SB 194

With certain exceptions, this bill permits a school board to schedule a

referendum for the purpose of increasing the school district's revenue limit only

concurrent with a spring election or with the general election and only if the election

falls no sooner than 70 days after the date on which the board adopts and files a

resolution to that effect. With certain exceptions, this bill also permits a school board

to submit to the electors of a school district a resolution seeking approval to borrow

money through a bond issue only concurrent with a spring election or with the

general election and only if the election falls no sooner than 70 days after the board

adopts the resolution to issue a bond. A spring election is held annually on the first

Tuesday in April. The general election occurs in even-numbered years on the

Tuesday following the first Monday in November. Under the bill, if the school district

experiences a natural disaster, including a fire, the school board may call a special

election seeking approval to increase the school district's revenue limit or to issue a

bond within the six months following the natural disaster but not sooner than 70

days after the date on which the board files the resolution.

Current law allows a school board to call a special referendum or to schedule

a referendum for consideration by the electors concurrent with any primary or

election that falls no sooner than 70 days after the date on which the board files the

resolution.