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GA HB802
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/22/2014
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Welch
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AI Summary
- Comprehensively revises Georgia's 1 percent county sales and use tax for educational purposes, expanding authorized uses beyond capital outlay projects to include "educational programs and materials" such as technology, security, arts and music education, counseling, textbooks, and laboratory equipment, capped at no more than 50 percent of net proceeds
- Requires voter approval via referendum for imposition of the tax, which may not exceed five years, and mandates the ballot specify capital outlay project costs and any educational programs and materials to be funded
- Authorizes local boards of education to include local charter schools, state charter schools, and state chartered special schools as capital outlay projects in the tax proposal
- Requires local boards of education to publish an annual nontechnical report by December 31 in a newspaper of general circulation detailing original and current cost estimates, prior and current year expenditures, corrective actions for underfunded projects, and any surplus funds
- Contingent effective date of January 1, 2015, dependent on voter ratification of a constitutional amendment at the November 2014 statewide general election; the Act automatically repeals if the constitutional amendment is not ratified
Legislative Description
County sales and use tax; comprehensive revision for educational purposes; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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