HF 403 (LSB 1855YH (3) 86)

HOUSE FILE 403

BY  BYRNES

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to career and technical education professional development offered by area education agencies to school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 273.3, subsection 24, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   24.  Be authorized to sell software and support services, professional development programs and materials, online professional development, and online training to entities other than school districts within the state and to school districts and other public agencies located outside of the state. The board may also sell to school districts within this state software and support services, professional development programs and materials, online professional development, and online training which the area education agency is not otherwise required to provide to a school district under this chapter or chapter 256B or 257.  However, unless otherwise specifically provided for, the board is prohibited from selling or otherwise providing career and technical education professional development services, training, or materials to school districts or to practitioners employed by school districts.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits the board of directors of an area education agency from selling or otherwise providing career and technical education professional development services, training, or materials to school districts or to practitioners employed by school districts.