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IN HB1163
Bill
Status
1/7/2016
Primary Sponsor
Matt Pierce
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AI Summary
HB 1163 Summary
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Adds IC 20-46-1-5.5 defining "resolution to extend a referendum levy" as a resolution to continue imposing a tax rate equal to or lower than a previously voter-approved rate
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Requires resolutions to extend referendum levies be adopted by school corporation governing bodies and approved by voters before December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the final year the previous levy is imposed
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Establishes new ballot language for referendum levy extensions that must identify the tax rate does not exceed a specified amount and reference the original year the tax rate was approved by voters
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Adds IC 20-46-1-10.1 specifying distinct ballot language for extending referendum levies that differs from initial referendum ballot language by using the word "continue" instead of "impose"
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Effective upon passage with an emergency declaration
Legislative Description
Ballot language for renewal of a referendum levy. Specifies that a resolution to extend a referendum levy must be adopted by the governing body of a school corporation and approved by the voters before December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the final calendar year in which the school corporation's previously approved referendum levy is imposed. Specifies the ballot language for a referendum to extend a referendum levy.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/7/2016