Senate File 32 - Introduced SENATE FILE 32 BY LOFGREN A BILL FOR An Act relating to a petition by a school board for amendment 1 or repeal of a rule adopted by the state board of education. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1657XS (3) 88 kh/jh
S.F. 32 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256.9B School board petition to 1 amend or repeal administrative rule. 2 If the board of directors of a school district submits to 3 the department, in accordance with section 17A.7, a petition 4 to amend or repeal a rule adopted by the state board, and the 5 department finds no statutory authority supporting the rule, 6 finds the rule is inconsistent or incompatible with statute, or 7 finds that the state board exceeded its authority in adopting 8 all or part of the rule, the state board shall repeal the 9 rule from the Iowa administrative code or amend the rule as 10 necessary to comply with statute. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill provides that if the board of directors of a school 15 district submits a petition to the department of education to 16 amend or repeal a rule adopted by the state board of education, 17 as authorized under Code chapter 17A, and the department 18 finds no statutory authority for the rule, finds the rule is 19 inconsistent or incompatible with statute, or finds that the 20 state board exceeded its authority in adopting all or part of 21 the rule, the state board must repeal the rule or amend the 22 rule as necessary to comply with statute. 23 -1- LSB 1657XS (3) 88 kh/jh 1/ 1