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AL HB337
Bill
Status
2/25/2016
Primary Sponsor
Mike Ball
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Student and Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2016, amending Section 16-13-31 of the Code of Alabama 1975 regarding countywide tax distribution for educational purposes.
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Requires equitable distribution of countywide education taxes among local boards of education when no mutual agreement is reached, with distribution based on each board's total calculated Foundation Program costs as determined by the State Superintendent of Education.
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Clarifies that city boards of education located in municipalities spanning more than one county are considered local boards of education in each county where the municipality is located and shall receive pro rata distributions in each such county.
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Permits local boards of education to enter into mutual agreements with State Superintendent approval to use alternative distribution plans with special adjustments in place of the pro rata distribution formula.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
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.
Education
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education
2/25/2016