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2014 Statute



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72-6431. Ad valorem tax levy required; purposes; rate; disposition of proceeds. (a) The board of each district shall levy an ad valorem tax upon the taxable tangible property of the district in the school years specified in subsection (b) for the purpose of:

(1) Financing that portion of the district's general fund budget which is not financed from any other source provided by law;

(2) paying a portion of the costs of operating and maintaining public schools in partial fulfillment of the constitutional obligation of the legislature to finance the educational interests of the state; and

(3) with respect to any redevelopment district established prior to July 1, 1997, pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1771, and amendments thereto, paying a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by cities under authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, for the financing of redevelopment projects upon property located within the district.

(b) The tax required under subsection (a) shall be levied at a rate of 20 mills in the school year 2013-2014 and school year 2014-2015.

(c) The proceeds from the tax levied by a district under authority of this section, except the proceeds of such tax levied for the purpose of paying a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by cities under authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, for the financing of redevelopment projects upon property located within the district, shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state school district finance fund.

(d) No district shall proceed under K.S.A. 79-1964, 79-1964a or 79-1964b, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1992, ch. 280, § 27; L. 1994, ch. 7, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 265, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 41, § 6; L. 1997, ch. 187, § 6; L. 1998, ch. 130, § 25; L. 1999, ch. 165, § 6; L. 2001, ch. 215, § 7; L. 2003, ch. 139, § 6; L. 2004, ch. 180, § 10; L. 2005, ch. 152, § 22; L. 2007, ch. 152, § 5; L. 2009, ch. 97, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 110, § 2; L. 2013, ch. 99, § 2; L. 2014, ch. 93, § 41; L. 2014, ch. 127, § 7; July 1.

Revisor's Note:

Section was amended three times in the 2003 session, see also 72-6431b and 72-6431c.



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