Relating to the use of revenues from the secure an advanced vision for education fund for certain athletic facility infrastructure projects and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

This bill relates to the use of revenues from the secure an advanced vision for education (SAVE) fund for certain athletic facility infrastructure projects.3 provides that prior to approving the use of revenues received from the SAVE fund for an athletic facility infrastructure project, the board of directors of the school district must adopt a resolution setting forth the proposal for the athletic facility infrastructure project and hold an additional public hearing on the issue of construction of the athletic facility. Additionally, if at any time prior to the fifteenth day following the hearing, the secretary of the board of directors receives a petition containing the required number of signatures and asking that the question of the approval of the use of revenues for the athletic facility infrastructure project be submitted to the voters of the school district, the board of directors shall either rescind the board’s resolution for the use of revenues for the athletic facility infrastructure project or direct the county commissioner of elections to submit the question to the registered voters of the school district. The petition is required to be signed by eligible electors equal in number to not less than 100 or percent of the number of voters at the last preceding election of school officials. Under the bill, such a petition must be signed by eligible electors equal in number to the lesser of 1,000 or percent of the number of voters who cast a vote for the board of directors of the school district at the last preceding election of school officials, but not less than 100. Additionally, the bill changes the threshold for voter approval of the use of SAVE fund revenues for an athletic facility infrastructure project from a majority to percent.3(7) authorizing the filing of a petition requesting an election be held on the question of the approval of such use shall not apply and that such athletic facility infrastructure project shall not be funded in whole or in part by revenues from the SAVE fund until the use is approved by the voters of the school district. The section of the bill relating to athletic facility infrastructure projects approved on or after May 1, 2020, but before the effective date of the bill applies retroactively to May 1, 2020, for athletic facility infrastructure projects approved on or after that date but before the effective date of the bill. The bill takes effect upon enactment.