§ 20-46-1-10.1 — Question form; resolution to extend a referendum levy; ballot question

Indiana § 20-46-1-10.1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 46: LEVIES OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND LEVIES
• Ch. 1: Referendum Tax Levy

Text

1. (a) This section applies only to a
referendum to allow a school corporation to extend a referendum levy.
(b) The question to be submitted to the voters in the referendum
must read as follows:
"Shall _______ (insert the name of the school corporation)
continue to increase property taxes paid to the school corporation
for no more than _____ (insert the number of years immediately
following the holding of the referendum) years for the purpose of
funding _____________ (insert brief description of the purposes)
by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed ______
(insert property tax rate) and results in a maximum annual amount
that does not exceed ______ (insert maximum amount of annual
levy). If this operating referendum public question is NOT
approved by the voters, for a median residence of __________
(insert the school corporation's median household assessed value,
rounded up to the next fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)), the
property's annual tax bill would decrease by ______ (insert dollar
amount, rounded up to the next whole dollar) per year. If this
operating referendum public question is approved by the voters,
it would be a renewal of the most recent operating referendum
public question passed in ______ (insert year the original
operating referendum public question passed) with a property tax
rate of ______ (insert property tax rate of the original operating
referendum public question).".
(c) The number of years for which a referendum tax levy may be
extended if the public question under this section is approved may not
exceed eight (8) years.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.138-2016, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.38-2021, SEC.62; P.L.174-2022, SEC.53; P.L.236-2023, SEC.154; P.L.68-2025, SEC.218.