CHAPTER 1
ORGANIZATION
[Prior to 10/17/90, see School Budget Review, 289—1.2(442)]
289—1.1(257) School budget review committee. The school budget review committee (SBRC) is established in the department of education for administrative purposes.
	1.1(1)  Membership. The SBRC shall be composed of the following five members:
	a. 	The director of the department of education who shall serve as chairperson and conduct all meetings unless another member of the committee is asked by the director of the department of education to assume this role.
	b. 	The director of the department of management who shall serve as secretary unless direction is given by the director of the department of management to another person to assume this role. The designated secretary shall not be a voting member, unless a regular member of the committee.
	c. 	Three public members who are knowledgeable in the areas of school finance or public finance issues shall be appointed by the governor to represent the public. All committee members shall perform their assigned duties until a replacement has been appointed.
	d. 	The department of education shall employ a staff person to assist the school budget review committee.
	1.1(2)  Qualifications of public members. The three public members shall have general knowledge in the areas of Iowa school finance or public finance. At least one of the public members shall possess a master’s or doctoral degree in which areas of school finance, economics or statistics are an integral component, or shall have equivalent experience in an executive administrative or senior research position in the education or public administration field.
	1.1(3)  Terms of office. The public members appointed by the governor shall serve staggered three-year terms beginning and ending as provided in Iowa Code section 69.19. Members appointed by the governor are subject to senate confirmation as provided by Iowa Code section 2.32.
	1.1(4)  Compensation. The committee members representing the public are entitled to receive their necessary expenses while engaged in official duties. In addition they shall be paid a per diem at the rate specified in Iowa Code section 7E.6. Per diem and expense payments shall be made from appropriations to the department of education.
289—1.2(257) Mailing address. The mailing address for all operations of the SBRC is: Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146.
289—1.3(257) Information or submissions. Information inquiries or requests for hearings, declaratory rulings, for participation in the rule-making procedures of the SBRC, and for scheduling presentations to the committee should be addressed to the director of the department of education as chairperson of the SBRC.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 257.30 and 257.31.
[Filed 3/17/78, Notice 9/21/77—published 4/5/78, effective 5/10/78]
[Filed 11/23/88, Notice 6/1/88—published 12/14/88, effective 1/18/89]
[Filed emergency 9/28/90—published 10/17/90, effective 9/28/90]
[Filed 12/21/90, Notice 10/17/90—published 1/9/91, effective 2/13/91]