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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House Joint Resolution 14 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 10 through 22 and 1 3 inserting the following: "equal to its total revenue 1 4 in the base year, or if higher, in any of the three 1 5 preceding fiscal years. This limit is adjusted 1 6 annually for the cumulative percentage rate of price 1 7 inflation or deflation since the base year, and for 1 8 any cumulative percentage population increase since 1 9 the base year. A school district's "population" is 1 10 its full-time equivalent student enrollment. The 1 11 "base year" is the last fiscal year before this 1 12 Article becomes". 1 13 #2. Page 1, by striking lines 26 through 28 and 1 14 inserting the following: "sources, except (1) amounts 1 15 refunded to the payors; (2)". 1 16 #3. Page 1, line 29, by striking the word 1 17 "receipts" and inserting the following: "amounts 1 18 received". 1 19 #4. Page 1, line 31, by striking the words 1 20 "hospital or public utility" and inserting the 1 21 following: "specific". 1 22 #5. Page 1, line 32, by inserting before the word 1 23 "service" the following: "specific". 1 24 #6. Page 2, by striking lines 2 through 11 and 1 25 inserting the following: "federal funds; (6) amounts 1 26 borrowed after approval by vote of the electors; (7) 1 27 amounts borrowed by issuing revenue bonds on which no 1 28 payment can be made from tax revenue; and (8) receipts 1 29 applied to repay money borrowed lawfully, including 1 30 interest." 1 31 #7. Page 2, by striking lines 14 through 16 and 1 32 inserting the following: "or applied as tax credits 1 33 against local taxes." 1 34 #8. Page 2, by striking lines 22 through 27 and 1 35 inserting the following: "government's electors 1 36 voting in a referendum." 1 37 #9. Page 3, by striking line 5 and inserting the 1 38 following: "shall not exceed the sum". 1 39 #10. Page 3, line 9, by striking the word and 1 40 figure "or 3". 1 41 #11. Page 3, by striking lines 10 through 12, and 1 42 inserting the following: "carried over from the 1 43 preceding year." 1 44 #12. Page 3, by striking lines 15 through 20 and 1 45 inserting the following: "benefits, but does not 1 46 include earnings of these trust funds. "Spending" 1 47 includes all payments and transfers into, and excludes 1 48 payments out of, these trust funds. "Net unspent 1 49 funds" excludes these trust funds." 1 50 #13. Page 3, line 22, by striking the word "date" 2 1 and inserting the following: "year". 2 2 #14. Page 3, by striking lines 32 and 33 and 2 3 inserting the following: 2 4 "SEC. 11. If a state law or rule adopted after 2 5 this Article becomes". 2 6 #15. Page 4, by striking lines 3 through 5 and 2 7 inserting the following: "by that amount." 2 8 #16. Page 4, by striking lines 14 through 22 and 2 9 inserting the following: 2 10 "SEC. 14. Any taxpayer has standing to sue to 2 11 enforce this Article and laws implementing it. If 2 12 successful, the taxpayer shall be reimbursed for all 2 13 reasonable expenses of the suit." 2 14 #17. Page 4, line 25, by striking the words "and 2 15 ratification". 2 16 #18. Page 4, by striking lines 27 and 28 and 2 17 inserting the following: "restrictions and limits." 2 18 #19. Page 5, by striking lines 2 through 17 and 2 19 inserting the following: "VII. 2 20 3. To make the adjustment for price inflation or 2 21 deflation, the most reliable index of general price 2 22 inflation in the United States shall be selected in 2 23 good faith as provided by law. The selection of index 2 24 shall not be changed if the change would have the 2 25 effect of weakening the limits. Except for school 2 26 districts, the adjustment for population shall be made 2 27 by using the most recent federal census, but use of 2 28 the most recent federal census estimate may be 2 29 permitted by law." 2 30 #20. Page 5, by inserting after line 21 the 2 31 following: 2 32 " . "Revenue" includes, but is not limited to, 2 33 all taxes, fees, charges, assessments, and other 2 34 receipts of the state and local governments, except 2 35 amounts expressly excluded by section 2, 3, or 9 of 2 36 Article XIII. Amounts transferred between governments 2 37 are counted as revenue only once." 2 38 #21. Page 5, by striking lines 29 through 34 and 2 39 inserting the following: "included with county 2 40 governments." 2 41 #22. Title page, by striking lines 3 through 6 and 2 42 inserting the following: "by limiting taxes, revenue, 2 43 and spending of the state and local governments." 2 44 #23. By renumbering as necessary. 2 45 2 46 2 47 2 48 BERNAU of Story 2 49 HJR 14.208 76 2 50 sc/jj
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