PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 82
No. 87 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY BELL, MELLOW, HELFRICK, MUSTO, TILGHMAN,
SALVATORE, BOSCOLA, KASUNIC, TOMLINSON AND WAUGH,
JANUARY 8, 1999
REFERRED TO FINANCE, JANUARY 8, 1999
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for special tax provisions for
3 certain persons who have attained 65 years of age.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a
9 clause to read:
10 § 2. Exemptions and special provisions.
11 * * *
12 (b) The General Assembly may, by law:
13 * * *
14 (vii) Provide that, subject to income limitations
15 established by act of the General Assembly, the amount of tax
16 levied by a school district on the residence of a person shall
17 not be increased after the person attains 65 years of age and,
1 in the case where a person who has attained 65 years of age
2 purchases a residence, that the amount of tax levied by a school
3 district on the residence shall not be increased during the
4 period the person owns the residence. The Commonwealth shall
5 provide for the reimbursement of school districts by the
6 Commonwealth for revenue losses resulting from this special tax
7 provision.
8 * * *
9 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
10 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
11 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
12 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
13 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
14 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
15 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
16 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
17 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
18 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
19 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
20 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
21 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
22 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
23 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
24 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
25 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
26 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
27 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
28 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
29 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in
30 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
19990S0087B0082 - 2 -
1 Pennsylvania.
L11L83JS/19990S0087B0082 - 3 -