Bill Text: MI HB6258 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Higher education: community colleges; levy, collection, and return of taxes; prohibit in certain circumstances. Amends sec. 144 of 1966 PA 331 (MCL 389.144). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1055'20, HB 6257'20
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-09-24 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/23/2020 [HB6258 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6258-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6258
September 23, 2020, Introduced by Rep.
VanSingel and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal
Finance.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled
"Community college act of 1966,"
by amending section 144 (MCL 389.144), as amended by 2003 PA 306.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 144. (1) The board of trustees of each community
college district may levy for the purposes specified as within the power of the
board a tax that does not exceed the rate previously or subsequently authorized
by the qualified electors of the district or the rate derived through the
previous adoption by the electors of the district of former 1955 PA 188, or the
rate that is allocated to the community college district in accordance with the
property tax limitation act, 1933 PA 62, MCL 211.201 to 211.217a. The funds may
be used for all purposes authorized, except that to the extent permitted under
the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, taxes
imposed for the payment of principal and interest on bonds or other evidences
of indebtedness or for the payment of assessments or contract obligations in
anticipation of which bonds are issued may be imposed without limitation as to
rate or amount. This limitation may be increased to not more than 5 mills if
approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question at a
regular or special election of the community college district.
(2) Except as provided in
subsection (3), the board of trustees shall determine the total taxes required
for any year and shall certify the approved tax rate to be levied and the
amount of taxes to be raised to the proper assessing officer of each city and
township in which the territory of the community college district is situated
on or before September 1 of each year, except that the board of trustees may
provide by resolution that taxes to be raised against property within any city
or township, any portion of which lies within the community college district
boundaries, may be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time
as the city or township taxes or in the same manner and at the same time as
school district or intermediate school district taxes are being collected by
the city or township under part 26 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL
380.1611 to 380.1615.
(3) By resolution of its
board on or before May 15 of the year in which it is established, a community
college district established under this act between January 1 and May 1 of any
calendar year may impose a summer property tax levy of either the total or 1/2
of the community college district property taxes for that tax year. The board
resolution shall must also determine the total taxes
required for that tax year and certify the approved tax rate to be levied and
the amount of taxes to be raised to the proper assessing officer of each city
or township in which the territory of the community college district is situated.
Upon receipt of that board resolution, each city and township in which the
community college district is situated that collects a summer property tax levy
under section 1613 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1613, shall
collect the summer levy for that year. The reasonable and actual expenses
incurred by a city or township in collecting the community college district
property taxes under this subsection, to the extent these expenses are in
addition to the expense of collecting and assessing any other taxes at the same
time and exceed the amount of any fees imposed for the collection of the
community college property taxes, shall must be
billed to and paid by the community college district. For the purposes of this
subsection, reasonable and actual expenses shall must not
exceed the current collection agreements negotiated with the largest
intermediate school district within the community college district. This
subsection applies until December 31, 1992.
(4) All Subject to subsection (6), all money
collected by a tax collecting officer from the tax levied under this section shall must be returned to the community college
district as provided by section 43 of the general property tax act, 1893 PA
206, MCL 211.43, or to the county treasurer who shall pay the taxes so returned
immediately to the community college district.
(5) The subjects of
taxation for the community college district purposes shall must be
the same as for state, county, and other school purposes as provided under the
general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157.211.155.
(6)
Notwithstanding any provision of this act to the contrary, both of the
following apply if the board of trustees of a community college district offers
baccalaureate or bachelor's degrees under section 121 in any discipline for
which the board did not offer baccalaureate or bachelor's degrees before the
effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection:
(a) That board of
trustees shall not levy any taxes under this act.
(b) Any taxes
previously levied by that board of trustees under this act must not be
collected for or returned to that board's community college district.
Enacting section
1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills
of the 100th Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 1055.
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6257 (request no. 07424'20 a).
