House File 324 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 324 BY BOSSMAN A BILL FOR An Act designating child care facilities as an essential 1 corporate purpose. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2114YH (3) 89 md/jh
H.F. 324 Section 1. Section 384.24, subsection 3, Code 2021, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . y. The acquisition and improvement of real 3 estate for and the construction of a child care facility as 4 defined in Code section 237A.1. 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 This bill amends the definition of essential corporate 9 purpose to include the acquisition and improvement of real 10 estate for and the construction of a child care facility as 11 defined in Code section 237A.1. 12 Under Code chapter 384, a city may generally contract 13 indebtedness and approve the issuance of general obligation 14 bonds to carry out an essential corporate purpose without 15 approval by voters at an election, while the issuance of 16 general obligation bonds to carry out a general corporate 17 purpose generally requires approval by voters at election. 18 -1- LSB 2114YH (3) 89 md/jh 1/ 1