Community colleges-expenditures of property taxes.

WORKING DRAFT
2006
STATE OF
WYOMING
06LSO-0294

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0074

Community colleges-expenditures of property taxes.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Illoway and Senator(s) Ross

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to community colleges; removing restrictions on use of revenues from additional mill levies; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
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311(f)(intro)
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(i), (g)(intro) and by creating a new subsection (h) is amended to read:

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311.

Election for increase of tax mill levy; additional levy in excess of four mills; distribution of additional levy revenues.

(f)

If the qualified electors of any community college district have previously approved a tax levy of four (4) mills for the regular support and operation of a community college, the community college district board may submit to the electors of the district a proposition calling for an additional levy of not to exceed five (5) mills on the assessed value of the district for
community college purposes.
For elections held pursuant to this subsection after July 1, 2006, the additional mills may be used for the regular support and operation of a community college.
The proposition shall be submitted at an election held on a date authorized under W.S. 22
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103. Subsections (b) and (c) of this section apply to any election held under this subsection. At the election, the ballot shall contain the words "for the additional .... mill levy (not to exceed five (5) mills) of the .... Community College District" and "against the additional .... mill levy (not to exceed five (5) mills) of the .... Community College District". Following the election, each county clerk of the counties involved shall immediately give notice of the election result to the county commissioners and:

(i)

If the additional levy is approved by the district electors, each involved board of county commissioners shall levy the additional tax and the same proposition shall be submitted at each second general election following approval of the additional levy until the proposition is defeated. The tax shall be levied and collected separate from the four (4) mill levy imposed under W.S. 21
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304(a)(vii), and any levy imposed under W.S. 21
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303(b), and
for elections held before July 1, 2006 pursuant to this
sub
section
shall be distributed in accordance with subsection (g) of this section;

(g)

The county treasurer shall distribute revenues collected under any additional levy authorized under subsection (f) of this section
at an election held before July 1, 2006,
to the treasurer of the appropriate community college district board of trustees, who shall deposit the revenue collections as follows:

(h)

The county treasurer shall distribute revenues collected under any additional levy authorized under subsection (f) of this section at an election held after July 1, 2006, to the treasurer of the appropriate community college district board of trustees
in the same manner as
revenues from
the levy imposed under W.S. 21
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304(a)(vii).
Revenues distributed pursuant to this subsection shall be included within the district's estimated and reportable revenues for purposes of the biennial funding report of the district under W.S. 21
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205(b) but shall not be restricted by the commission in any manner. The revenues may be used for the regular support and operation of a community college.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2006.

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