New state law is what lets the county help pay for school buildings

What happened

A commissioner said state lawmakers passed a new law specifically to let county government help fund the school corporation's building plan — something the county could not do before. A commissioner said the legislation "was specifically made and meant for us," calling Vigo County's approach unique among Indiana counties.

The outcome

The law was already in effect; no action on the law itself was taken at this meeting.

Sources

• "New law was passed especially to accomplish this", 32:39
• "This legislation was specifically made and meant for us", 1:23:28
• A referendum only raises money through a new property tax, 51:17
• Law passed "through the state legislature", 33:08

Also known as: new law lets county fund schools · state legislation school funding · county school partnership law · Indiana school facility funding law · why can the county help pay for schools