HB 2873 - DIGEST

     Authorizes a county, city, town, or fire protection district to impose additional property tax levies in an amount equal to fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of the assessed value of property in the taxing district, in each year for up to ten consecutive years, when authorized so to do by the voters of the taxing district in the manner set forth in Article VII, section 2 of the Constitution of this state.

     Provides that any tax imposed under this section must be used as additional resources for criminal justice personnel or fire protection personnel, or both, including related personnel costs, and training for personnel, and may not be used to supplant other sources of funding for those purposes.