Bill Text: MA H2846 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Raising a tax for the purposes of funding public schools

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-04 - Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 23) and placed on file [H2846 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2846-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Matthew C. Patrick

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

Dedicating 1% of Income Tax to Education.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Matthew C. Patrick	3rd Barnstable
Byron Rushing	9th Suffolk

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

PROPOSAL for a legislative amendment to the Constitution

            A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:

ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.

            Article XLIV of the amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth is hereby amended by adding the following paragraphs:-

 

A tax on income of 1 per cent is hereby imposed and the proceeds of such tax shall be exclusively appropriated for the support public schools, K through 16, of the Commonwealth.