PRINTER'S NO. 844
No. 786 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY SPITZ, CIMINI, SEVENTY, MRKONIC, MORRIS,
CALTAGIRONE, HORGOS, TIGUE, GRUPPO, PETRARCA, PUNT, LEHR,
FISCHER, DAVIES, TELEK, LETTERMAN, ROCKS, WILSON, GAMBLE,
ARTY, CIVERA, BELARDI, PENDLETON, JOHNSON, FREIND, CORNELL,
MILLER, JACKSON, COCHRAN, BELFANTI, ZWIKL, BROWN, PISTELLA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, SALVATORE, CAPPABIANCA AND MICOZZIE,
MARCH 10, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 10, 1981
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," authorizing real estate tax
6 reductions for certain senior citizens.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the "Public School Code of 1949," is amended by adding a
11 section to read:
12 Section 688. Real Estate Tax Reduction for Senior
13 Citizens.--The board of school directors of any school district
14 of the second, third or fourth class may establish a uniform
15 system of real estate tax reductions for residential property
16 belonging to any person sixty-five (65) years of age or older,
17 or whose spouse is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, and
1 whose total annual household income is nine thousand dollars
2 ($9,000) or less.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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