Iowa Code § 423F.2 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423F / Section 423F.2
Secure an advanced vision for education fund creation and distribution — repeal of local sales and services taxes.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) After July 1, 2008, all local sales and services taxes for school infrastructure purposes imposed under chapter 423E, Code 2023, are repealed. After July 1, 2008, a county no longer has the authority under chapter 423E, Code 2023, or any other provision of law to impose or to extend an existing local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes.

(1) (b) The increase in the state sales, services, and use taxes under chapter 423, subchapters II and III, from five percent to six percent shall replace the repeal of the county’s local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes. The distribution of moneys in the secure an advanced vision for education fund and the use of the moneys for infrastructure purposes or property tax relief shall be as provided in this chapter.

(1) (c) To the extent that any school district has issued bonds anticipating the proceeds of a local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes prior to July 1, 2008, the pledge of such tax receipts for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds shall be replaced by a pledge of its share of the revenues the school district receives under this section.

(2) A secure an advanced vision for education fund is created as a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury under the control of the department of revenue. Moneys in the fund include revenues credited to the fund pursuant to this chapter, appropriations made to the fund, and other moneys deposited into the fund. Subject to subsection 3, any amounts disbursed from the fund shall be utilized for school infrastructure purposes or property tax relief.

(3) (a) The moneys available in a fiscal year in the secure an advanced vision for education fund shall be distributed by the department of revenue to each school district on a per pupil basis calculated using each school district’s budget enrollment, as defined in section 257.6, for that fiscal year.

(3) (b) Prior to distribution of moneys in the secure an advanced vision for education fund to school districts, an amount equal to the equity transfer amount for the fiscal year minus the foundation base transfer amount for the fiscal year shall be distributed and credited to the property tax equity and relief fund created in section 257.16A, an amount equal to the foundation base transfer amount shall be distributed and credited to the foundation base supplement fund created in section 257.16D, and an amount equal to the career academy transfer amount for the fiscal year shall be distributed and credited to the career academy fund created in section 257.51.

(3) (b) For purposes of this subsection, the equity transfer amount is determined by multiplying the equity transfer percentage by the amount of moneys available in the secure an advanced vision for education fund in the fiscal year.

(3) (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, the equity transfer percentage is two and one-tenth percent. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the equity transfer percentage is three and one-tenth percent.

(3) (b) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the equity transfer percentage is equal to the equity transfer percentage for the immediately preceding fiscal year, unless the amount of moneys available in the secure an advanced vision for education fund in the immediately preceding fiscal year equals or exceeds one hundred two percent of the amount of moneys available in the fund for the fiscal year prior to the immediately preceding fiscal year, in which case the equity transfer percentage shall be the equity transfer percentage for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus one percent subject to the limitation in subparagraph division (c).

(3) (b) If the equity transfer percentage calculated under subparagraph division (b) exceeds thirty percent, the equity transfer percentage for that fiscal year shall be thirty percent.

(3) (b) For purposes of this subsection, the foundation base transfer amount for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, is zero, and for each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the foundation base transfer amount equals the equity transfer amount for the fiscal year under subparagraph (2) minus the sum of the following:

(3) (b) Three and one-tenth percent of the amount of the moneys available in the secure an advanced vision for education fund in the fiscal year.

(3) (b) One-half of the product of the equity transfer percentage for the fiscal year minus three and one-tenth percent multiplied by the moneys available in the secure an advanced vision for education fund in the fiscal year.

(3) (b) For purposes of this subsection, the career academy transfer amount for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, is one million dollars.

(3) (b) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the career academy transfer amount is equal to the lesser of five million dollars or the amount of the career academy transfer amount for the immediately preceding fiscal year, unless the amount of moneys available in the secure an advanced vision for education fund in the immediately preceding fiscal year equals or exceeds one hundred two and one-half percent of the amount of moneys available in the fund for the fiscal year prior to the immediately preceding fiscal year, in which case the career academy transfer amount equals the lesser of five million dollars or the sum of the amount of the career academy transfer amount for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus one-half percent of the amount of moneys available in the secure an advanced vision for education fund in the fiscal year following the deposit of revenues in the property tax equity and relief fund and the foundation base supplement fund.

(4) (a) The director of revenue by the last day of each month shall transfer to each school district the amount of tax moneys remitted to the department attributable to each school district from the preceding month.

(4) (b) On or before August 15 of each fiscal year the director of revenue shall provide to each school district an estimate of the amount of tax moneys to be distributed to each school district for the current fiscal year.

2008 Acts, ch 1134, §28; 2008 Acts, ch 1191, §72; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §134 – 136; 2019 Acts, ch 166, §11; 2022 Acts, ch 1138, §48 – 50