HOUSE BILL 697

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education

Sponsored By:

Delegate Snodgrass

Entitled:

Elected County Boards of Education - Taxing Authority and Fiscal Accountability Authorized

Synopsis:

Authorizing elected county boards of education to impose, by resolution, a property tax to provide funding for public school operations and expenses; providing that the property tax is in addition to the county property tax; providing for the collection and administering of the property tax; requiring the property tax rate to be set by county boards at a specified level; requiring counties to reduce their property tax rate by a specified amount for specified fiscal years; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/12

First Reading Ways and Means

2/24

Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS

BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.

BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

EDUCATION, BOARDS OF

PROPERTY TAX -see also- ASSESSMENTS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 3-115 , 3-116 , 3-117 , 4-123 , 5-102 , 5-103 , 5-103.1 , 5-104 , 5-104.1 , 5-105 , 5-105.1 , 5-107 , 5-109 , 5-110 , 5-113 , 5-201 , 5-202 , 5-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered