The Commission has the following duties: 1.  To develop a comprehensive package of tax reform legislation to update and equalize the method of raising money for education including ways to reduce the State’s reliance on property taxes for elementary and secondary schools; and 2.  To study alternative sources of revenue to fund elementary and secondary education that: Provide more state money for education and consequently ensure equal educational opportunities for all students of the State; Provide property tax relief for home owners, farmers and businesses to encourage new businesses to locate to the State and new businesses to expand and to entice more people to live in the State; and Balance the primary methods of raising taxes among the property tax, sales tax and personal income tax.

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