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Ch. 492 2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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current taxable year required under § 9-201(b) of the Tax - Property Article
regarding the tax credit or exemption and an itemized list of any property tax credits
granted under § 9-205 of the Tax - Property Article for manufacturing personal
property described in § 7-225 of the Tax - Property Article. For the fiscal year that
begins July 1, 2000, the provisions of §§ 9-205(i) and 9-302(i)(2) of the Tax - Property
Article do not apply to any property unless the county that grants a tax credit or
exemption for that property submits the information required under this section to
the Department of Assessments and Taxation on or before June 1, 2000.
SECTION 1. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That it is the intent of the
General Assembly that any additional funding made available to county boards of
education in fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2003 as a result of this Act, including the
reimbursements for retirement contributions that would have been required to be
transferred to the State Retirement Agency but for Section 2 of this Act, shall be used
to assist the county boards in meeting pressing public education needs in the
counties, including:
(a) employee salary enhancements;
(b) student intervention, enrichment, and remediation programs,
including summer school and extended day programs;
(c) early childhood education initiatives;
(d) alternative learning programs;
(e) student transportation;
(f) technology initiatives; and
(g) student equipment and supplies.
SECTION 2. 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act
shall take effect June 1, 2000. It shall remain effective for a period of 2 years and 1
month and, at the end of June 30, 2002, with no further action required by the
General Assembly, Section 1 of this Act shall be abrogated and of no further force and
effect;
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3 of this Act shall
take effect June 1, 2000.
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Sections 5 and
6 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July 1, 2000.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Governor shall
include in the State budget for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002 an appropriation of
at least $8,000,000 to meet the State's existing legal obligations for educational
funding and avoid future litigation.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding §
7-317(d) and (g) of the State Finance and Procurement Article, in fiscal year 2001, the
Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7-317 of the State Finance and
Procurement Article may be used to fund the implementation of (i) the Governor's
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