PRINTER'S NO. 937
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
791
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY HENNESSEY, DIAMOND, DRISCOLL, SCHLOSSBERG, BAKER,
SCHREIBER, V. BROWN, ROZZI, MALONEY, McNEILL, BARRAR,
READSHAW, HARHART, COHEN, DeLUCA, STEPHENS, DAY, D. COSTA,
GINGRICH, SAYLOR, GOODMAN, MENTZER, WATSON AND GILLEN,
MARCH 13, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
MARCH 13, 2015
AN ACT
Authorizing public school districts to implement senior local
tax reduction incentive volunteer exchange programs.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Senior Tax
Reduction Incentive Volunteer Exchange Program Act.
Section 2. Legislative intent.
It is the intent of the General Assembly to authorize all
public school districts in this Commonwealth to establish a
program to allow older residents to volunteer in the school
district and receive a real property tax credit in exchange for
their volunteer service. While there are school districts across
this Commonwealth that provide certain property tax relief to
seniors, the purpose of this act is to grant explicit
legislative authorization to allow all school districts to
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