Current through the 2024 Regular Session.
Section 45-37-249.09 - Jefferson County 2015 Sales Tax Fund(a) There is hereby created a governmental fund of the county to be designated the Jefferson County 2015 Sales Tax Fund. The county commission shall maintain the 2015 Sales Tax Fund and shall administer it according to its normal fund administration procedures.(b) As promptly as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the county, funds on deposit in the 2015 Sales Tax Fund as of September 30 of each year shall be distributed to the city or county boards of education then serving students resident in the county according to the following procedure:(1) Each county or city board of education serving any portion of the county shall certify in writing to the county commission its average daily membership of students resident in the county, its certified enrollment, calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, or any successor thereto. County or city boards of education may use their certification to the state Department of Education under the state Foundation Program for this purpose to the extent such certification includes only students resident in the county.(2) Upon receipt of the certified enrollment from each board of education described in this section, the county commission shall determine the total number of students resident in the county and enrolled in public schools serving the county.(3) As promptly as practicable thereafter, the county commission shall distribute from the 2015 Sales Tax Fund to each board of education described in this section an amount equal to its pro rata share of the amount on deposit in the 2015 Sales Tax Fund as of September 30 of the prior fiscal year of the county, taking into account each board of education's certified enrollment and the total number of students resident in the county and enrolled in public schools serving the county.(c) Absent manifest error, the determination by the county commission of the distribution of funds from the 2015 Sales Tax Fund shall be conclusive.Ala. Code § 45-37-249.09 (1975)