Senate Bill 370 Summary

• Eliminates the limitation on civil taxing units' maximum permissible property tax levy that resulted from levying less than the maximum in the prior year.

• Removes the unused definition of "unadjusted assessed value" from Indiana Code.

• Prohibits public safety employees serving on a political subdivision's legislative body from accepting confidential or policymaking positions, serving on committees with jurisdiction over their employer, or voting on their employer's budget matters.

• Bans relatives of township officers or employees from being employed by the township, with grandfather clause allowing those employed on July 1, 2010 to continue until expiration of the township trustee's current term.

• Effective upon passage and July 1, 2010, with tax levy changes applying only to property taxes first due after December 31, 2010.