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HB 2243 Standards of Quality; apportionment of state and local share.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Standards of Quality; apportionment of state and local share. Directs the General Assembly, in apportioning the state and local share for the costs of meeting the Standards of Quality, beginning July 1, 2004, to implement a formula that determines each locality's ability to pay based on the ratios of (i) the total value of real estate in the locality adjusted by the index used for the pay differential for state employees residing in that locality to the statewide value of real estate per person; (ii) the median value of residential real estate in the locality to the statewide median value of residential real estate; (iii) sales subject to the state sales tax in the locality to the statewide sales subject to the state sales tax per person; (iv) revenue collected from the local personal property tax to the revenue collected statewide from the local personal property tax, and (v) revenue collected from local lodging, local cigarette, and local meals taxes to the revenue collected statewide from these local lodging, cigarette, and meals taxes, as provided in the appropriation act.

To determine each locality's composite index of ability-to-pay, (i) the sum of the ratios calculated on the basis of average daily membership for each locality shall be divided by the sum of the average daily membership ratios for all localities; (ii) the sum of the ratios calculated on a per capita basis for each locality shall be divided by the sum of the average daily membership ratios for all localities; and (iii) the locality's ratio calculated on the basis of average daily membership shall be multiplied by .66 and the locality's ratio calculated on a per capita basis shall be multiplied by .33. The sum of the 2 adjusted ratios in clause (iii) shall be the local composite index of ability-to-pay.

Tax values and population estimates used shall be those for the fiscal year ending 1 year prior to the fiscal year in which the distribution takes place.


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