HF 2132 (LSB 6143YH (1) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2132

BY  GOBBLE

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to meetings of the boards of directors of school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 279.8B, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  The board of directors of the school district shall provide sufficient time to receive public comment on the proposal. The Subject to section 279.8C, the board shall allow each interested member of the public to speak at the meeting regarding the proposal, but may impose a time limit on the amount of time a member of the public is allowed to speak if the time limit is the same for each speaker and necessary due to the amount of people wishing to speak.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  279.8C  Meetings of the board of directors of a school district.
   The board of directors of a school district may restrict the persons who provide public comments during regular meetings and special meetings of the board of directors of the school district to persons who are either the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school district or a person who resides within the boundaries of the school district.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to meetings of the boards of directors of school districts.
   The bill authorizes the board of directors of a school district to restrict the persons who provide public comments during regular meetings and special meetings to persons who are either the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school district or a person who resides within the boundaries of the school district.
   The bill makes conforming changes to Code section 279.8B (public comment on petitions).