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ID S1332
Bill
Status
3/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
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Creates a new framework for ambulance service districts formed on and after July 1, 2020, while preserving the authority of counties that established ambulance services prior to that date to continue operating under existing law.
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Establishes the formation process for new districts requiring a petition signed by at least 50 qualified electors, city consent resolutions, and voter approval by majority vote in a May or November election.
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Authorizes ambulance service district boards consisting of three commissioners elected from subdistricts to govern district operations, manage funds, and exercise corporate powers including contracting, hiring, and setting compensation.
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Permits districts to levy up to 0.04% of market value for assessment purposes on taxable property, with voter approval to increase to 0.06%, and allows limited bonded indebtedness not exceeding 2% of property market value for capital improvements.
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Provides procedures for dissolution of new ambulance service districts through petition by 25% of qualified electors, county commissioner hearing, and voter approval, with remaining funds and property reverting to the county for highway maintenance.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the formation and governance of any new ambulance service districts.
AMBULANCE SERVICE DISTRICTS
Last Action
Session Law Chapter 209 Effective: 07/01/2020
3/19/2020