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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 260C.15, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. Regular elections held annually by the merged area for 1 4 the election of members of the board of directors as required 1 5 by section 260C.11, for the renewal of thetwentytwenty-two 1 6 andone-fourththree-fourths cents per thousand dollars of 1 7 assessed valuation levy authorized in section 260C.22, or for 1 8 any other matter authorized by law and designated for election 1 9 by the board of directors of the merged area, shall be held on 1 10 the date of the school election as fixed by section 277.1. 1 11 The election notice shall be made a part of the local school 1 12 election notice published as provided in section 49.53 in each 1 13 local school district where voting is to occur in the merged 1 14 area election and the election shall be conducted by the 1 15 county commissioner of elections pursuant to chapters 39 to 53 1 16 and section 277.20. 1 17 Sec. 2. Section 260C.22, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 18 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 19 a. In addition to the tax authorized under section 1 20 260C.17, the voters in any merged area may at the annual 1 21 school election vote a tax not exceedingtwentytwenty-two and 1 22one-fourththree-fourths cents per thousand dollars of 1 23 assessed value in any one year for a period not to exceed ten 1 24 years for the purchase of grounds, construction of buildings, 1 25 payment of debts contracted for the construction of buildings, 1 26 purchase of buildings and equipment for buildings, and the 1 27 acquisition of libraries, for the purpose of paying costs of 1 28 utilities, and for the purpose of maintaining, remodeling, 1 29 improving, or expanding the community college of the merged 1 30 area. If the tax levy is approved under this section, the 1 31 costs of utilities shall be paid from the proceeds of the 1 32 levy. The tax shall be collected by the county treasurers and 1 33 remitted to the treasurer of the merged area as provided in 1 34 section 331.552, subsection 29. The proceeds of the tax shall 1 35 be deposited in a separate and distinct fund to be known as 2 1 the voted tax fund, to be paid out upon warrants drawn by the 2 2 president and secretary of the board of directors of the 2 3 merged area district for the payment of costs incurred in 2 4 providing the school facilities for which the tax was voted. 2 5 Sec. 3. Section 260C.22, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 2 6 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 7 NEW PARAGRAPH. f. If the voters in a merged area have 2 8 authorized a tax pursuant to paragraph "a" not exceeding 2 9 twenty and one-fourth cents per thousand dollars of assessed 2 10 value prior to July 1, 2001, the tax shall continue for the 2 11 period originally authorized under the voter-approved tax, and 2 12 the maximum tax that can be authorized by the voters on or 2 13 after July 1, 2001, under this section, for the period of the 2 14 original authorized tax, is an additional amount such that the 2 15 total amount of tax does not exceed twenty-two and three- 2 16 fourths cents for a period to coincide with the remaining 2 17 period for which the initial tax in the merged area was 2 18 approved. 2 19 Sec. 4. Section 260C.28, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 2 20 amended to read as follows: 2 21 1. Annually, the board of directors may certify for levy a 2 22 tax on taxable property in the merged area at a rate not 2 23 exceedingthreefive and one-half cents per thousand dollars 2 24 of assessed valuation for equipment replacement for the 2 25 community college. 2 26 Sec. 5. Section 260C.28, subsection 2, Code 2001, is 2 27 amended to read as follows: 2 28 2. However, the board of directors may annually certify 2 29 for levy a tax on taxable property in the merged area at a 2 30 rate in excess of thethreefive and one-half cents per 2 31 thousand dollars of assessed valuation specified under 2 32 subsection 1 if the excess tax levied does not cause the total 2 33 rate certified to exceed a rate ofnineeleven and one-half 2 34 cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, and the 2 35 excess revenue generated is used for purposes of program 3 1 sharing between community colleges or for the purchase of 3 2 instructional equipment. Programs that are shared shall be 3 3 designed to increase student access to community college 3 4 programs and to achieve efficiencies in program delivery at 3 5 the community colleges, including, but not limited to, the 3 6 programs described under sections 260C.45 and 260C.46. Prior 3 7 to expenditure of the excess revenues generated under this 3 8 subsection, the board of directors shall obtain the approval 3 9 of the director of the department of education. 3 10 EXPLANATION 3 11 This bill provides for an increase in the community college 3 12 facilities levy from 20.25 cents per $1,000 of assessed 3 13 property valuation to 22.75 cents per $1,000 of assessed 3 14 property valuation. The bill provides that if an existing tax 3 15 has been authorized, a merged area will be permitted to levy 3 16 by a vote of the people an additional tax in an amount which, 3 17 when combined with the originally authorized tax, does not 3 18 exceed the new maximum of 22.75 cents per $1,000 of assessed 3 19 valuation during the remaining period for which the originally 3 20 authorized tax for the facilities levy was imposed. 3 21 The bill additionally provides for an increase in the 3 22 board-certified community college equipment replacement levy 3 23 from 3 cents per $1,000 of assessed property valuation to 5.50 3 24 cents per $1,000 of assessed property valuation. The bill 3 25 provides that the current combined maximum authorized limit of 3 26 9 cents per $1,000 for a board-certified and voter-approved 3 27 levy pursuant to Code section 260C.28, subsections 2 and 3, 3 28 shall be increased to 11.50 cents per $1,000. 3 29 LSB 1497XS 79 3 30 rn/cls/14.1
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