HB0058

Requires voter approval through elections for the imposition of mill levies for recreational purposes, boards of cooperative educational services, and special school district taxes, and establishes an expiration date for existing levies.

• Requires school districts to submit a proposition for recreational facility mill levies (not exceeding one mill) to qualified electors at a general election, with majority approval needed before the levy can be imposed. (W.S. 18-9-201(b), Sec. 1)
• Sets the term of recreational mill levies at four years and requires resubmission at the second general election after initial approval and every four years thereafter to continue the levy. (W.S. 18-9-201(b), Sec. 1)
• Requires boards of cooperative educational services to submit a proposition for special school district tax levies (not exceeding one-half mill) to qualified electors at a general election, with majority approval needed before the levy can be imposed. (W.S. 21-20-109(a), Sec. 1)
• Sets the term of cooperative educational services tax levies at four years and requires resubmission at the second general election after initial approval and every four years thereafter to continue the levy. (W.S. 21-20-109(a), Sec. 1)
• Requires school district boards to submit a proposition for additional special school district tax levies to qualified electors at a general election, with majority approval needed before the levy can be imposed. (W.S. 21-20-110(b), Sec. 1)
• Sets the term of additional special school district tax levies at four years and requires resubmission at the second general election after initial approval and every four years thereafter to continue the levy. (W.S. 21-20-110(b), Sec. 1)
• Requires community college districts participating in cooperative educational services agreements to submit a proposition for special levies (not exceeding one-half mill) to electors in the manner provided for other special school district taxes. (W.S. 21-20-110(h), Sec. 1)
• Establishes that any tax levies imposed under the affected statutes prior to the effective date of this act shall expire on December 31, 2028, or on the date a proposition is submitted to electors as required by this act, whichever occurs first.