Sec. 19.5. (a) Subject to section 8(d) of this chapter, if a referendum is approved by the voters in a school corporation under this chapter in a calendar year, another referendum may not be placed on the ballot in the school corporation under this chapter in the following calendar year.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-46-1-19.5

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • levy: refers to the property tax levy imposed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-46-1-4
  • referendum: refers to a referendum under this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-46-1-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and in addition to the restriction specified in subsection (a), if a school corporation imposes in a calendar year a referendum levy approved in a referendum under this chapter, the school corporation may not simultaneously impose in that calendar year more than one (1) additional referendum levy approved in a subsequent referendum under this chapter.

As added by P.L.198-2011, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.272-2019, SEC.11; P.L.189-2023, SEC.33.