Senate
File
171
-
Enrolled
Senate
File
171
AN
ACT
MODIFYING
PROVISIONS
RELATED
TO
THE
EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
ENLARGEMENTS,
REORGANIZATIONS,
CHANGES
IN
BOUNDARIES,
AND
DISSOLUTIONS,
AND
INCLUDING
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
275.24,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
275.24
Effective
date
of
change.
1.
When
a
school
district
is
enlarged,
reorganized,
or
changes
its
boundary
If
a
proposition
to
enlarge,
reorganize,
or
change
the
boundary
of
a
school
district
pursuant
to
sections
275.12
through
275.18
,
275.20
,
and
275.22
,
is
approved
by
voters
pursuant
to
section
275.18
prior
to
January
1,
2025,
the
change
shall
take
effect
on
July
1
following
the
date
of
the
reorganization
election
held
pursuant
to
section
275.18
.
2.
If
a
proposition
to
enlarge,
reorganize,
or
change
the
boundary
of
a
school
district
pursuant
to
sections
275.12
through
275.18,
275.20,
and
275.22,
is
approved
by
voters
pursuant
to
section
275.18
on
or
after
January
1,
2025,
the
change
shall
take
effect
on
July
1
in
the
calendar
year
immediately
subsequent
to
the
calendar
year
in
which
the
reorganization
election
was
held
pursuant
to
section
275.18.
Senate
File
171,
p.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
275.55,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
a.
(1)
The
If
the
proposition
was
approved
by
voters
pursuant
to
this
section
prior
to
January
1,
2025,
the
attachment
is
effective
July
1
following
its
approval.
(2)
If
the
proposition
was
approved
by
voters
pursuant
to
this
section
on
or
after
January
1,
2025,
the
attachment
is
effective
July
1
in
the
calendar
year
immediately
subsequent
to
the
calendar
year
in
which
the
attachment
was
approved.
b.
If
the
dissolution
proposal
is
for
the
dissolution
of
a
school
district
with
a
certified
enrollment
of
fewer
than
six
hundred,
the
territory
located
in
the
school
district
that
dissolved
is
eligible,
if
approved
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
for
a
reduction
in
the
foundation
property
tax
levy
under
section
257.3,
subsection
1
.
If
the
director
approves
a
reduction
in
the
foundation
property
tax
levy
as
provided
in
this
section
,
the
director
shall
notify
the
director
of
the
department
of
management
of
the
reduction.
Sec.
3.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
retroactively
to
January
1,
2025.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
171,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor