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Does Measure A have a Senior Exemption that Anyone can Qualify for?

Can any needy senior find relief with Piedmont's Measure A school tax?

The following chart (also available at http://tiny.cc/36xyqw) is a survey of the top ten academically ranked School Distircts in the State and a partial list of local school districts that have a senior exemption. 

The Piedmont Measure A senior exemption, with SSI qualification, is not used elsewhere in California.

The income ceiling is extremely low, below the national poverty level.

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Piedmont is the only top ten School District that does not provide an age only to qualify senior exemption, as do most school districts in our region.

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