Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 721 - Secretary of State › Division II - Elections › Chapter 21 - Election Forms and Instructions › Rule 721-21.803 - Revenue Purpose Statement Ballots

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
When a school district wishes to adopt, amend or extend the
				  revenue purpose statement specifying the uses of the funds received from the
				  secure an advanced vision for education fund, which is also referred to as the
				  "penny sales and services tax for schools," the following ballot formats shall
				  be used.
(1)
Ballot to propose
				a revenue purpose statement.
The ballot for an election to propose a
				revenue purpose statement specifying the use of funds received from the secure
				an advanced vision for education fund shall be in substantially the following
				form:
(Insert letter to be assigned by the commissioner.)
Shall the following public measure be adopted?
() YES
() NO
Summary: To adopt a revenue purpose statement specifying the
				  use of money from the penny sales and services tax for schools received
				  by__________________School District.
In the_________________School District, the following revenue
				  purpose statement, which specifies
the use of the penny sales and services tax for schools
				  (sales and services tax funds from the secure an advanced vision for education
				  fund for school infrastructure) shall be adopted:
(Insert here the revenue purpose statement that was adopted
				  by the school board and that states the intended uses of the funds by the
				  school district. The use or uses must be among the approved uses of the tax
				  that are authorized by Iowa Code chapter 423F.)
(2)
Ballot to amend a revenue purpose
				statement.
The ballot for an election to decide a change in the
				revenue purpose statement specifying the use of funds received from the secure
				an advanced vision for education fund shall be in substantially the following
				form:
(Insert letter to be assigned by the commissioner.)
Shall the following public measure be adopted?
() YES
() NO
Summary: To authorize a change in the use of money from the
				  penny sales and services tax for schools received by__________________School
				  District.
In the_________________School District, the revenue purpose
				  statement, which specifies the use of the penny sales and services tax for
				  schools (sales and services tax funds from the secure an advanced vision for
				  education fund for school infrastructure) shall be changed.
Proposed uses. If the change is approved, the revenue purpose
				  statement shall read as follows:
(Insert here the revenue purpose statement that was adopted
				  by the school board and that states the intended uses of the funds by the
				  school district. The use or uses must be among the approved uses of the tax
				  that are authorized by Iowa Code chapter 423F.)
Current uses. If the change is not approved, the funds shall
				  continue to be used as follows:
(Insert here the current revenue purpose statement or list
				  the current voter-approved uses of the funds by the school district, if the
				  school infrastructure local option tax was adopted before the revenue purpose
				  statement was required.)
(3)
Ballot to extend a revenue
				purpose statement.
The ballot for an election to extend arevenue
				purpose statement specifying the use of funds received from the secure an
				advanced vision for education fund shall be in substantially the following
				form:
(Insert letter to be assigned by the commissioner.)
Shall the following public measure be adopted?
() YES
() NO
Summary: To authorize__________________School District to
				  continue to spend money from the penny sales and services tax for schools for
				  the previously approved uses until (specify date or insert amended
				  date).
_________________School District is authorized to extend the
				  current revenue purpose statement which specifies use of the penny sales and
				  services tax for schools (sales and services tax funds from the secure an
				  advanced vision for education fund for school infrastructure) received from
				  (date) until (specify date or insert amended date). If an extension is not
				  approved, the current revenue purpose statement will expire on (date). If an
				  extension is approved, the revenue purpose statement will read as
				  follows:
(Insert here the revenue purpose statement, including the new
				  expiration date. If there is not a predicted expiration date, the ballot
				  language must state that the revenue purpose statement will remain in effect
				  until it is changed.)
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				  423F.3.