{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-165.220","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 165.220","heading":"Tax levy for junior college.","body":"The board of education of any city having a municipal junior college pursuant to KRS\n165.210 may request and the legislative body of the city shall then, after an election as\nrequired by Section 184 of the Constitution, annually cause to be levied and coll ected, for\nthe support of a municipal junior college, a tax of not less than five cents ($0.05) nor\nmore than seven cents ($0.07) on each one hundred dollars ($100) worth of property\nsubject to taxation for city purposes. Any election for the levy of taxes  under this section\nshall be held at the next regular election if the question is filed with the county clerk not\nlater than the second Tuesday in August preceding the regular election. The levy of such\ntaxes shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as other levies for public\nschool purposes. The amount levied shall be placed to the credit of the board of education\nfund upon completion of the assessment of property for taxation, and paid as collected,\nsubject to the discounts or penalties allow ed on other city taxes, by the treasurer of the\ncity to the treasurer of the board of education for the purpose of establishing, acquiring\nand operating the college. The taxes authorized by this section shall be construed to be\nschool taxes and shall be in  addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be used for\nmunicipal or school purposes.","path":["KRS Chapter 165"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43824","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:20Z","sha256":"cb123c9255f1c2af3aebb88d9cb613572324b50b2067d897b74d13b96d7b1f54","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-165.210","next":"us-ky/krs-165.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}