(1) Notwithstanding terms defined in Section 53G-3-102, as used in this section: (a) "Divided school district" or "existing district" means a school district from which a new district is created. (b) "New district" means a school district created under Section 53G-3-302 after May 10, 2011. (c) "Property tax levy" means a property tax levy that a school district is authorized to impose, except: (i) the minimum basic tax rate imposed under Section 53F-2-301 or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable; (ii) a debt service levy imposed under Section 11-14-310; or (iii) a judgment levy imposed under Section 59-2-1330. (d) "Qualifying taxable year" means the calendar year in which a new district begins to provide educational services. (e) "Remaining district" means an existing district after the creation of a new district.
(a) "Divided school district" or "existing district" means a school district from which a new district is created.
(b) "New district" means a school district created under Section 53G-3-302 after May 10, 2011.
(c) "Property tax levy" means a property tax levy that a school district is authorized to impose, except: (i) the minimum basic tax rate imposed under Section 53F-2-301 or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable; (ii) a debt service levy imposed under Section 11-14-310; or (iii) a judgment levy imposed under Section 59-2-1330.
(i) the minimum basic tax rate imposed under Section 53F-2-301 or 53F-2-301.5, as applicable;
(ii) a debt service levy imposed under Section 11-14-310; or
(iii) a judgment levy imposed under Section 59-2-1330.
(d) "Qualifying taxable year" means the calendar year in which a new district begins to provide educational services.
(e) "Remaining district" means an existing district after the creation of a new district.
(2) A new district and remaining district shall continue to impose property tax levies that were imposed by the divided school district in the taxable year prior to the qualifying taxable year.
(3) Except as provided in Subsection (6), a property tax levy that a new district and remaining district are required to impose under Subsection (2) shall be set at a rate that: (a) is uniform in the new district and remaining district; and (b) generates the same amount of revenue that was generated by the property tax levy within the divided school district in the taxable year prior to the qualifying taxable year.
(a) is uniform in the new district and remaining district; and
(b) generates the same amount of revenue that was generated by the property tax levy within the divided school district in the taxable year prior to the qualifying taxable year.
(4) The county treasurer of the county in which a property tax levy is imposed under Subsection (2) shall distribute revenues generated by the property tax levy to the new district and remaining district in proportion to the percentage of the divided school district's enrollment on the October 1 prior to the new district commencing educational services that were enrolled in schools currently located in the new district or remaining district.
(5) On or before March 31, a county treasurer shall distribute revenues generated by a property tax levy imposed under Subsection (2) in the prior calendar year to a new district and remaining district as provided in Subsection (4).
(6) (a) Subject to the notice and public hearing requirements of Section 59-2-919, a new district or remaining district may set a property tax rate higher than the rate required by Subsection (3), up to: (i) the maximum rate, if any, allowed by law; or (ii) the maximum rate authorized by voters for a voted local levy under Section 53F-8-301. (b) The revenues generated by the portion of a property tax rate in excess of the rate required by Subsection (3) shall be retained by the district that imposes the higher rate.
(a) Subject to the notice and public hearing requirements of Section 59-2-919, a new district or remaining district may set a property tax rate higher than the rate required by Subsection (3), up to: (i) the maximum rate, if any, allowed by law; or (ii) the maximum rate authorized by voters for a voted local levy under Section 53F-8-301.
(i) the maximum rate, if any, allowed by law; or
(ii) the maximum rate authorized by voters for a voted local levy under Section 53F-8-301.
(b) The revenues generated by the portion of a property tax rate in excess of the rate required by Subsection (3) shall be retained by the district that imposes the higher rate.
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