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Public School Construction Partnership Act

Introduced: March 3, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Mar 3, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 3, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2220)
Mar 3, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public School Construction Partnership Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of qualified public educational facility bonds as exempt facility bonds. Defines a "qualified public educational facility" as any school facility which is: (1) part of a public elementary school or a public secondary school; and (2) owned by a private, for-profit corporation pursuant to a public-private partnership agreement with a State or local educational agency. Provides for an exception from the State volume cap.

Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) time-related spending requirements for public school construction bonds and doubling the arbitrage rebate exception for governmental bonds used to finance education facilities; and (2) the treatment of public school construction bonds as qualified tax-exempt obligations.

What's happening now March 3, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2514 Identical bill Public School Construction Partnership Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 3, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 526: Public School Construction Partnership Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-526/
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"S. 526: Public School Construction Partnership Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-526/.
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