Please contact your legislators in support of this legislation.

The League of Women Voters supports legislative action being introduced in both Houses of the General Assembly to amend Act 72 in order to meaningfully extend the deadline for school districts to decide whether it is in the best interest of their constituents to opt in to the provisions of the law. The present deadline is a fast approaching May 30, 2005. These legislative proposals are especially appropriate since the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Act 71, the law which created slot machine gambling in Pennsylvania, may not be decided till mid -June. Furthermore, the administration has stated that even if slot machine gambling is established, funds for property tax relief will not be available to the school districts until the 2007-2008 school year. These proposals, if successful, will allow more time for communication between school boards and their constituents.

To find out who your legislators are or their contact information visit http://www.legis.state.pa.us