256.20  Year around schools.
  Pursuant to section 279.10, subsection 1, relating to the maintenance of school during an entire year, the board of directors of a school district may request approval from the state board of education for a pilot project for a year around three semester school year.
  The application shall describe the anticipated additional costs to the school district and the benefits to be gained from the three semester school year. Students would not be required to attend school more than two semesters each school year.
  Participation in a pilot project shall not modify provisions of a master contract negotiated between a school district and a certified bargaining unit pursuant to chapter 20 unless mutually agreed upon.
  If moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for funding the costs of pilot projects under this section, the state board of education shall notify the department of administrative services of the amounts to be paid to each school district with an approved pilot project.
87 Acts, ch 224, §31; 92 Acts, ch 1163, §59; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286