PRINTER'S NO. 529
No. 468 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY DALLY, BASTIAN, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, COHEN, DALEY, FREEMAN, GEIST, HARRIS, NAILOR, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, SAINATO, SAYLOR, YOUNGBLOOD AND SIPTROTH, FEBRUARY 26, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 26, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An 2 act relating to the public school system, including certain 3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial 4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the 5 laws relating thereto," providing for exceptions for certain 6 payments made to community colleges in determining costs 7 excepted from certain referendum requirements. 8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 9 hereby enacts as follows: 10 Section 1. Section 1909-A of the act of March 10, 1949 11 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, added 12 July 1, 1985 (P.L.103, No.31), is amended to read: 13 Section 1909-A. Taxation.--The governing body of each school 14 district or municipality comprising a local sponsor may levy, 15 annually, taxes on subjects of taxation as prescribed by law in 16 such school district or municipality for the purpose of 17 establishing, operating and maintaining a community college. 18 This tax levy shall be in excess of and beyond the millage fixed 19 or limited by law, so long as the aggregate amount of all taxes
1 imposed by any local sponsor, other than a school district of 2 the first class or a city of the first class or county of the 3 first class, for the establishment, operation and maintenance of 4 a community college shall not exceed an amount equal to the 5 product obtained by multiplying the latest total market value of 6 the local sponsor as determined by the State Tax Equalization 7 Board in the case of school districts, and by the Board of 8 Assessment and Revision of Taxes or any other similar board 9 which determines market values of real estate in the case of 10 municipalities, by five mills. Where a county levies such a tax 11 for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a community 12 college, no such tax shall be levied upon the property in a 13 municipality situate in such county if the school district in 14 which the municipality is situate levies a tax on the property 15 in the municipality for the establishment, operation and 16 maintenance of a community college situate in a county other 17 than the one in which the municipality is located. The aggregate 18 amount of all taxes imposed by a school district of the first 19 class or a city of the first class or county of the first class 20 for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a community 21 college shall not exceed an amount equal to the product obtained 22 by multiplying the latest total market value of the school 23 district of the first class as determined by the State Tax 24 Equalization Board and by the Board of Assessment and Revision 25 of Taxes or any other similar board which determines market 26 values of real estate in the case of cities of the first class 27 or counties of the first class, by one mill. Costs used to 28 determine the need for a referendum pursuant to the act of July 29 5, 2004 (P.L.654, No.72), known as the "Homeowner Tax Relief 30 Act," shall not include any increase in annual payments made to 20070H0468B0529 - 2 -
1 community colleges above the payments made in the prior fiscal 2 year. 3 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. A23L24JS/20070H0468B0529 - 3 -