A04499
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
683
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, KAUFFMAN, GABLER, JAMES, CAUSER, McGINNIS,
DUSH, SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG, MACKENZIE, MILLARD, GRELL,
SCHWEYER, BENNINGHOFF, CARROLL, STEPHENS, CONKLIN, COHEN,
DEASY, A. HARRIS, M. DALEY, BROWNLEE, READSHAW, MAJOR,
GIBBONS, SIMMONS, MOUL, SIMS, KORTZ, DAVIS AND FARRY,
MARCH 3, 2015
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 4, 2015
AN ACT
AMENDING THE ACT OF JUNE 27, 2006 (1ST SP.SESS., P.L.1873,
NO.1), ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR TAXATION BY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, FOR THE STATE FUNDS FORMULA, FOR TAX RELIEF IN
FIRST CLASS CITIES, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT CHOICE AND VOTER
PARTICIPATION, FOR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OPTIONS AND FOR A
TASK FORCE ON SCHOOL COST REDUCTION; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION;
PROHIBITING PRIOR AUTHORIZED TAXATION; PROVIDING FOR
INSTALLMENT PAYMENT OF TAXES; RESTRICTING THE POWER OF
CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO LEVY, ASSESS AND COLLECT TAXES;
AND MAKING RELATED REPEALS," IN SENIOR CITIZENS PROPERTY TAX
AND RENT REBATE ASSISTANCE, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE
DEFINITION OF "INCOME." DEFINITIONS.
Providing for tax levies and information related to taxes;
authorizing the imposition of a personal income tax or an
earned income tax by a school district subject to voter
approval; providing for imposition of and exclusions from a
sales and use tax for the stabilization of education funding,
for increase to the personal income tax, for certain
licenses, for hotel occupancy tax, for procedure and
administration of the tax, for expiration of authority to
issue certain debt and for reporting by local government
units of debt outstanding; establishing the Education
Stabilization Fund; providing for disbursements from this
fund; providing for senior citizen property tax rent rebate
assistance; and making repeals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
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