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- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release [Aug. 3, 2005]
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- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
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- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
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- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
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- 2005-08-03
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July 29, 2002B; title from Georgia Government Publications citation, viewed September 19, 2007. - External Identifiers:
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Representative Jerry Keen PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2005
CONTACT: Malcolm Smith 404.656.5052 malsmith@legis.state.ga.us
EDUCATION FUNDING STUDY COMMITTEE TO HOLD REGIONAL MEETINGS
CONTACT SHEET BIO E-MAIL LEGISLATION
Georgia State University's Initial Evaluation of a Proposed Statewide Education Sales Tax
ATLANTA House Majority Leader, Rep. Jerry Keen ( R-St. Simons Island) will host a series of public hearings beginning August 31 on proposed legislation to dramatically cut property tax bills and restructure how education is financed in Georgia.
The Education Funding Study Committee will meet to discuss legislation known as HR 58, which proposes replacing the school portion of local property tax bills with a statewide Education Sales Tax up to 3 percent. This would eliminate more than half of all property taxes in Georgia.
"Since rising property taxes are of such concern to Georgia taxpayers, I encourage everyone to learn about this initiative, and to attend one of five meetings being held this summer to examine the way we fund our state's education system," said Rep. Keen. "This is an opportunity to make education funding fair to all Georgians while giving our economy a tremendous boost."
The Education Funding Study Committee will be holding its first meeting on August 31 at the Columbus Technical College in Columbus, GA.
For additional information, contact the Rep. Keen's office at 404-656-5052.
House Education Funding Study Committee Meeting Schedule:
August 31, 2005- 7pm Columbus Technical College 928 Manchester Expressway Columbus, GA 31904
706-649-1800
September 15, 2005- 7pm Coastal Georgia Center 305 Fahm Street Savannah, GA 31401
912-651-2005
September 1, 2005- 7pm Rural Development Center UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Road Tifton, GA 31794
229-386-3416
September 27, 2005- 7pm Dalton City Hall 300 West Waugh Street Dalton, GA 30720
706-278-9500
September 28, 2005- 7pm Dorothy Benson Senior Center 6500 Vernon Woods Drive Sandy Springs, GA 30328
404-705-4900
* If you have any questions please call Malcolm Smith at 404-656-5052