| | | 1. Household limitation adjustment. Beginning March 1, 1989, | | and annually thereafter, the State Tax Assessor shall determine | | the household income eligibility adjustment factor. That factor | shall | | 6206, applicable for the year prior to that for which relief is | requested. The result shall | and shall | | corresponding to the year on which the annualized cost of living | adjustments were based. Beginning March 1, 1991 | procedure shall | | in section 6207, subsection 2. |
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| | | Sec. B-10. 36 MRSA §6210, as amended by PL 1997, c. 557, Pt. A, §4 | | and affected by Pt. G, §1, is further amended to read: |
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| | | The State Tax Assessor shall make available suitable forms | with instructions for claimants. The claim shall | form the State Tax Assessor may prescribe | assessor and shall |
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| | | The State Tax Assessor shall include a checkoff to request an | application for the Maine Residents Property | | Program on the individual income tax form. The assessor shall | | also provide for the option of filing an application for the | Maine Residents Property | | telefile system established by the assessor. |
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| | | Sec. B-11. 36 MRSA §6218, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 534, Pt. A, | | §10, is amended to read: |
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| | | §6218. Readability; application; instructions |
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| | | The application form and instructions used by applicants for | assistance under the Maine Residents Property | Program and its successor, if any, shall | | score, as determined by a recognized instrument for measuring | | adult literacy levels, equivalent to no higher than a 6th grade | | reading level. |
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| | | Sec. B-12. 36 MRSA §6219, as amended by PL 1997, c. 526, §14, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §6219. Outreach plan required |
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| | | The Bureau of Revenue Services shall develop and implement a | | plan of outreach to ensure that all eligible households are made | aware of assistance available under the Maine Residents Property | | Homestead Tax Cap Program and its successor, if any. |
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