Senate Joint Resolution 5 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 5 BY ANDERSON and BERTRAND SENA TE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 1 of the State of Iowa restricting the use of revenues derived 2 from an increase in the state sales and use tax rates for 3 school infrastructure purposes. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1408XS (8) 84 md/rj

S.J.R. 5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 the State of Iowa is proposed: 2 Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is 3 amended by adopting the following new section: 4 School infrastructure revenues. SEC. 11. All revenue 5 derived from an increase in the state sales or use tax rate, 6 which was dedicated for school infrastructure or school 7 property tax relief purposes, shall be used solely for purposes 8 of funding school district infrastructure needs or for 9 providing school district property tax relief as provided in 10 laws enacted by the general assembly. 11 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 12 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 13 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general 14 election for members of the general assembly, and the secretary 15 of state is directed to cause the proposed amendment to be 16 published for three consecutive months previous to the date of 17 the election as provided by law. 18 EXPLANATION 19 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 20 Constitution of the State of Iowa. The amendment provides that 21 the revenues derived from an increase in the state sales and 22 use tax rates which were dedicated for school infrastructure 23 or school property tax relief purposes shall only be used for 24 funding school district infrastructure needs or for providing 25 school district property tax relief as provided in laws enacted 26 by the general assembly. 27 The resolution, if adopted, will be referred to the next 28 general assembly. If the next general assembly adopts the 29 resolution, the amendment will be submitted to the voters for 30 ratification. 31 -1- LSB 1408XS (8) 84 md/rj 1/ 1