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HB450
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By Representative Starnes (Constitutional Amendment)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 11-Apr-24
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First Read: 11-Apr-24
Enrolled, An Act,
To propose a local constitutional amendment relating to
Autauga County to provide for the levy and collection of an ad
valorem tax in addition to any ad valorem tax currently
levied; and to provide for the use of the proceeds for public
school purposes in the county.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 2022, is proposed and shall become valid as a
part of the constitution when all requirements of this act are
fulfilled:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
(a) For public school purposes, in addition to any
taxes now authorized, or that may hereafter be authorized, by
the constitution and laws of the State of Alabama, and
notwithstanding any provision of state law or the constitution
to the contrary, there is levied and shall be collected in
Autauga County, a special school ad valorem tax in the amount
of seventy cents ($.70) on each one hundred dollars ($100) (7
mills) of taxable property in the county as assessed for state
taxation.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 269.08 of
the constitution, any ad valorem tax levied pursuant to this
section shall not reduce the rate of any mills of ad valorem
tax levied in Autauga County pursuant to Section 269.08 as
determined for the ad valorem tax year commencing on October
1, 2023, and the mills of ad valorem tax levied pursuant to
Section 269.08 for the ad valorem tax year commencing on
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Section 269.08 for the ad valorem tax year commencing on
October 1, 2023, shall continue to be levied for the ad
valorem tax year commencing on October 1, 2024, and for each
ad valorem tax year thereafter.
(c) If the special school ad valorem tax is approved by
a majority of electors in Autauga County voting on the
adoption of this section, no further election shall be
required and the ad valorem tax shall be levied for the ad
valorem tax year commencing on October 1, 2024, and collected
commencing on October 1, 2025, and each ad valorem tax year
thereafter.
(d) The proceeds of the tax levied pursuant to this
section shall be collected by the Revenue Commissioner of
Autauga County in the same manner and under the same
requirements and laws as other ad valorem taxes are collected
by the Revenue Commissioner and shall be delivered to the
Autauga County Board of Education having control and
supervision of the public schools in the county.
(e) The "public school purposes" for which the proceeds
of the special school tax district levied under this section
may be used include the following:
(1) Any lawful purpose for which the Autauga County
Board of Education in receipt of the proceeds may apply or
expend public funds.
(2) The dedication, designation, or pledge of all or
any part of the proceeds for the benefit or payment of any
indebtedness or obligation of any kind or nature of the
Autauga County Board of Education.
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Autauga County Board of Education.
(f) This section shall be self-executing and no
enabling legislation shall be necessary.
Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
internal or external citations and cross-references; harmonize
language; and translate effective dates.
END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
of this state. The appropriate election official shall assign
a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on
the election ballot and shall set forth the following
description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed
constitutional amendment:
"Relating to Autauga County, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to provide for the levy
and collection of an additional ad valorem tax in the amount
of seventy cents ($.70) on each one hundred dollars ($100) (7
mills) of taxable property in the county and to provide for
the use of the proceeds for public school purposes.
Proposed by Act ____."
This description shall be followed by the following
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This description shall be followed by the following
language:
"Yes( ) No( )."
Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 23-Apr-24.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 02-May-24 Amended and Passed
House 02-May-24 Concurred in Senate
Amendment
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