TITLE 33

EDUCATION

CHAPTER 8

BUDGET AND TAX LEVY

33-802B.  disclosures in elections to authorize supplemental levy. (1) At an election to authorize a levy pursuant to section 33-802(3) or (5), Idaho Code, the ballot shall include a disclosure, separate from the ballot question, of the purposes for which the levy revenues will be used. The disclosure shall:

(a)  Be set forth in simple, understandable language;

(b)  Include a detailed description of the purposes for which the levy revenues will be used and the approximate amount of levy funds to be allocated for each purpose, such that school district electors have fair notice of the specific items the levy revenues shall support; and

(c)  Be placed immediately above the ballot question on the ballot.

(2)  In order to be binding, a ballot question to authorize a levy pursuant to section 33-802(3) or (5), Idaho Code, must be accompanied by the disclosure described in subsection (1) of this section, as well as any other disclosure or information required by law.

(3)  Upon a determination by a court pursuant to section 34-2001A, Idaho Code, that a school district failed to comply with the provisions of this section, the court must declare the outcome of the ballot question invalid and award court costs and fees to the prevailing party.

History:

[33-802B, added 2022, ch. 235, sec. 2, p. 763.]