§2234. Prohibition on appropriating or allocating of funds for paying public school funds
No funds of the state shall be appropriated to or be allocated for the use of any parish or city school board for the purpose of paying any deficit arising out of the operations of its public school system, unless at the time that such appropriation or allocation of funds is proposed to be made it is determined by the Division of Administration that the parish or city school board has levied and is collecting the full five mill tax authorized to be levied by Article XII, Section 15 FIRST of the Constitution1 and also five mills of the seven mill tax authorized to be levied by Article XII, Section 15 FOURTH of the Constitution,2 or unless at the time that such appropriation or allocation of funds is proposed to be made it is determined by the Division of Administration that the parish or city school board has levied and is collecting a one cent sales tax in lieu of the five mills of the seven mill tax authorized to be levied by Article XII, Section 15 FOURTH of the Constitution and that the sales tax so levied shall equal or exceed the said five mills tax, and also has levied and is collecting at least five mills of the twelve mills of ad valorem taxes authorized by the constitutional provisions hereinabove referred to.
Added by Acts 1961, No. 61, §1. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 249, §1; Acts 1963, No. 62, §1.
1LSA-Const.1921, Art. 12, §15 FIRST (see, now, LSA-Const. Art. 8, §13(C) First).
2LSA-Const.1921, Art. 12, §15 FOURTH (see, now, LSA-Const. Art. 8, §13(C) Third).
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.