Letter To Legislative Leaders
Letter To Legislative Leaders
Letter To Legislative Leaders
To: House Speaker Turzai and Senate President Pro Tempore Scarnati
Floor Leaders Corman, Costa, Cutler, and Dermody
Whips Benninghoff, Gordner, Harris, and Williams
Appropriations Chairs Bradford, Browne, Hughes, and Saylor
By appointment of our four legislative floor leaders, a workgroup of concerned legislators and a
representative of Governor Wolf have met for many hours since August to review the issue of school
property taxes in considerable detail. The goal for these meetings was to seek a consensus that could
garner the necessary 102 votes in the House of Representatives, 26 votes in the Senate, and the
signature of our Governor.
The time for legislative action is now; especially since there is a lawsuit pending against the
Commonwealth regarding school funding and school property taxes, speaking to the severity of this
issue and concern. As leaders in this Commonwealth, let us work together on this serious issue that has
plagued the state for over twenty years.
Attached to this letter are summaries of five separate plans to provide significant school district
property tax relief to our citizens. We request that each of these plans is reviewed by all of the members
of each caucus as soon as possible and that the Caucus Whips conduct a thorough count so that we can
determine which plan(s) can move forward in the legislative process in 2020.
We look forward to working with each of you and in a bi-cameral and bi-partisan manner to effectuate
productive property tax reform.
Sincerely,
Members of the School Property Tax Work Group
Senator David G. Argall Senator Judy Schwank
29th District 11th District