House File 516 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEATON Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for a transportation levy for certain school 2 districts. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2034YH 83 5 ak/mg:sc/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 298.25 SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION 1 2 LEVY. 1 3 1. a. The board of directors of a school district may 1 4 submit for voter approval a five=year transportation levy on 1 5 all taxable property in the school district to be used each 1 6 school budget year that a district's average transportation 1 7 per pupil costs for the base year exceed by one hundred 1 8 twenty=five percent the state average transportation per pupil 1 9 costs for the base year as determined in the same manner 1 10 provided in section 257.31, subsection 17, paragraph "c". The 1 11 ballot proposition shall specify that the tax levy is 1 12 authorized for five years and the budget year for which the 1 13 tax may first be levied. 1 14 b. The question of imposition of a transportation levy 1 15 shall be submitted at an election held on a date specified in 1 16 section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph "c". If the vote in 1 17 favor of the proposition is equal to at least a majority of 1 18 the total votes cast for and against the proposition, the 1 19 proposition is deemed adopted, and the board shall certify the 1 20 results of the election to the department of management. 1 21 c. For purposes of this subsection, "base year" means the 1 22 same as defined in section 257.2. 1 23 2. The district may use the transportation levy as needed 1 24 only to pay for the district's transportation per pupil costs 1 25 above the one hundred twenty=five percent of the state average 1 26 transportation per pupil costs as determined annually by the 1 27 department of education. 1 28 3. The board may renew the transportation levy without 1 29 voter approval after the initial five=year imposition if the 1 30 district's transportation per pupil costs have exceeded the 1 31 state average transportation per pupil costs by more than one 1 32 hundred twenty=five percent as determined in the same manner 1 33 provided in section 257.31, subsection 17, paragraph "c", 1 34 during three of the past five years as determined by the 1 35 department of education. The levy may be renewed for five 2 1 years. 2 2 EXPLANATION 2 3 This bill establishes a voter=approved five=year school 2 4 transportation levy for districts whose transportation per 2 5 pupil costs exceed 125 percent of the state average 2 6 transportation per pupil costs as determined in Code section 2 7 257.31(17) and calculated annually by the department of 2 8 education. 2 9 The board may renew the transportation levy after five 2 10 years without voter approval if the district's transportation 2 11 per pupil costs have exceeded the state average transportation 2 12 per pupil costs by more than 125 percent during three of the 2 13 past five years. The levy may be renewed for five years. 2 14 LSB 2034YH 83 2 15 ak/mg:sc/5