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06 LC 18 5428
House Bill 1575
By: Representatives Mills of the 25th, Rogers of the 26th, Reece of the 27th, and Benton of the 31st

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To provide for the continuation of an alternative method of distribution of the net proceeds of the sales and use tax for educational purposes authorized under Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV of the Constitution among the Hall County School District, City of Gainesville Independent School District, and City of Buford Independent School District; to provide for applicability; to provide an effective date; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
The net proceeds of the sales and use tax for educational purposes authorized under Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV of the Constitution and imposed as a result of the referendum to be held on July 18, 2006, shall be distributed among the Hall County School District, City of Gainesville Independent School District, and City of Buford Independent School District in accordance with the same method as set forth in Ga. L. 2001 Ex. Sess., p. 244, as follows:
(1) From the gross receipts of the sales and use tax, $50,000.00 per month for 60 consecutive months shall be distributed to the City of Buford Independent School District; provided, however, that in no event shall the City of Buford Independent School District receive more or less than $3 million; and
(2) After the monthly remittance to the City of Buford Independent School District, the proceeds of the sales and use tax shall be distributed between the Hall County School District and the City of Gainesville Independent School District according to the ratio the student enrollment in each of the two districts bears to the total student enrollment in said districts based upon the most recent FTE count prior to the referendum.

SECTION 2.
This Act is enacted pursuant to the specific authority provided for in Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV(g) of the Constitution.

SECTION 3.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and shall apply with respect to all distributions made by the Georgia Department of Revenue on or after such effective date pursuant to the filing of the proper distribution certificate.

SECTION 4.
This Act shall stand repealed in its entirety at the completion of the distribution of the sales tax authorized by the referendum to be held on July 18, 2006.

SECTION 5.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.