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2002 SESSION

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HJ 131 Constitutional amendment; taxing powers to school boards.

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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Constitutional amendment (1st resolution); authorization to grant certain taxing powers to school boards. Authorizes the General Assembly, by general law or special act, to grant one or more elected school boards the power to impose real estate taxes and appropriate the funds derived from the taxes for the educational program of the district. The present Constitution in Article VII, Section 7, states that taxes are imposed by an ordinance or resolution adopted by the local governing body and has been construed to prevent the granting of taxing powers to local school boards.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 022419944  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 022419944
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/21/02  House: Referred from Finance (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/02  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/01/02  House: Continued to 2003 in P. & E. (22-Y 0-N)