2021 Indiana Code
Title 20. Education
Article 48. Borrowing and Bonds
Chapter 2. Borrowing; School Towns and School Cities
20-48-2-2. Temporary Loans

Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsection (c), if the board of school trustees or other proper authority of a school town or school city finds that an emergency exists for borrowing money with which to meet current expenses of the schools of the school town or school city, the board of school trustees or other proper authority of the school town or school city may make temporary loans in anticipation of current revenues of the school town or school city to an amount not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the amount of taxes actually levied and in the course of collection for the fiscal year in which the loans are made.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a), revenues are considered to be current and taxes are considered to have been actually levied and in the course of collection when the budget levy and rate have been finally approved by the department of local government finance.

(c) In second and third class school cities, a loan may not be made under this section for more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) unless:

(1) the letting of the loans has been advertised once each week for two (2) successive weeks in two (2) newspapers of general circulation published in the school city; and

(2) sealed bids have been submitted:

(A) at a regular meeting of the school board of the school city; and

(B) under the notices specified in subdivision (1);

stipulating the rate of interest to be charged by the bidder.

(d) School loans made under this section must be made with the bidder that submits:

(1) the lowest rate of interest; and

(2) with the bid an affidavit showing that collusion does not exist between the bidder and any other bidder for the loan.

(e) The board of school trustees may not impose a levy to pay for the interest on the loan from a debt service fund as provided by IC 20-40-9-6 unless:

(1) the loan has been issued; and

(2) the school town or school city has received the loan proceeds.

The board of school trustees may not authorize a temporary loan for the purpose of increasing the school town's or school city's property tax rate for the ensuing budget year.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-4-20-1.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.171. Amended by P.L.38-2021, SEC.72.