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Reading this it stands out that all the limitations listed are specifically applied to private businesses but not government. So it would seem they are required to accept their own fiat currency? History of this state (Arkansas) is that during the depression some teachers were paid with IOUs even though that was strictly prohibited by the state constitution. So, law or no law, they do what they please. Still I've never heard of them turning down any US currency. Of course, if they just said no, I don't think the story would have garnered much attention.
I have heard of them turning down the money... someone tried to pay their school taxes with change... the person in charge refused to accept and said that if they did not pay the penalties and interest would accrue... do not know what happened after that... a school district is not the federal gvmt and can make up their own rules it appears...
As my other link said, there are very few court cases that have had to interpret what is written...