SENATE BILL 740

File Code: Primary and Secondary Education Prior Year Introduction As: SB 316/11 - B&T

Sponsored By:

Senator Madaleno

Entitled:

Property Tax - Charter Counties - Education Funding

Synopsis:

Authorizing the county council of a charter county to set a property tax rate higher than authorized by a county charter or to collect more property tax revenues than authorized under the county charter under specified circumstances for the sole purpose of funding education; requiring a charter county to appropriate to the local board of education specified revenues and prohibiting a charter county from reducing specified funding to the local board of education under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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Senate Action

2/3

First Reading Budget and Taxation

2/8

Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appropriations

Chartered Counties

Charters

County Councils

Education, Boards of

Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc

Property Tax

Public Schools

Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax

Bill affects the following Statute:

Education

( 5-104 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered