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House Journal: Page 973: Thursday, March 26, 1998

 9   question favors approval of the action, the board
10   shall certify the results of the election to the
11   department of management and the district shall
12   participate in the program.
13     At the expiration of the twenty-eight day period,
14   if no petition is filed, the board shall certify its
15   action to the department of management and the
16   district shall participate in the program.
17     3.  Participation in a smaller class size
18   infrastructure program is not affected by a change in
19   the boundaries of the school district, except as
20   otherwise provided in this section.  If each school
21   district involved in a school reorganization under
22   chapter 275 has approved a smaller class size
23   infrastructure program, and if the voters have not
24   voted upon the question of participation in the
25   program in the reorganized district, the smaller class
26   size infrastructure program shall be in effect for the
27   reorganized district that has been approved for the
28   least amount and the shortest time in any of the
29   districts.
30     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  257.52  SMALLER CLASS SIZE
31   INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING.
32     1.  The additional funding for the smaller class
33   size infrastructure program for a budget year is
34   limited to an amount not exceeding ten percent of the
35   total of regular program district cost for the budget
36   year and moneys received under section 257.14 as a
37   budget adjustment for the budget year.  Moneys
38   received by a district for the smaller class size
39   infrastructure program are miscellaneous income and
40   may be used for any general fund purpose.  However,
41   moneys received by a district for the smaller class
42   size infrastructure program shall be expended solely
43   for smaller class size infrastructure needs.
44     2.  Certification of a board's intent to
45   participate for a budget year, the method of funding,
46   and the amount to be raised shall be made to the
47   department of management not later than April 15 of
48   the base year.  Funding for the smaller class size
49   infrastructure program shall be obtained from smaller
50   class size infrastructure state aid and from local

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 1   funding using either a smaller class size
 2   infrastructure income surtax or a combination of a
 3   smaller class size infrastructure property tax and a
 4   smaller class size infrastructure income surtax as
 5   determined by the board of directors.
 6     3.  The smaller class size infrastructure income
 7   surtax shall fund at least sixty percent of the local
 8   funding costs of the program.  Subject to the

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