2005 Senate Bill 406 ↩

House Roll Call 312: Passed

To overhaul the School Bond Loan Fund program, essentially replacing it with a state revolving loan fund that school districts can borrow from to finance capital improvement projects (buildings). Borrowing through the School Bond Loan Fund allows schools to borrow at the same interest rate as the state. The current program does not require schools to repay loans on a regular schedule, which burdens the state with part of a school's interest expense. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of Senate Bills 407 to 411. This bill would require districts whose millage revenue exceeds minumum debt service levels to repay the state more quickly.