HF 323 (LSB 1521YH (5) 86)

HOUSE FILE 323

BY  BYRNES, KAUFMANN, WILLS, MOORE, PAUSTIAN, BRANHAGEN, KLEIN, and STANERSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the exercise, by school districts, of any broad and implied powers not inconsistent with the laws of the general assembly, and to the construction of statutes related to school district boards and school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  274.3  Exercise of powers —— construction.
   1.  The board of directors of a school district shall operate, control, and supervise all public schools located within its district boundaries and may exercise any broad and implied power, not inconsistent with the laws of the general assembly, related to the operation, control, and supervision of those public schools.
   2.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, the board of directors of a school district shall not have power to levy any tax unless expressly authorized by the general assembly.
   3.  This chapter, chapter 257 and chapters 275 through 301, and other statutes relating to the boards of directors of school districts and to school districts shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of subsection 1.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the exercise of powers by the board of directors of a school district.
   The bill authorizes a school board to exercise any broad or implied power, not inconsistent with the laws of the general assembly, related to the operation, control, and supervision of the public schools located within its district boundaries. However, the authority does not encompass the power to levy any tax unless expressly authorized by the general assembly. Statutes relating to school boards and school districts shall be liberally construed to effectuate the authority granted under the bill.