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5 1 Representative Insko said voter ID for college students is a problem too. 2 Commissioner Greene referred to item #16, bona fide farm use, and asked if there is 3 non-partisan support for this. 4 Senator Foushee said this is a very controversial issue in the Senate. She said she had 5 worked on this in the last session, and one of the Senators is no longer serving. 6 Representative Meyer said they thought they had some progress on this in 2017, but 7 they had three meetings in the interim and this did not come up. He said Senator Jackson and 8 Representative Dixon do not believe the government should be able to tell someone what they 9 can do on their land. 10 Representative Insko asked if the County could explain the problem with refunding the 11 Machinery act. 12 John Roberts said to fix judgement errors, and this has been on the list for years. 13 John Roberts said assessors measure a house, and measure it twice the size; they 14 cannot refund the tax. 15 Chair Rich said this happened to her, and she paid $14,000 excess tax over ten years. 16 Representative Insko said this problem needs solving. 17 Commissioner Dorosin said there are various issues on school education funding: use of 18 private taxes, surplus in voucher funds, etc. He asked if these funds can be used in other ways. 19 Representative Meyer said he sees no significant increases in education funding. He 20 said there will be a bill introduced to take surplus voucher money and put in school capital 21 funding, but this will not pass. He said the best-case scenario is around putting more money 22 into facilities and limited increases in teachers' pay and other issues. 23 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the pay-as-you-go funds could be described, and if it is 24 dependent on future legislators continuing to fund it. 25 Representative Meyer said it is a promise without a binding mechanism, and until 2008 26 7.25% of corporate tax went into a school facilities fund. 27 Representative Insko said over the years, she thinks $4 billion has been taken out of the 28 revenue stream. 29 Representative Meyer said they have taken out $3 billion out of revenue stream. 30 Commissioner Dorosin referred to Pre-K, and asked if there is a possibility to expand it. 31 Representative Insko said Republicans have come around on early childhood education 32 and early intervention. 33 Commissioner Dorosin asked if this will result in more funding. 34 Representative Insko said probably so. 35 Chair Rich asked if there is a place to put these children. 36 Representative Insko said Pre-K can be done in the private sector. She said they are 37 losing their childhood work groups. 38 Commissioner McKee asked if there is any discussion of picking up costs for charter 39 schools. 40 Representative Meyer said yes. 41 Senator Foushee said there is one senator pushing it, but it does not have large support. 42 Representative Meyer said the charter school issues come up at the end of their 43 sessions in May. 44 Commissioner Greene asked if that is a successful strategy. 45 Representative Meyer said no. 46 Commissioner Price asked if there is any chance of putting money into the census. 47 Representative Insko said no, they do not have the money. 48 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if there are any bills that they can speak on. 49 Representative Meyer said school safety bills just passed, and there may be increased 50 education spending for social workers, nurses, counselors, etc. He said the school safety