Bill Text: GA SR738 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia Senate Resolution 738 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Sales/Use Tax; educational purposes; proceeds- CA

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-26 - Senate Read and Referred [SR738 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SR738-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution 738

By: Senators Millar of the 40th, Stone of the 23rd, Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd and Albers of the 56th

A RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the sales and use tax for educational purposes shall only be distributed on the basis of full-time equivalent student counts when proceeds are distributed between a county school district and the independent school districts located in such county; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV of the Constitution is amended by revising subparagraph (g) as follows:

"(g) The net proceeds of the tax shall be distributed between the county school district and the independent school districts, or portion thereof, located in such county according to the ratio the student enrollment in each school district, or portion thereof, bears to the total student enrollment of all school districts in the county or upon such other formula for distribution as may be authorized by local law. For purposes of this subparagraph, student enrollment shall be based on the latest FTE full-time equivalent count prior to the referendum on imposing the tax."

SECTION 2.

The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:

"( ) YES

( ) NO

Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the sales and use tax for educational purposes shall only be distributed on the basis of full-time equivalent student counts when proceeds are distributed between a county school district and the independent school districts located in such county?"

All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of this state.