HB 81

Abstract

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that extensions made for township taxes for general assistance for township fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter are exempt from the definition of "aggregate extension". Amends the Township Code. In provisions authorizing a township board to levy a general assistance tax, provides that the maximum tax rate for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be increased by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as determined by the United States Department of Labor. Provides that the maximum tax rate for fiscal year 2009 shall also be increased by the amount of money a township borrowed or spent in excess of the maximum tax rate for the purpose of providing general assistance in fiscal year 2008. Effective immediately.