Opinion No.

The Honorable Randy Thurman State Representative P.O. Box 582 Heber Springs, AR 72543-0584

Dear Representative Thurman:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Do the state laws of Arkansas allow the Quitman School District to hold a special election (without suffering damage to its physical facilities) to propose an increase in the debt service millage before September 19, 1995?

It is my opinion that the answer to this question is "no."1

Amendment 40 to the Arkansas Constitution authorizes school districts to levy an annual tax "for the maintenance of…