HOUSE BILL 584

Sponsored By:

Prince George's County Delegation

Entitled:

Prince George's County - Education Funding - Tax Limitation Exception PG 403-04

Synopsis:

Authorizing the County Executive to recommend that the County Council set a county real property tax rate exceeding a level permitted by the County Charter; requiring that specified revenues generated by the tax rate be appropriated to the County Board of Education and spent by the Board to fund education items in accordance with specified priorities; requiring that before a county real property tax rate that exceeds the Charter tax rate limit becomes effective, county law adopting the rate shall be submitted to a referendum; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Ways and Means

3/3

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

3/26

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/27

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (103-29)

Senate Action

3/30

First Reading Budget and Taxation

Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHARTERS

COUNTY COUNCILS

COUNTY EXECUTIVES

EDUCATION, BOARDS OF

EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc

ELDERLY PERSONS

LAWS AND ORDINANCES -see also- PUB LOCAL LAWS; UNIFORM LAWS.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

PROPERTY TAX

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

REFERENDUM

REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.

TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER

UTILITIES -see also- HIGH VOLTAGE LINES; TELEPHONES; WATER

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Education

( 5-104 , 5-104 )

Tax - Property

( 9-104 , 9-318 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 445169/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2004   at: 12:24 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 27, 2004: Third Reading Passed (103-29)