Boards of cooperative educational services.

WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0447

HOUSE BILL
NO.

HB0174

Boards of cooperative educational services.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Kasperik, Barlow, Blikre, McKim and Wallis and Senator(s) Von Flatern

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
boards of cooperative educational services; authorizing community college district boards participating in agreements with school districts for postsecondary education services to impose different board imposed levies in counties comprising the district; requiring reporting;
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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20
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110(
h)
and 21
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20
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111(a) are
amended to read:

21
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20
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110.

Additional special school district tax; election; limitations; special community college district levy.

(h)

In addition to subsection (a) of this section, the board of trustees of any community college district participating in an agreement under W.S. 21
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20
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104 may levy a special levy of not to exceed one-half (1/2) mill on the assessed value of the district for a period not to exceed two (2) years. Any levy imposed under this subsection
shall be used solely for purposes of maintaining programs offered by the board of cooperative educational services of which the district is a participant and when combined with any levy imposed under subsection (a) of this section, shall not exceed two (2) mills.
Effective on and after July 1, 2013, t
he levy
may
be imposed at different amounts

w
ithin each county comprising the
community
college district based upon a predetermined formula approved by
unanimous vote of the board members, subject to the maximum of one-half (1/2) mill within the district and subject to the two (2) mill maximum specified under subsection (a) of this section.

A determination by the board to impose the levy shall be made at a regular or special meeting following a public hearing announced by the board. Any tax imposed under this subsection may be renewed by the board for an additional two (2) years subject to public hearing requirements specified under this subsection. Revenues collected under this subsection shall be identified as district revenue in
the biennial funding report of the district under W.S. 21
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18
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205(
b) but shall not be restricted by the commission in any manner.

21
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20
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111.

Special school district taxes; in addition to existing district tax limitations;
reporting of board imposed levy;
distribution of tax revenues; withdrawal from participation.

(a)

Any special school district tax imposed under W.S. 21
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20
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109 and any additional special school district tax imposed under W.S. 21
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20
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110 shall be in addition to the tax limitations imposed under W.S. 21
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13
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102.

Any tax imposed by a community college district board under W.S. 21
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20
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110(
h) at different amounts within the counties comprising the district shall be reported by the district to each county clerk of the counties comprising the district.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(END)

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