Pima County officials see legal trouble in desegregation tax

The Arizona Capitol Times
Monday, June 4, 2018
Ben Giles

https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2018/06/01/arizona-pima-county-desegrega...

Pima County officials say a new state law dictating how to collect taxes for desegregation funding in Tucson puts the county at legal risk.

A provision in the budget signed by Gov. Doug Ducey shifts the burden of a tax that provides funding for desegregation and student achievement efforts at public schools from all Arizona homeowners to only the homeowners in the 18 school districts that utilize the funding. The new policy provides a savings to the state. Prior to the change, desegregation taxes were levied as a primary property tax, which means the state picks up the bill above the constitutionally mandated 1 percent cap on property taxes.