House File 391 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 391 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HF 81) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of school district physical plant 1 and equipment levy revenue for certain joint infrastructure 2 projects. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1295HV (2) 84 md/sc

H.F. 391 Section 1. Section 297.22, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 1 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. The board of directors of a school district may sell, 3 lease, exchange, give, or grant, and accept any interest 4 in real property to, with, or from a county, municipal 5 corporation, school district, community college for the purpose 6 specified in section 298.3, subsection 1, paragraph “n” , 7 township, or area education agency if the real property is 8 within the jurisdiction of both the grantor and grantee. 9 Sec. 2. Section 298.3, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 10 by adding the following new paragraph: 11 NEW PARAGRAPH . n. Notwithstanding the requirement that 12 a school district have exclusive jurisdiction in all matters 13 within the territory of the school district under section 14 274.1 and the limitation on joint buildings under section 15 28E.41, joint infrastructure projects with one or more school 16 districts or one or more school districts and an Iowa community 17 college for buildings or facilities constructed or leased for 18 the purpose of offering classes under a district-to-community 19 college sharing agreement or concurrent enrollment program 20 that meets the requirements for funding under section 257.11, 21 subsection 3. 22 EXPLANATION 23 This bill authorizes the use of revenue from the regular 24 and voter-approved physical plant and equipment levies to be 25 expended for joint infrastructure projects with one or more 26 school districts or one or more school districts and an Iowa 27 community college for buildings or facilities constructed 28 or leased for the purpose of offering classes under a 29 district-to-community college sharing agreement or concurrent 30 enrollment program that meets the requirements for funding 31 under Code section 257.11(3). 32 The bill adds community colleges to the list of entities 33 that a board of directors of a school district may sell, lease, 34 exchange, give, or grant, and accept any interest in real 35 -1- LSB 1295HV (2) 84 md/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 391 property to, with, or from if the real property is within the 1 jurisdiction of both the grantor and grantee and it is for a 2 joint infrastructure project with one or more school districts 3 and an Iowa community college for buildings or facilities 4 constructed or leased for the purpose of offering classes under 5 a district-to-community college sharing agreement or concurrent 6 enrollment program that meets the requirements for funding 7 under Code section 257.11(3). 8 -2- LSB 1295HV (2) 84 md/sc 2/ 2