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HB 315: Senior Services

GENERAL BILL by Schwartz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell

Senior Services; Authorizes each county to create by ordinance independent special district to provide funding for services for seniors; requires elector approval to annually levy ad valorem taxes; requires district to comply with statutory requirements related to levying & fixing millage & filing financial or compliance reports; provides for dissolution of district; creates district governing council; specifies council powers & functions; specifies council responsibilities & duties; authorizes two or more districts to enter into cooperative agreements; requires council to prepare tentative annual budget & compute millage rate to fund district; requires tax moneys collected to be paid directly to council by county tax collector & deposited into qualified public depositories; requires specified members to file surety bond; specifies expenditures of funds; requires council to prepare & file quarterly financial reports with county governing body; prohibits council from requiring specified matching funds.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/18/2013 House • Filed
1/30/2013 House • Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee; Finance and Tax Subcommittee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 44
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 44
5/3/2013 House • Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee