not done much, that you did not invest the taxpayer by investing in buildings that did not need or other things that were not necessary.”
State Sen Randoni Pol, D-Chestarton, said Braun’s comments are disappointed as many school districts have assured voters to pass the referendum to maintain staffing level and fund bus service.
Pols said, “When I insulted the administration to ‘prove it’ to the local governments and accused them of ‘using the strategy of scaring,’ I was very disappointed,” pole said. “Local people are proving this, essentially living salary for Pcheche, yet they are responsible and distributed well before the new administration arrives.
“Dunland schools, especially, have done so well, they have a community value of their performance and invested in their schools with a referendum. Now, the office of the governor arbitrarily arbitrarily from under them. The local counties and the city are in the same boat. It is forced to become an ice agent.
The Senate Bill 1 also affects local and country governments with equal tax cap as municipal authorities are worried about providing services and maintaining operations if their funding decreases.
Lake County Commissioner Michael Quya, D-Hyind, said on Friday that he is surprised that state officials are expected to fund the core services completely under the proposed deduction.
“There are a lot of work from the County Government from the state of Indiana, and I think people who consider the cut in revenue of the county government should consider the idea that perhaps the state will have to choose the slack,” Said. “You name it – judiciary. Does the state want to operate 92 courtyards?”
“They use the federal government as a bad man, but in this scenario, the state government is becoming inappropriate for those who serve the local government,” Quay said.
Lake County is proposed to lose $ 25.4 million over a period of three years.
The bill may undergo some changes in early Tuesday if the tax and fiscal policy committee of the Senate carry forward the bill with a revised scheme.
Braun’s plan will increase by 3%, while homestand exemption increases. Senior citizens will see a cap of 2%.
Hamilton Southeast School will lose more money than any other school district for $ 82 million in an interval of three years. Gary Superintendent Yavon Stokes led the district from 2021 to 2023.
Carroll Carlson is a freelance reporter for the post -Tribune.
2026-2028 Estimated Revenue Loss*
Lake districts
Hanover Community: $ 12.6 million
River Forest: $ 3.81 million
Merillaville: $ 15.18 million
Lake Central: $ 28.92 million
Tri-Critic: $ 9.61 million
Lake Ridge: $ 2.4 million
Crown Point: $ 31 million
Eastern Chicago: $ 2 million
Lake Station: $ 2.5 million
Gary: $ 11.5 million
Griffith: $ 9.6 million
Hammond: $ 24.9 million
Highland: $ 8.4 million
Hobart: $ 9.3 million
Munter: $ 18.3 million
Whiting: $ 645,500
Coolie district
Dunland: $ 20.06 million
East Porter: $ 3.6 million
Porter Township: $ 3.57 million
Union Township: $ 5.73 million
Portage Township: $ 8.45 million
Valparaiso: $ 12.7 million
*Indiana Legislative Services Agency