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1 1 Section 1. Section 279.12, Code 1995, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 279.12 CONTRACTS &endash; TEACHERS &endash; INSURANCE &endash; EDUCATIONAL
1 4 LEAVE.
1 5 The board shall carry into effect any instruction from the
1 6 regular election upon matters within the control of the
1 7 voters, and shall elect all teachers and make all contracts
1 8 necessary or proper for exercising the powers granted and
1 9 performing the duties required by law, and may establish and
1 10 pay all or any part thereof from school district funds the
1 11 cost of group health insurance plans, nonprofit group hospital
1 12 service plans, nonprofit group medical service plans and group
1 13 life insurance plans adopted by the board for the benefit of
1 14 employees of the school district, but the board may authorize
1 15 any subdirector to employ teachers for the school in the
1 16 subdirector's subdistrict; but no such employment by a
1 17 subdirector shall authorize a contract, the entire period of
1 18 which is wholly beyond the subdirector's term of office.
1 19 The board may enter into an agreement pursuant to chapter
1 20 28E with another school district or an area education agency
1 21 for the purpose of jointly procuring a group health insurance
1 22 plan, nonprofit group hospital service plan, nonprofit group
1 23 medical service plan, or group life insurance plan for the
1 24 benefit of the districts or agencies which are parties to the
1 25 agreement. Such plan may include a cafeteria plan as defined
1 26 in 26 C.F.R. } 1.125-2T. An agreement entered into pursuant
1 27 to this paragraph shall not be construed to establish a
1 28 multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined in section 3
1 29 of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1 30 1974, 29 U.S.C. } 1002, paragraph 40.
1 31 The board may approve a policy for educational leave for
1 32 licensed school employees and for reimbursement for tuition
1 33 paid by licensed school employees for courses approved by the
1 34 board. For the purpose of this section, "educational leave"
1 35 means a leave granted to an employee for the purpose of study
2 1 including study in areas outside of a teacher's area of
2 2 specialization, travel, or other reasons deemed by the board
2 3 to be of value to the school system.
2 4 EXPLANATION
2 5 This bill provides that a school board may enter into an
2 6 intergovernmental agreement with another school district or an
2 7 area education agency for the purpose of jointly procuring a
2 8 group health insurance plan, nonprofit group hospital service
2 9 plan, nonprofit group medical service plan, or group life
2 10 insurance plan for the benefit of the districts or agencies
2 11 which are parties to the agreement. The plan may include a
2 12 cafeteria plan as defined in 26 C.F.R. } 1.125-2T. An
2 13 agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph shall not be
2 14 construed to establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement
2 15 as defined in section 3 of the federal Employee Retirement
2 16 Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. } 1002, paragraph 40.
2 17 LSB 1210YH 76
2 18 mj/cf/24.1
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