HB337 Alabama 2016 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Education, Student and Taxpayer Fairness Act, if local boards of education within a county do not agree on distribution of educational taxes, State Superintendent of Education to provide for equitable distribution, Sec. 16-13-31 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish the Student and
Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2016</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require, when no agreement
is reached among the local boards of education
serving students who reside within the county, that
countywide taxes collected for educational purposes
be equitably distributed to those local boards of
education</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would clarify that a city board of
education of a municipality located within more
than one county is considered a local board of
education in all of those counties</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also require the State
Superintendent of Education to determine the pro
rata distribution of countywide taxes collected for
educational purposes within a county to be based on
the determination of total calculated costs of the
Foundation Program for each local board of
education</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 16-13-31, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the apportionment of countywide taxes under the
Foundation Program; to establish the Student and Taxpayer
Fairness Act of 2016; to require, when no agreement is reached
among the local boards of education serving students who
reside within the county, that countywide taxes collected for
educational purposes be equitably distributed to those local
boards of education; to clarify that a city board of education
of a municipality located in more than one county is
considered a local board of education in all those counties;
and to require the State Superintendent of Education to
determine the pro rata distribution based on the determination
of total calculated costs of the Foundation Program for each
local board of education.
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Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB337 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |