School Infrastructure Funding Overview

In 2008, House File 2663 changed the sales tax used for school infrastructure. Under the new law, provisions for a local option sales tax to fund school infrastructure (SILO) were repealed and in their place, the statewide sales tax was increased from 5 to 6 cents. This additional money is placed in the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Fund and is distributed to school districts on a per-pupil basis. The allocation is computed each year based on the amount that would have been...