Senate Amendment 3131


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 416 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 11, by inserting after line 28 the
     1  3 following:
     1  4    <Sec.    .  SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ADVISORY
     1  5 PANEL.
     1  6    1.  The department of education is directed by the
     1  7 general assembly to convene a school district
     1  8 boundaries advisory panel in order to do the
     1  9 following:
     1 10    a.  Review the practicalities involved with
     1 11 separating consolidated school districts.
     1 12    b.  Evaluate the possibility of Iowa school
     1 13 districts and school districts in bordering states
     1 14 developing reciprocity agreements for sharing
     1 15 services.
     1 16    2.  The school district boundaries advisory panel
     1 17 shall be composed of the following members:
     1 18    a.  The director of the department of education, or
     1 19 the director's designee.
     1 20    b.  A representative of the Iowa association of
     1 21 school boards.
     1 22    c.  A representative of the Iowa state education
     1 23 association.
     1 24    d.  A representative of the professional educators
     1 25 of Iowa.
     1 26    e.  A representative of the school administrators
     1 27 of Iowa.
     1 28    f.  A representative of the Iowa state association
     1 29 of counties.
     1 30    g.  A representative of the Iowa farm bureau.
     1 31    h.  A representative of the Iowa league of cities.
     1 32    i.  Four ex officio, nonvoting legislative members.
     1 33 Two members shall be members of the senate, one of
     1 34 whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the
     1 35 senate and one of whom shall be appointed by the
     1 36 minority leader of the senate.  Two members shall be
     1 37 members of the house of representatives, one of whom
     1 38 shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of
     1 39 representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by
     1 40 the minority leader of the house of representatives.
     1 41    3.  The advisory panel shall submit a report to the
     1 42 general assembly and the governor no later than
     1 43 January 1, 2010.>
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     1 47 MERLIN BARTZ
     1 48 SF 416.201 83
     1 49 ak/sc/22897
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