House
File
2184
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2184
BY
GOBBLE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
composition
of
the
boards
of
directors
1
of
school
districts
by
including
certain
specified
nonvoting
2
members.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
274.7,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
274.7
Directors.
3
The
affairs
of
each
school
corporation
shall
be
conducted
by
4
a
board
of
directors,
the
members
of
which
in
all
community
or
5
independent
school
districts
shall
be
chosen
for
a
term
of
four
6
years
,
except
for
the
nonvoting
members
appointed
pursuant
to
7
section
279.4A,
subsection
1,
who
shall
serve
for
a
term
of
one
8
year
.
9
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.4A
Nonvoting
members.
10
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
appoint
11
all
of
the
following
nonvoting
members
to
serve
on
the
board
of
12
directors
for
a
term
of
one
year:
13
a.
A
student
who
is
enrolled
in
the
school
district.
14
b.
The
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
who
is
enrolled
in
15
the
school
district.
16
c.
A
teacher
who
is
employed
by
the
board
of
directors
of
17
the
school
district.
18
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
19
develop
an
application
process
for
the
appointment
of
nonvoting
20
members.
The
application
process
shall
require
the
consent
21
of
the
nonvoting
student
member’s
parent
or
guardian
if
the
22
student
is
a
minor.
23
3.
A
vacancy
in
the
membership
of
a
nonvoting
member
shall
24
not
be
filled
until
the
expiration
of
the
nonvoting
member’s
25
term.
26
4.
The
nonvoting
student
member
shall
have
been
enrolled
in
27
the
school
district
for
at
least
one
year
prior
to
the
student
28
member’s
appointment.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
the
composition
of
the
boards
of
33
directors
of
school
districts
by
including
certain
specified
34
nonvoting
members.
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The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
1
to
appoint
a
student,
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student,
and
2
a
teacher
employed
by
the
school
district
to
serve
as
nonvoting
3
members
on
the
school
board
for
a
term
of
one
year.
4
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
5
to
develop
an
application
process
for
the
appointment
of
6
nonvoting
members.
The
process
must
require
the
consent
of
the
7
nonvoting
student
member’s
parent
or
guardian
if
the
student
8
is
a
minor.
9
The
bill
provides
that
a
vacancy
in
the
membership
of
a
10
nonvoting
member
shall
not
be
filled
until
the
expiration
of
11
the
nonvoting
member’s
term.
12
The
bill
requires
the
nonvoting
student
member
to
have
been
13
enrolled
in
the
school
district
for
at
least
one
year
prior
to
14
the
student
member’s
appointment.
15
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes
to
Code
section
274.7
(the
16
board
of
directors
of
school
districts).
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