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Proposed legislation would make it easier for schools to pass parcel taxes
- 07-14-2010
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By Tracy Garcia/Whittier Daily News
As the Little Lake City School District considers pursuing a parcel tax to help fill gaps in state funding, proposed legislation is also making its way through the state Senate that would make it easier for school districts to get parcel-tax approval from voters. The legislation, S.C.A. 6 by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, was introduced in early 2009 and would amend the state's Constitution by lowering the voter-approval rate for parcel taxes from a two-thirds majority to 55 percent. (more...)
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