House File 511 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY FORD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act allowing school districts to utilize attendance centers to 2 provide academic, enrichment, cultural, or recreational 3 activities to children during noninstructional hours. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2425HH 83 6 kh/nh/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 279.39, Code 2009, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 1 4 279.39 SCHOOL BUILDINGS == USE. 1 5 1. The board ofany school corporationa school district 1 6 shall establish attendance centers and provide suitable 1 7 buildings for each school in the district and may at the 1 8 regular or a special meeting resolve to submit to the 1 9 registered voters of the district at an election held on a 1 10 date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph "c", 1 11 the question of voting a tax or authorizing the board to issue 1 12 bonds, or both. 1 13 2. The board of directors of a school district may utilize 1 14 an attendance center to provide academic, enrichment, 1 15 cultural, or recreational activities to children during 1 16 noninstructional hours and during hours used by the school 1 17 district to provide the attendance center's instructional 1 18 staff with professional development. The board may provide 1 19 such activities in partnership or collaboration with one or 1 20 more not=for=profit community organizations. 1 21 EXPLANATION 1 22 This bill permits the board of directors of a school 1 23 district to use an attendance center to provide academic, 1 24 enrichment, cultural, or recreational activities to children 1 25 during noninstructional hours and during hours used to provide 1 26 professional development to the instructional staff. The 1 27 school district may partner or collaborate with not=for=profit 1 28 community organizations to provide the activities. 1 29 LSB 2425HH 83 1 30 kh/nh/14