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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed: 1 3 Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is 1 4 amended by adding the following new section: 1 5 SCHOOL DISTRICT HOME RULE. Sec. 8. School districts are 1 6 granted home rule power and authority, not inconsistent with 1 7 the laws of the General Assembly, regarding the administrative 1 8 and financial operation of the school district, and the 1 9 district's educational program standards, except that they 1 10 shall not have power to levy or impose any tax unless 1 11 expressly authorized by the General Assembly. 1 12 The General Assembly shall provide by law for the creation, 1 13 dissolution, and reorganization of school districts. 1 14 The rule or proposition of law that a school district 1 15 possesses and can exercise only those powers granted in 1 16 express words is not a part of the law of this state. 1 17 Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the 1 18 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen 1 19 at the next general election for members of the General 1 20 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the 1 21 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to 1 22 the date of that election as provided by law. 1 23 EXPLANATION 1 24 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 25 Constitution of the State of Iowa granting home rule authority 1 26 to local school districts. Currently, school districts must 1 27 be operated in accordance with their statutory authority. 1 28 This resolution would authorize a school district to make 1 29 independent administrative and financial operation decisions 1 30 and decisions regarding educational program standards, unless 1 31 those decisions conflict with the laws of the general assembly 1 32 or the district is specifically prohibited by law from doing 1 33 so. The resolution provides that a school district shall not 1 34 have the power to levy or impose any tax unless expressly 1 35 authorized by the general assembly. The resolution, if 2 1 adopted, would be referred to the next general assembly for 2 2 adoption before being submitted to the electorate for 2 3 ratification. 2 4 LSB 1656SS 77 2 5 rn/cf/24
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