THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, BOSCOLA, FONTANA, ORIE, PILEGGI, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, EARLL, MENSCH, EICHELBERGER, ALLOWAY AND WAUGH, FEBRUARY 18, 2011

REFERRED TO FINANCE, FEBRUARY 18, 2011  

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," further providing for referendum

requirements.

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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(b.1)  Educational subsidy.--If the board of directors of a

school district violates the provisions of subsection (b)(1),

the department shall, notwithstanding any other provision of

law, withhold the amount of any educational subsidy to be paid

to the school district for the current fiscal year equal to the

excess in revenue brought in by the increase in the rate of a

tax levied for the support of the public schools by more than

the index.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.