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S.B. 278

             1     

CHARTER SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX AMENDMENTS

             2     
2011 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

             5     
House Sponsor: Patrick Painter

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions related to charter schools.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    provides that, for purposes of a property tax exemption, a charter school is
             13      considered to be a school district.
             14      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             15          None
             16      Other Special Clauses:
             17          This bill provides an immediate effective date.
             18          This bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
             19      2008.
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      ENACTS:
             22          53A-1a-522, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             23     
             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 53A-1a-522 is enacted to read:
             26          53A-1a-522. Property tax exemption for property owned by a charter school.
             27          For purposes of a property tax exemption for property of school districts under


             28      Subsection 59-2-1101 (3)(a)(ii)(B), a charter school is considered to be a school district.
             29          Section 2. Effective date.
             30          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             31      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             32      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             33      the date of veto override.
             34          Section 3. Retrospective operation.
             35          This bill has retrospective operation for a taxable year beginning on or after January 1,
             36      2008.




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