HB 25
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school finances, further providing for fiscal year and for tax levy and limitations.
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Bill overview
This bill amends Pennsylvania’s Public School Code to adjust deadlines for school district budgets. Specifically, it extends the timeframe for adopting annual budgets if the state legislature delays providing basic education funding. It also modifies the timing for levying and assessing school taxes, requiring districts to do so no later than thirty-five days after the enactment of legislation providing basic education funding.
Key provisions
- Extends the deadline for school district budget adoption if state funding is delayed.
- Specifies a new deadline of thirty-five days after the enactment of basic education funding legislation for school tax levies.
- Clarifies the timing for school tax levies in different class districts.
- Sets a maximum tax rate of twenty-five mills for school districts of the second, third, and fourth class.
Who is affected
- School districts
- School board directors
- Taxpayers in Pennsylvania school districts
- Pennsylvania residents
Notable changes
- Changes the deadlines for adopting school budgets in response to state funding delays.
- Modifies the timing for school tax levies, aligning it with the availability of state funding.
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Cosponsors
Benjamin Sanchez
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