Volume 44 - Issue 13 - March 27, 2025
State of Kansas
Secretary of State
Certification of New State Laws
I, Scott Schwab, Secretary of State of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that the following bill is a correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office.
Scott Schwab
Secretary of State
(Published in the Kansas Register March 27, 2025.)
Senate Bill No. 2
An Act concerning elections; relating to question submitted elections on the issuance of bonds by a school district; validating the election results for the bond issuance question submitted by the board of education of USD 200, Greeley county; relating to publication requirements; providing for publication on the website of the county election office if such office has a website; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 10-120 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. The result of the election held on May 21, 2024, on the question submitted by the board of education of unified school district no. 200, Greeley county, for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $4,600,000 to pay the costs to: (a) Construct, furnish, equip and acquire improvements, additions and renovations to the school district’s elementary and junior/senior high school facility, including safety and security improvements, playground improvements, locker room additions and renovations, a gymnasium addition and improvements to comply with the Americans with disabilities act; (b) construct, furnish, equip and acquire other necessary renovations and improvements to school district facilities; (c) make all other necessary improvements appurtenant thereto; and (d) pay the costs of issuance and interest on the bonds during construction of the project is hereby declared valid, and the board of education may issue such general obligation bonds as otherwise provided by law in an amount not to exceed $4,600,000 for the purposes specified herein.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 10-120 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10-120. (a) Whenever an election is required for the issuance of bonds for any purpose by any municipality other than an irrigation district or where a different procedure for giving notice of the election is specifically provided by law, upon compliance with the legal requirements necessary and precedent to the call for the election, the proper municipal officers shall call an election. The election shall be held within 60 days after compliance with the necessary requirements, or within 90 days, should the longer period include the date of a general election.
(b) Notice of the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality once each week for two consecutive weeks and on the website of the county election office of any county where the election is to be conducted if such county election office has a website. The first publication shall be not less than 21 days prior to the election. Notice of the election shall also be published on the website of the county election office of any county where the election is to be conducted. Such notice shall be published not less than 21 days prior to the election and If published on the website of the county election office, such publication shall remain on the website until the day after the election. The notice shall set forth the time and place of holding the election and the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued and shall be signed by the county election officer. The election shall be held at the usual place of holding elections and shall be conducted by the officers or persons provided by law for holding elections in the municipality.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 10-120 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Kansas register.
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