House Journal: Page 1284: Wednesday, April 14, 1999

	Senate File 393, a bill for an act providing for the joint 

construction or acquisition, furnishing, operation, and maintenance of 
public buildings by counties, cities, fire districts, and school districts, 
with report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for 
consideration.
Huser of Polk offered the following amendment H?1545 filed by 
her and Brauns of Muscatine and moved its adoption:
H-1545
 1     Amend Senate File 393, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 2, line 24, by inserting after the figure
 4   "75," the following:  "296,".
 5     2.  Page 2, line 24, by inserting after the figure
 6   "331," the following:  "357B, 359,".
 7     3.  Page 3, by inserting after line 25 the
 8   following:
 9     "Sec.      . NEW SECTION.  28E.42  JOINT ISSUANCE OF
10   SCHOOL DISTRICT OR FIRE DISTRICT BONDS.
11     It is the intent of the general assembly to
12   encourage school districts or fire districts to
13   jointly issue general obligation bonds to fund
14   separate projects proposed in each district and, by
15   pooling their debt obligations, to realize a savings
16   for taxpayers in each of the participating districts.
17     1.  Two or more school districts may enter an
18   agreement pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of
19   financing projects for which debt obligations may be
20   or have been incurred pursuant to chapter 296 or 298.
21   For purposes of this section, "school district" means
22   a public school district described in chapter 274.
23     2.  Two or more fire districts may enter an
24   agreement pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of
25   financing projects for which debt obligations may be
26   or have been incurred pursuant to chapter 74, 75, 331,
27   357B, 359, or 384.  For purposes of this section,
28   "fire district" means any governmental entity which
29   provides fire protection services."
30     4.  Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
31   words "school districts" the following:  "and
32   providing for joint issuance of school district or
33   fire district bonds".
34     5.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H?1545 was adopted, placing amendments H-1512 
and H-1513 filed by Ford of Polk on April 7, 1999, out of order.

© 1999 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa

Comments about this site or page? hjourn@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.

Last update: Thu Apr 15 13:40:03 CDT 1999
URL: /DOCS/GA/78GA/Session.1/HJournal/01200/01284.html
jhf