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District of Columbia Public School Teacher Income Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2001
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Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr.

A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Councilmember Vincent Orange introduced the following bill, which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Revenue.

To amend Title 47 of the District of Columbia Code to exclude from gross income, for District of Columbia tax purposes, income earned as a District of Columbia Public School teacher.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Public School Teacher Income Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2001".

Sec. 2. Section 47-1803.2 of the District of Columbia Code is amended by adding subsection (Q) to read as follows:

"(Q) For the income tax year beginning O1/01101, and ending 12/31/01, and for each subsequent tax year, each active District of Columbia Public School teacher who is a resident of the District of Columbia, excluding temporary and day-to-day substitute teachers, who has taught in the District of Columbia Public School system for the full academic year prior to the year in which they are applying for the exclusion, shall be eligible to exclude income earned as a District of Columbia Public School teacher from the computation of gross income for District of Columbia tax purposes. This exclusion shall not apply to non-education related income for the academic year in which they are employed by the District of Columbia Public School system."

Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 602(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-233(c)(3)).

Sec. 4. Effective date.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the-veto), approval by the Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority as provided in section 203(a) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 116; D.C. Code § 47-392.3(a)), a 30-day period of Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code § 1-233(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.

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