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Referendum to Continue Ad Valorem Levy for School Safety, Teachers and Operational Needs

What does this measure do?

Supports: Public Education Quality

Palm Beach County schools could keep an existing property tax for four more years to pay teachers, school safety, mental health care, and arts and career classes. Property owners would keep paying about $100 a year per $100,000 of taxable value.

More about this measure

Proposed by: School Board of Palm Beach County

The district's elected school board, by a unanimous vote. It asks voters to keep an extra school property tax for four more years. It pays for teacher pay, school safety and mental health care.

Source: wptv.com

A YES vote means

Continue the existing school property tax from July 2027 through June 2031 to fund teacher pay, school safety, mental health services, and classes.

A NO vote means

Do not renew the school property tax after its current term ends. The district would lose this funding for teacher pay, safety, mental health services, and classes.

Source: votepalmbeach.gov

Source: votepalmbeach.gov