(a) A school district of Arkansas filing a petition in United States District Court for the composition of its bonded indebtedness and having more than five (5) years' past due interest on bonds being purchased at a discount, in order to facilitate such purchase, shall have the right to issue certificates of indebtedness payable, without interest over a period of five (5) years, from the surplus in the debt service fund and any other available revenue that the school district may pledge, for an amount not to exceed two (2) years' interest on the bonds being purchased and not to exceed two percent (2%) of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the school district as shown by the last county assessment and may pledge the surplus and available revenue for their payment.
(b) In any case in which a school district has heretofore issued certificates of indebtedness under substantially the conditions outlined in subsection (a) of this section, such action of the school district is approved and confirmed and the certificates of indebtedness so issued are declared to be the binding obligations of that school district, provided their issuance has been ordered or approved by the United States District Court in which the petition for composition of debt was filed.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Subchapter 12 - District Bonds
§ 6-20-1201. Authority to borrow money and issue negotiable bonds
§ 6-20-1202. Limitations of bonded indebtedness — Conversion of authorized bond issues
§ 6-20-1203. Bonds to comply with existing statutes
§ 6-20-1204. Form of bonds — Security
§ 6-20-1205. Submission of statement before issuing bonds — Approval
§ 6-20-1206. Manner and terms of sale — Maximum rate of interest
§ 6-20-1207. Delivery and payment in installments
§ 6-20-1208. Delivery of bonds upon payment in cash — Registration and recording
§ 6-20-1209. Debt service fund — Establishment and purpose
§ 6-20-1210. Debt service fund — Use
§ 6-20-1211. Tax records — Separate debt service fund records
§ 6-20-1212. Resolution setting priority in case of default
§ 6-20-1213. Duty to pay on maturity — Effect of failure
§ 6-20-1214. Obligations on district dissolution
§ 6-20-1215. Approval of bond issues
§ 6-20-1216. Refunding bonds — Authority to use
§ 6-20-1218. Refunding bonds — Maximum amounts — Conversion and sale
§ 6-20-1219. Record of bond issues
§ 6-20-1220. Refunding bonds — Issuance with election — Validation
§ 6-20-1222. Sale of school property securing deed of trust — Release of lien
§ 6-20-1223. Refunding bonds — Issuance without election
§ 6-20-1224. Payment in full — Endorsement and certificate
§ 6-20-1225. Certificates of indebtedness
§ 6-20-1226. Advancements for bond payments by county treasurer before settlement date
§ 6-20-1229. Issuance of second-lien commercial bonds — Definitions