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School District Seeks New Power to Tax Philly Real Estate Owners Under Proposed Realty Use Levy

Official:Amending Section 19-1806, entitled "Authorization of Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Council President Clarke

Introduced: May 24, 2012

: Committee of the Whole

education government taxation

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends an existing law to allow the Philadelphia School District's Board of Education to impose a tax on real estate use or occupancy within the school district. The tax rate and calculation method are also updated.

What This Bill Does

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This bill amends the authorization for the Philadelphia School District's Board of Education to impose a tax on real estate use or occupancy within the school district. Here are four substantive aspects of the bill

The Board of Education of the Philadelphia School District is authorized to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the school district for general school purposes.
The tax rate and calculation method are updated, but the specific details are not provided in the summary.
The tax is applicable for tax years beginning in 2001 through 2007, and it is assumed that the updated tax rate and calculation method will apply to subsequent years. 4.