Colorado § 11-59.7-109 - Qualified zone academy bond volume cap - rules.

§ 11-59.7-109. Qualified zone academy bond volume cap - rules.

(1) The qualified zone academy bond volume cap shall be administered by the public school capital construction assistance board pursuant to this section. The qualified zone academy bond volume cap shall be allocated to school districts to finance or refinance projects approved by the public school capital construction assistance board.

(2) Any portion of the qualified zone academy bond volume cap for a calendar year that is allocated to a school district pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and that has not been used on bonds issued or a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement entered into or for which a contract to purchase bonds or instruments evidencing interests in a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement has not been entered into on or before November 10 of the calendar year shall, on November 11 of the calendar year, automatically revert to the public school capital construction assistance board. If a contract to purchase has been entered into on or before November 10 of the calendar year but the related bonds or financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement is not issued or entered into on or before November 30 of the calendar year, the volume cap shall automatically revert to the public school capital construction assistance board on December 1 of the calendar year. The public school capital construction assistance board may reallocate to any school district for the purpose of financing or refinancing a project approved by the board any volume cap that reverts to the board pursuant to this subsection (2) or may carry the volume cap forward pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. Any volume cap that is reallocated to a school district pursuant to this subsection (2) that has not been used on bonds issued or a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement entered into by noon, prevailing Denver time, on December 31 of a calendar year shall, at 12:01 p.m., prevailing Denver time, on December 31 of the calendar year, automatically revert to the public school capital construction assistance board.

(3) The public school capital construction assistance board shall carry forward to the next calendar year any portion of the qualified zone academy bond volume cap that has not been used on bonds issued or a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement entered into by the end of a calendar year.

(4) In selecting projects for the purpose of allocating the qualified zone academy bond volume cap, the public school capital construction assistance board shall prioritize projects that are ready to be financed or refinanced and that are most consistent with the purpose of this article 59.7 described in section 11-59.7-102 (1)(b). The public school capital construction assistance board shall allocate the qualified zone academy bond volume cap in a manner consistent with federal law and the purpose of this article 59.7 described in section 11-59.7-102 (1)(b) to minimize the qualified zone academy bond volume cap that has not been used on bonds issued or financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements entered into by the expiration of the qualified zone academy bond program. Any school district to which the qualified zone academy bond volume cap has been allocated pursuant to this section may, at any time, relinquish the volume cap to the public school capital construction assistance board. Any volume cap relinquished may be reallocated by the public school capital construction assistance board to a school district to finance or refinance a project approved by the board or may be carried forward to the next calendar year. The public school capital construction assistance board may promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of title 24 regarding the manner in which the qualified zone academy bond volume cap will be allocated.

Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (HB 09-1346), ch. 402, p. 2208, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2021: (2) to (4) amended, (HB 21-1316), ch. 325, p. 1996, § 7, effective July 1.