Bill > SF2713

This bill clarifies the requirements for school boards to renew an expiring referendum (a voter-approved local funding mechanism for schools) by making several procedural modifications. The bill allows a school board to renew an expiring referendum through board action under specific conditions: the per-pupil funding amount must remain the same (or continue to be adjusted for inflation), the renewal term cannot exceed the original voter-approved term, the board must adopt a written resolution after a public meeting with a recorded vote, and the referendum has not been previously renewed. The bill adjusts the timing for when a school board can adopt such a resolution, specifying that it must be done on or after July 1 of the second fiscal year before the referendum expires, but no later than June 15 of the fiscal year prior to expiration. The resolution becomes effective 60 days after adoption, and the district must submit the resolution to the commissioner and county auditor by August 15 of the fiscal year before the referendum expires. The bill is retroactively effective from June 16, 2024, and applies to school board resolutions adopted on or after that date, providing school districts with clearer guidelines for referendum renewals.

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