COLUMBUS, Ohio - As calls for Ohio property tax reform grow, individual school levies could become a thing of the past.

State Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-19) has introduced a bill to reshape Ohio's school funding, by replacing local school property taxes with a statewide levy of 20 mills for education and a 1.75% sales tax increase. All of the revenue generated by the sales tax increase would go towards education. Local levies for things like police and fire would not be affected.

“Given that property taxes for schools make up between 60 and 80% of the taxes in local jurisdictions, this could be a significant reduction,” Brenner told 21 News. “Most school districts, their effective millage is between 35 and 50-plus mills. So you would see a dramatic decrease in the millage that would be pai

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