00 Enrolled HB 373                                                                                                         
01 Relating to school construction and maintenance grants; extending specified public school                               
02 bond debt reimbursement; and providing for an effective date.                                                           
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04    * Section 1. AS 14.11.008(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (b)  The required participating share for a municipal school district is based on                            
06       the district's full value per average daily membership (ADM), which is calculated by                              
07       dividing the full and true value of the taxable real and personal property in the district,                       
08       calculated as described in AS 14.17.510 by the district ADM as defined in                                         
09       AS 14.17.990, for the same fiscal year for which the valuation was made. The                                      
10       municipal district's full value per ADM determines the district's required participating                          
11       share, as follows:                                                                                                
12        Full Value Per ADM               District Participating Share                                                    
13           $1 - $150,000 [$1 - $100,000]       5 percent                                                             
14           150,001 - 275,000 [100,001 - 200,000] 10 percent                                                          
01           275,001 - 800,000 [200,001 - 600,000] 30 percent                                                          
02           over 800,000 [OVER 600,000]        35 percent.                                                            
03    * Sec. 2. AS 14.11.100(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
04            (a)  During each fiscal year, the state shall allocate to a municipality that is a                           
05       school district the following sums:                                                                               
06                 (1)  payments made by the municipality during the fiscal year two years                                 
07       earlier for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other                        
08       indebtedness incurred before July 1, 1977, to pay costs of school construction;                                   
09                 (2)  90 percent of                                                                                      
10                      (A)  payments made by the municipality during the fiscal year                                      
11            two years earlier for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding                                
12            bonds, notes, or other indebtedness incurred after June 30, 1977, and before                                 
13            July 1, 1978, to pay costs of school construction;                                                           
14                      (B)  cash payments made after June 30, 1976, and before July 1,                                    
15            1978, by the municipality during the fiscal year two years earlier to pay costs                              
16            of school construction;                                                                                      
17                 (3)  90 percent of                                                                                      
18                      (A)  payments made by the municipality during the fiscal year                                      
19            two years earlier for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding                                
20            bonds, notes, or other indebtedness incurred after June 30, 1978, and before                                 
21            January 1, 1982, to pay costs of school construction projects approved under                                 
22            AS 14.07.020(a)(11);                                                                                         
23                      (B)  cash payments made after June 30, 1978, and before July 1,                                    
24            1982, by the municipality during the fiscal year two years earlier to pay costs                              
25            of school construction projects approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11);                                          
26                 (4)  subject to (h) and (i) of this section, up to 90 percent of                                        
27                      (A)  payments made by the municipality during the current                                          
28            fiscal year for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds,                               
29            notes, or other indebtedness incurred after December 31, 1981, and authorized                                
30            by the qualified voters of the municipality before July 1, 1983, to pay costs of                             
31            school construction, additions to schools, and major rehabilitation projects that                            
01            exceed $25,000 and are approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11);                                                   
02                      (B)  cash payments made after June 30, 1982, and before July 1,                                    
03            1983, by the municipality during the fiscal year two years earlier to pay costs                              
04            of school construction, additions to schools, and major rehabilitation projects                              
05            that exceed $25,000 and are approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11); and                                          
06                      (C)  payments made by the municipality during the current                                          
07            fiscal year for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds,                               
08            notes, or other indebtedness to pay costs of school construction, additions to                               
09            schools, and major rehabilitation projects that exceed $25,000 and are                                       
10            submitted to the department for approval under AS 14.07.020(a)(11) before                                    
11            July 1, 1983, and approved by the qualified voters of the municipality before                                
12            October 15, 1983, not to exceed a total project cost of (i) $6,600,000 if the                                
13            annual growth rate of average daily membership of the municipality is more                                   
14            than seven percent but less than 12 percent, or (ii) $20,000,000 if the annual                               
15            growth rate of average daily membership of the municipality is 12 percent or                                 
16            more; payments made by a municipality under this subparagraph on total                                       
17            project costs that exceed the amounts set out in (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph                           
18            are subject to (5)(A) of this subsection;                                                                    
19                 (5)  subject to (h) - (j) of this section, 80 percent of                                                
20                      (A)  payments made by the municipality during the fiscal year                                      
21            for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or                                 
22            other indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality                                    
23                           (i)  after June 30, 1983, but before March 31, 1990, to                                       
24                 pay costs of school construction, additions to schools, and major                                       
25                 rehabilitation projects that exceed $25,000 and are approved under                                      
26                 AS 14.07.020(a)(11); or                                                                                 
27                           (ii)  before July 1, 1989, and reauthorized before                                            
28                 November 1, 1989, to pay costs of school construction, additions to                                     
29                 schools, and major rehabilitation projects that exceed $25,000 and are                                  
30                 approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11); and                                                                 
31                      (B)  cash payments made after June 30, 1983, by the                                                
01            municipality during the fiscal year two years earlier to pay costs of school                                 
02            construction, additions to schools, and major rehabilitation projects that exceed                            
03            $25,000 and are approved by the department before July 1, 1990, under                                        
04            AS 14.07.020(a)(11);                                                                                         
05                 (6)  subject to (h) - (j) and (m) of this section, 70 percent of payments                               
06       made by the municipality during the fiscal year for the retirement of principal and                               
07       interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other indebtedness authorized by the qualified                           
08       voters of the municipality on or after April 30, 1993, but before July 1, 1996, to pay                            
09       costs of school construction, additions to schools, and major rehabilitation projects                             
10       that exceed $200,000 and are approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11);                                                  
11                 (7)  subject to (h) - (j) and (m) of this section, 70 percent of payments                               
12       made by the municipality during the fiscal year for the retirement of principal and                               
13       interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other indebtedness authorized by the qualified                           
14       voters of the municipality after March 31, 1990, but before April 30, 1993, to pay                                
15       costs of school construction, additions to schools, and major rehabilitation projects;                            
16                 (8)  subject to (h), (i), (j)(2) - (5), and (n) of this section and after                               
17       projects funded by the bonds, notes, or other indebtedness have been approved by the                              
18       commissioner, 70 percent of payments made by the municipality during the fiscal year                              
19       for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other                                
20       indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after July 1,                           
21       1995, but before July 1, 1998, to pay costs of school construction, additions to                                  
22       schools, and major rehabilitation projects that exceed $200,000 and are approved                                  
23       under AS 14.07.020(a)(11);                                                                                        
24                 (9)  subject to (h), (i), (j)(2) - (5), and (n) of this section and after                               
25       projects funded by the bonds, notes, or other indebtedness have been approved by the                              
26       commissioner, 70 percent of payments made by the municipality during the fiscal year                              
27       for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other                                
28       indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after July 1,                           
29       1998, but before July 1, 2006, to pay costs of school construction, additions to                                  
30       schools, and major rehabilitation projects that exceed $200,000 and are approved                                  
31       under AS 14.07.020(a)(11);                                                                                        
01                 (10)  subject to (h), (i), (j)(2) - (5), and (o) of this section, and after                             
02       projects funded by the bonds, notes, or other indebtedness have been approved by the                              
03       commissioner, 70 percent of payments made by the municipality during the fiscal year                              
04       for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other                                
05       indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after June 30,                          
06       1998, to pay costs of school construction, additions to schools, and major                                        
07       rehabilitation projects that exceed $200,000, are approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11),                             
08       and are not reimbursed under (n) of this section;                                                                 
09                 (11)  subject to (h), (i), and (j)(2) - (5) of this section, and after projects                         
10       funded by the bonds, notes, or other indebtedness have been approved by the                                       
11       commissioner, 70 percent of payments made by a municipality during the fiscal year                                
12       for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other                                
13       indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after June 30,                          
14       1999, but before January 1, 2005, to pay costs of school construction, additions to                               
15       schools, and major rehabilitation projects and education-related facilities that exceed                           
16       $200,000, are approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11), and are not reimbursed under (n)                                
17       or (o) of this section;                                                                                           
18                 (12)  subject to (h), (i), and (j)(2), (3), and (5) of this section, 60 percent                         
19       of payments made by a municipality during the fiscal year for the retirement of                                   
20       principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other indebtedness authorized by                           
21       the qualified voters of the municipality on or after June 30, 1999, but before January 1,                         
22       2005, to pay costs of school construction, additions to schools, and major                                        
23       rehabilitation projects and education-related facilities that exceed $200,000, are                                
24       reviewed under AS 14.07.020(a)(11), and are not reimbursed under (n) or (o) of this                               
25       section;                                                                                                          
26                 (13)  subject to (h), (i), (j)(2) - (5), and (p) of this section, and after                             
27       projects funded by the tax exempt bonds, notes, or other indebtedness have been                                   
28       approved by the commissioner, 70 percent of payments made by a municipality during                                
29       the fiscal year for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding tax exempt                            
30       bonds, notes, or other indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the                                     
31       municipality on or after June 30, 1999, but before October 31, 2006, to pay costs of                              
01       school construction, additions to schools, and major rehabilitation projects and                                  
02       education-related facilities that exceed $200,000, are approved under                                             
03       AS 14.07.020(a)(11), and are not reimbursed under (n) or (o) of this section;                                     
04                 (14)  subject to (h), (i), (j)(2), (3), and (5), and (p) of this section, 60                            
05       percent of payments made by a municipality during the fiscal year for the retirement                              
06       of principal and interest on outstanding tax exempt bonds, notes, or other indebtedness                           
07       authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after June 30, 1999, but                             
08       before October 31, 2006, to pay costs of school construction, additions to schools, and                           
09       major rehabilitation projects and education-related facilities that exceed $200,000, are                          
10       reviewed under AS 14.07.020(a)(11), and are not reimbursed under (n) or (o) of this                               
11       section;                                                                                                          
12                 (15)  subject to (h), (i), (j)(2) - (5), and (q) of this section, and after                             
13       projects funded by the bonds, notes, or other indebtedness have been approved by the                              
14       commissioner, 90 percent of payments made by a municipality during the fiscal year                                
15       for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding bonds, notes, or other                                
16       indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after June 30,                          
17       1999, but before October 31, 2006, to pay costs of school construction, additions to                              
18       schools, and major rehabilitation projects and education-related facilities that exceed                           
19       $200,000, are approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11), meet the 10 percent participating                               
20       share requirement for a municipal school district under AS 14.11.008(b), and are not                              
21       reimbursed under (n) or (o) of this section;                                                                      
22                 (16)  subject to (h), (i), and (j)(2) - (5) of this section, and after projects                         
23       funded by the tax exempt bonds, notes, or other indebtedness have been approved by                                
24       the commissioner, 70 percent of payments made by a municipality during the fiscal                                 
25       year for the retirement of principal and interest on outstanding tax exempt bonds,                                
26       notes, or other indebtedness authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on                            
27       or after October 1, 2006, but before November 30, 2010 [2008], to pay costs of school                         
28       construction, additions to schools, and major rehabilitation projects and education-                              
29       related facilities that exceed $200,000, are approved under AS 14.07.020(a)(11), and                              
30       are not reimbursed under (o) of this section;                                                                     
31                 (17)  subject to (h), (i), and (j)(2), (3), and (5) of this section, 60 percent                         
01       of payments made by a municipality during the fiscal year for the retirement of                                   
02       principal and interest on outstanding tax exempt bonds, notes, or other indebtedness                              
03       authorized by the qualified voters of the municipality on or after October 1, 2006, but                           
04       before November 30, 2010 [2008], to pay costs of school construction, additions to                            
05       schools, and major rehabilitation projects and education-related facilities that exceed                           
06       $200,000, are reviewed under AS 14.07.020(a)(11), and are not reimbursed under (o)                                
07       of this section.                                                                                                  
08    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).