Issue Position: Standing Up For Property Taxpayers

Issue Position

Sponsor of SB/HB76 -- the Property Tax Independence Act that would eliminate school property taxes and replace them with a system that is more fair for homeowners.

Advocated and voted to establish a bipartisan funding commission to study and make recommendations of a new more fair funding formula to make sure our local schools receive back more of the money we send to Harrisburg; this year, for the first time, a portion of the state's school funding was distributed under this new formula.

Passed the first law in 20 years to give local residents a stronger voice in controlling property taxes.

Provided more state funding for education than ever before to help relieve the burden from local property taxpayers.

Fighting for public pension reform that will save local property taxpayers billions of dollars in the long term by reducing costs for school districts -- while still respecting our teachers, and keeping our promise to current teachers and retirees.

Working to give local school districts more tools to control costs that drive up property taxes.

Support vocational and skills-based education that provides needed skills (at a lower cost) to obtain good-paying jobs that provide for lifelong success

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