House Amendment 8028


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     1  1    Amend House File 2066 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  By striking page 15, line 29, through page 16,
     1  3 line 14, and inserting the following:
     1  4    <   .  a.  If the board of directors adopts a
     1  5 resolution to use funds received under the operation
     1  6 of this chapter solely for providing property tax
     1  7 relief by reducing indebtedness from the levies
     1  8 specified under section 298.2 or 298.18, the board of
     1  9 directors may approve a revenue purpose statement for
     1 10 that purpose without submitting the revenue purpose
     1 11 statement to a vote of the electors.
     1 12    b.  If the board of directors intends to use funds
     1 13 for purposes other than those listed in paragraph "a",
     1 14 or change the use of funds to purposes other than
     1 15 those listed in paragraph "a", the board shall adopt a
     1 16 revenue purpose statement, subject to approval of the
     1 17 electors, listing the proposed use of the funds.
     1 18 School districts shall submit the statement to the
     1 19 voters no later than sixty days prior to the
     1 20 expiration of any existing revenue purpose statement
     1 21 or change in use not included in the existing revenue
     1 22 purpose statement.
     1 23    c.  The board secretary shall notify the county
     1 24 commissioner of elections of the intent to take the
     1 25 issue to the voters.  The county commissioner of
     1 26 elections shall publish the notices required by law
     1 27 for special or general elections, and the election
     1 28 shall be held not sooner than thirty days nor later
     1 29 than forty days after notice from the school board.  A
     1 30 majority of those voting on the question must favor
     1 31 approval of the revenue purpose statement.  If the
     1 32 proposal is not approved, the school district shall
     1 33 not submit the same or new revenue purpose statement
     1 34 to the electors for a period of six months from the
     1 35 date of the previous election.>
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     1 39 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
     1 40 WENDT of Woodbury, Chairperson
     1 41 HF 2066.301 82
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