Ohio legislator proposes school finance system without local levies, EdChoice

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A new bill that would get rid of school levies and Ohio's EdChoice program had its first hearing this week.

Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware) introduced Senate Bill 93, which would establish a school funding system without vouchers or levies. Instead, Brenner proposes establishing a financing system supported by statewide taxes. See previous coverage of school funding in the video player above.

Under S.B. 93, school districts would no longer be able to levy property or income tax levies. Instead, Brenner proposes a statewide 20-mill property tax, to be distributed across public and charter schools. He also suggests raising the state sales tax by 1.75%, bringing the total tax to 7.5%. All of the additional sales tax revenue would go directly to education funding.