HOUSE FILE 81

BY  ISENHART and WILLEMS

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the use of school district physical plant and equipment levy revenue and statewide school infrastructure funding.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 297.22, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  The board of directors of a school district may sell, lease, exchange, give, or grant, and accept any interest in real property to, with, or from a county, municipal corporation, school district, community college for the purpose specified in section 298.3, subsection 1, paragraph “n”, township, or area education agency if the real property is within the jurisdiction of both the grantor and grantee.
   Sec. 2.  Section 298.3, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  n.  Notwithstanding the requirement that a school district have exclusive jurisdiction in all matters within the territory of the school district under section 274.1, joint infrastructure projects with one or more school districts or one or more school districts and an Iowa community college for buildings or facilities constructed or leased for the purpose of offering classes under a district-to-community college sharing agreement or concurrent enrollment program that meets the requirements for funding under section 257.11, subsection 3.
   Sec. 3.  Section 423F.3, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  If the board of directors adopts a resolution to use funds received under the operation of this chaptersolely for providing property tax relief by reducing indebtedness from the levies specified under section 298.2 or 298.18 or for the purpose specified in section 298.3, subsection 1, paragraph “n”, the board of directors may approve a revenue purpose statement for that purpose such purposes without submitting the revenue purpose statement to a vote of the electors.
EXPLANATION
   This bill authorizes the use of revenue from the regular and voter-approved physical plant and equipment levies to be expended for joint infrastructure projects with one or more school districts or one or more school districts and an Iowa community college for buildings or facilities constructed or leased for the purpose of offering classes under a district-to-community college sharing agreement or concurrent enrollment program that meets the requirements for funding under Code section 257.11(3).
   The bill authorizes the board of directors of a school district, by resolution, to use local sales and services tax revenue received under Code chapter 423F for joint infrastructure projects with one or more school districts or one or more school districts and an Iowa community college for buildings or facilities constructed or leased for the purpose of offering classes under a district-to-community college sharing agreement or concurrent enrollment program that meets the requirements for funding under Code section 257.11(3), following approval of a revenue purpose statement, without submitting the revenue purpose statement approving such use of funds to a vote of the electors.
   The bill adds community colleges to the list of entities that a board of directors of a school district may sell, lease, exchange, give, or grant, and accept any interest in real property to, with, or from if the real property is within the jurisdiction of both the grantor and grantee and it is for a joint infrastructure project with one or more school districts and an Iowa community college for buildings or facilities constructed or leased for the purpose of offering classes under a district-to-community college sharing agreement or concurrent enrollment program that meets the requirements for funding under Code section 257.11(3).