HOUSE BILL No. 4917


     June 6, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Godchaux, Hansen, Stewart, Hart, Patterson, Scranton, Pappageorge, Richardville, Jacobs, Richner, Minore and
Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.


        A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled

   "The revised school code,"

   (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1211f.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1211F.  (1) BEGINNING IN 2002, A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY

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      LEVY, IN ADDITION TO THE MILLAGE AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 1211,

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      ADDITIONAL MILLAGE UNDER THIS SECTION FOR ENHANCING OPERATING

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      REVENUE IF APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL ELECTORS AT A REGULAR SCHOOL

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      ELECTION HELD AFTER 2001.  ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO THIS

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      ADDITIONAL MILLAGE:

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           (A) THE QUESTION OF LEVYING MILLS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SEC-

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      TION SHALL BE PRESENTED TO SCHOOL ELECTORS AT A REGULAR SCHOOL

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      ELECTION AND NOT AT A SPECIAL ELECTION, SHALL BE PRESENTED AS A

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      SEPARATE QUESTION, AND SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS BEING FOR

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      ENHANCEMENT OF OPERATING REVENUE.


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           (B) THE MILLS SHALL BE LEVIED ONLY ON HOMESTEADS.

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           (C) THE NUMBER OF MILLS THAT MAY BE LEVIED UNDER THIS SEC-

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      TION SHALL NOT EXCEED THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL MILLS THAT, IF

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      LEVIED, WOULD RESULT IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S COMBINED STATE AND

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      LOCAL REVENUE PER MEMBERSHIP PUPIL BEING EQUAL TO 2 TIMES THE

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      BASIC FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 20 OF THE

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      STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979, MCL 388.1620, FOR THE STATE FISCAL

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      YEAR ENDING IN THE TAX YEAR.

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           (D) A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT LEVY ANY MILLS UNDER THIS

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      SECTION UNLESS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVIES, FOR THE SAME TAX YEAR,

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      THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MILLS UNDER SECTION 1211 THAT DOES NOT

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      EXCEED THE LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY SECTION 1211(3).

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           (2) REVENUE RECEIVED UNDER THIS SECTION DOES NOT AFFECT THE

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      CALCULATION OR PAYMENT OF THE STATE PORTION OF A DISTRICT'S FOUN-

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      DATION ALLOWANCE UNDER SECTION 20 OF THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF

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      1979, MCL 388.1620.

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           (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "COMBINED STATE AND LOCAL REVE-

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      NUE PER MEMBERSHIP PUPIL" AND "HOMESTEAD" MEAN THOSE TERMS AS

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      DEFINED IN SECTION 1211.



















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