By RANDALL CHASE (AP)

DOVER, Del. (AP)- Lawmakers are again considering groundbreaking legislation that would impose a statewide property tax in Delaware.



A bill that cleared a Senate committee on Wednesday would allow Delaware's statewide community college system to issue bonds to finance building construction, repairs, equipment purchases and educational technology.



The bill also establishes a Community College Infrastructure Fund to pay off the bonds and allows Del Tech to impose a statewide property tax to raise the required funds.



The tax would be capped at 6.5 cents on each $100 of assessed value of real property in all three counties.



Similar proposals have failed in previous legislatures.



Delaware Tech received more than $90 million in taxpayer money in the current year's budget.