Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05970 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5970
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2466
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44 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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66 REP. MILLER, 36th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 5970
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 2466
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1818 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. MILLER, 36th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT REQUIRING FULL FUNDING OF THE EDUCATION COST-SHARING GRANT.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That the general statutes be amended to require an additional seven hundred million dollars be added to the 2016-2017 biennial budget to fully fund the education cost-sharing grant, with such funds to come from raising income tax rates on individuals earning more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars annually and couples earning more than four hundred thousand dollars annually, to allow municipalities to forego planned property tax increases and provide true property tax reform.
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3232 To fully fund the education cost-sharing grant and provide property tax relief by asking those who have been least harmed by the recent recession to pay their fair share.