re: Livingston Parish 1% tax for teacher raises fails to pass

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Well the creation of an EFID worked in Tangi and EBR to give their teachers pay raises.

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Strange it would solely be created for pay raises in EBR as even the law added if the south east Baton Rouge school district ever got approved stated how it would repay EBR EFID for any related capital spending and debt done on buildings and property transferred from EBR to the new district.

Did EBR EFID increase sales tax? It’s not required to get approval on levying a sales tax to exist as it has other powers to get funds, hire, contract, go in debt, get sued, get assets from parish district, and so on which is why it’s creation shouldn’t be taken lightly.

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I saw the “East Baton Rouge Parish Educational Facilities Improvement District, Proposition 1, Capital Improvements Sales Tax” was renewed in April 2018.

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To assist the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board (the "Board") in funding repairs and renovations, enhancing technology and construction of new classrooms and schools in the public school system in East Baton Rouge Parish Educational Facilities Improvement District, Louisiana (the "District"), as set forth in and subject to "A Plan to Improve Facilities/Technology, Discipline and Compensation in the East Baton Rouge School System" approved by the Board as revised on February 22, 2018, shall the District be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of fifty-one hundredths of one percent (0.51%) (the "Tax")

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Another smaller renewal for 0.08%

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To assist the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board (the "Board") in improving the educational environment in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System by improving discipline, providing alternative education and reducing truancy

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Not sure about the .41% prop 3 renewal for increased pay.

All 3 seemed to have started in 1998 or around there. Renewed several times. Also part of dispute between EBR and Central school districts about collected money meant for central middle school along with other tax, capital, and building issues.

One thing showing districts power is EBR schools arguing that the EFID authorized the school district power to decide on tax plan spending and able to cancel funding of central middle on its own. Got authorization from its own creation.

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EBRP also contends that the EFID authorizes the EBRP School Board to make decisions regarding the Tax Plan projects and budgets. Thus, EBRP contends, it has the discretion to modify any provisions of the Tax Plan “to accommodate unforeseen events, emergencies, and variations in estimates.”

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Plus just looking at one lawsuit with Central and tax structures there was and is a lot more going on with EBR’s EFID and actual facilities than just funding a pay increase like Livingston’s is allegedly only set up to do.

There is also EBR schools collecting 1% and it’s EFID collecting 1% for a total of 2% sale tax which even combined is still lower than Livingston parish school board’s current 2.5% sales tax. Livingston schools still get an additional .5% in district 22 and an additional 1% in district 33. This is all before it’s EFID’s creation and it’s request for an additional 1% sales tax increase parish wide solely for pay raises.

EBR’s EFID also has been asking 10 year terms for renewal of its multiple rate’s including facilities versus the 20 year term Livingston’s EFID requested for pay raises only.

Livingston parish school board actually runs the sales tax collection in parish and gets to charge/keep collection fees of just over $1 million (21-22 financials) from the other taxing entities on top of its own collections.