Legislation Designed to Enable Boards of County Commissioners Power to Place Measure on Ballot

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Legislation Designed to Enable Boards of County Commissioners Power to Place Measure on Ballot

This bill has more than one purpose, beware pushers urging state lawmakers to pass it because it merely 'reminds' small school districts they can already consolidate

Primary feature of Rep. Tim Mahoney's HB 351

Mahoney reacts to state budget proposal on school consolidation

HARRISBURG, Feb. 4 – State Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fayette, today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Ed Rendell's 2009-10 state budget proposal, which included a call to review school district consolidation initiatives in Pennsylvania.

"By consolidating small school districts we would give taxpayers the benefit of expanded real estate tax reform. I agree with the governor's state budget proposal that we need to seriously look at cutting government costs by consolidating school districts in the state."

Mahoney said he will reintroduce legislation that would provide taxpayers savings by allowing residents to approve the consolidation of small school districts.

The proposal would allow county commissioners to place a referendum on the ballot asking voters if they support consolidating small school districts into a single, countywide school district for the purposes of administration and taxation.

http://www.pahouse.com/pr/051020409.asp

Take a look at what is in state Rep. Tim Mahoney's House Bill 351

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0351&pn=0382

Section 2.

This Act is amended by adding sections to read:

Section 224.1

Referendum on Combination of School Districts.--(a) In any county with a school district of the second, third, or fourth class the county commissioners may, by majority vote, adopt a resolution to place a question on the ballot to determine the will of the electors with respect to the combining of all school districts in the county into one countwide school district. A copy of the resolution shall be filed with the Board of Elections of the county.

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