53F-8-403. School transportation levy.
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Effective 5/14/2019
53F-8-403. School transportation levy.
(1)Except as provided in Subsection
(5), a local school board may provide for the transportation of students regardless of the distance from school, from a tax rate not to exceed .0003 per dollar of taxable value levied by the local school board.
(2)A local school board may use revenue from the tax described in Subsection
(1)to pay for transporting students and for the replacement of school buses.
(a)If a local school board levies a tax under Subsection
(1)of at least .0002, the state may contribute an amount not to exceed 85% of the state average cost per mile, contingent upon the Legislature appropriating funds for a state contribution.
(b)The state board's employees shall distribute the state contribution according to rules enacted by the state board.
(a)The amount of state guarantee money that a school district would otherwise be entitled to receive under Subsection
(3)may not be reduced for the sole reason that the school district's levy is reduced as a consequence of changes in the certified tax rate under Section 59-2-924 due to changes in property valuation.
(b)Subsection (4)(a) applies for a period of two years following the change in the certified tax rate.
(5)Beginning January 1, 2012, a local school board may not impose a tax in accordance with this section.
(6)The terms defined in Section 53F-2-102 apply to this section.
Amended by Chapter 186 , 2019 General Session