SB 2137 – Weakens housing credit oversight

SB 2137 blocks the state from considering the quality of nearby public schools when deciding where to award low-income housing tax credits. This removes an important safeguard that helped ensure taxpayer-subsidized housing projects were not placed in areas with poor educational outcomes. By sidelining school quality, the bill risks steering public subsidies into areas that may already be struggling, potentially entrenching cycles of poverty. It weakens accountability in how public dollars are used. The bill also mandates a government study—adding another layer of bureaucracy.