PRINTER'S NO. 1810
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1209
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY LEACH, JUNE 23, 2020
REFERRED TO FINANCE, JUNE 23, 2020
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 taxation by school districts,
further providing for public referendum requirements for
increasing certain taxes.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 333 of the act of June 27, 2006 (1st
Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 333. Public referendum requirements for increasing
certain taxes.
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(f.1) Referendum exception for disaster emergency.--
Notwithstanding subsection (f), a school district may, without
seeking voter approval under subsection (c), increase the rate
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of a tax levied for the support of the public schools by more
than the index during the duration of the proclamation of
disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020,
published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), including during
the duration of any renewal of the state of disaster emergency.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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