08 LC 18
6901/AP
House
Bill 1065 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Royal of the
171st,
Jones of the
46th,
and Coleman of the
97th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to the sales tax for educational purposes, so as to
authorize local charter schools and state chartered special schools as capital
outlay projects for purposes of such tax; to provide an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
2 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the sales tax for educational purposes, is amended by
adding a new Code Section to read as follows:
"48-8-144.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
'Local charter school' means a local charter school as defined in paragraph (7)
of Code Section 20-2-2062.
(2)
'State chartered special school' means a state chartered special school as
defined in paragraph (16) of Code Section 20-2-2062 and with respect to which
the referendum required under Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph VII has been
conducted and approved.
(b)
A county or independent board of education shall be authorized to include local
charter schools, state chartered special schools, or both as capital outlay
projects in projects specified in the ballot language for a proposed tax under
Article VIII, Section VI, Paragraph IV of the Constitution and this
part."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.