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§407.30.1. Monroe City School Board; early childhood care and education; ad valorem tax
A. The Monroe City School Board, in addition to all other taxes it is authorized to
levy, may levy and collect an ad valorem tax on all taxable immovable property situated
within the school district for the purpose of funding early childhood care and education.
B.
(1)The tax authorized by this Section shall be levied and collected only after the
question of its levy has been submitted to the electors of the district at a regularly scheduled
election conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and a majority of those
voting on the question have voted in favor of the levy of the tax.
(2)The proposition submitted to the voters shall state the tax rate, which shall not
exceed five mills; the d
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§407.30.1. Monroe City School Board; early childhood care and education; ad valorem tax
A. The Monroe City School Board, in addition to all other taxes it is authorized to
levy, may levy and collect an ad valorem tax on all taxable immovable property situated
within the school district for the purpose of funding early childhood care and education.
B.(1) The tax authorized by this Section shall be levied and collected only after the
question of its levy has been submitted to the electors of the district at a regularly scheduled
election conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and a majority of those
voting on the question have voted in favor of the levy of the tax.
(2) The proposition submitted to the voters shall state the tax rate, which shall not
exceed five mills; the duration of the tax, which shall not exceed twenty years; and the
purpose of the tax.
C. The Monroe City School Board shall use the proceeds of the tax authorized by
this Section exclusively for programs and capital investments that provide childcare and
educational opportunities for children who reside in the school district and who have not yet
entered kindergarten.
D. In the event that the Monroe City School Board contracts with an outside
organization to administer an early childhood care and education program as provided for
in this Section, the organization must have been performing education services in Ouachita
Parish within the last twenty-five years and must be offering community aid services at the
time of the contract, in an amount totaling one million dollars per year.