Introduced
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To eliminate the authority of a school district to levy a property tax for the operation of a public recreation system and playgrounds. See also 2003 House Bill 4146, now Public Act 135 of 2003, which would not be repealed by the bill.
Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To require the governing bodies of the communities served by a school district to approve any proposed school recreation tax; require the recreation tax receipts to be segregated and audited to ensure that new local millage revenues are not used to cover regular school operating expenses in violation of Proposal A; prohibit more than one recreation tax election within a two year period; and impose other conditions on the imposition of this tax.
The amendment failed by voice vote
