Bill Text: IA HF546 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to school funding by modifying provisions relating to the collection of sales tax for deposit in the secure an advanced vision for education fund, provisions relating to the use of tax revenue from the secure an advanced vision for education fund, and provisions relating to the calculation of the additional property tax levy, and making appropriations. (Formerly HF 425.) Effective 7-1-19.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-24 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1081. [HF546 Detail]
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
SCHOOL
FUNDING
BY
MODIFYING
PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
THE
COLLECTION
OF
SALES
TAX
FOR
DEPOSIT
IN
THE
SECURE
AN
ADVANCED
VISION
FOR
EDUCATION
FUND,
PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
THE
USE
OF
TAX
REVENUE
FROM
THE
SECURE
AN
ADVANCED
VISION
FOR
EDUCATION
FUND,
AND
PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
THE
CALCULATION
OF
THE
ADDITIONAL
PROPERTY
TAX
LEVY,
AND
MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
257.2,
subsection
8,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Foundation
base
supplement
payments
received
under
section
257.16D.
Sec.
2.
Section
257.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(10)
The
amount
of
the
foundation
base
supplement
payment
to
be
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16D.
Sec.
3.
Section
257.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
department
of
management
shall
annually
determine
an
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
and
a
statewide
maximum
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
rate,
not
to
exceed
the
statewide
average
additional
property
tax
levy
rate,
calculated
by
dividing
the
total
House
File
546,
p.
2
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
dollars
statewide
by
the
statewide
total
net
taxable
valuation.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
the
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
shall
be
that
portion
of
the
additional
property
tax
levy
corresponding
to
the
state
cost
per
pupil
multiplied
by
a
school
district’s
weighted
enrollment,
and
then
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
pursuant
to
section
257.1
,
and
then
reduced
by
the
amount
of
the
property
tax
replacement
payment
to
be
received
under
section
257.16B
and
the
amount
of
the
foundation
base
supplement
payment
to
be
received
under
section
257.16D
.
The
district
shall
receive
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
aid
in
an
amount
equal
to
the
difference
between
the
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
rate
and
the
statewide
maximum
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
rate,
as
applied
per
thousand
dollars
of
assessed
valuation
on
all
taxable
property
in
the
district.
The
statewide
maximum
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
rate
shall
be
annually
determined
by
the
department
taking
into
account
amounts
allocated
pursuant
to
section
257.15,
subsection
4
,
and
the
balance
of
the
property
tax
equity
and
relief
fund
created
in
section
257.16A
at
the
end
of
the
calendar
year.
Sec.
4.
Section
257.15,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
After
lowering
all
school
district
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
rates
to
the
statewide
maximum
adjusted
additional
property
tax
levy
rate
under
paragraph
“a”
,
the
department
of
management
shall
use
any
remaining
funds
at
the
end
of
the
calendar
year
to
further
lower
additional
property
taxes
by
increasing
for
the
budget
year
beginning
the
following
July
1,
the
state
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
under
section
257.1
.
Moneys
used
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
shall
supplant
an
equal
amount
of
the
appropriation
made
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
pursuant
to
section
257.16
that
represents
the
increase
in
state
foundation
aid.
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
257.16D
Foundation
base
supplement
fund.
1.
A
foundation
base
supplement
fund
is
created
as
a
separate
and
distinct
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
House
File
546,
p.
3
control
of
the
department
of
management.
Moneys
in
the
fund
include
revenues
credited
to
the
fund,
appropriations
made
to
the
fund,
and
other
moneys
deposited
into
the
fund.
2.
a.
There
is
appropriated
annually
from
the
fund
to
the
department
of
management
an
amount
necessary
to
make
all
foundation
base
supplement
payments
under
this
section.
The
department
of
management
shall
calculate
each
school
district’s
foundation
base
supplement
payment
based
on
the
distribution
methodology
under
paragraph
“b”
.
b.
The
moneys
available
in
a
fiscal
year
in
the
foundation
base
supplement
fund
shall
be
distributed
by
the
department
of
management
to
each
school
district
on
a
per
pupil
basis
calculated
using
each
school
district’s
weighted
enrollment,
as
defined
in
section
257.6,
for
that
fiscal
year.
However,
the
amount
of
a
school
district’s
foundation
base
supplement
payment
for
a
budget
year
shall
not
exceed
an
amount
equal
to
the
school
district’s
weighted
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
amount
for
the
budget
year
calculated
under
section
257.16B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“f”
,
subparagraph
(2),
minus
the
amount
of
the
school
district’s
property
tax
replacement
payment
under
section
257.16B
for
the
budget
year.
3.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
any
moneys
remaining
in
the
foundation
base
supplement
fund
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
any
other
fund
but
shall
remain
in
the
foundation
base
supplement
fund
for
use
as
provided
in
this
section
for
the
following
fiscal
year.
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
257.51
Career
academy
fund
——
grant
program.
1.
A
career
academy
fund
is
created
and
established
as
a
separate
and
distinct
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
education.
2.
a.
In
addition
to
moneys
deposited
in
the
career
academy
fund
pursuant
to
section
423F.2,
the
department
of
education
may
accept
gifts,
grants,
bequests,
and
other
private
contributions,
as
well
as
state
or
federal
funds,
and
shall
deposit
the
moneys
in
the
fund
to
be
used
for
purposes
of
this
section.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
of
education
and
shall
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
this
section.
House
File
546,
p.
4
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
of
this
section
in
succeeding
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
earned
on
moneys
in
the
career
academy
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
3.
The
department
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
to
establish
and
administer
a
career
academy
grant
program
to
provide
for
the
allocation
of
money
in
the
fund
in
the
form
of
competitive
grants,
not
to
exceed
one
million
dollars
per
grant,
to
school
corporations
for
career
academy
infrastructure,
career
academy
equipment,
or
both,
in
accordance
with
the
goals
of
this
section
and
to
further
the
goals
of
the
establishment
and
operation
of
career
academies
under
section
258.15.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
education
shall
specify
the
eligibility
of
applicants
and
eligible
items
for
grant
funding.
Priority
for
grants
shall
first
be
given
to
applications
to
establish
new
career
academies
that
are
organized
as
regional
centers
pursuant
to
chapter
258.
Subsequent
priority
shall
be
given
to
applications
for
expanding
existing
career
academies.
Sec.
7.
Section
423.2,
subsection
12,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12.
The
sales
tax
rate
of
six
percent
is
reduced
to
five
percent
on
January
1,
2030
2051
.
Sec.
8.
Section
423.2A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
Transfer
one-sixth
of
the
remaining
revenues
to
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
created
in
section
423F.2
.
This
paragraph
“c”
is
repealed
December
31,
2029
January
1,
2051
.
Sec.
9.
Section
423.5,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
The
use
tax
rate
of
six
percent
is
reduced
to
five
percent
on
January
1,
2030
2051
.
Sec.
10.
Section
423.43,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Subsequent
to
the
deposit
into
the
general
fund
of
House
File
546,
p.
5
the
state
and
after
the
transfer
of
such
revenues
collected
under
chapter
423B
,
the
department
shall
transfer
one-sixth
of
such
remaining
revenues
to
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
created
in
section
423F.2
.
This
paragraph
is
repealed
December
31,
2029
January
1,
2051
.
Sec.
11.
Section
423F.2,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
a.
The
moneys
available
in
a
fiscal
year
in
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
shall
be
distributed
by
the
department
of
revenue
to
each
school
district
on
a
per
pupil
basis
calculated
using
each
school
district’s
budget
enrollment,
as
defined
in
section
257.6
,
for
that
fiscal
year.
b.
(1)
Prior
to
distribution
of
moneys
in
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
to
school
districts,
two
and
one-tenths
percent
of
the
moneys
available
in
a
an
amount
equal
to
the
equity
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
minus
the
foundation
base
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
shall
be
distributed
and
credited
to
the
property
tax
equity
and
relief
fund
created
in
section
257.16A
,
an
amount
equal
to
the
foundation
base
transfer
amount
shall
be
distributed
and
credited
to
the
foundation
base
supplement
fund
created
in
section
257.16D,
and
an
amount
equal
to
the
career
academy
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
shall
be
distributed
and
credited
to
the
career
academy
fund
created
in
section
257.51
.
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
equity
transfer
amount
is
determined
by
multiplying
the
equity
transfer
percentage
by
the
amount
of
moneys
available
in
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
in
the
fiscal
year.
(a)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
the
equity
transfer
percentage
is
two
and
one-tenth
percent.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
the
equity
transfer
percentage
is
three
and
one-tenth
percent.
(b)
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
the
equity
transfer
percentage
is
equal
to
the
equity
transfer
percentage
for
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year,
unless
the
amount
of
moneys
available
in
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
in
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year
equals
or
exceeds
one
hundred
two
percent
of
the
amount
of
moneys
available
in
the
fund
for
the
fiscal
year
prior
to
the
House
File
546,
p.
6
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year,
in
which
case
the
equity
transfer
percentage
shall
be
the
equity
transfer
percentage
for
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year
plus
one
percent
subject
to
the
limitation
in
subparagraph
division
(c).
(c)
If
the
equity
transfer
percentage
calculated
under
subparagraph
division
(b)
exceeds
thirty
percent,
the
equity
transfer
percentage
for
that
fiscal
year
shall
be
thirty
percent.
(3)
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
foundation
base
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
is
zero,
and
for
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
the
foundation
base
transfer
amount
equals
the
equity
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
under
subparagraph
(2)
minus
the
sum
of
the
following:
(a)
Three
and
one-tenth
percent
of
the
amount
of
the
moneys
available
in
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
in
the
fiscal
year.
(b)
One-half
of
the
product
of
the
equity
transfer
percentage
for
the
fiscal
year
minus
three
and
one-tenth
percent
multiplied
by
the
moneys
available
in
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
in
the
fiscal
year.
(4)
(a)
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
the
career
academy
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
is
one
million
dollars.
(b)
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
the
career
academy
transfer
amount
is
equal
to
the
lesser
of
five
million
dollars
or
the
amount
of
the
career
academy
transfer
amount
for
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year,
unless
the
amount
of
moneys
available
in
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
in
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year
equals
or
exceeds
one
hundred
two
and
one-half
percent
of
the
amount
of
moneys
available
in
the
fund
for
the
fiscal
year
prior
to
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year,
in
which
case
the
career
academy
transfer
amount
equals
the
lesser
of
five
million
dollars
or
the
sum
of
the
amount
of
the
career
academy
transfer
amount
for
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year
plus
one-half
percent
of
the
amount
of
moneys
available
in
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
in
the
fiscal
year
following
the
deposit
of
revenues
in
the
property
tax
equity
House
File
546,
p.
7
and
relief
fund
and
the
foundation
base
supplement
fund.
Sec.
12.
Section
423F.3,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
(1)
If
the
board
of
directors
intends
to
use
funds
for
purposes
other
than
those
listed
in
paragraph
“a”
,
or
change
the
use
of
funds
to
purposes
other
than
those
listed
in
paragraph
“a”
,
the
board
shall
adopt
a
revenue
purpose
statement
or
amend
an
existing
revenue
purpose
statement
,
subject
to
approval
of
the
electors,
listing
the
proposed
use
of
the
funds.
School
districts
shall
submit
the
statement
to
the
voters
no
later
than
sixty
days
prior
to
the
expiration
of
any
existing
revenue
purpose
statement
or
change
in
use
not
included
in
the
existing
revenue
purpose
statement.
(2)
(a)
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
for
each
school
district
with
an
existing
revenue
purpose
statement
for
the
use
of
revenues
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
adopted
under
this
paragraph
or
adopted
under
another
provision
of
law
before
July
1,
2019,
such
revenue
purpose
statement
shall
terminate
and
be
of
no
further
force
and
effect
on
January
1,
2031,
or
the
expiration
date
of
the
revenue
purpose
statement,
whichever
is
earlier.
If
such
a
school
district
intends
to
use
funds
for
purposes
other
than
those
listed
in
paragraph
“a”
and
does
not
intend
to
operate
without
a
revenue
purpose
statement
on
or
after
January
1,
2031,
or
the
expiration
date
of
the
revenue
purpose
statement,
whichever
is
earlier,
the
board
of
directors
shall
submit
a
revenue
purpose
statement
for
approval
by
the
electors
under
subparagraph
(1)
on
or
after
July
1,
2019,
and
such
revenue
purpose
statement
submitted
to
the
electors
shall
include
all
proposed
uses
including
those
previously
approved
by
the
electors,
if
applicable.
The
following,
in
substantially
the
following
form,
shall
be
included
in
the
notice
of
the
election
published
under
paragraph
“d”
and
published
on
the
school
district’s
internet
site:
If
a
majority
of
eligible
electors
voting
on
the
question
fail
to
approve
this
revenue
purpose
statement,
revenues
received
by
the
school
district
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
shall
first
be
expended
for
.
.
.
.
(State
the
purposes
in
the
order
listed
in
subsection
1
and
as
House
File
546,
p.
8
required
by
subsection
4
of
this
section
for
which
the
revenues
received
by
the
school
district
under
this
chapter
will
be
expended.)
(b)
Unless
a
new
revenue
purpose
statement
is
adopted
by
the
electors,
the
existing
revenue
purpose
statement
remains
in
effect
until
January
1,
2031,
or
the
expiration
date
of
the
revenue
purpose
statement,
whichever
is
earlier.
If
a
revenue
purpose
statement
is
terminated
under
the
provisions
of
this
subparagraph,
such
termination
shall
not
affect
the
validity
of
or
a
first
lien
on
bonds
issued
under
section
423E.5,
Code
2019,
or
section
423F.5
prior
to
the
date
the
revenue
purpose
statement
is
terminated
under
subparagraph
division
(a),
or
the
validity
of
a
contract
or
other
obligation
of
the
school
district
secured
in
whole
or
in
part
by
or
requiring
the
payment
of
funds
received
under
this
chapter
in
effect
prior
to
the
date
the
revenue
purpose
statement
is
terminated
under
subparagraph
division
(a).
Sec.
13.
Section
423F.3,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
The
infeasibility
cost-benefit
analysis
of
remodeling,
reconstructing,
or
repairing
existing
buildings.
Sec.
14.
Section
423F.3,
subsection
5,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
Benefits
and
effects
of
the
new
construction
on
student
learning.
Sec.
15.
Section
423F.3,
subsection
6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0d.
Additionally,
“school
infrastructure”
includes
school
safety
and
security
infrastructure.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“school
safety
and
security
infrastructure”
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
safe
rooms,
remote
entry
technology
and
equipment,
security
camera
systems,
card
access
systems,
and
communication
systems
with
access
to
fire
and
police
emergency
frequencies.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“school
safety
and
security
infrastructure”
does
not
include
the
cost
of
personnel,
development
of
safety
and
security
plans,
or
training
related
to
the
implementation
of
safety
and
security
plans.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
each
school
district
prioritize
the
use
of
House
File
546,
p.
9
revenues
under
this
chapter
for
secure
entries
for
the
district’s
attendance
centers
before
expending
such
revenues
for
athletic
facility
infrastructure
projects.
Sec.
16.
Section
423F.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
a.
Prior
to
approving
the
use
of
revenues
received
under
this
chapter
for
an
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project
within
the
scope
of
the
school
district’s
approved
revenue
purpose
statement
or
pursuant
to
subsection
4
for
a
school
district
without
an
approved
revenue
statement,
the
board
of
directors
shall
adopt
a
resolution
setting
forth
the
proposal
for
the
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project
and
hold
an
additional
public
hearing
on
the
issue
of
construction
of
the
athletic
facility.
Notice
of
the
time
and
place
of
the
public
hearing
shall
be
published
not
less
than
ten
nor
more
than
twenty
days
before
the
public
hearing
in
a
newspaper
which
is
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation
in
the
school
district.
If
at
any
time
prior
to
the
fifteenth
day
following
the
hearing,
the
secretary
of
the
board
of
directors
receives
a
petition
containing
the
required
number
of
signatures
and
asking
that
the
question
of
the
approval
of
the
use
of
revenues
for
the
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project
be
submitted
to
the
voters
of
the
school
district,
the
board
of
directors
shall
either
rescind
the
board’s
resolution
for
the
use
of
revenues
for
the
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project
or
direct
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
to
submit
the
question
to
the
registered
voters
of
the
school
district
at
an
election
held
on
a
date
specified
in
section
39.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“c”
.
The
petition
must
be
signed
by
eligible
electors
equal
in
number
to
not
less
than
one
hundred
or
thirty
percent
of
the
number
of
voters
at
the
last
preceding
election
of
school
officials
under
section
277.1,
whichever
is
greater.
If
a
majority
of
those
voting
on
the
question
favors
the
use
of
the
revenues
for
the
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project,
the
board
shall
be
authorized
to
approve
such
use
by
resolution
of
the
board.
If
a
majority
of
those
voting
on
the
question
does
not
favor
the
use
of
the
revenues
for
the
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project,
the
board
of
directors
shall
rescind
House
File
546,
p.
10
the
board’s
resolution
for
the
use
of
revenues
for
the
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project.
If
a
petition
is
not
received
by
the
board
of
directors
within
the
prescribed
time
period,
the
board
of
directors
may
approve
the
use
of
revenues
for
the
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project
without
voter
approval.
b.
After
fourteen
days
from
the
date
of
the
hearing
under
paragraph
“a”
or
fourteen
days
after
the
date
of
the
election
held
under
paragraph
“a”
,
if
applicable,
whichever
is
later,
an
action
shall
not
be
brought
questioning
the
board
of
directors’
authority
to
use
funds
for
the
athletic
facility
infrastructure
project
or
questioning
the
legality
of
any
proceedings
in
connection
with
the
authorization
of
such
use.
c.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection:
(1)
“Athletic
facility”
means
a
building
or
structure,
or
portion
thereof,
that
is
not
physically
attached
to
a
student
attendance
center.
(2)
“Athletic
facility
infrastructure
project”
means
a
school
infrastructure
project
that
includes
in
whole
or
in
part
the
construction
of
an
athletic
facility.
(3)
“Construction”
does
not
include
repair
or
maintenance
of
an
existing
facility.
Sec.
17.
Section
423F.4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
423F.4
Borrowing
authority
for
school
districts.
1.
A
Subject
to
the
conditions
established
under
subsection
2,
a
school
district
may
anticipate
its
share
of
the
revenues
under
section
423F.2
by
issuing
bonds
in
the
manner
provided
in
section
423E.5
,
Code
2019
.
However,
to
the
extent
any
school
district
has
issued
bonds
anticipating
the
proceeds
of
an
extended
local
sales
and
services
tax
for
school
infrastructure
purposes
imposed
by
a
county
pursuant
to
former
chapter
423E,
Code
and
Code
Supplement
2007,
prior
to
July
1,
2008,
the
pledge
of
such
revenues
for
the
payment
of
principal
and
interest
on
such
bonds
shall
be
replaced
by
a
pledge
of
its
share
of
the
revenues
under
section
423F.2
.
2.
a.
Bonds
issued
on
or
after
July
1,
2019,
shall
not
be
sold
at
public
sale
as
provided
in
chapter
75,
or
at
a
private
sale,
without
notice
and
hearing.
Notice
of
the
time
and
place
House
File
546,
p.
11
of
the
public
hearing
shall
be
published
not
less
than
ten
nor
more
than
twenty
days
before
the
public
hearing
in
a
newspaper
which
is
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation
in
the
school
district.
b.
For
bonds
subject
to
the
requirements
of
paragraph
“a”
,
if
at
any
time
prior
to
the
fifteenth
day
following
the
hearing,
the
secretary
of
the
board
of
directors
receives
a
petition
containing
the
required
number
of
signatures
and
asking
that
the
question
of
the
issuance
of
such
bonds
be
submitted
to
the
voters
of
the
school
district,
the
board
shall
either
rescind
its
adoption
of
the
resolution
or
direct
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
to
submit
the
question
to
the
registered
voters
of
the
school
district
at
an
election
held
on
a
date
specified
in
section
39.2,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“c”
.
The
petition
must
be
signed
by
eligible
electors
equal
in
number
to
not
less
than
one
hundred
or
thirty
percent
of
the
number
of
voters
at
the
last
preceding
election
of
school
officials
under
section
277.1,
whichever
is
greater.
If
the
board
submits
the
question
at
an
election
and
a
majority
of
those
voting
on
the
question
favors
issuance
of
the
bonds,
the
board
shall
be
authorized
to
issue
the
bonds.
c.
After
fourteen
days
from
the
date
of
the
hearing
under
paragraph
“a”
or
fourteen
days
after
the
date
of
the
election
held
under
paragraph
“b”
,
if
applicable,
whichever
is
later,
an
action
shall
not
be
brought
questioning
the
legality
of
any
bonds
or
the
power
of
the
authority
to
issue
any
bonds
or
to
the
legality
of
any
proceedings
in
connection
with
the
authorization
or
issuance
of
the
bonds.
Sec.
18.
Section
423F.6,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
423F.6
Repeal.
This
chapter
is
repealed
December
31,
2029
January
1,
2051
.
Sec.
19.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
House
File
546,
p.
12
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
districts.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
546,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2019
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor