HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 130        FILED ON: 1/10/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 747

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Demetrius J. Atsalis

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act regulating reimbursements for educational assistance to certain municipalities under the room occupancy excise tax.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Demetrius J. Atsalis

2nd Barnstable

1/10/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 130        FILED ON: 1/10/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 747

By Mr. Atsalis of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 747) of Demetrius J. Atsalis for legislation to further regulate reimbursements for educational assistance to certain municipalities under the room occupancy excise tax.  Revenue.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2672 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act regulating reimbursements for educational assistance to certain municipalities under the room occupancy excise tax.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

 SECTION 1.    Section 3 of Chapter 64G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following: The state shall reimburse taxes collected from this section, excluding those taxes subject to Chapter 10 Section 35J of the General Laws, back to the towns they originated from if such towns receive less than 25% of their school district foundation budget paid by the state as certified in the  yearly state budget 15 days after such budget is signed into law. The amount of such reimbursement shall be equal to the difference between 25% of a school district’s foundation budget and the percentage below 25% assigned to the school district in the yearly state budget.