Statewide education tax yields; recommendation of the Commissioner [Effective until July 1, 2027; see also 32 V.S.A. § 5402b effective July 1, 2027 set out below]

(a) Annually, not later than December 1, the Commissioner of Taxes, after consultation
with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Administration, and the Joint Fiscal
Office, shall calculate and recommend a property dollar equivalent yield, an income
dollar equivalent yield, and a nonhomestead property tax rate for the following fiscal
year. In making these calculations, the Commissioner shall assume:
(1) the homestead base tax rate in subdivision 5402(a)(2) of this title is $1.00 per $100.00 of equalized education property value;
(2) the applicable percentage in subdivision 6066(a)(2) of this title is 2.0;
(3) the statutory reserves under 16 V.S.A. § 4026 and this section were maintained at five percent;
(4) the percentage change in the average education tax bill applied to nonhomestead property
and the percentage change in the average education tax bill of homestead property
and the percentage change in the average education tax bill for taxpayers who claim
a credit under subsection 6066(a) of this title are equal;
(5) the equalized education grand list is multiplied by the statewide adjustment in calculating
the property dollar equivalent yield; and
(6) the nonhomestead rate is divided by the statewide adjustment.
(b) For each fiscal year, the property dollar equivalent yield and the income dollar equivalent
yield shall be the same as in the prior fiscal year, unless set otherwise by the General
Assembly.
(c) Annually, on or before December 1, the Joint Fiscal Office shall prepare and publish
an official, annotated copy of the Education Fund Outlook. The Emergency Board shall
review the Outlook at its meetings. As used in this section, “Education Fund Outlook”
means the projected revenues and expenses associated with the Education Fund for the
following fiscal year, including projections of different categories of educational
expenses and costs.
(d) Along with the recommendations made under this section, the Commissioner shall include
the range of per pupil spending between all districts in the State for the previous
year. (