PRINTER'S NO. 20
No. 32 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY MAYERNIK, READSHAW, YOUNGBLOOD, DeLUCA, HENNESSEY,
STABACK, CASORIO, LEVDANSKY, BARRAR, LAUGHLIN, C. WILLIAMS,
GIGLIOTTI, RAMOS AND SOLOBAY, JANUARY 20, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 20, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act providing property tax or rent rebate and
3 inflation dividends to certain senior citizens, widows,
4 widowers and permanently disabled persons with limited
5 incomes; establishing uniform standards and qualifications
6 for eligibility to receive rebates and dividends; providing
7 for transportation assistance grants and grants to area
8 agencies on aging for services to older persons; and imposing
9 duties upon the Department of Revenue," freezing school
10 property tax of senior citizens; and providing reimbursement
11 to school districts for lost tax revenues.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. The act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), known
15 as the Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act, reenacted and
16 amended December 21, 1979 (P.L.570, No.131), is amended by
17 adding a section to read:
18 Section 3.1. School Property Tax Freeze.--(a) Any school
19 property tax imposed on the residential property of an
20 individual shall not be increased from the date when he reaches
21 the age of sixty-five, or in the case of a married couple when
22 either husband or wife reaches the age of sixty-five if the
1 property is held in joint tenancy, unless the property is
2 transferred to another. This subsection shall apply to only one
3 property owned by an individual or married couple and only if
4 they reside on the property.
5 (b) The State Lottery Fund shall be used to reimburse school
6 districts for that portion of taxes being lost because of the
7 tax freeze. School districts shall apply to the department for
8 reimbursement.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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