House
File
2151
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2151
BY
WILLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
permitting
school
boards
to
enter
into
public-private
1
partnerships
for
ancillary
services
and
including
2
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.54
Public-private
partnerships
1
for
ancillary
services
permitted.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Ancillary
service”
means
a
support
service
necessary
4
for
the
operation
of
the
school
that
is
not
directly
5
related
to
educating
students,
including
but
not
limited
to
6
cafeteria,
custodial,
facilities
maintenance
and
management,
7
transportation,
and
technology
services.
8
b.
“Public-private
partnership”
means
a
contract
between
a
9
school
district
and
a
private
sector
entity
including
but
not
10
limited
to
a
firm,
corporation,
organization,
or
association
11
providing
for
an
ancillary
service
to
be
performed
in
whole
or
12
in
part
by
the
entity
for
compensation.
13
2.
Notwithstanding
other
provision
of
law,
the
board
of
14
directors
of
a
school
district
may
enter
into
a
public-private
15
partnership.
16
3.
Unless
the
board
determines
that
extenuating
17
circumstances
exist,
the
board
shall
ensure
that
a
contract
18
for
a
public-private
partnership
provides
first
priority
to
19
existing
school
employees
in
hiring
decisions
involved
in
20
implementing
the
public-private
partnership.
21
4.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
affect
the
22
legality
of
contracts
for
public-private
partnerships
entered
23
into
before
July
1,
2016.
24
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
contracts
25
for
public-private
partnerships
entered
into
on
or
after
the
26
effective
date
of
this
Act.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
permits
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
31
to
enter
into
a
public-private
partnership.
32
The
bill
defines
“public-private
partnership”
as
a
33
contract
between
a
school
district
and
a
private
sector
34
entity
that
provides
for
an
ancillary
service
to
be
performed
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in
whole
or
in
part
by
the
entity
for
compensation.
The
1
bill
defines
“ancillary
service”
as
a
support
service
2
necessary
for
the
operation
of
the
school
that
is
not
directly
3
related
to
educating
students,
including
but
not
limited
to
4
cafeteria,
custodial,
facilities
maintenance
and
management,
5
transportation,
and
technology
services.
6
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
ensure
that
a
contract
for
a
7
public-private
partnership
provides
first
priority
to
existing
8
school
employees
in
hiring
decisions
involved
in
implementing
9
the
public-private
partnership
unless
the
board
determines
that
10
extenuating
circumstances
exist.
11
The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
affect
the
legality
of
12
contracts
for
public-private
partnerships
entered
into
before
13
July
1,
2016.
14
The
bill
applies
to
contracts
for
public-private
15
partnerships
entered
into
on
or
after
July
1,
2016.
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