By Mr. Atsalis of Barnstable, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2833) of Demetrius J. Atsalis for legislation to further regulate reimbursements for educational assistance to certain municipalities under the room occupancy excise tax.  Revenue.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Demetrius J. Atsalis

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act regulating reimbursements for educational assistance to certain municipalities under the room occupancy excise tax.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.    Section 3 of Chapter 64G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004

Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following: The state shall reimburse

taxes collected from this section, excluding those taxes subject to Chapter 10 Section 35J

of the General Laws, back to the towns they originated from if such towns receive less

than 25% of their school district foundation budget paid by the state as certified in the

yearly state budget 15 days after such budget is signed into law. The amount of such

reimbursement shall be equal to the difference between 25% of a school district’s

foundation budget and the percentage below 25% assigned to the school district in the

yearly state budget.