SB177 Alabama 2011 Session

Under current law, citizens or the county or municipal board of education may under certain circumstances request that the county commission call an election to determine whether to levy a special tax for school purposes. The county commission is required to call the election and where a special election is called, the county commission pays all costs of the election

This bill would require citizens or the county or municipal school board to follow certain procedures for requesting an election to determine whether the county shall levy a special tax, including time frames for requesting that the election be held in conjunction with a primary or general election or that a special election be held. This bill would also require the school board to pay all costs associated with a special election

To amend Sections 16-13-160 to 16-13-162, inclusive, 16-13-164, 16-13-180, 16-13-183 to 16-13-185, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975, and to repeal Sections 16-13-181 and 16-13-186, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to special school tax elections; to require the citizens or county or municipal board of education requesting that the county commission call a special school tax election to follow certain procedures including time frames for requesting the election be held in conjunction with a primary or general election or that a special election be held; and to require the school board to pay any additional costs for holding the school tax election at the primary or general election and to pay all costs associated with a special election.