Monroe City School Board; early childhood care and education; ad valorem tax

A. The Monroe City School Board, in addition to all other taxes it is authorized to levy, may levy and collect an ad valorem tax on all taxable immovable property situated within the school district for the purpose of funding early childhood care and education. B. (1) The tax authorized by this Section shall be levied and collected only after the question of its levy has been submitted to the electors of the district at a regularly scheduled election conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and a majority of those voting on the question have voted in favor of the levy of the tax. (2) The proposition submitted to the voters shall state the tax rate, which shall not exceed five mills; the duration of the tax, which shall not exceed twenty years; and the purpose of the tax. C. The Monroe City School Board shall use the proceeds of the tax authorized by this Section exclusively for programs and capital investments that provide childcare and educational opportunities for children who reside in the school district and who have not yet entered kindergarten. D. In the event that the Monroe City School Board contracts with an outside organization to administer an early childhood care and education program as provided for in this Section, the organization must have been performing education services in Ouachita Parish within the last twenty-five years and must be offering community aid services at the time of the contract, in an amount totaling one million dollars per year.