Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsection (c) and this chapter, the governing body of a school corporation may adopt a resolution to place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot for either of the following purposes:
(1) The governing body of the school corporation determines that it cannot, in a calendar year, carry out its public educational duty unless it imposes a referendum tax levy under this chapter.
(2) The governing body of the school corporation determines that a referendum tax levy under this chapter should be imposed to replace property tax revenue that the school corporation will not receive because of the application of the credit under IC 6-1.1-20.6.
(b) The governing body of the school corporation shall certify a copy of the resolution to the following:
(1) The department of local government finance, including the language for the question required by section 10 of this chapter, or in the case of a resolution to extend a referendum levy certified to the department of local government finance after March 15, 2016, section 10.1 of this chapter. The department shall review the language for compliance with section 10 or 10.1 of this chapter, whichever is applicable, and either approve or reject the language. The department shall send its decision to the governing body of the school corporation not more than ten (10) days after the resolution is submitted to the department. If the language is approved, the governing body of the school corporation shall certify a copy of the resolution, including the language for the question and the department's approval.
(2) The county fiscal body of each county in which the school corporation is located (for informational purposes only).
(3) The circuit court clerk of each county in which the school corporation is located.
(c) If a school safety referendum tax levy under IC 20-46-9 has been approved by the voters in a school corporation at any time in the previous three (3) years, the school corporation may not:
(1) adopt a resolution to place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot; or
(2) otherwise place a referendum under this chapter on the ballot.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 6-1.1-19-4.5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.169. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.495; P.L.41-2010, SEC.6; P.L.198-2011, SEC.5; P.L.155-2014, SEC.1; P.L.166-2014, SEC.40; P.L.138-2016, SEC.4; P.L.272-2019, SEC.10.
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