Senate File 2203 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2203 BY GOODWIN A BILL FOR An Act relating to meetings of the boards of directors of 1 school districts and including effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6005XS (5) 89 jda/jh
S.F. 2203 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 279.1A Meetings of the board of 1 directors of a school district. 2 1. All regular and special meetings of the board of 3 directors of a school district shall be held in person. 4 2. A member of the board of directors of a school district 5 shall not attend or participate in a regular or special meeting 6 of the board of directors of the school district by means of 7 remote communication unless the member is not able to attend or 8 participate in person due to illness or injury. 9 3. A member of the board of directors of a school district 10 shall vote either yea or nay on all matters before the board 11 of directors of the school district unless the member has a 12 conflict of interest. 13 Sec. 2. Section 279.4, Code 2022, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 279.4 Quorum. 16 A majority of the members of the board of directors of any 17 school corporation present in person shall constitute a quorum 18 for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn 19 from time to time. 20 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 21 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill relates to meetings of the boards of directors of 26 school districts. 27 The bill requires all regular and special meetings of the 28 board of directors of a school district to be held in person. 29 The bill prohibits a member of the board of directors from 30 attending or participating in a regular or special meeting of 31 the board of directors by means of remote communication unless 32 the member is not able to attend or participate in person due 33 to illness or injury. The bill requires a member of the board 34 of directors to vote yea or nay on all matters before the board 35 -1- LSB 6005XS (5) 89 jda/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 2203 of directors unless the member has a conflict of interest. 1 The bill provides that a majority of the members of the board 2 of directors present in person shall constitute a quorum for 3 the transaction of business. 4 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 5 -2- LSB 6005XS (5) 89 jda/jh 2/ 2