Senate
Study
Bill
3073
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
GOVERNOR
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
modifying
provisions
1
related
to
the
number
of
area
education
agencies
in
this
2
state,
the
duties
and
powers
of
area
education
agencies,
3
area
education
agency
boards
of
directors,
the
department
4
of
administrative
services,
the
director
of
the
department
5
of
education,
the
division
of
special
education
within
the
6
department
of
education,
the
services
provided
by
area
7
education
agencies,
area
education
agency
funding,
the
8
calculation
of
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
9
per
pupil,
and
minimum
teacher
salaries,
and
including
10
transition,
effective
date,
and
applicability
provisions.
11
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
2
Section
1.
Section
273.1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
273.1
Intent.
5
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
provide
an
6
effective,
efficient,
and
economical
means
of
identifying
and
7
serving
children
from
under
five
years
of
age
through
grade
8
twelve
who
require
special
education
and
any
other
children
9
requiring
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
;
to
10
provide
for
media
services
and
other
programs
and
services
11
for
pupils
in
grades
kindergarten
through
twelve
and
children
12
requiring
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
;
to
13
provide
a
method
of
financing
the
programs
and
services;
and
14
to
avoid
a
duplication
of
programs
and
services
provided
by
15
any
other
school
corporation
in
the
state;
and
to
provide
16
services
to
school
districts
under
a
contract
with
those
school
17
districts
;
to
improve
student
achievement;
and
to
close
student
18
achievement
gaps
.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
273.2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
20
follows:
21
273.2
Area
education
agencies
established
——
powers
——
22
services
and
programs.
23
1.
There
are
established
throughout
the
state
fifteen
not
24
more
than
nine
area
education
agencies,
as
determined
by
the
25
director
of
the
department
of
education,
each
of
which
is
26
governed
by
an
area
education
agency
board
of
directors
under
27
the
general
supervision
of
the
director,
except
as
otherwise
28
provided
in
this
chapter
.
Each
area
education
agency
shall
29
have
an
area
education
agency
board
of
directors
that
shall
30
serve
in
an
advisory
capacity.
The
boundaries
of
an
area
31
education
agency
shall
not
divide
a
school
district.
The
32
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
change
boundaries
33
of
area
education
agencies
to
take
into
account
mergers
of
34
local
school
districts
and
changes
in
boundaries
of
local
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school
districts,
when
necessary
to
maintain
the
policy
of
this
1
chapter
that
a
local
school
district
shall
not
be
a
part
of
2
more
than
one
area
education
agency.
3
2.
An
area
education
agency
established
under
this
chapter
4
is
a
body
politic
as
a
school
corporation
for
the
purpose
of
5
exercising
powers
granted
under
this
chapter
,
and
may
sue
and
6
be
sued.
An
area
education
agency
may
shall
not
hold
real
7
property
and
execute
purchase
agreements
within
two
years
of
a
8
disaster
as
defined
in
section
29C.2,
subsection
4
,
and
shall
9
not
enter
into
lease-purchase
agreements
pursuant
to
section
10
273.3,
subsection
7
,
and
if
the
lease-purchase
agreement
11
exceeds
ten
years
or
the
purchase
price
of
the
property
to
be
12
acquired
pursuant
to
a
purchase
or
lease-purchase
agreement
13
exceeds
the
amount
stated
in
section
26.3,
subsection
1
,
the
14
area
education
agency
shall
conduct
a
public
hearing
on
the
15
proposed
purchase
or
lease-purchase
agreement
and
receive
16
approval
from
the
area
education
agency
board
of
directors
and
17
the
state
board
of
education
or
its
designee
before
entering
18
into
the
agreement
.
The
department
of
administrative
services
19
is
responsible
for
providing
real
property
and
facilities
to
20
the
area
education
agencies,
as
determined
in
consultation
21
with
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
pursuant
to
22
a
management
fee
agreement.
The
area
education
agencies
are
23
responsible
for
the
general
maintenance
and
the
grounds
of
the
24
real
property
and
facilities
provided
by
the
department
of
25
administrative
services.
26
3.
The
area
education
agency
board
agencies
shall
furnish
27
educational
services
and
programs
as
provided
in
section
273.1
,
28
this
section
,
sections
273.3
through
273.8
,
and
chapter
256B
29
to
the
pupils
enrolled
in
public
or
nonpublic
schools
located
30
within
its
boundaries
which
are
on
the
list
of
accredited
31
schools
pursuant
to
section
256.11
.
The
programs
and
services
32
provided
shall
be
at
least
commensurate
with
programs
and
33
services
existing
on
July
1,
1974.
The
programs
and
services
34
provided
to
pupils
enrolled
in
nonpublic
schools
shall
be
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comparable
to
programs
and
services
provided
to
pupils
enrolled
1
in
public
schools
within
constitutional
guidelines.
2
4.
The
area
education
agency
board
agencies
shall
provide
3
for
special
education
services
and
media
services
for
the
4
local
school
districts
in
the
area
and
shall
encourage
and
5
assist
school
districts
in
the
area
to
establish
programs
for
6
gifted
and
talented
children
that
request
to
receive
such
7
services,
including
by
entering
into
agreements
with
the
area
8
education
agency
.
The
board
shall
assist
in
facilitating
9
interlibrary
loans
of
materials
between
school
districts
and
10
other
libraries.
11
5.
The
area
education
agency
board
agencies
may
provide
for
12
the
following
programs
and
services
to
local
school
districts,
13
and
at
the
request
of
local
school
districts
to
providers
of
14
child
development
services
who
have
received
grants
under
15
chapter
256A
from
the
child
development
coordinating
council,
16
within
the
limits
of
funds
available:
17
a.
In-service
training
programs
for
employees
of
school
18
districts
and
area
education
agencies,
provided
at
the
time
19
programs
and
services
are
established
they
do
not
duplicate
20
programs
and
services
available
in
that
area
from
the
21
universities
under
the
state
board
of
regents
and
from
other
22
universities
and
four-year
institutions
of
higher
education
in
23
Iowa.
The
in-service
training
programs
shall
include
but
are
24
not
limited
to
regular
training
concerning
mental
or
emotional
25
disorders
which
may
afflict
affect
children
and
the
impact
26
children
with
such
disorders
have
upon
their
families.
27
b.
Educational
data
processing
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
28
subsection
11
.
29
c.
Research,
demonstration
projects
and
models,
and
30
educational
planning
for
children
under
five
years
of
age
31
through
grade
twelve
and
children
requiring
special
education
32
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
as
approved
by
the
state
board
of
33
education.
34
d.
Auxiliary
services
for
nonpublic
school
pupils
as
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provided
in
section
256.12
.
However,
if
auxiliary
services
are
1
provided
their
funding
shall
be
based
on
the
type
of
service
2
provided.
3
e.
Other
educational
programs
and
services
for
children
4
under
five
years
through
grade
twelve
and
children
requiring
5
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
and
for
6
employees
of
school
districts
and
area
education
agencies
as
7
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education
.
8
6.
The
board
of
directors
of
an
area
education
agency
shall
9
not
establish
programs
and
services
which
duplicate
programs
10
and
services
which
are
or
may
be
provided
by
the
community
11
colleges
under
the
provisions
of
chapter
260C
.
An
area
12
education
agency
shall
contract,
whenever
practicable,
with
13
other
school
corporations
for
the
use
of
personnel,
buildings,
14
facilities,
supplies,
equipment,
programs,
and
services.
15
7.
The
board
of
an
Subject
to
the
approval
of
the
director
16
of
the
department
of
education,
an
area
education
agency
or
17
a
consortium
of
two
or
more
area
education
agencies
shall
18
contract
with
one
or
more
licensed
dietitians
for
the
support
19
of
nutritional
provisions
in
individual
education
plans
20
developed
in
accordance
with
chapter
256B
and
to
provide
21
information
to
support
school
nutrition
coordinators.
22
8.
The
area
education
agency
board
shall
collaborate
23
with
the
department
of
education
to
provide
a
statewide
24
infrastructure
for
educational
data
to
create
cost
25
efficiencies,
provide
storage
and
disaster
mitigation,
and
26
improve
interconnectivity
between
schools
and
school
districts.
27
In
addition,
the
area
education
agency
boards
shall
work
28
with
the
department
to
provide
systemwide
coordination
in
29
the
implementation
of
the
statewide
longitudinal
data
system
30
consistent
with
the
federal
American
Recovery
and
Reinvestment
31
Act
of
2009
.
The
area
education
agencies
shall
provide
support
32
to
school
districts’
information
technology
infrastructure
33
that
is
consistent
with
the
statewide
infrastructure
for
the
34
educational
data
collaborative.
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9.
The
area
education
agency
boards
shall
jointly
develop
a
1
three-year
statewide
strategic
plan
that
supports
goals
adopted
2
by
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
3
subsection
4
,
and
the
accreditation
standards
established
4
pursuant
to
section
256.11
;
establish
performance
goals;
and
5
clearly
identify
the
statewide
efforts
to
improve
student
6
learning
and
create
efficiencies
in
management
operations
for
7
area
education
agencies
and
school
districts.
The
statewide
8
strategic
plan
shall
be
approved
by
the
state
board
of
9
education.
The
area
education
agency
boards
shall
jointly
10
provide
the
state
board
with
annual
updates
on
the
performance
11
measures.
12
10.
8.
The
Subject
to
the
approval
of
the
director
13
of
the
department
of
education,
an
area
education
agency
14
board
is
encouraged
to
may
employ
a
child
welfare
liaison
to
15
provide
services
and
guidance
to
local
school
districts
to
16
facilitate
the
efficient
and
effective
transfer
and
enrollment
17
of
a
child
adjudicated
under
chapter
232
or
receiving
foster
18
care
services
to
another
school
district,
including
but
not
19
limited
to
guidance
relating
to
the
transfer
of
credit
earned
20
for
coursework
taken
by
the
student,
enrollment
transition
21
planning,
facilitating
information
sharing
between
education
22
and
child
welfare
agencies,
and
developing
systems
designed
to
23
ameliorate
the
transition
issues
faced
by
a
child
adjudicated
24
under
chapter
232
or
receiving
foster
care
services
who
is
25
transferring
to
and
enrolling
in
a
school
district.
26
11.
9.
Subject
to
an
appropriation
by
the
general
assembly
27
for
such
purpose,
the
area
education
agency
board
agencies
28
shall,
by
July
1,
2024,
dedicate
at
least
one
full-time
29
equivalent
position
to
maintain
a
dyslexia
specialist.
The
30
An
area
education
agency
board
may
hire
such
a
specialist
31
or
may
provide
appropriate
training
to
qualify
an
existing
32
employee
as
a
specialist
on
dyslexia.
The
specialist
shall
33
provide
technical
guidance
and
assistance,
including
but
34
not
limited
to
professional
development,
strategies,
and
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materials
to
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
1
relating
to
identification
of
and
instruction
for
students
with
2
characteristics
of
dyslexia.
The
specialist
shall
be
highly
3
trained
in
dyslexia
and
have
a
minimum
of
three
years
of
field
4
experience
in
screening,
identifying,
and
treating
dyslexia
and
5
related
disorders.
In
the
absence
of
an
appropriation,
each
6
area
education
agency
board
is
encouraged
to
employ
a
highly
7
qualified
dyslexia
specialist.
8
10.
a.
An
area
education
agency
may
establish
a
plan,
in
9
accordance
with
section
403(b)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
10
as
defined
in
section
422.3,
for
employees,
which
plan
shall
11
consist
of
one
or
more
investment
contracts,
on
a
group
or
12
individual
basis,
acquired
from
a
company,
or
a
salesperson
for
13
that
company,
that
is
authorized
to
do
business
in
this
state.
14
b.
The
selection
of
investment
contracts
to
be
included
15
within
the
plan
established
by
the
area
education
agency
shall
16
be
made
either
pursuant
to
a
competitive
bidding
process
17
conducted
by
the
area
education
agency,
in
coordination
with
18
employee
organizations
representing
employees
eligible
to
19
participate
in
the
plan,
or
pursuant
to
an
agreement
with
20
the
department
of
administrative
services
to
make
available
21
investment
contracts
included
in
a
deferred
compensation
or
22
similar
plan
established
by
the
department
of
administrative
23
services
pursuant
to
section
8A.438,
which
plan
meets
the
24
requirements
of
this
subsection.
The
determination
of
whether
25
to
select
investment
contracts
for
the
plan
pursuant
to
a
26
competitive
bidding
process
or
by
agreement
with
the
department
27
of
administrative
services
shall
be
made
by
agreement
between
28
the
area
education
agency
and
the
employee
organizations
29
representing
employees
eligible
to
participate
in
the
plan.
30
c.
The
area
education
agency
may
make
elective
deferrals
in
31
accordance
with
the
plan
as
authorized
by
an
eligible
employee
32
for
the
purpose
of
making
contributions
to
the
investment
33
contract
on
behalf
of
the
employee.
The
deferrals
shall
be
34
made
in
the
manner
which
will
qualify
contributions
to
the
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investment
contract
for
the
benefits
under
section
403(b)
1
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
as
defined
in
section
422.3.
2
In
addition,
the
area
education
agency
may
make
nonelective
3
employer
contributions
to
the
plan.
4
d.
As
used
in
this
subsection,
unless
the
context
otherwise
5
requires,
“investment
contract”
shall
mean
a
custodial
account
6
utilizing
mutual
funds
or
an
annuity
contract
which
meets
the
7
requirements
of
section
403(b)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
as
8
defined
in
section
422.3.
9
11.
An
area
education
agency
may
establish
and
pay
all
10
or
any
part
of
the
cost
of
group
health
insurance
plans,
11
nonprofit
group
medical
service
plans
and
group
life
insurance
12
plans
adopted
by
the
area
education
agency
for
the
benefit
of
13
employees
of
the
area
education
agency,
from
funds
available
14
to
the
board.
15
12.
An
area
education
agency
may
issue
school
credit
16
cards
allowing
area
education
agency
employees
to
pay
for
the
17
actual
and
necessary
expenses
incurred
in
the
performance
of
18
work-related
duties.
19
13.
An
area
education
agency
may
purchase
equipment
as
20
provided
in
section
279.48.
21
14.
By
January
15
of
each
year,
the
area
education
agencies
22
shall
submit
to
the
department
of
education
the
area
education
23
agency’s
staffing
plans
and
job
classifications,
including
24
contracted
salary,
bonus
wages
and
benefits,
annuity
payments,
25
or
any
other
benefit,
for
the
employees
of
the
area
education
26
agency.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
27
review
the
staffing
plans
and
job
classifications
submitted
by
28
the
area
education
agencies
and
either
approve
or
reject
the
29
continuation
of
each
position
by
March
1
of
each
year.
The
30
area
education
agencies
shall
align
all
job
classifications
31
with
the
job
classifications
established
by
the
department
of
32
administrative
services.
The
area
education
agencies
shall
33
comply
with
all
applicable
requirements
of
29
U.S.C.
ch.
23
and
34
chapter
84C
if
a
reduction
in
force
occurs.
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15.
The
area
education
agencies
shall
require
that,
by
1
July
1,
2024,
any
person
employed
by
the
area
education
agency
2
who
holds
a
license,
certificate,
statement
of
recognition,
3
or
authorization
other
than
a
coaching
authorization,
issued
4
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
to
complete
the
Iowa
5
reading
research
center
dyslexia
overview
module.
Such
persons
6
employed
after
July
1,
2024,
shall
complete
the
module
within
7
one
year
of
the
employee’s
initial
date
of
hire.
8
16.
The
area
education
agency
shall
collaborate
with
the
9
department
of
education
to
provide
a
statewide
infrastructure
10
for
educational
data
to
create
cost
efficiencies,
provide
11
storage
and
disaster
mitigation,
and
improve
interconnectivity
12
between
schools
and
school
districts.
In
addition,
the
area
13
education
agency
shall
work
with
the
department
to
provide
14
systemwide
coordination
in
the
implementation
of
the
statewide
15
longitudinal
data
system
consistent
with
the
federal
American
16
Recovery
and
Reinvestment
Act
of
2009.
17
Sec.
3.
Section
273.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
273.3
Duties
and
powers
of
area
education
agency
board
——
20
additional
powers
of
area
education
agencies
.
21
The
board
in
carrying
out
the
provisions
of
section
273.2
22
shall
do
all
of
the
following
:
23
1.
Determine
the
policies
of
Advise
and
consult
with
the
24
area
education
agency
on
policies
and
procedures
for
providing
25
programs
and
services.
26
2.
Be
authorized
to
receive
and
expend
money
for
providing
27
programs
and
services
as
provided
in
sections
273.1
,
273.2
,
28
this
section
,
sections
273.4
through
273.8
,
and
chapters
256B
29
and
257
.
All
costs
incurred
in
providing
the
programs
and
30
services,
including
administrative
costs,
shall
be
paid
from
31
funds
received
pursuant
to
sections
273.1
,
273.2
,
this
section
,
32
sections
273.4
through
273.8
,
and
chapters
256B
and
257
.
33
3.
2.
Provide
data
and
prepare
reports
as
directed
by
34
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
executive
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director
of
the
area
education
agency
.
1
4.
Provide
for
advisory
committees
as
deemed
necessary.
2
5.
3.
Be
authorized,
subject
to
rules
of
the
state
board
of
3
education,
to
provide
directly
or
by
contractual
arrangement
4
with
public
or
private
agencies
for
special
education
programs
5
and
services
,
media
services,
and
educational
programs
and
6
services
requested
by
the
local
boards
of
education
as
provided
7
in
this
chapter
,
including
but
not
limited
to
contracts
for
8
the
area
education
agency
to
provide
programs
or
services
to
9
the
local
school
districts
and
contracts
for
local
school
10
districts,
other
educational
agencies,
and
public
and
private
11
agencies
to
provide
programs
and
services
to
the
local
school
12
districts
in
the
area
education
agency
in
lieu
of
the
area
13
education
agency
providing
the
services
.
Contracts
may
be
made
14
with
public
or
private
agencies
located
outside
the
state
if
15
the
programs
and
services
comply
with
the
rules
of
the
state
16
board.
Rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
shall
17
be
consistent
with
rules,
adopted
by
the
board
of
educational
18
examiners,
relating
to
licensing
of
practitioners.
19
6.
4.
Area
education
agencies
may
Be
authorized
to
20
cooperate
and
contract
between
themselves
and
with
other
21
public
agencies
to
provide
special
education
programs
and
22
services
,
media
services,
and
educational
services
to
schools
23
and
children
residing
within
their
respective
areas.
Area
24
education
agencies
may
provide
print
and
nonprint
materials
to
25
public
and
private
colleges
and
universities
that
have
teacher
26
education
programs
approved
by
the
state
board
of
education.
27
7.
Be
authorized
to
lease,
purchase,
or
lease-purchase,
28
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
state
board
of
education
or
29
its
designee
and
to
receive
by
gift
and
operate
and
maintain
30
facilities
and
buildings
necessary
to
provide
authorized
31
programs
and
services.
However,
a
lease
for
less
than
ten
32
years
and
with
an
annual
cost
of
less
than
the
amount
stated
in
33
section
26.3,
subsection
1
,
does
not
require
the
approval
of
34
the
state
board.
The
state
board
shall
not
approve
a
lease,
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purchase,
or
lease-purchase
until
the
state
board
is
satisfied
1
by
investigation
that
public
school
corporations
within
the
2
area
do
not
have
suitable
facilities
available.
A
purchase
of
3
property
that
is
not
a
lease-purchase
may
be
made
only
within
4
two
years
of
a
disaster
as
defined
in
section
29C.2,
subsection
5
4
,
and
subject
to
the
requirements
of
this
subsection
.
6
8.
5.
Be
authorized,
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
7
director
of
the
department
of
education,
to
enter
into
8
agreements
for
the
joint
use
of
personnel,
buildings,
9
facilities,
supplies,
and
equipment
with
school
corporations
as
10
deemed
necessary
to
provide
authorized
programs
and
services.
11
9.
6.
Be
authorized
to
make
application
for,
accept,
12
and
expend
state
and
federal
funds
that
are
available
for
13
programs
of
educational
benefit
approved
by
the
director
of
the
14
department
of
education,
and
cooperate
with
the
department
in
15
the
manner
provided
in
federal-state
plans
or
department
rules
16
in
the
effectuation
and
administration
of
programs
approved
by
17
the
director,
or
approved
by
other
educational
agencies,
which
18
agencies
have
been
approved
as
state
educational
authorities.
19
10.
7.
Be
authorized
to
perform
all
other
acts
necessary
to
20
carry
out
the
provisions
and
intent
of
this
chapter
.
21
11.
8.
Employ
personnel
to
carry
out
the
functions
of
the
22
area
education
agency
which
shall
include
the
employment
of
23
an
administrator
executive
director
who
shall
possess
a
an
24
administrator
license
and
either
a
teaching
license
with
a
25
special
education
endorsement
or
a
special
education
support
26
personnel
authorization,
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
27
VII,
part
3
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
.
The
28
administrator
shall
be
employed
pursuant
to
section
279.20
29
and
sections
279.23
,
279.24
,
and
279.25
.
The
salary
for
an
30
area
education
agency
administrator
executive
director
shall
31
be
established
by
the
board
director
of
the
department
of
32
education
based
upon
the
previous
experience
and
education
33
of
the
administrator.
Section
279.13
applies
to
the
area
34
education
agency
board
and
to
all
teachers
employed
by
the
area
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education
agency.
Sections
279.23
,
279.24
,
and
279.25
apply
to
1
the
area
education
board
and
to
all
administrators
employed
by
2
the
area
education
agency.
Section
279.69
applies
to
the
area
3
education
agency
board
and
employees
of
the
board,
including
4
part-time,
substitute,
or
contract
employees,
who
provide
5
services
to
a
school
or
school
district.
6
12.
9.
Prepare
an
annual
budget
estimating
income
and
7
expenditures
for
programs
and
services
as
provided
in
sections
8
273.1
,
273.2
,
this
section
,
sections
273.4
through
273.8
,
and
9
chapter
256B
within
the
limits
of
funds
provided
under
section
10
256B.9
and
chapter
257
.
The
board
executive
director
shall
11
post
notice
of
a
public
hearing
on
submit
the
proposed
budget
12
on
the
area
education
agency’s
internet
site
and
by
publication
13
in
the
newspaper
of
general
circulation
in
the
territory
of
14
the
area
education
agency
in
which
the
principal
place
of
15
business
of
a
school
district
that
is
a
part
of
the
area
16
education
agency
is
located
to
the
director
of
the
department
17
of
education
for
approval
not
later
than
March
1
of
each
year
.
18
The
notice
shall
specify
the
date,
which
shall
be
not
later
19
than
March
1
of
each
year,
the
time,
and
the
location
of
the
20
public
hearing.
The
proposed
budget
as
approved
by
the
board
21
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
then
be
submitted
22
to
the
state
board
of
education,
on
forms
provided
by
the
23
department,
no
later
than
March
15
preceding
the
next
fiscal
24
year
for
approval.
The
state
board
shall
review
the
proposed
25
budget
of
each
area
education
agency
and
shall
before
May
1,
26
either
grant
approval
or
return
the
budget
without
approval
27
with
comments
of
the
state
board
included.
An
unapproved
28
budget
shall
be
resubmitted
to
the
state
board
for
final
29
approval
not
later
than
May
15.
The
state
board
shall
give
30
final
approval
only
to
budgets
submitted
by
area
education
31
agencies
accredited
by
the
state
board
or
that
have
been
given
32
conditional
accreditation
by
the
state
board.
33
13.
10.
Be
authorized
to
pay,
out
of
funds
available
to
the
34
board
reasonable
annual
dues
to
an
Iowa
association
of
school
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boards.
Membership
shall
be
limited
to
those
duly
elected
1
members
of
the
area
education
agency
board.
2
14.
a.
The
board
may
establish
a
plan,
in
accordance
with
3
section
403(b)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
as
defined
in
4
section
422.3
,
for
employees,
which
plan
shall
consist
of
one
5
or
more
investment
contracts,
on
a
group
or
individual
basis,
6
acquired
from
a
company,
or
a
salesperson
for
that
company,
7
that
is
authorized
to
do
business
in
this
state.
8
b.
The
selection
of
investment
contracts
to
be
included
9
within
the
plan
established
by
the
board
shall
be
made
either
10
pursuant
to
a
competitive
bidding
process
conducted
by
the
11
board,
in
coordination
with
employee
organizations
representing
12
employees
eligible
to
participate
in
the
plan,
or
pursuant
to
13
an
agreement
with
the
department
of
administrative
services
14
to
make
available
investment
contracts
included
in
a
deferred
15
compensation
or
similar
plan
established
by
the
department
16
pursuant
to
section
8A.438
,
which
plan
meets
the
requirements
17
of
this
subsection
.
The
determination
of
whether
to
select
18
investment
contracts
for
the
plan
pursuant
to
a
competitive
19
bidding
process
or
by
agreement
with
the
department
of
20
administrative
services
shall
be
made
by
agreement
between
the
21
board
and
the
employee
organizations
representing
employees
22
eligible
to
participate
in
the
plan.
23
c.
The
board
may
make
elective
deferrals
in
accordance
with
24
the
plan
as
authorized
by
an
eligible
employee
for
the
purpose
25
of
making
contributions
to
the
investment
contract
on
behalf
of
26
the
employee.
The
deferrals
shall
be
made
in
the
manner
which
27
will
qualify
contributions
to
the
investment
contract
for
the
28
benefits
under
section
403(b)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
29
as
defined
in
section
422.3
.
In
addition,
the
board
may
make
30
nonelective
employer
contributions
to
the
plan.
31
d.
As
used
in
this
subsection
,
unless
the
context
otherwise
32
requires,
“investment
contract”
shall
mean
a
custodial
account
33
utilizing
mutual
funds
or
an
annuity
contract
which
meets
the
34
requirements
of
section
403(b)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
as
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defined
in
section
422.3
.
1
15.
Be
authorized
to
establish
and
pay
all
or
any
part
2
of
the
cost
of
group
health
insurance
plans,
nonprofit
group
3
medical
service
plans
and
group
life
insurance
plans
adopted
by
4
the
board
for
the
benefit
of
employees
of
the
area
education
5
agency,
from
funds
available
to
the
board.
6
16.
11.
Meet
at
least
annually
with
the
members
of
the
7
boards
of
directors
of
the
merged
areas
in
which
the
area
8
education
agency
is
located
to
discuss
coordination
of
programs
9
and
services
and
other
matters
of
mutual
interest
to
the
10
boards.
11
17.
Be
authorized
to
issue
warrants
and
anticipatory
12
warrants
pursuant
to
chapter
74
.
The
applicable
rate
of
13
interest
shall
be
determined
pursuant
to
sections
74A.2
,
74A.3
,
14
and
74A.7
.
This
subsection
shall
not
be
construed
to
authorize
15
a
board
to
levy
a
tax.
16
18.
Be
authorized
to
issue
school
credit
cards
allowing
area
17
education
agency
employees
to
pay
for
the
actual
and
necessary
18
expenses
incurred
in
the
performance
of
work-related
duties.
19
19.
Pursuant
to
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
20
education,
be
authorized
to
charge
user
fees
for
certain
21
materials
and
services
that
are
not
required
by
law
or
by
rules
22
of
the
state
board
of
education
and
are
specifically
requested
23
by
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school.
24
20.
Be
authorized
to
purchase
equipment
as
provided
in
25
section
279.48
.
26
21.
Be
authorized
to
sell,
lease,
or
dispose
of,
in
whole
27
or
in
part,
property
belonging
to
the
area
education
agency.
28
Before
the
area
education
agency
may
sell
property
belonging
29
to
the
agency,
the
board
of
directors
shall
comply
with
the
30
requirements
set
forth
in
section
297.22
.
Before
the
board
31
of
directors
of
an
area
education
agency
may
lease
property
32
belonging
to
the
agency,
the
board
shall
obtain
the
approval
of
33
the
director
of
the
department
of
education.
34
22.
12.
Meet
annually
with
the
members
of
the
boards
of
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directors
of
the
school
districts
located
within
its
boundaries
1
if
requested
by
the
school
district
boards.
2
23.
By
October
1
of
each
year,
submit
to
the
department
of
3
education
the
following
information:
4
a.
The
contracted
salary
including
bonus
wages
and
benefits,
5
annuity
payments,
or
any
other
benefit
for
the
administrators
6
of
the
area
education
agency.
7
b.
The
contracted
salary
and
benefits
and
any
other
expenses
8
related
to
support
for
governmental
affairs
efforts,
including
9
expenditures
for
lobbyists
and
lobbying
activities
for
the
area
10
education
agency.
11
24.
Be
authorized
to
sell
software
and
support
services,
12
professional
development
programs
and
materials,
online
13
professional
development,
and
online
training
to
entities
14
other
than
school
districts
within
the
state
and
to
school
15
districts
and
other
public
agencies
located
outside
of
the
16
state.
The
board
may
also
sell
to
school
districts
within
this
17
state
software
and
support
services,
professional
development
18
programs
and
materials,
online
professional
development,
19
and
online
training
which
the
area
education
agency
is
not
20
otherwise
required
to
provide
to
a
school
district
under
this
21
chapter
or
chapter
256B
or
257
.
22
25.
Require,
by
July
1,
2024,
any
person
employed
by
23
the
area
education
agency
who
holds
a
license,
certificate,
24
statement
of
recognition,
or
authorization
other
than
a
25
coaching
authorization,
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
26
examiners
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3
,
to
27
complete
the
Iowa
reading
research
center
dyslexia
overview
28
module.
Such
persons
employed
after
July
1,
2024,
shall
29
complete
the
module
within
one
year
of
the
employee’s
initial
30
date
of
hire.
31
Sec.
4.
Section
273.4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
32
follows:
33
273.4
Duties
of
administrator
executive
director
.
34
Under
direction
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
area
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education
agency,
the
administrator
of
the
area
education
1
agency
shall
director
of
the
department
of
education,
each
2
area
education
agency
shall
employ
one
executive
director.
3
The
executive
director
shall
be
appointed
by
and
serve
at
the
4
pleasure
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education.
The
5
executive
director
shall
be
responsible
for
the
administration,
6
financial
operations,
and
management
of
the
area
education
7
agency
,
and
in
addition
to
other
duties
,
shall
do
all
of
the
8
following
:
9
1.
Cooperate
with
boards
of
directors
of
local
school
10
districts
of
the
area
education
agency
in
considering
and
11
developing
plans
for
the
improvement
of
the
educational
12
programs
and
services
in
the
area
education
agency.
13
2.
When
requested,
provide
such
other
assistance
as
14
possible
to
school
districts
of
the
area
education
agency
for
15
the
general
improvement
of
their
educational
programs
and
16
operations.
17
3.
Submit
program
plans
each
year
to
the
department
of
18
education,
for
approval
by
the
director
of
the
department
,
19
to
reflect
the
needs
of
the
area
education
agency
for
media
20
services
as
provided
in
section
273.6
.
21
4.
When
requested,
provide
information
and
prepare
reports
22
for
the
director
of
the
department
of
education.
23
5.
With
the
approval
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
24
education,
employ
such
personnel
as
are
necessary
to
support
25
the
administrative,
general
education,
and
special
education
26
programs
and
services
of
the
area
education
agency.
27
6.
With
the
approval
of
the
administrator
of
the
division
of
28
special
education
within
the
department
of
education,
contract
29
with
public
schools,
nonpublic
schools,
and
area
education
30
agencies,
located
either
within
this
state
or
in
a
contiguous
31
state,
for
special
education
programs
and
services.
32
Sec.
5.
Section
273.5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
273.5
Special
Additional
duties
of
the
executive
director
——
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special
education.
1
There
shall
be
established
a
division
of
special
education
2
of
the
area
education
agency
which
The
executive
director
3
of
each
area
education
agency
shall
provide
for
special
4
education
programs
and
services
to
the
local
school
districts
,
5
consistent
with
state
regulations
and
guidelines
related
to
6
special
education
programs
and
services
.
The
division
of
7
special
education
shall
be
headed
by
a
director
of
special
8
education
who
meets
certification
standards
of
the
department
9
of
education.
The
director
of
special
education
shall
have
10
the
responsibility
for
implementation
of
state
regulations
and
11
guidelines
relating
to
special
education
programs
and
services.
12
The
executive
director
of
special
education
shall
have
the
13
following
additional
powers
and
duties:
14
1.
Properly
identify
children
requiring
special
education.
15
2.
Insure
that
each
child
requiring
special
education
in
16
the
area
receives
an
appropriate
special
education
program
or
17
service.
18
3.
Assign
appropriate
weights
for
each
child
requiring
19
special
education
programs
or
services
as
provided
in
section
20
256B.9
.
21
4.
Supervise
special
education
support
personnel.
22
5.
Provide
each
school
district
within
the
area
served
and
23
the
department
of
education
with
a
special
education
weighted
24
enrollment
count,
including
the
additional
enrollment
because
25
of
special
education
for
December
1
of
each
year.
26
6.
Submit
to
the
department
of
education
special
education
27
instructional
and
support
program
plans
and
applications,
28
subject
to
criteria
listed
in
chapter
256B
and
this
chapter
,
29
for
approval
by
February
15
of
each
year
for
the
school
year
30
commencing
the
following
July
1.
31
7.
Coordinate
the
special
education
program
within
the
area
32
served.
33
Sec.
6.
Section
273.7A,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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273.7A
Services
Special
education
services
to
school
1
districts.
2
1.
a.
The
board
of
an
An
area
education
agency
may
only
3
provide
special
education
services
to
school
districts
located
4
in
the
area
education
agency
under
if
the
school
district
5
requests
to
receive
such
services
and
pursuant
to
a
contract
6
with
between
the
school
districts
district
and
the
area
7
education
agency
.
These
services
may
include,
but
are
not
8
limited
to,
superintendency
services,
personnel
services,
9
business
management
services,
specialized
maintenance
services,
10
and
transportation
services.
In
addition,
the
board
of
the
11
area
education
agency
may
provide
for
furnishing
expensive
12
and
specialized
equipment
for
school
districts.
The
term
13
of
the
contract
between
the
school
district
and
the
area
14
education
agency
related
to
the
provision
of
special
education
15
services
shall
not
be
less
than
two
years.
A
school
district
16
must
provide
notice
to
the
area
education
agency
and
to
the
17
department
of
education
indicating
that
the
school
district
18
requests
to
receive
special
education
services
from
the
area
19
education
agency
not
later
than
September
30
of
the
school
year
20
preceding
the
school
year
such
services
will
be
provided.
21
b.
School
districts
shall
pay
to
area
education
agencies
the
22
cost
of
providing
the
services.
23
2.
The
board
of
an
An
area
education
agency
may
also
provide
24
services
authorized
to
be
performed
by
area
education
agencies
25
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
to
other
area
26
education
agencies
in
this
state
and
to
provide
a
method
of
27
payment
for
these
services.
28
Sec.
7.
Section
273.8,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2024,
29
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
a.
Notice
of
the
election
shall
be
published
by
the
31
executive
director
of
the
area
education
agency
administrator
32
not
later
than
September
15
of
the
odd-numbered
year
in
at
33
least
one
newspaper
of
general
circulation
in
the
director
34
district.
The
cost
of
publication
shall
be
paid
by
the
area
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agency.
1
Sec.
8.
Section
273.8,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
3.
Director
district
convention.
If
no
candidate
files
4
with
the
area
education
agency
secretary
by
the
deadline
5
specified
in
subsection
2
,
or
a
vacancy
occurs,
or
if
otherwise
6
required
as
provided
in
section
273.23,
subsection
3
,
a
7
director
district
convention,
attended
by
members
of
the
8
boards
of
directors
of
the
local
school
districts
located
9
within
the
director
district,
shall
be
called
to
elect
a
10
board
member
for
that
director
district.
The
convention
11
location
shall
be
determined
by
the
executive
director
of
the
12
area
education
agency
administrator
.
Notice
of
the
time,
13
date,
and
place
of
a
director
district
convention
shall
be
14
published
by
the
executive
director
of
the
area
education
15
agency
administrator
in
at
least
one
newspaper
of
general
16
circulation
in
the
director
district
at
least
thirty
days
17
prior
to
the
day
of
the
convention.
The
cost
of
publication
18
shall
be
paid
by
the
area
education
agency.
A
candidate
19
for
election
to
the
area
education
agency
board
shall
file
a
20
statement
of
candidacy
with
the
area
education
agency
secretary
21
at
least
ten
days
prior
to
the
date
of
the
director
district
22
convention
on
forms
prescribed
by
the
department
of
education,
23
or
nominations
may
be
made
at
the
convention
by
a
delegate
from
24
a
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
located
within
the
25
director
district.
A
statement
of
candidacy
shall
include
the
26
candidate’s
name,
address,
and
school
district.
Delegates
to
27
director
district
conventions
shall
not
be
bound
by
a
school
28
board
or
any
school
board
member
to
pledge
their
votes
to
any
29
candidate
prior
to
the
date
of
the
convention.
30
Sec.
9.
Section
273.8,
subsections
6,
7,
and
8,
Code
2024,
31
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
32
Sec.
10.
Section
273.9,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
273.9
Funding.
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1.
School
districts
shall
pay
for
the
programs
and
services
1
provided
through
the
area
education
agency
when
the
school
2
district
requests
to
receive
the
programs
or
services
or
3
otherwise
agrees
to
receive
the
programs
or
services
and
shall
4
include
expenditures
for
the
programs
and
services
in
their
5
budgets,
in
accordance
with
this
section
.
6
2.
School
When
school
districts
agree
to
receive
special
7
education
instructional
programs
from
an
area
education
8
agency,
school
districts
shall
pay
the
costs
of
special
9
education
instructional
programs
with
the
moneys
available
to
10
the
districts
for
each
child
requiring
special
education,
by
11
application
of
the
special
education
weighting
plan
in
section
12
256B.9
.
Special
education
instructional
programs
shall
be
13
provided
at
the
local
level
if
practicable,
or
otherwise
by
14
contractual
arrangements
with
the
area
education
agency
board
15
as
provided
in
section
273.3,
subsection
5
3
,
but
in
each
case
16
the
total
money
available
through
section
256B.9
and
chapter
17
257
because
of
weighted
enrollment
for
each
child
requiring
18
special
education
instruction
shall
be
made
available
to
19
the
district
or
agency
which
provides
the
special
education
20
instructional
program
to
the
child,
subject
to
adjustments
21
for
transportation
or
other
costs
which
may
be
paid
by
the
22
school
district
in
which
the
child
is
enrolled.
Each
district
23
shall
cooperate
with
its
area
education
agency
to
provide
24
an
appropriate
special
education
instructional
program
for
25
each
child
who
requires
special
education
instruction,
as
26
identified
and
counted
within
the
certification
by
the
area
27
director
of
special
education
or
as
identified
by
the
area
28
executive
director
of
special
education
the
area
education
29
agency
subsequent
to
the
certification,
and
shall
not
provide
30
a
special
education
instructional
program
to
a
child
who
has
31
not
been
so
identified
and
counted
within
the
certification
or
32
identified
subsequent
to
the
certification.
33
3.
The
costs
of
special
education
support
services
provided
34
through
the
area
education
agency
shall
be
funded
as
provided
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chapter
257
.
Special
education
support
services
shall
not
1
be
funded
until
the
program
plans
submitted
by
the
special
2
education
executive
directors
of
each
area
education
agency
3
as
required
by
section
273.5
are
modified
as
necessary
and
4
approved
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
5
according
to
the
criteria
and
limitations
of
chapters
256B
and
6
257
.
7
4.
The
costs
of
media
services
provided
through
the
area
8
education
agency
shall
not
be
funded
until
the
program
plans
9
submitted
by
the
administrators
of
each
area
education
agency
10
as
required
by
section
273.4
are
modified
as
necessary
and
11
approved
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
12
according
to
the
criteria
of
section
273.6
.
13
5.
4.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
under
14
chapter
17A
relating
to
the
approval
of
program
plans
under
15
this
section
.
16
Sec.
11.
Section
273.10,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
17
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
If
the
deficiencies
in
an
area
education
program
have
not
20
been
corrected,
the
agency
board
director
of
the
department
of
21
education
shall
take
one
of
the
following
actions
within
sixty
22
days
from
removal
of
accreditation:
23
Sec.
12.
Section
273.10,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
Code
24
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
b.
The
rules
developed
by
the
state
board
of
education
for
26
the
accreditation
process
shall
include
provisions
for
removal
27
of
accreditation,
including
provisions
for
proper
notice
to
the
28
administrator
executive
director
of
the
area
education
agency,
29
each
member
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
area
education
30
agency,
the
department
of
education,
and
the
superintendents
31
and
administrators
of
the
schools
of
the
districts
served
by
32
the
area
education
agency.
33
Sec.
13.
Section
273.11,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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Standards
for
accrediting
area
education
programs.
1
1.
The
state
board
of
education
,
in
consultation
with
the
2
department
of
education,
shall
develop
standards
and
rules
3
for
the
accreditation
of
area
education
agencies.
Standards
4
shall
be
general
in
nature,
but
at
a
minimum
shall
identify
5
requirements
addressing
the
services
provided
by
each
division,
6
as
well
as
identifying
indicators
of
quality
that
will
permit
7
area
education
agencies,
school
districts,
the
department
of
8
education,
and
the
general
public
to
judge
accurately
the
9
effectiveness
of
area
education
agency
services.
10
2.
Standards
developed
shall
include,
but
are
not
limited
11
to,
the
following:
12
a.
Support
for
school-community
planning,
including
a
means
13
of
assessing
needs,
developing
collaborative
relationships
14
among
community
agencies,
establishing
shared
direction
,
and
15
implementing
program
plans
and
reporting
progress
toward
goals
16
for
students
with
disabilities
.
17
b.
Professional
development
programs
that
respond
to
current
18
needs.
19
c.
b.
Support
for
curriculum
development,
instruction,
20
and
assessment
for
services
that
address
the
areas
of
reading,
21
language
arts,
math
,
and
science
,
using
research-based
22
methodologies
for
students
with
disabilities
.
23
d.
Special
education
compliance
and
support.
24
e.
Management
services,
including
financial
reporting
and
25
purchasing
as
requested
and
funded
by
local
districts.
26
f.
Support
for
instructional
media
services
that
supplement
27
and
support
local
district
media
centers
and
services.
28
c.
Support
for
schools
and
school
districts
in
analyzing
29
student
achievement
data
related
to
the
learning
environment,
30
comparing
data
to
the
external
knowledge
base,
and
using
that
31
information
to
guide
schools
and
school
districts
in
setting
32
goals
and
implementing
actions
to
improve
student
learning
for
33
students
with
disabilities.
34
d.
Support
for
addressing
the
diverse
learning
needs
of
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all
children
and
youths
with
disabilities
who
are
eligible
for
1
special
education,
including
through
services
that
include
2
direct
services
to
students
with
disabilities.
3
e.
Support
for
schools
and
school
districts
to
ensure
4
compliance
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
5
related
to
special
education.
6
g.
f.
Support
for
necessary
to
implement
effective
7
instruction
for
all
students
with
disabilities
through
school
8
technology
planning
and
staff
development
for
implementing
9
instructional
technologies
services
.
10
h.
g.
A
program
and
services
evaluation
and
reporting
11
system
related
to
special
education
.
12
i.
Support
for
school
district
libraries
in
accordance
with
13
section
273.2,
subsection
4
.
14
j.
h.
Support
for
early
childhood
service
coordination
15
for
families
and
children
,
age
birth
through
three
years,
to
16
meet
health,
safety,
and
learning
needs
,
including
service
17
coordination
.
18
Sec.
14.
Section
273.13,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
273.13
Administrative
expenditures.
21
The
administrative
expenditures
as
a
percent
of
an
area
22
education
agency’s
general
fund
for
a
base
year
shall
not
23
exceed
five
percent.
Annually,
the
board
of
directors
24
executive
director
of
each
area
education
agency
shall
25
certify
to
the
department
of
education
the
amounts
of
the
area
26
education
agency’s
expenditures
and
its
general
fund.
For
the
27
purposes
of
this
section
,
“base
year”
means
the
same
as
defined
28
in
section
257.2
,
and
“administrative
expenditures”
means
29
expenditures
for
executive
administration.
30
Sec.
15.
Section
273.14,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
273.14
Emergency
repairs.
33
When
emergency
repairs
costing
more
than
the
competitive
34
bid
threshold
in
section
26.3
,
or
the
adjusted
competitive
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bid
threshold
established
in
section
314.1B,
subsection
2
,
1
are
necessary
in
order
to
ensure
the
use
of
an
area
education
2
agency
facility,
the
provisions
of
law
with
reference
to
3
advertising
for
bids
shall
not
apply
within
two
years
of
a
4
disaster
as
defined
in
section
29C.2,
subsection
2
,
and
the
5
area
education
agency
board
department
of
administrative
6
services
may
contract
for
such
emergency
repairs
without
7
advertising
for
bids.
However,
before
such
emergency
repairs
8
can
be
made
to
an
area
education
agency
facility,
the
state
9
board
of
education
or
its
designee
must
certify
that
such
10
emergency
repairs
are
necessary
to
ensure
the
use
of
the
area
11
education
agency
facility.
12
Sec.
16.
Section
273.15,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
area
education
agency
15
shall
appoint
an
advisory
group
to
make
recommendations
on
16
policy,
programs,
and
services
to
the
board
area
education
17
agency
.
The
advisory
group
shall
provide
input,
feedback,
18
and
recommendations
to
the
board
regarding
projected
future
19
needs,
and
shall
provide
a
review
and
response
to
any
20
state-directed
study
or
task
force
report
on
area
education
21
agency
efficiencies
or
reorganization.
22
Sec.
17.
Section
273.15,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
5.
The
advisory
group
shall
meet
at
least
twice
annually
and
25
shall
submit
its
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
board
of
26
directors
executive
director
of
the
area
education
agency
at
27
least
once
annually.
The
report
shall
be
timely
submitted
to
28
allow
for
consideration
of
the
recommendations
prior
to
program
29
planning
and
budgeting
for
the
following
fiscal
year.
30
Sec.
18.
REPEAL.
Sections
273.6,
273.7,
and
273.16,
Code
31
2024,
are
repealed.
32
Sec.
19.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
33
1.
An
area
education
agency
shall
not
transfer
any
ownership
34
interest
existing
as
of
January
1,
2024,
that
the
area
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education
agency
has
in
real
property
or
facilities
until
such
1
interests
are
transferred
to
the
department
of
administrative
2
services
pursuant
to
subsection
2.
3
2.
a.
On
or
before
July
1,
2024,
all
ownership
interests
4
that
area
education
agencies
have
in
real
property
and
5
facilities
attached
to
real
property
shall
be
transferred
to
6
the
department
of
administrative
services.
Prior
to
July
7
1,
2024,
the
area
education
agencies
and
the
area
education
8
agency
boards
of
directors
shall
collaborate
with
the
director
9
of
the
department
of
administrative
services
to
arrange
for
10
the
orderly
conveyance
of
all
ownership
interests
in
real
11
property
from
the
area
education
agencies
to
the
department
12
of
administrative
services.
The
department
of
administrative
13
services
shall
be
responsible
for
all
costs
associated
with
14
the
conveyance
of
real
property
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
and
15
shall
assume
all
encumbrances
attached
to
such
real
property.
16
b.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
17
contrary,
the
department
of
administrative
services
shall
have
18
the
authority
to
dispose
of
all
interests
in
real
property
19
conveyed
to
the
department
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
.
Moneys
20
generated
by
the
sale
of
such
interests
in
real
property
shall
21
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
22
3.
Prior
to
July
1,
2024,
all
interests
that
area
education
23
agencies
have
in
real
property
lease
agreements
shall
be
24
transferred
to
the
department
of
administrative
services.
25
4.
a.
On
or
before
May
30,
2024,
each
area
education
26
agency
shall
submit
to
the
department
of
education
an
inventory
27
detailing
all
media
center
and
professional
development
28
equipment
and
property
owned
by
the
area
education
agency.
If
29
the
area
education
agency
would
like
to
retain
any
particular
30
items
of
media
center
or
professional
development
equipment
or
31
property
to
support
its
special
education
program
and
services,
32
the
area
education
agency
shall
include
a
request
to
retain
33
such
equipment
or
property
in
the
inventory.
34
b.
On
or
before
June
14,
2024,
the
department
of
education
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shall
review
all
inventories
and
requests
submitted
pursuant
to
1
paragraph
“a”
and
shall
provide
notice
to
each
area
education
2
agency,
as
applicable,
indicating
whether
the
department
3
approves
or
denies
the
area
education
agency’s
request
to
4
retain
media
center
or
professional
development
equipment
or
5
property.
6
c.
On
or
before
July
1,
2024,
all
of
the
following
media
7
center
and
professional
development
equipment
and
property
8
shall
be
transferred
from
the
area
education
agency
to
the
9
department
of
administrative
services:
10
(1)
Media
center
and
professional
development
equipment
11
and
property
that
the
area
education
agency
did
not
request
to
12
retain.
13
(2)
Media
center
and
professional
development
equipment
and
14
property
that
the
area
education
agency
requested
to
retain,
15
but
that
the
department
denied.
16
d.
(1)
The
department
of
administrative
services
shall
17
transfer
to
the
department
for
the
blind
all
media
center
and
18
professional
development
equipment
and
property
transferred
to
19
the
department
pursuant
to
paragraph
“c”
that
can
be
utilized
20
by
the
commission
for
the
blind
to
provide
library
services
to
21
persons
who
are
blind
and
persons
with
disabilities.
22
(2)
The
department
of
administrative
services
may
dispose
23
of
media
center
and
professional
development
equipment
and
24
property
transferred
to
the
department
pursuant
to
paragraph
25
“c”,
with
preference
being
given
to
lower-performing
public
26
schools
in
this
state.
Moneys
generated
from
the
sale
of
media
27
center
or
professional
development
equipment
or
property
shall
28
be
deposited
in
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
29
5.
On
July
1,
2024,
the
employment
of
all
area
education
30
agency
administrators
employed
pursuant
to
section
273.3,
31
subsection
11,
as
amended
in
this
division
of
this
Act,
is
32
terminated,
unless
terminated
earlier
by
the
director
of
33
the
department
of
education
who,
notwithstanding
any
other
34
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
is
authorized
to
terminate
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the
employment
of
such
area
education
agency
administrators.
1
The
changes
to
chapter
273
constitute
just
cause
for
discharge
2
of
the
area
education
administrators
under
section
279.25,
3
and
the
provisions
of
section
279.24
shall
not
apply
to
the
4
discharge
of
the
area
education
administrators.
The
director
5
of
the
department
of
education
shall
appoint
an
executive
6
director
for
each
area
education
agency
pursuant
to
section
7
273.4,
as
amended
in
this
division
of
this
Act.
The
director,
8
or
the
director’s
designee,
may
exercise
the
authority
of
an
9
executive
director
until
such
appointment
is
made.
10
6.
Notwithstanding
the
January
15
and
March
1
deadlines
11
in
section
273.2,
subsection
14,
as
enacted
by
this
division
12
of
this
Act,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
13
ending
June
30,
2025,
the
area
education
agencies
shall
submit
14
the
information
required
under
section
273.2,
subsection
14,
15
as
enacted
by
this
division
of
this
Act,
to
the
department
16
of
education
on
or
before
June
7,
2024,
and
the
department
17
of
education
shall
review
and
either
approve
or
reject
the
18
continuation
of
each
position
by
June
30,
2024.
19
7.
In
employing
oversight
personnel,
the
division
of
20
special
education
within
the
department
of
education
shall
give
21
preference
to
qualified
personnel
who
seek
employment
with
the
22
division
of
special
education
because
their
employment
with
an
23
area
education
agency
terminated
as
a
result
of
this
division
24
of
this
Act.
Any
former
employee
of
an
area
education
agency
25
whose
employment
with
an
area
education
agency
terminated
as
26
a
result
of
this
division
of
this
Act
and
who
is
employed
by
27
the
division
of
special
education
no
later
than
August
1,
2024,
28
shall
not
experience
a
break
in
service
credit
for
their
Iowa
29
public
employees’
retirement
system
benefits
and
shall
not
30
incur
any
loss
in
sick
leave
or
vacation
time.
31
8.
Notwithstanding
the
September
30
deadline
in
section
32
273.7A,
as
amended
by
this
division
of
this
Act,
for
the
school
33
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
school
districts
must
provide
34
notice
to
the
area
education
agency
and
to
the
department
of
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education
indicating
that
the
school
district
requests
to
1
receive
special
education
services
from
the
area
education
2
agency
not
later
than
April
30,
2024.
3
Sec.
20.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
4
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
5
DIVISION
II
6
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
REORGANIZATION
OR
DISSOLUTION
7
Sec.
21.
Section
273.20,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
273.20
Definitions.
10
When
used
in
this
subchapter
,
unless
the
context
otherwise
11
requires:
12
1.
“Affected
area
education
agency”
or
“affected
agency”
13
means
an
any
of
the
following:
14
a.
An
area
education
agency
whose
board
of
directors
15
is
executive
directors
are
contemplating
or
engaged
in
16
reorganization
efforts
in
accordance
with
this
subchapter
.
17
b.
An
area
education
agency
that
the
director
of
the
18
department
determines
should
be
reorganized
or
dissolved
in
19
accordance
with
this
subchapter.
20
2.
“Affected
board”
means
the
board
of
directors
of
an
21
area
education
agency
that
is
contemplating
or
engaged
in
22
reorganization
efforts
in
accordance
with
this
subchapter
.
23
3.
2.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
education.
24
4.
3.
“State
board”
means
the
state
board
of
education.
25
Sec.
22.
Section
273.21,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
273.21
Voluntary
reorganization
Reorganization
and
28
dissolution
.
29
1.
a.
Two
or
more
area
education
agencies
may
voluntarily
30
reorganize
under
this
subchapter
if
the
area
education
31
agencies
are
contiguous,
a
majority
of
the
members
of
each
32
of
the
affected
boards
approve
the
reorganization,
and
the
33
pursuant
to
a
reorganization
plan
submitted
to
the
state
board
34
pursuant
to
subsection
3
is
approved
by
the
state
board
that
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is
prepared
jointly
by
the
executive
directors
of
the
affected
1
area
education
agencies
and
submitted
to
the
director
of
the
2
department
pursuant
to
subsection
2
.
3
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
the
director
of
the
4
department
may
reorganize
two
or
more
area
education
agencies
5
under
this
subchapter.
If
the
director
of
the
department
6
determines
two
or
more
area
education
agencies
should
be
7
reorganized,
the
director
shall
direct
the
executive
directors
8
of
the
affected
area
education
agencies
to
jointly
prepare
9
and
submit
a
reorganization
plan
to
the
director
pursuant
to
10
subsection
2.
11
c.
The
director
of
the
department
may
dissolve
an
area
12
education
agency
under
this
subchapter.
13
2.
If
twenty
percent
or
more
of
the
school
districts
within
14
an
affected
area
education
agency
file
a
petition
by
December
15
1
with
the
affected
area
education
agency
board
to
consider
16
reorganization,
the
affected
board
shall
consider
the
request
17
and
vote
on
the
petition.
If
a
majority
of
the
affected
board
18
members
vote
to
study
the
reorganization
of
the
affected
area
19
education
agency,
the
affected
board
shall
immediately
begin
20
the
study
to
consider
reorganization
effective
by
July
1
of
the
21
next
year.
22
3.
2.
The
executive
directors
of
the
affected
boards
23
contemplating
a
voluntary
reorganization
area
education
24
agencies
shall
do
the
following:
25
a.
Develop
detailed
studies
of
the
facilities,
property,
26
services,
staffing
necessities,
equipment,
programs,
and
other
27
capabilities
available
in
each
of
the
affected
area
education
28
agencies
for
the
purpose
of
providing
for
the
reorganization
of
29
the
area
education
agencies
in
order
to
effect
more
economical
30
operation
and
the
attainment
of
higher
standards
of
educational
31
services
for
the
schools.
32
b.
Survey
the
school
districts
within
the
affected
area
33
education
agencies
to
determine
the
districts’
current
and
34
future
programs
and
services,
professional
development,
and
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needs.
1
c.
Consult
with
the
officials
of
school
districts
within
the
2
affected
area
and
other
citizens
and
periodically
hold
public
3
hearings
during
the
development
of
a
plan
for
reorganization,
4
as
well
as
a
public
hearing
on
the
final
plan
to
be
submitted
to
5
the
director
of
the
department.
6
d.
Consult
with
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
7
in
the
development
of
surveys
and
plans.
The
director
of
the
8
department
of
education
shall
provide
assistance
and
advice
9
to
the
affected
area
education
agency
boards
agencies
as
10
requested.
11
e.
Develop
a
reorganization
plan
that
demonstrates
improved
12
efficiency
and
effectiveness
of
programs
to
meet
accreditation
13
standards,
includes
a
preliminary
budget
for
reorganized
areas,
14
documents
public
comment
from
the
public
hearings
held
pursuant
15
to
paragraph
“c”
,
and
provides
for
a
board
of
directors,
and
16
the
number
of
members
that
the
board
shall
consist
of,
in
17
accordance
with
section
273.8
.
18
f.
Set
forth
the
assets
and
liabilities
of
the
affected
19
area
education
agencies,
which
shall
become
the
responsibility
20
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
newly
formed
area
education
21
agency
on
the
effective
date
of
the
reorganization.
22
g.
Transmit
the
completed
plan
to
the
state
board
director
23
of
the
department
by
July
August
15.
Plans
received
by
24
the
state
board
after
July
15
shall
be
considered
for
area
25
education
agency
reorganization
taking
effect
no
sooner
than
26
July
1
after
the
next
succeeding
fiscal
year.
27
4.
3.
The
state
board
director
of
the
department
shall
28
review
the
reorganization
plan
and
shall,
prior
to
September
29
30,
either
approve
the
plan
as
submitted,
approve
the
plan
30
contingent
upon
compliance
with
the
state
board’s
director’s
31
recommendations,
or
disapprove
the
plan.
A
contingently
32
approved
plan
shall
be
resubmitted
with
modifications
to
the
33
director
of
the
department
not
later
than
October
30.
An
34
approved
plan
shall
take
effect
on
July
1
of
the
fiscal
year
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following
the
date
of
approval
by
the
state
board
director
of
1
the
department
.
2
Sec.
23.
Section
273.22,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
273.22
Contracts
of
new
area
education
agency.
5
1.
The
terms
of
employment
of
the
administrator
executive
6
director
and
staff
of
affected
area
education
agencies
for
the
7
school
year
beginning
with
the
effective
date
of
the
formation
8
of
the
new
area
education
agency
shall
not
may
be
affected
9
by
the
formation
of
the
new
area
education
agency,
except
in
10
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
sections
279.15
through
11
279.18,
and
279.24
,
and
the
authority
and
responsibility
to
12
offer
new
contracts
or
to
continue,
modify,
or
terminate
13
existing
contracts
pursuant
to
sections
279.12
,
279.13
,
and
14
279.15
through
279.21
,
279.23
,
and
279.24
for
the
school
15
year
beginning
with
the
effective
date
of
the
reorganization
16
shall
be
transferred
from
the
boards
of
the
existing
area
17
education
agencies
to
the
board
of
the
new
area
education
18
agency
following
approval
of
the
reorganization
plan
by
the
19
state
board
director
of
the
department
as
provided
in
section
20
273.21,
subsection
4
3
.
21
2.
a.
The
collective
bargaining
agreement
of
the
area
22
education
agency
with
the
largest
basic
enrollment,
as
23
defined
in
section
257.6
,
for
the
year
prior
to
the
year
the
24
reorganization
is
effective,
shall
serve
as
the
base
agreement
25
in
the
new
area
education
agency
and
the
employees
of
the
other
26
area
education
agencies
involved
in
the
formation
of
the
new
27
area
education
agency
shall
automatically
be
accreted
to
the
28
bargaining
unit
of
that
collective
bargaining
agreement
for
29
purposes
of
negotiating
the
contracts
for
the
following
years
30
without
further
action
by
the
public
employment
relations
31
board.
If
only
one
collective
bargaining
agreement
is
in
32
effect
among
the
area
education
agencies
that
are
party
to
33
the
reorganization,
that
agreement
shall
serve
as
the
base
34
agreement,
and
the
employees
of
the
other
agencies
involved
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in
the
formation
of
the
new
area
education
agency
shall
1
automatically
be
accreted
to
the
bargaining
unit
of
that
2
collective
bargaining
agreement
for
purposes
of
negotiating
3
the
contracts
for
the
following
years
without
further
action
4
by
the
public
employment
relations
board.
The
department
of
5
administrative
services
shall
be
the
chief
negotiator
for
the
6
area
education
agencies
involved
in
the
formation
of
the
new
7
area
education
agency.
8
b.
The
board
of
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency,
9
using
the
base
agreement
as
its
existing
contract,
shall
10
bargain
with
the
combined
employees
of
the
affected
agencies
11
for
the
school
year
that
begins
on
the
effective
date
of
the
12
reorganization.
The
bargaining
shall
be
completed
by
the
13
dates
specified
in
section
20.17
prior
to
the
school
year
14
in
which
the
reorganization
becomes
effective
or
within
one
15
hundred
eighty
days
after
the
organization
of
the
new
board
16
area
education
agency
,
whichever
is
later.
If
a
bargaining
17
agreement
was
already
concluded
by
the
board
area
education
18
agency
and
employees
of
the
affected
area
education
agency
19
with
the
contract
serving
as
the
base
agreement
for
the
school
20
year
beginning
with
the
effective
date
of
the
reorganization,
21
that
agreement
shall
be
void.
However,
if
the
base
agreement
22
contains
multiyear
provisions
affecting
school
years
subsequent
23
to
the
effective
year
of
the
reorganization,
the
base
agreement
24
shall
remain
in
effect
as
specified
in
the
agreement.
25
c.
The
provisions
of
the
base
agreement
shall
apply
to
the
26
offering
of
new
contracts
or
continuation,
modification,
or
27
termination
of
existing
contracts
as
provided
in
subsection
1
.
28
3.
The
terms
of
a
contract
between
the
board
of
directors
29
of
a
school
district
and
the
board
of
directors
of
an
affected
30
area
education
agency
shall
be
carried
out
by
the
school
board
31
and
the
board
of
directors
of
the
newly
formed
area
education
32
agency
except
as
provided
in
this
section
.
33
4.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
that
is
under
34
a
contract
with
an
affected
area
education
agency
may
petition
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the
boards
of
directors
of
the
affected
area
education
agencies
1
for
release
from
the
contract.
If
the
petition
receives
a
2
majority
of
the
votes
cast
by
the
members
of
the
boards
of
the
3
affected
area
education
agencies,
the
petition
is
approved
and
4
by
the
director
of
the
department,
then
the
contract
shall
be
5
terminated
on
the
effective
date
of
the
area
education
agency
6
reorganization.
7
5.
Not
later
than
fifteen
days
after
the
state
board
8
director
of
the
department
notifies
an
area
education
agency
9
of
its
approval
of
the
area
education
agency’s
reorganization
10
plan
or
dissolution
proposal
,
the
area
education
agency
shall
11
notify,
by
certified
mail,
the
school
districts
located
within
12
the
area
education
agency
boundaries,
the
school
districts
and
13
area
education
agencies
that
are
contiguous
to
its
boundaries,
14
and
any
other
school
district
under
contract
with
the
area
15
education
agency,
of
the
state
board’s
director’s
approval
16
of
the
plan
or
proposal
,
and
shall
provide
the
department
of
17
education
with
a
copy
of
any
notice
sent
in
accordance
with
18
this
subsection
.
A
petition
to
join
an
area
education
agency
19
or
for
release
from
a
contract
with
an
area
education
agency,
20
in
accordance
with
subsections
4,
6,
and
7
subsection
4
,
shall
21
be
filed
not
later
than
forty-five
days
after
the
state
board
22
director
of
the
department
approves
a
reorganization
plan
or
23
dissolution
proposal
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
.
24
6.
Within
forty-five
days
of
the
state
board’s
approval,
25
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
that
is
contiguous
26
to
a
newly
reorganized
area
education
agency
may
petition
the
27
board
of
directors
of
their
current
area
education
agency
28
and
the
newly
reorganized
area
education
agency
to
join
the
29
newly
reorganized
area
education
agency.
If
the
initial,
30
or
new
board
if
established
in
time
under
section
273.23,
31
subsection
3
,
and
the
board
of
the
contiguous
area
education
32
agency
approve
the
petition,
the
reorganization,
including
any
33
school
district
whose
petition
to
join
the
newly
reorganized
34
area
education
agency
has
been
approved,
shall
take
effect
in
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accordance
with
the
dates
established
under
section
273.21,
1
subsection
4
.
Both
the
initial,
or
new,
and
the
contiguous
2
area
education
agency
boards
must
act
within
forty-five
days
of
3
the
deadline,
as
set
forth
in
this
subsection
,
for
the
filing
4
of
the
school
district’s
petition.
Within
ten
days
of
an
area
5
education
agency
board’s
action,
a
school
district
may
appeal
6
to
the
state
board
the
decision
of
an
area
education
agency
7
board
to
deny
the
school
district’s
petition.
8
7.
Within
forty-five
days
of
the
state
board’s
approval,
9
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
that
is
within
10
a
newly
reorganized
area
education
agency
and
whose
school
11
district
is
contiguous
to
another
area
education
agency
not
12
included
in
the
newly
reorganized
area
education
agency
may
13
petition
the
board
of
directors
of
the
newly
reorganized
area
14
education
agency
and
the
contiguous
area
education
agency
to
15
join
that
area
education
agency.
If
the
initial,
or
new
board
16
if
established
in
time
under
section
273.23,
subsection
3
,
and
17
the
board
of
the
contiguous
area
education
agency
approve
the
18
petition,
the
reorganization,
excluding
any
school
district
19
whose
petition
to
join
an
area
education
agency
contiguous
to
20
the
newly
reorganized
area
education
agency
has
been
approved,
21
shall
take
effect
in
accordance
with
the
dates
established
22
under
section
273.21,
subsection
4
.
Both
the
initial,
or
23
new,
and
the
contiguous
area
education
agency
boards
must
act
24
within
forty-five
days
of
the
deadline,
as
set
forth
in
this
25
subsection
,
for
the
filing
of
the
school
district’s
petition.
26
Within
ten
days
of
an
area
education
agency
board’s
action,
a
27
school
district
may
appeal
to
the
state
board
the
decision
of
28
an
area
education
agency
board
to
deny
the
school
district’s
29
petition.
30
Sec.
24.
Section
273.23,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
273.23
Initial
board.
33
1.
A
petition
filed
under
section
273.21
shall
state
the
34
number
of
directors
on
the
initial
board
which
shall
be
either
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seven
or
nine
directors.
The
petition
reorganization
plan
1
submitted
pursuant
to
section
273.21
shall
specify
the
number
2
of
directors
to
be
retained
from
each
area,
and
those
numbers
3
shall
be
proportionate
to
the
populations
of
the
affected
area
4
education
agencies.
If
the
proportionate
balance
of
directors
5
among
the
affected
area
education
agencies
specified
in
the
6
reorganization
plan
is
affected
by
school
districts
petitioning
7
to
be
excluded
from
the
reorganization,
or
if
the
proposal
8
specified
in
the
plan
does
not
comply
with
the
requirement
for
9
proportionate
representation,
the
state
board
director
of
the
10
department
shall
modify
the
proposal.
However,
all
affected
11
area
education
agencies
affected
shall
retain
at
least
one
12
member.
13
2.
Prior
to
the
organization
meeting
of
the
board
of
14
directors
of
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency,
the
boards
15
of
the
former
area
education
agencies
shall
designate
directors
16
to
be
retained
as
members
to
serve
on
the
initial
board
of
17
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency.
A
vacancy
occurs
if
18
an
insufficient
number
of
former
board
members
reside
within
19
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency’s
boundaries
or
if
an
20
insufficient
number
of
former
board
members
are
willing
to
21
serve
on
the
board
of
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency.
22
Vacancies,
as
defined
in
section
277.29
,
in
the
membership
of
23
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency
board
shall
be
filled
24
for
the
unexpired
portion
of
the
term
at
a
director
district
25
convention
called
and
conducted
in
the
manner
provided
in
26
section
273.8
for
director
district
conventions.
27
3.
Not
later
than
January
15
of
the
calendar
year
in
which
28
the
reorganization
takes
effect,
the
initial
board
shall
call
a
29
director
district
convention
under
the
provisions
of
section
30
273.8,
subsection
3
,
for
the
purpose
of
electing
a
board
for
31
the
reorganized
area
education
agency.
The
new
board
shall
32
have
control
of
the
employment
of
all
personnel
for
the
newly
33
formed
area
education
agency
for
the
ensuing
school
year.
34
Following
the
organization
of
the
new
board,
the
board
shall
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have
authority
to
establish
policy,
enter
into
contracts,
and
1
complete
such
planning
and
take
such
action
as
is
essential
for
2
the
efficient
management
of
the
newly
formed
area
education
3
agency.
4
4.
The
initial
board
of
the
newly
formed
district
area
5
education
agency
shall
appoint
an
acting
administrator
6
chairperson
and
an
acting
board
secretary.
The
appointment
of
7
the
acting
administrator
shall
not
be
subject
to
the
continuing
8
contract
provisions
of
sections
279.20
,
279.23
,
and
279.24
.
9
The
acting
chair
shall
serve
until
the
executive
director
of
10
the
area
education
agency
appoints
a
chairperson,
who
shall
11
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
executive
director.
12
5.
The
initial
board,
or
new
board
if
established
in
time
13
under
subsection
3
,
of
the
newly
formed
agency
shall
prepare
an
14
annual
budget
estimating
income
and
expenditures
for
programs
15
and
services
as
provided
in
sections
273.1
through
273.9
16
and
chapter
256B
within
the
limits
of
funds
provided
under
17
section
256B.9
and
chapter
257
.
The
board
shall
give
notice
18
of
a
public
hearing
on
the
proposed
budget
by
publication
in
19
an
official
county
newspaper
in
each
county
in
the
territory
20
of
the
area
education
agency
in
which
the
principal
place
21
of
business
of
a
school
district
that
is
a
part
of
the
area
22
education
agency
is
located.
The
notice
shall
specify
the
23
date,
which
shall
not
be
later
than
March
1,
the
time,
and
24
the
location
of
the
public
hearing.
The
proposed
budget
as
25
approved
by
the
board
shall
be
submitted
to
the
state
board,
on
26
forms
provided
by
the
department,
no
later
than
March
15
for
27
approval.
The
state
board
shall
review
the
proposed
budget
of
28
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency
and
shall,
before
May
29
1,
either
grant
approval
or
return
the
budget
without
approval
30
with
comments
of
the
state
board
included.
An
unapproved
31
budget
shall
be
resubmitted
to
the
state
board
for
final
32
approval
not
later
than
May
15.
The
state
board
shall
give
33
final
approval
only
to
budgets
submitted
by
area
education
34
agencies
accredited
by
the
state
board
or
that
have
been
given
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conditional
accreditation
by
the
state
board.
1
6.
For
the
school
year
beginning
on
the
effective
date
of
2
an
area
education
agency
reorganization
as
provided
in
this
3
subchapter
,
the
media
services
cost
per
pupil
as
determined
4
under
section
257.37
for
all
districts
in
a
newly
formed
area
5
education
agency
for
the
budget
year
shall
be
the
highest
6
amount
of
media
services
cost
per
pupil
for
any
of
the
affected
7
area
education
agencies.
8
7.
For
the
school
year
beginning
on
the
effective
date
9
of
an
area
education
agency
reorganization
as
provided
in
10
this
subchapter
,
the
educational
services
cost
per
pupil
as
11
determined
under
section
257.37
for
all
districts
in
a
newly
12
formed
area
education
agency
for
the
budget
year
shall
be
the
13
highest
amount
of
educational
services
cost
per
pupil
for
any
14
of
the
affected
area
education
agencies.
15
8.
For
the
school
year
beginning
on
the
effective
date
16
of
an
area
education
agency
reorganization
as
provided
in
17
this
subchapter
,
the
special
education
support
services
18
cost
per
pupil
shall
be
based
upon
the
combined
base
year
19
budgets
for
special
education
support
services
of
the
area
20
education
agencies
that
reorganized
to
form
the
newly
formed
21
area
education
agency,
divided
by
the
total
of
the
weighted
22
enrollment
for
special
education
support
services
in
the
23
reorganized
area
education
agency
for
the
base
year
plus
the
24
supplemental
state
aid
amount
per
pupil
for
special
education
25
support
services
for
the
budget
year
as
calculated
in
section
26
257.8
.
27
9.
5.
Within
one
year
of
the
effective
date
of
the
28
reorganization,
a
newly
formed
area
education
agency
shall
meet
29
the
accreditation
requirements
set
forth
in
section
273.10
,
30
and
the
standards
set
forth
in
section
273.11
.
The
newly
31
formed
area
education
agency
shall
be
considered
accredited
32
for
purposes
of
budget
approval
by
the
state
board
pursuant
33
to
section
273.3
.
The
state
board
shall
inform
the
newly
34
formed
area
education
agency
of
the
accreditation
on-site
visit
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1
10.
The
special
education
support
cost
per
pupil,
the
media
2
cost
per
pupil,
and
the
educational
services
cost
per
pupil
for
3
a
school
district
petitioning
into
an
area
education
agency
4
shall
be
the
special
education
support
cost
per
pupil,
media
5
cost
per
pupil,
and
educational
services
cost
per
pupil
of
the
6
area
education
agency
into
which
it
petitions
if
the
petition
7
is
approved.
8
11.
6.
Unless
the
reorganization
of
an
area
education
9
agency
takes
effect
less
than
two
years
before
the
taking
10
of
the
next
federal
decennial
census,
a
newly
formed
area
11
education
agency
shall,
within
one
year
of
the
effective
date
12
of
the
reorganization,
redraw
the
boundary
lines
of
director
13
districts
in
the
area
education
agency
if
a
petition
filed
by
a
14
school
district
to
join
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency,
15
or
for
release
from
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency,
16
in
accordance
with
section
273.22,
subsections
4,
6,
and
7
17
subsection
4
,
was
approved.
Until
the
boundaries
are
redrawn,
18
the
boundaries
for
the
newly
formed
area
education
agency
shall
19
be
as
provided
in
the
reorganization
plan
approved
by
the
state
20
board
director
of
the
department
in
accordance
with
section
21
273.21
.
22
Sec.
25.
REPEAL.
Sections
273.24,
273.25,
273.26,
and
23
273.27,
Code
2024,
are
repealed.
24
DIVISION
III
25
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
FUNDING
26
Sec.
26.
Section
257.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
27
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
b.
For
the
budget
year
commencing
July
1,
1999,
and
for
29
each
succeeding
budget
year
beginning
before
July
1,
2022,
30
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
is
eighty-seven
31
and
five-tenths
percent
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
32
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
commencing
July
1,
2022,
and
for
33
each
succeeding
budget
year,
the
regular
program
foundation
34
base
per
pupil
is
eighty-eight
and
four-tenths
percent
of
the
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regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
1
commencing
July
1,
1991,
and
for
each
succeeding
budget
year
2
the
special
education
support
services
foundation
base
is
3
seventy-nine
percent
of
the
special
education
support
services
4
state
cost
per
pupil.
The
combined
foundation
base
is
the
sum
5
of
the
regular
program
foundation
base,
the
special
education
6
support
services
foundation
base,
the
total
teacher
salary
7
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
professional
development
8
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
early
intervention
9
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
teacher
leadership
10
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
total
area
education
agency
11
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
,
and
the
total
area
12
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
13
cost
.
14
Sec.
27.
Section
257.1,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
3.
Computations
rounded.
In
making
computations
and
17
payments
under
this
chapter
,
except
in
the
case
of
computations
18
relating
to
funding
of
special
education
support
services
,
19
media
services,
and
educational
services
provided
through
the
20
area
education
agencies,
and
the
teacher
salary
supplement,
the
21
professional
development
supplement,
the
early
intervention
22
supplement,
and
the
teacher
leadership
supplement,
the
23
department
of
management
shall
round
amounts
to
the
nearest
24
whole
dollar.
25
Sec.
28.
Section
257.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
26
subparagraph
(7),
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
27
subparagraph.
28
Sec.
29.
Section
257.9,
subsection
10,
Code
2024,
is
amended
29
by
striking
the
subsection.
30
Sec.
30.
Section
257.10,
subsection
8,
paragraph
a,
Code
31
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
a.
Combined
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
regular
program
33
district
cost
per
pupil
multiplied
by
the
weighted
enrollment,
34
the
special
education
support
services
district
cost,
the
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teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
1
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
2
early
intervention
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
total
3
teacher
leadership
supplement
district
cost,
plus
the
sum
of
4
the
additional
district
cost
allocated
to
the
district
to
fund
5
media
services
and
educational
services
provided
through
the
6
area
education
agency,
the
area
education
agency
total
teacher
7
salary
supplement
district
cost
and
the
area
education
agency
8
total
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
.
9
Sec.
31.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
10
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b),
Code
2024,
is
11
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
(b)
“Political
subdivision”
means
a
city,
township,
county,
13
school
corporation,
merged
area,
area
education
agency,
14
institution
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
any
15
other
governmental
subdivision
except
for
an
area
education
16
agency
.
17
Sec.
32.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
e,
Code
18
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
e.
Supplementary
weighting
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
20
be
available
to
an
area
education
agency
during
the
period
21
commencing
with
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
through
22
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2034
2023
.
The
minimum
23
amount
of
additional
funding
for
which
an
area
education
24
agency
shall
be
eligible
in
a
budget
year
is
thirty
thousand
25
dollars,
and
the
maximum
amount
of
additional
funding
for
which
26
an
area
education
agency
shall
be
eligible
is
two
hundred
27
thousand
dollars.
The
department
of
management
shall
annually
28
set
a
weighting
for
each
area
education
agency
to
generate
29
the
approved
operational
sharing
expense
using
the
area
30
education
agency’s
special
education
cost
per
pupil
amount
and
31
foundation
level.
Criteria
for
determining
the
qualification
32
of
operational
functions
for
supplementary
weighting
shall
be
33
determined
by
the
department
by
rule,
through
consideration
of
34
increased
student
opportunities.
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Sec.
33.
Section
257.15,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
the
3
department
of
management
shall
calculate
for
each
district
the
4
difference
between
the
sum
of
the
revenues
generated
by
the
5
foundation
property
tax
and
the
additional
property
tax
in
the
6
district
calculated
under
this
chapter
and
the
revenues
that
7
would
have
been
generated
by
the
foundation
property
tax
and
8
the
additional
property
tax
in
that
district
for
that
budget
9
year
calculated
under
chapter
442,
Code
1989
,
if
chapter
442,
10
Code
1989,
were
in
effect,
except
that
the
revenues
that
11
would
have
been
generated
by
the
additional
property
tax
levy
12
under
chapter
442,
Code
1989,
shall
not
include
revenues
13
generated
for
the
school
improvement
program.
However
in
14
making
the
calculation
of
the
difference
in
revenues
under
15
this
subsection
,
the
department
shall
not
include
the
revenues
16
generated
under
section
257.37
,
Code
1989,
and
under
chapter
17
442,
Code
1989
,
for
funding
media
and
educational
services
18
through
the
area
education
agencies.
If
the
property
tax
19
revenues
for
a
district
calculated
under
this
chapter
exceed
20
the
property
tax
revenues
for
that
district
calculated
under
21
chapter
442,
Code
1989
,
the
department
of
management
shall
22
reduce
the
revenues
raised
by
the
additional
property
tax
levy
23
in
that
district
under
this
chapter
by
that
difference
and
24
the
department
of
education
shall
pay
property
tax
adjustment
25
aid
to
the
district
equal
to
that
difference
from
moneys
26
appropriated
for
property
tax
adjustment
aid.
27
Sec.
34.
Section
257.16,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
4.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
if
30
the
governor
orders
budget
reductions
in
accordance
with
31
section
8.31
,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
32
the
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
the
33
early
intervention
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
teacher
34
leadership
supplement
district
cost
as
calculated
under
section
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257.10,
subsections
9,
10,
11,
and
12
,
and
the
area
education
1
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
and
the
area
2
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
3
cost
as
calculated
under
section
257.37A,
subsections
1
and
2,
4
shall
be
paid
in
full
as
calculated
and
the
reductions
in
the
5
appropriations
provided
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
6
be
reduced
from
the
remaining
moneys
appropriated
pursuant
7
to
this
section
and
shall
be
distributed
on
a
per
pupil
8
basis
calculated
with
the
weighted
enrollment
determined
in
9
accordance
with
section
257.6,
subsection
5
.
10
Sec.
35.
Section
257.32,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
11
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
a.
An
area
education
agency
budget
review
procedure
is
13
established
for
the
school
budget
review
committee
created
14
in
section
257.30
.
The
school
budget
review
committee,
in
15
addition
to
its
duties
under
section
257.31
,
shall
meet
and
16
hold
hearings
each
year
to
review
unusual
circumstances
of
17
area
education
agencies,
either
upon
the
committee’s
motion
or
18
upon
the
request
of
an
area
education
agency.
The
committee
19
may
grant
supplemental
aid
to
the
area
education
agency
from
20
funds
appropriated
to
the
department
of
education
for
area
21
education
agency
budget
review
purposes,
or
an
amount
may
be
22
added
to
the
area
education
agency
special
education
support
23
services
modified
supplemental
amount
for
districts
in
an
area
24
or
an
additional
amount
may
be
added
to
district
cost
for
media
25
services
or
educational
services
for
all
districts
in
an
area
26
for
the
budget
year
either
on
a
temporary
or
permanent
basis
,
27
or
both
.
28
Sec.
36.
Section
257.32,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
29
subparagraphs
(2)
and
(3),
Code
2024,
are
amended
by
striking
30
the
subparagraphs.
31
Sec.
37.
Section
257.35,
subsections
1,
17,
and
19,
Code
32
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
1.
The
department
of
management
shall
deduct
the
amounts
34
calculated
for
special
education
support
services
,
media
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services,
and
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
1
district
cost
,
area
education
agency
professional
development
2
supplement
district
cost,
and
educational
services
for
each
3
school
district
from
the
state
aid
due
to
the
district
pursuant
4
to
this
chapter
that
has
entered
into
an
agreement
with
the
5
area
education
agency
pursuant
to
section
273.7A
to
provide
6
services
for
the
applicable
budget
year
and
shall
pay
the
7
amounts
to
the
respective
area
education
agencies
on
a
monthly
8
basis
from
September
15
through
June
15
during
each
school
9
year.
The
department
of
management
shall
notify
each
school
10
district
of
the
amount
of
state
aid
deducted
for
these
purposes
11
and
the
balance
of
state
aid
shall
be
paid
to
the
district.
If
12
a
district
does
not
qualify
for
state
aid
under
this
chapter
13
in
an
amount
sufficient
to
cover
its
amount
due
to
the
area
14
education
agency
as
calculated
by
the
department
of
management,
15
the
school
district
shall
pay
the
deficiency
to
the
area
16
education
agency
from
other
moneys
received
by
the
district,
on
17
a
quarterly
basis
during
each
school
year.
18
17.
a.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
and
in
addition
to
the
19
reductions
applicable
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
paragraph
20
“b”
of
this
subsection
,
the
state
aid
for
area
education
21
agencies
and
the
portion
of
the
combined
district
cost
22
calculated
for
these
agencies
related
to
expenditures
other
23
than
expenditures
for
professional
development
for
the
fiscal
24
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
shall
25
be
reduced
by
the
department
of
management
by
fifteen
million
26
dollars.
The
reduction
for
each
area
education
agency
shall
be
27
prorated
based
on
the
reduction
that
the
agency
received
in
the
28
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2003.
29
b.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
and
in
addition
to
30
the
reductions
applicable
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
31
paragraph
“a”
of
this
subsection
,
the
state
aid
for
area
32
education
agencies
and
the
portion
of
the
combined
district
33
cost
calculated
for
these
agencies
related
to
professional
34
development
expenditures
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
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1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
shall
be
reduced
by
the
1
department
of
management
by
an
amount
equal
to
the
sum
of
the
2
area
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
3
district
cost
for
all
area
education
agencies
determined
under
4
section
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
Code
2022,
for
the
budget
5
year
beginning
July
1,
2022.
The
reduction
for
each
area
6
education
agency
shall
be
equal
to
the
area
education
agency’s
7
professional
development
district
cost
determined
under
section
8
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
Code
2022,
for
the
budget
year
beginning
9
July
1,
2022.
The
amounts
reduced
under
this
paragraph
shall
10
be
considered
funds
paid
to
school
districts
and
area
education
11
agencies
under
chapter
284
for
purposes
of
requirements
for
12
providing
professional
development
opportunities.
13
19.
Notwithstanding
section
257.37
,
an
An
area
education
14
agency
may
use
the
funds
determined
to
be
available
under
this
15
section
in
a
manner
which
the
area
education
agency
determines
16
is
appropriate
to
best
maintain
the
level
of
required
area
17
education
agency
special
education
services.
An
area
education
18
agency
may
also
use
unreserved
fund
balances
for
media
services
19
or
education
services
,
as
received
under
section
257.37,
Code
20
2024,
in
a
manner
which
the
area
education
agency
determines
21
is
appropriate
to
best
maintain
the
level
of
required
area
22
education
agency
special
education
services.
23
Sec.
38.
Section
257.37A,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
257.37A
Area
education
agency
salary
supplement
funding.
26
1.
Area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
cost
per
27
pupil
and
district
cost.
28
a.
1.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
29
department
of
management
shall
add
together
the
teacher
30
compensation
allocation
made
to
each
area
education
agency
for
31
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
32
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“i”
,
Code
2009,
and
the
phase
II
33
allocation
made
to
each
area
education
agency
for
the
fiscal
34
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
294A.9,
Code
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,
and
divide
that
sum
by
the
special
education
support
1
services
weighted
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
2
1,
2009,
to
determine
the
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
3
supplement
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
4
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
area
education
agency
5
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
area
6
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
the
area
education
agency
7
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
8
year
plus
the
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
9
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
10
b.
2.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
11
succeeding
budget
years,
if
the
department
of
management
12
determines
that
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
teacher
13
salary
supplement
district
cost
of
an
area
education
agency
14
for
a
budget
year
is
less
than
one
hundred
percent
of
the
15
unadjusted
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
16
district
cost
for
the
base
year
for
the
area
education
agency,
17
the
area
education
agency
shall
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
18
that
budget
year
equal
to
the
difference.
19
c.
(1)
3.
a.
The
unadjusted
area
education
agency
20
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
is
the
area
education
21
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
22
each
area
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
23
special
education
support
services
weighted
enrollment
for
that
24
area
education
agency.
25
(2)
b.
The
total
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
26
supplement
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
unadjusted
area
27
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
plus
28
the
budget
adjustment
for
that
budget
year.
29
d.
4.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
30
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
section
31
shall
comply
with
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
be
32
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.3A
.
For
the
33
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
34
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
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section
and
fund
balances
received
for
area
education
agency
1
professional
development
for
a
budget
year
beginning
before
2
July
1,
2024,
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
3
284
and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
4
284.3A
.
5
2.
Area
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
6
cost
per
pupil
and
district
cost.
7
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
8
department
of
management
shall
divide
the
area
education
9
agency
professional
development
supplement
made
to
each
10
area
education
agency
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
11
2008,
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
12
“d”
,
Code
2009,
by
the
special
education
support
services
13
weighted
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
14
to
determine
the
professional
development
supplement
cost
15
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
16
succeeding
budget
years,
the
area
education
agency
professional
17
development
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
area
18
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
the
area
education
agency
19
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
20
for
the
base
year
plus
the
area
education
agency
professional
21
development
supplement
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
22
budget
year.
23
b.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
24
succeeding
budget
years,
if
the
department
of
management
25
determines
that
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
26
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
of
an
area
27
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
less
than
one
hundred
28
percent
of
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
29
development
supplement
district
cost
for
the
base
year
for
30
the
area
education
agency,
the
area
education
agency
shall
31
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
that
budget
year
equal
to
the
32
difference.
33
c.
(1)
The
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
34
development
supplement
district
cost
is
the
area
education
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agency
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
1
per
pupil
for
each
area
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
2
multiplied
by
the
special
education
support
services
weighted
3
enrollment
for
that
area
education
agency.
4
(2)
The
total
area
education
agency
professional
5
development
supplement
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
6
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
development
7
supplement
district
cost
plus
the
budget
adjustment
for
that
8
budget
year.
9
d.
The
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
10
shall
comply
with
requirements
of
chapter
284
.
11
Sec.
39.
Section
284.3A,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
4.
The
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
as
14
calculated
under
section
257.10,
subsection
9
,
and
the
area
15
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
as
16
calculated
under
section
257.37A
,
subsection
1,
are
not
subject
17
to
a
uniform
reduction
in
accordance
with
section
8.31
.
18
Sec.
40.
Section
284.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
19
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
(3)
Determine,
following
the
adoption
of
the
Iowa
21
professional
development
model
by
the
state
board
of
education,
22
the
use
and
distribution
of
the
professional
development
23
funds
calculated
and
paid
to
the
school
district
or
agency
as
24
provided
in
section
257.9,
subsection
10
,
or
section
257.10,
25
subsection
10
,
based
upon
school
district
or
agency
,
attendance
26
center,
and
individual
teacher
and
professional
development
27
plans.
28
Sec.
41.
Section
284.6,
subsections
8
and
9,
Code
2024,
are
29
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
8.
For
each
year
in
which
a
school
district
receives
funds
31
calculated
and
paid
to
school
districts
for
professional
32
development
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
or
33
section
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
the
school
district
shall
create
34
quality
professional
development
opportunities.
Not
less
than
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thirty-six
hours
in
the
school
calendar,
held
outside
of
the
1
minimum
school
day,
shall
be
set
aside
during
nonpreparation
2
time
or
designated
professional
development
time
to
allow
3
practitioners
to
collaborate
with
each
other
to
deliver
4
educational
programs
and
assess
student
learning,
or
to
engage
5
in
peer
review
pursuant
to
section
284.8,
subsection
1
.
The
6
funds
may
be
used
to
implement
the
professional
development
7
provisions
of
the
teacher
career
paths
and
leadership
roles
8
specified
in
section
284.15
,
including
but
not
limited
to
9
providing
professional
development
to
teachers,
including
10
additional
salaries
for
time
beyond
the
normal
negotiated
11
agreement;
activities
and
pay
to
support
a
beginning
teacher
12
mentoring
and
induction
program
that
meets
the
requirements
13
of
section
284.5
;
pay
for
substitute
teachers,
professional
14
development
materials,
speakers,
and
professional
development
15
content;
textbooks
and
curriculum
materials
used
for
classroom
16
purposes
if
such
textbooks
and
curriculum
materials
include
17
professional
development;
administering
assessments
pursuant
to
18
section
256.7,
subsection
21
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(1)
19
and
(2),
if
such
assessments
include
professional
development;
20
and
costs
associated
with
implementing
the
individual
21
professional
development
plans.
The
use
of
the
funds
shall
22
be
balanced
between
school
district,
attendance
center,
23
and
individual
professional
development
plans,
making
every
24
reasonable
effort
to
provide
equal
access
to
all
teachers.
25
9.
Moneys
received
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
26
10
,
or
section
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
shall
be
maintained
27
as
a
separate
listing
within
a
school
district’s
or
area
28
education
agency’s
budget
for
funds
received
and
expenditures
29
made
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
The
department
shall
not
30
require
a
school
district
or
area
education
agency
to
allocate
31
a
specific
amount
or
percentage
of
moneys
received
pursuant
to
32
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
or
section
257.37A,
subsection
33
2
,
for
professional
development
related
to
implementation
of
34
the
core
curriculum
under
section
256.7,
subsection
26
.
A
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school
district
shall
certify
to
the
department
how
the
school
1
district
allocated
the
funds
and
that
moneys
received
under
2
this
subsection
were
used
to
supplement,
not
supplant,
the
3
professional
development
opportunities
the
school
district
4
would
otherwise
make
available.
For
budget
years
beginning
5
on
or
after
July
1,
2017,
all
or
a
portion
of
the
moneys
6
received
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
that
remain
7
unexpended
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
may,
8
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
paragraph
“d”
,
be
9
transferred
for
deposit
in
the
school
district’s
flexibility
10
account
established
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
11
Sec.
42.
Section
298.4,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
12
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
The
Subject
to
a
reduction
under
subsection
3,
the
board
of
14
directors
of
a
school
district
may
certify
for
levy
by
April
30
15
of
a
school
year,
a
tax
on
all
taxable
property
in
the
school
16
district
for
a
district
management
levy.
The
revenue
from
the
17
tax
levied
in
this
section
shall
be
placed
in
the
district
18
management
levy
fund
of
the
school
district.
The
district
19
management
levy
shall
be
expended
only
for
the
following
20
purposes:
21
Sec.
43.
Section
298.4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
22
following
new
subsection:
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
A
tax
levied
under
this
section
may
24
be
reduced
by
the
department
of
management
if
the
department
25
determines
that
the
reduction
in
the
school
district’s
combined
26
district
cost
as
a
result
of
the
repeal
of
section
257.37,
Code
27
2024,
and
elimination
of
section
257.37A,
subsection
2,
Code
28
2024,
does
not
result
in
a
corresponding
reduction
in
the
total
29
amount
of
property
taxes
levied
by
the
school
district
for
the
30
budget
year.
The
department
of
management
may
evaluate
the
31
amounts
of
property
taxes
levied
by
the
school
district
and
32
purposes
for
which
such
revenues
are
budgeted
to
determine
the
33
adequacy
of
the
reduction
in
the
school
district’s
total
amount
34
of
property
taxes.
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Sec.
44.
REPEAL.
Section
257.37,
Code
2024,
is
repealed.
1
Sec.
45.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
2
July
1,
2024,
for
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
3
that
date.
4
DIVISION
IV
5
TEACHER
COMPENSATION
6
Sec.
46.
Section
257.10,
subsection
12,
paragraph
d,
Code
7
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
d.
Except
as
otherwise
allowed
under
this
paragraph,
for
9
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
succeeding
budget
10
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
11
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
12
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.15
.
The
13
funds
shall
be
used
only
to
increase
the
payment
for
a
teacher
14
assigned
to
a
leadership
role
pursuant
to
a
framework
or
15
comparable
system
approved
pursuant
to
section
284.15
;
to
16
increase
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
to
leadership
17
roles;
to
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
to
18
thirty-three
fifty
thousand
five
hundred
dollars;
to
cover
the
19
costs
for
the
time
mentor
and
lead
teachers
are
not
providing
20
instruction
to
students
in
a
classroom;
for
coverage
of
a
21
classroom
when
an
initial
or
career
teacher
is
observing
or
22
co-teaching
with
a
teacher
assigned
to
a
leadership
role;
23
for
professional
development
time
to
learn
best
practices
24
associated
with
the
career
pathways
leadership
process;
and
for
25
other
costs
associated
with
a
framework
or
comparable
system
26
approved
by
the
department
of
education
under
section
284.15
27
with
the
goals
of
improving
instruction
and
elevating
the
28
quality
of
teaching
and
student
learning.
If
all
requirements
29
for
the
school
district
for
the
use
of
funds
calculated
30
under
this
subsection
are
met
and
funds
received
under
this
31
subsection
remain
unexpended
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
32
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
the
school
33
district
may
transfer
all
or
a
portion
of
such
unexpended
34
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
in
the
school
district’s
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flexibility
account
established
under
section
298A.2,
1
subsection
2
.
At
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
2
July
1,
2022,
school
districts
may
use
all
or
a
portion
of
3
funds
under
this
subsection
for
the
purposes
authorized
under
4
subsection
9
,
paragraph
“d”
,
and,
notwithstanding
any
provision
5
of
law
to
the
contrary,
school
districts
shall
not
be
required
6
to
participate
in
or
comply
with
section
284.15
in
order
to
7
continue
to
receive
funding
under
this
subsection
.
8
Sec.
47.
Section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
9
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(1)
The
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
has
successfully
11
completed
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
as
12
defined
in
section
256.145
or
holds
an
initial
or
intern
13
teacher
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
14
3,
shall
be
at
least
thirty-three
fifty
thousand
five
hundred
15
dollars,
which
shall
also
constitute
the
minimum
salary
for
an
16
Iowa
teacher.
17
Sec.
48.
Section
284.15,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
18
following
new
subsection:
19
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
The
salary
for
a
career
teacher,
model
20
teacher,
mentor
teacher,
or
lead
teacher,
who
holds
a
valid
21
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3,
and
22
who
has
been
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
shall
be
at
23
least
sixty-two
thousand
dollars.
24
Sec.
49.
Section
284.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
25
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
26
follows:
27
The
beginning
teacher
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
28
thirty-three
fifty
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
and
shall
meet
29
the
following
requirements:
30
Sec.
50.
Section
284.16,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
31
following
new
subsection:
32
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
A
career
teacher,
instructional
coach,
33
curriculum
and
professional
development
leader,
or
model
34
teacher,
who
has
been
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
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shall
be
paid
not
less
than
sixty-two
thousand
dollars.
1
Sec.
51.
Section
284.17,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
1.
A
minimum
salary
of
thirty-three
fifty
thousand
five
4
hundred
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher
who
has
less
than
5
twelve
years
of
teaching
experience
and
a
minimum
salary
of
6
sixty-two
thousand
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher
who
has
at
7
least
twelve
years
of
teaching
experience
.
8
DIVISION
V
9
CONFORMING
CHANGES
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
10
Sec.
52.
Section
256.7,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
11
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
a.
Prescribe
standards
and
procedures
for
the
approval
of
13
practitioner
preparation
programs
and
professional
development
14
programs
offered
in
this
state
by
practitioner
preparation
15
institutions
located
within
or
outside
this
state
and
by
area
16
education
agencies
.
17
Sec.
53.
Section
256.7,
subsections
16
and
22,
Code
2024,
18
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
16.
Adopt
rules
that
set
standards
for
approval
of
family
20
support
preservice
and
in-service
training
programs,
offered
21
by
area
education
agencies
and
practitioner
preparation
22
institutions,
and
family
support
programs
offered
by
or
through
23
local
school
districts.
24
22.
Adopt
rules
and
a
procedure
for
the
approval
of
25
para-educator
preparation
programs
offered
by
a
public
school
26
district,
area
education
agency,
community
college,
institution
27
of
higher
education
under
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
28
an
accredited
private
institution
as
defined
in
section
29
256.183,
subsection
1
.
The
programs
shall
train
and
recommend
30
individuals
for
para-educator
certification
under
section
31
256.157
.
32
Sec.
54.
Section
256.7,
subsection
32,
paragraph
c,
Code
33
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
c.
Rules
adopted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
require
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that
online
learning
coursework
offered
by
school
districts,
1
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
area
education
agencies
be
2
rigorous,
high-quality,
aligned
with
the
Iowa
core
and
core
3
content
requirements
and
standards
and
the
national
standards
4
of
quality
for
online
courses
issued
by
an
internationally
5
recognized
association
for
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
6
online
learning,
and
taught
by
a
teacher
licensed
under
7
subchapter
VII,
part
3
,
who
has
specialized
training
or
8
experience
in
online
learning,
including
but
not
limited
to
an
9
online-learning-for-Iowa-educators-professional-development
10
project
offered
by
area
education
agencies,
a
teacher
11
preservice
program,
or
comparable
coursework.
12
Sec.
55.
Section
256.9,
subsections
18,
26,
32,
37,
55,
62,
13
and
68,
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
18.
Prepare
forms
and
procedures
as
necessary
to
be
used
by
15
area
education
agency
boards,
area
education
agencies,
district
16
boards,
school
officials,
principals,
teachers,
and
other
17
employees,
and
to
insure
uniformity,
accuracy,
and
efficiency
18
in
keeping
records
in
both
pupil
and
cost
accounting,
the
19
execution
of
contracts,
and
the
submission
of
reports,
and
20
notify
the
area
education
agency
board
,
district
board,
or
21
school
authorities
when
a
report
has
not
been
filed
in
the
22
manner
or
on
the
dates
prescribed
by
law
or
by
rule
that
23
the
school
will
not
be
accredited
until
the
report
has
been
24
properly
filed.
The
director
shall
include,
on
any
report
25
for
which
the
department
prescribes
the
form
and
manner
of
26
its
submission,
a
reference
to
any
state
or
federal
statute,
27
rule,
or
regulation
that
requires
the
inclusion
of
certain
28
information
in
the
report.
29
26.
Approve
the
salaries
of
area
education
agency
30
administrators
executive
directors
.
31
32.
Develop
,
or
direct
the
area
education
agencies
to
32
develop,
a
statewide
technical
assistance
support
network
to
33
provide
school
districts
or
district
subcontractors
under
34
section
279.49
with
assistance
in
creating
developmentally
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appropriate
programs
under
section
279.49
.
1
37.
Develop
in-service
and
preservice
training
programs
2
through
the
area
education
agencies
and
practitioner
3
preparation
institutions
and
guidelines
for
school
districts
4
for
the
establishment
of
family
support
programs.
Guidelines
5
developed
shall
describe
barriers
to
learning
and
development
6
which
can
affect
children
served
by
family
support
programs.
7
55.
Develop
and
maintain
a
list
of
approved
online
8
providers
that
provide
course
content
through
an
online
9
learning
platform
taught
by
a
teacher
licensed
under
10
subchapter
VII,
part
3
,
who
has
specialized
training
or
11
experience
in
online
learning
including
but
not
limited
to
an
12
online-learning-for-Iowa-educators-professional-development
13
project
offered
by
area
education
agencies,
a
teacher
14
preservice
program,
or
comparable
coursework,
and
whose
online
15
learning
coursework
meets
the
requirements
established
by
16
rule
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
32
,
paragraph
“c”
.
17
Providers
shall
apply
for
approval
annually
or
as
determined
18
by
the
department.
19
62.
Develop,
establish,
and
distribute
to
all
school
20
districts
evidence-based
standards,
guidelines,
and
21
expectations
for
the
appropriate
and
inappropriate
responses
22
to
behavior
in
the
classroom
that
presents
an
imminent
threat
23
of
bodily
injury
to
a
student
or
another
person
and
for
the
24
reasonable,
necessary,
and
appropriate
physical
restraint
25
of
a
student,
consistent
with
rules
adopted
by
the
state
26
board
pursuant
to
section
280.21
.
The
director
shall
consult
27
with
the
area
education
agencies
to
create
comprehensive
and
28
consistent
standards
and
guidance
for
professional
development
29
relating
to
successfully
educating
individuals
in
the
least
30
restrictive
environment,
and
for
evidence-based
interventions
31
consistent
with
the
standards
established
pursuant
to
this
32
subsection
.
33
68.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
districts
and
area
34
education
agencies
a
list
of
all
professional
development
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programs
and
other
training
programs
in
which
employees
of
1
school
districts
and
area
education
agencies
are
required
to
2
participate
pursuant
to
federal
law
or
state
law,
including
3
chapter
chapters
273
and
284.
4
Sec.
56.
Section
256.9,
subsection
25,
Code
2024,
is
amended
5
by
striking
the
subsection.
6
Sec.
57.
Section
256.9,
subsection
30,
paragraph
a,
7
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
Conduct
or
direct
the
area
education
agency
to
conduct
10
feasibility
surveys
and
studies,
if
requested
under
section
11
282.11
,
of
the
school
districts
within
the
area
education
12
agency
service
areas
and
all
adjacent
territory,
including
but
13
not
limited
to
contiguous
districts
in
other
states,
for
the
14
purpose
of
evaluating
and
recommending
proposed
whole
grade
15
sharing
agreements
requested
under
section
282.7
and
section
16
282.10,
subsections
1
and
4
.
The
surveys
and
studies
shall
be
17
revised
periodically
to
reflect
reorganizations
which
may
have
18
taken
place
in
the
area
education
agency,
adjacent
territory,
19
and
contiguous
districts
in
other
states.
The
surveys
and
20
studies
shall
include
a
cover
page
containing
recommendations
21
and
a
short
explanation
of
the
recommendations.
The
factors
to
22
be
used
in
determining
the
recommendations
include
but
are
not
23
limited
to:
24
Sec.
58.
Section
256.9,
subsection
49,
paragraph
a,
Code
25
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
a.
Develop
and
distribute
,
in
collaboration
with
the
area
27
education
agencies,
core
curriculum
technical
assistance
and
28
implementation
strategies
that
school
districts
and
accredited
29
nonpublic
schools
shall
utilize,
including
but
not
limited
to
30
the
development
and
delivery
of
formative
and
end-of-course
31
model
assessments
classroom
teachers
may
use
to
measure
student
32
progress
on
the
core
curriculum
adopted
pursuant
to
section
33
256.7,
subsection
26
.
The
department
shall,
in
collaboration
34
with
the
advisory
group
convened
in
accordance
with
paragraph
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“b”
and
educational
assessment
providers,
identify
and
make
1
available
to
school
districts
end-of-course
and
additional
2
model
end-of-course
and
additional
assessments
to
align
with
3
the
expectations
included
in
the
Iowa
core
curriculum.
4
Sec.
59.
Section
256.9,
subsection
49,
paragraph
c,
5
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
6
follows:
7
Establish,
subject
to
an
appropriation
of
funds
by
the
8
general
assembly,
an
Iowa
reading
research
center
which
shall
9
collaborate
with
the
area
education
agencies
in
implementing
10
implement
the
provisions
of
this
paragraph
“c”
.
11
Sec.
60.
Section
256.9,
subsection
49,
paragraph
c,
12
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(e),
Code
2024,
is
13
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
(e)
Professional
development
strategies
and
materials
to
15
support
teacher
effectiveness
in
student
literacy
development.
16
Subject
to
an
appropriation
of
funds
by
the
general
assembly,
17
the
center
shall
collaborate
and
coordinate
with
the
area
18
education
agencies
and
the
department
to
develop
and
offer
to
19
school
districts
at
no
cost
professional
development
services
20
to
enhance
the
skills
of
elementary
teachers
in
the
use
of
21
evidence-based
strategies
to
improve
the
literacy
skills
of
all
22
students.
23
Sec.
61.
Section
256.9,
subsection
49,
paragraph
c,
24
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
(2)
The
first
efforts
of
the
center
shall
focus
on
26
kindergarten
through
grade
three.
The
center
shall
draw
27
upon
national
and
state
expertise
in
the
field
of
literacy
28
proficiency,
including
experts
from
Iowa’s
institutions
of
29
higher
education
and
area
education
agencies
with
backgrounds
30
in
literacy
development.
The
center
shall
seek
support
from
31
the
Iowa
research
community
in
data
report
development
and
32
analysis
of
available
information
from
Iowa
education
data
33
sources.
The
center
shall
work
with
the
department
to
identify
34
additional
needs
for
tools
and
technical
assistance
for
Iowa
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schools
to
help
schools
achieve
literacy
proficiency
goals
1
and
seek
public
and
private
partnerships
in
developing
and
2
accessing
necessary
tools
and
technical
assistance.
3
Sec.
62.
Section
256.11,
subsection
11,
paragraph
e,
Code
4
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
e.
If
the
deficiencies
have
not
been
corrected,
and
the
6
conditional
accreditation
alternatives
contained
in
the
report
7
are
not
mutually
acceptable
to
the
state
board
and
the
local
8
board,
the
state
board
shall
deaccredit
the
school
district
and
9
merge
the
territory
of
the
school
district
with
one
or
more
10
contiguous
school
districts
at
the
end
of
the
school
year.
The
11
state
board
may
place
a
district
under
receivership
for
the
12
remainder
of
the
school
year.
The
receivership
shall
be
under
13
the
direct
supervision
and
authority
of
the
area
education
14
agency
in
which
the
district
is
located
department
or
the
15
department’s
designee,
which
may
include
a
contiguous
school
16
district
.
The
decision
of
whether
to
deaccredit
the
school
17
district
or
to
place
the
district
under
receivership
shall
18
be
based
upon
a
determination
by
the
state
board
of
the
best
19
interests
of
the
students,
parents,
residents
of
the
community,
20
teachers,
administrators,
and
school
district
board
members
and
21
upon
the
recommendations
of
the
accreditation
committee
and
the
22
director.
23
Sec.
63.
Section
256.11,
subsection
12,
paragraph
a,
24
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
Division
of
assets
and
liabilities
of
the
deaccredited
27
school
district
shall
be
as
provided
in
this
paragraph
“a”
and
28
in
sections
275.29
through
and
275.31.
29
Sec.
64.
Section
256.11,
subsection
17,
paragraph
c,
30
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
If
the
provisions
of
subsection
5
,
paragraphs
“a”
through
“e”
33
and
“g”
through
“j”
,
are
made
inapplicable
under
paragraph
“a”
,
34
or
are
waived
under
paragraph
“b”
,
the
specified
subject
shall
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be
provided
by
an
area
education
agency
under
section
273.16
,
1
or
by
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
if
an
2
online
alternative
satisfying
the
requirements
of
subparagraph
3
(1),
(2),
or
(3)
can
be
made
available
by
the
school
district
4
or
accredited
nonpublic
school.
Any
course
not
required
under
5
subsection
5
may
also
be
provided
by
an
area
education
agency
6
under
section
273.16
or
by
the
school
district
or
accredited
7
nonpublic
school.
However,
in
either
case,
if
offered
by
the
8
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
the
specified
9
subject
or
course
shall
be
offered
through
any
of
the
following
10
means:
11
Sec.
65.
Section
256.11,
subsection
17,
paragraph
c,
12
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
(3)
An
online
learning
platform
offered,
subject
to
the
14
initial
availability
of
federal
funds,
by
the
department
in
15
collaboration
with
one
or
more
area
education
agencies
or
in
16
partnership
with
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
17
schools.
The
online
learning
platform
may
deliver
distance
18
education
to
students,
including
students
receiving
competent
19
private
instruction
under
chapter
299A
,
provided
such
students
20
register
with
the
school
district
of
residence
and
the
21
coursework
offered
by
the
online
learning
platform
is
taught
22
and
supervised
by
a
teacher
licensed
under
subchapter
VII,
part
23
3
,
who
has
online
learning
experience
and
the
course
content
24
meets
the
requirements
established
by
rule
pursuant
to
section
25
256.7,
subsection
32
,
paragraph
“c”
.
The
department
and
the
26
area
education
agencies
operating
online
learning
programs
27
pursuant
to
section
273.16
shall
coordinate
the
online
learning
28
platforms
to
ensure
the
most
effective
use
of
resources
and
29
delivery
of
services.
Federal
funds,
if
available,
may
be
used
30
to
offset
what
would
otherwise
be
costs
to
school
districts
for
31
participation
in
the
program.
32
Sec.
66.
Section
256.12,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
33
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
a.
This
section
does
not
deprive
the
respective
boards
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of
public
school
districts
of
any
of
their
legal
powers,
1
statutory
or
otherwise,
and
in
accepting
the
specially
enrolled
2
students,
each
of
the
boards
shall
prescribe
the
terms
of
the
3
special
enrollment,
including
but
not
limited
to
scheduling
4
of
courses
and
the
length
of
class
periods.
In
addition,
5
the
board
of
the
affected
public
school
district
shall
be
6
given
notice
by
the
department
of
its
decision
to
permit
the
7
special
enrollment
not
later
than
six
months
prior
to
the
8
opening
of
the
affected
public
school
district’s
school
year,
9
except
that
the
board
of
the
public
school
district
may
waive
10
the
notice
requirement.
School
districts
and
area
education
11
agency
boards
agencies
shall
make
public
school
services,
which
12
shall
include
special
education
programs
and
services
and
13
may
include
health
services,
services
for
remedial
education
14
programs,
guidance
services,
and
school
testing
services,
15
available
to
children
attending
nonpublic
schools
in
the
same
16
manner
and
to
the
same
extent
that
they
are
provided
to
public
17
school
students.
Service
activities
shall
be
similar
to
those
18
undertaken
for
public
school
students.
Health
services,
19
special
education
support,
and
related
services
provided
by
20
area
education
agencies
for
the
purpose
of
identifying
children
21
with
disabilities,
assistance
with
physical
and
communications
22
needs
of
students
with
physical
disabilities,
and
services
of
23
an
educational
interpreter
may
be
provided
on
nonpublic
school
24
premises
with
the
permission
of
the
lawful
custodian
of
the
25
property.
Other
special
education
services
may
be
provided
26
on
nonpublic
school
premises
at
the
discretion
of
the
school
27
district
or
area
education
agency
provider
of
the
service
and
28
with
the
permission
of
the
lawful
custodian
of
the
property.
29
Sec.
67.
Section
256.32A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
30
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
b.
To
the
area
education
agencies
regarding
the
required
and
32
preferred
qualifications
for
dyslexia
specialists
required
in
33
accordance
with
section
273.2,
subsection
11
9
.
34
Sec.
68.
Section
256.33,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
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to
read
as
follows:
1
1.
The
department
shall
consort
with
school
districts,
2
area
education
agencies,
community
colleges,
and
colleges
3
and
universities
to
provide
assistance
to
them
in
the
use
4
of
educational
technology
for
instruction
purposes.
The
5
department
shall
consult
with
the
advisory
committee
on
6
telecommunications,
established
in
section
256.7,
subsection
7
,
7
and
other
users
of
educational
technology
on
the
development
8
and
operation
of
programs
under
this
section
.
9
Sec.
69.
Section
256.39,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
1.
If
the
general
assembly
appropriates
moneys
for
the
12
establishment
of
a
career
pathways
program,
the
department
13
of
education
shall
develop
a
career
pathways
grant
program,
14
criteria
for
the
formation
of
ongoing
career
pathways
consortia
15
in
each
merged
area,
and
guidelines
and
a
process
to
be
used
16
in
selecting
career
pathways
consortium
grant
recipients,
17
including
a
requirement
that
grant
recipients
shall
provide
18
matching
funds
or
match
grant
funds
with
in-kind
resources
on
a
19
dollar-for-dollar
basis.
A
portion
of
the
moneys
appropriated
20
by
the
general
assembly
shall
be
made
available
to
schools
to
21
pay
for
the
issuance
of
employability
skills
assessments
to
22
public
or
nonpublic
school
students.
An
existing
partnership
23
or
organization,
including
a
regional
career
and
technical
24
education
planning
partnership,
that
meets
the
established
25
criteria,
may
be
considered
a
consortium
for
grant
application
26
purposes.
One
or
more
school
districts
may
be
considered
27
a
consortium
for
grant
application
purposes,
provided
the
28
district
can
demonstrate
the
manner
in
which
a
community
29
college,
area
education
agency,
representatives
from
business
30
and
labor
organizations,
and
others
as
determined
within
31
the
region
will
be
involved.
Existing
regional
career
and
32
technical
education
planning
partnerships
are
encouraged
to
33
assist
the
local
consortia
in
developing
a
plan
and
budget.
34
The
department
shall
provide
assistance
to
consortia
in
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planning
and
implementing
career
pathways
program
efforts.
1
Sec.
70.
Section
256.82,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
2
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(3)
One
member
shall
be
appointed
jointly
by
the
4
administrators
of
the
area
education
agencies
created
by
5
chapter
273
director
of
the
department
.
6
Sec.
71.
Section
256.136,
subsection
4,
paragraph
c,
Code
7
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
8
Sec.
72.
Section
256.136,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
9
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
5.
Convening
the
regional
career
and
technical
education
11
planning
partnership
shall
be
the
joint
responsibility
of
the
12
area
education
agency
and
community
college
located
within
13
the
region.
In
convening
the
regional
career
and
technical
14
education
planning
partnership,
the
area
education
agency
and
15
the
community
college
shall
include
stakeholders
from
each
16
member
district
of
the
partnership.
17
Sec.
73.
Section
256.145,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
18
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
4.
“License”
means
the
authority
that
is
given
to
allow
20
a
person
to
legally
serve
as
a
practitioner,
a
school,
an
21
institution,
or
a
course
of
study
to
legally
offer
professional
22
development
programs,
other
than
those
programs
offered
by
23
practitioner
preparation
schools,
institutions,
or
courses
of
24
study
,
or
area
education
agencies
.
A
license
is
the
exclusive
25
authority
to
perform
these
functions.
26
Sec.
74.
Section
256.146,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
27
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
c.
Rules
adopted
pursuant
to
this
subsection
establishing
29
licensure
renewal
requirements
shall
provide
that
up
to
half
30
of
the
units
needed
for
licensure
renewal
may
be
earned
upon
31
the
successful
completion
of
an
individualized
professional
32
development
plan
as
verified
by
the
supervising
licensed
33
evaluator,
or
by
successful
completion
of
professional
34
development
courses
or
programs
offered
by
a
professional
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development
program
licensed
by
the
board,
or
by
a
practitioner
1
preparation
institution
or
area
education
agency
approved
by
2
the
state
board
of
education.
3
Sec.
75.
Section
256.146,
subsection
17,
Code
2024,
is
4
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
17.
May
adopt
rules
for
practitioners
who
are
not
eligible
6
for
a
statement
of
professional
recognition
under
subsection
9
,
7
but
have
received
a
baccalaureate
degree
and
provide
a
service
8
to
students
at
any
or
all
levels
from
prekindergarten
through
9
grade
twelve
for
a
school
district,
accredited
nonpublic
10
school,
area
education
agency,
or
preschool
program
established
11
pursuant
to
chapter
256C
.
12
Sec.
76.
Section
256.151,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
13
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
1.
A
license
issued
under
board
authority
is
valid
for
15
the
period
of
time
for
which
it
is
issued,
unless
the
license
16
is
suspended
or
revoked.
Except
as
provided
in
section
17
256.146,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(2),
18
permanent
licenses
shall
not
be
issued.
A
person
employed
as
19
a
practitioner
shall
hold
a
valid
license
with
an
endorsement
20
for
the
type
of
service
for
which
the
person
is
employed.
21
This
section
does
not
limit
the
duties
or
powers
of
a
school
22
board
to
select
or
discharge
practitioners
or
to
terminate
23
practitioners’
contracts.
A
professional
development
program,
24
except
for
a
program
offered
by
a
practitioner
preparation
25
institution
or
area
education
agency
and
approved
by
the
state
26
board
of
education,
must
possess
a
valid
license
for
the
types
27
of
programs
offered.
28
Sec.
77.
Section
256.160,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
29
subparagraph
(1),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
the
executive
32
director
of
an
area
education
agency,
the
superintendent
of
a
33
school
district,
the
chief
administrator
of
an
area
education
34
agency,
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
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nonpublic
school
shall
report
to
the
board
any
instance
of
1
disciplinary
action
taken
against
a
licensed
school
employee
by
2
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
or
the
executive
3
director
of
an
area
education
agency,
the
superintendent
of
the
4
school
district,
the
chief
administrator
of
the
area
education
5
agency,
or
the
authorities
in
charge
of
the
accredited
6
nonpublic
school
for
conduct
constituting
any
of
the
following:
7
Sec.
78.
Section
256.160,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
8
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
(2)
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
area
10
education
agency
,
the
superintendent
of
a
school
district,
the
11
chief
administrator
executive
director
of
an
area
education
12
agency,
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
13
nonpublic
school
shall
report
to
the
board
the
nonrenewal
or
14
termination,
for
reasons
of
alleged
or
actual
misconduct,
15
of
a
person’s
contract
executed
under
sections
279.12
,
16
279.13
,
279.15
,
279.16
,
279.18
through
279.21
,
279.23
,
and
17
279.24
,
and
the
resignation
of
a
person
who
holds
a
license,
18
certificate,
or
authorization
issued
by
the
board
as
a
result
19
of
or
following
an
incident
or
allegation
of
misconduct
that,
20
if
proven,
would
constitute
a
violation
of
the
rules
adopted
21
by
the
board
to
implement
section
256.146,
subsection
13
,
22
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(1);
soliciting,
encouraging,
or
23
consummating
a
romantic
or
otherwise
inappropriate
relationship
24
with
a
student;
falsifying
student
grades,
test
scores,
25
or
other
official
information
or
material;
or
converting
26
public
property
or
funds
to
the
personal
use
of
the
school
27
employee,
when
the
board
or
reporting
official
has
a
good
28
faith
belief
that
the
incident
occurred
or
the
allegation
is
29
true.
The
board
may
deny
a
license
or
revoke
the
license
30
of
an
administrator
if
the
board
finds
by
a
preponderance
31
of
the
evidence
that
the
administrator
failed
to
report
the
32
termination
or
resignation
of
a
school
employee
holding
a
33
license,
certificate,
statement
of
professional
recognition,
34
or
coaching
authorization,
for
reasons
of
alleged
or
actual
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misconduct,
as
defined
by
this
section
.
1
Sec.
79.
Section
256.165,
subsection
6,
Code
2024,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
6.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
work
with
institutions
4
of
higher
education,
private
colleges
and
universities,
5
community
colleges,
area
education
agencies,
and
professional
6
organizations
to
ensure
that
the
courses
and
programs
required
7
for
authorizations
under
this
section
are
offered
throughout
8
the
state
at
convenient
times
and
at
a
reasonable
cost.
9
Sec.
80.
Section
256B.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
2.
An
area
education
agency
executive
director
of
special
12
education
may
request
approval
from
the
department
of
education
13
to
continue
the
special
education
program
of
a
person
beyond
14
the
period
specified
in
section
256B.2,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
15
“a”
,
if
the
person
had
an
accident
or
prolonged
illness
that
16
resulted
in
delays
in
the
initiation
of
or
interruptions
in
17
that
person’s
special
education
program.
Approval
may
be
18
granted
by
the
department
to
continue
the
special
education
19
program
of
that
person
for
up
to
three
years
or
until
the
20
person’s
twenty-fourth
birthday.
21
Sec.
81.
Section
256B.9,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
5.
The
division
of
special
education
shall
audit
the
reports
24
required
in
section
273.5
to
determine
that
all
children
in
the
25
area
who
have
been
identified
as
requiring
special
education
26
have
received
the
appropriate
special
education
instructional
27
and
support
services,
and
to
verify
the
proper
identification
28
of
pupils
in
the
area
who
will
require
special
education
29
instructional
services
during
the
school
year
in
which
the
30
report
is
filed.
The
division
shall
certify
to
the
director
31
of
the
department
of
management
the
correct
total
enrollment
32
of
each
school
district
in
the
state,
determined
by
applying
33
the
appropriate
pupil
weighting
index
to
each
child
requiring
34
special
education,
as
certified
by
the
directors
of
special
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education
in
executive
director
of
each
area
education
agency
.
1
DIVISION
VI
2
SCHOOLS
——
REORGANIZATION
OF
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
——
CONFORMING
3
CHANGES
4
Sec.
82.
Section
257.9,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
3.
Special
education
support
services
state
cost
per
pupil
7
for
1991-1992.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
for
8
the
special
education
support
services
state
cost
per
pupil,
9
the
department
of
management
shall
divide
the
total
of
the
10
approved
budgets
of
the
area
education
agencies
for
special
11
education
support
services
for
that
year
approved
by
the
state
12
board
of
education
under
section
273.3,
subsection
12
9
,
by
13
the
total
of
the
weighted
enrollment
for
special
education
14
support
services
in
the
state
for
the
budget
year.
The
special
15
education
support
services
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
16
year
is
the
amount
calculated
by
the
department
of
management
17
under
this
subsection
.
18
Sec.
83.
Section
257.10,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
3.
Special
education
support
services
district
cost
per
21
pupil
for
1991-1992.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
22
1991,
for
the
special
education
support
services
district
23
cost
per
pupil,
the
department
of
management
shall
divide
the
24
approved
budget
of
each
area
education
agency
for
special
25
education
support
services
for
that
year
approved
by
the
state
26
board
of
education,
under
section
273.3,
subsection
12
9
,
by
27
the
total
of
the
weighted
enrollment
for
special
education
28
support
services
in
the
area
for
that
budget
year.
The
29
special
education
support
services
district
cost
per
pupil
for
30
each
school
district
in
an
area
for
the
budget
year
is
the
31
amount
calculated
by
the
department
of
management
under
this
32
subsection
.
33
Sec.
84.
Section
257.42,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2024,
are
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
Boards
of
school
districts,
individually
or
jointly
1
with
the
boards
of
other
school
districts,
shall
annually
2
submit
program
plans
for
gifted
and
talented
children
programs
3
and
budget
costs
to
the
department
of
education
and
to
the
4
applicable
gifted
and
talented
children
advisory
council
,
if
5
an
advisory
council
has
been
established,
as
provided
in
this
6
chapter
.
7
4.
The
department
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
under
8
chapter
17A
relating
to
the
administration
of
this
section
9
and
sections
257.43
through
257.49
257.46
.
The
rules
shall
10
prescribe
the
format
of
program
plans
submitted
under
section
11
257.43
and
shall
require
that
programs
fulfill
specified
12
objectives.
The
department
shall
encourage
and
assist
school
13
districts
to
provide
programs
for
gifted
and
talented
children.
14
Sec.
85.
Section
274.13,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
274.13
Attaching
territory
to
adjoining
corporation.
17
In
any
case
where,
by
reason
of
natural
obstacles,
any
18
portion
of
the
inhabitants
of
any
school
corporation
in
the
19
opinion
of
the
area
education
agency
administrator
director
of
20
the
department
of
education
cannot
with
reasonable
facility
21
attend
school
in
their
own
corporation,
the
area
education
22
agency
administrator
director
shall,
by
a
written
order,
in
23
duplicate,
attach
the
part
thus
affected
to
an
adjoining
school
24
corporation,
the
board
of
the
same
consenting
thereto,
one
copy
25
of
which
order
shall
be
at
once
transmitted
to
the
secretary
of
26
each
corporation
affected
thereby,
who
shall
record
the
same
27
and
make
the
proper
designation
on
the
plat
of
the
corporation.
28
Township
or
county
lines
shall
not
be
a
bar
to
the
operation
of
29
this
section
.
30
Sec.
86.
Section
274.14,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
274.14
Restoration.
33
When
the
natural
obstacles
by
reason
of
which
territory
34
has
been
set
off
by
the
area
education
agency
administrator
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director
of
the
department
of
education
from
one
school
1
district
and
attached
to
another
in
the
same
or
an
adjoining
2
county,
as
provided
in
section
274.13
,
have
been
removed,
such
3
territory
may,
upon
the
concurrence
of
the
respective
boards,
4
be
restored
to
the
school
district
from
which
set
off
and
shall
5
be
so
restored
by
said
boards
upon
the
written
application
of
6
two-thirds
of
the
electors
residing
upon
the
territory
so
set
7
off
together
with
the
concurrence
of
the
area
education
agency
8
administrator
director
and
the
board
of
the
school
district
9
from
which
such
territory
was
originally
set
off
by
the
said
10
administrator
director
.
11
Sec.
87.
Section
274.37,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
1.
The
boundary
lines
of
contiguous
school
corporations
14
may
be
changed
by
the
concurrent
action
of
the
respective
15
boards
of
directors
at
their
regular
meetings
in
July,
or
at
16
special
meetings
called
for
that
purpose.
Such
concurrent
17
action
shall
be
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
area
education
18
agency
board
director
of
the
department
of
education
but
such
19
concurrent
action
shall
stand
approved
if
the
board
director
20
does
not
disapprove
such
concurrent
action
within
thirty
days
21
following
receipt
of
notice
thereof.
The
corporation
from
22
which
territory
is
detached
shall,
after
the
change,
contain
23
not
less
than
four
government
sections
of
land.
24
Sec.
88.
Section
274.40,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
274.40
Vesting
of
powers
to
convey.
27
Whenever
a
majority
of
the
directors
of
any
school
district
28
affected
as
in
section
274.39
have
moved
from
such
district
and
29
have
ceased
to
be
residents
thereof
thereby
creating
vacancies
30
on
the
school
board
and
reducing
it
to
less
than
a
quorum,
31
the
powers
vested
by
said
section
in
the
board
of
directors
32
shall
vest
in
the
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
33
department
of
education
and
the
instrument
of
conveyance
shall
34
be
executed
on
behalf
of
such
school
district
by
the
president
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of
the
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
department
1
of
education
until
an
election
is
called
pursuant
to
chapter
2
277
.
3
Sec.
89.
Section
275.1,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
3.
If
a
district
is
attached,
division
of
assets
and
6
liabilities
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
sections
275.29
7
through
and
275.31.
The
area
education
agency
boards
director
8
of
the
department
of
education
shall
develop
detailed
studies
9
and
surveys
of
the
school
districts
within
the
area
education
10
agency
and
all
adjacent
territory
for
the
purpose
of
providing
11
for
reorganization
of
school
districts
in
order
to
effect
more
12
economical
operation
and
the
attainment
of
higher
standards
13
of
education
in
the
schools.
The
plans
shall
be
revised
14
periodically
to
reflect
reorganizations
which
may
have
taken
15
place
in
the
area
education
agency
within
the
impacted
area
and
16
adjacent
territory.
17
Sec.
90.
Section
275.2,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
18
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
The
scope
of
the
studies
and
surveys
shall
include
all
of
20
the
following
matters
in
the
various
districts
in
the
area
21
education
agency
and
all
adjacent
districts
adjacent
to
the
22
area
education
agency
:
23
Sec.
91.
Section
275.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
2.
The
plans
shall
also
include
suggested
alternate
plans
26
that
incorporate
the
school
districts
in
the
area
education
27
agency
into
reorganized
districts
that
meet
the
enrollment
28
standards
specified
in
section
275.3
and
may
include
alternate
29
plans
proposed
by
school
districts
for
sharing
programs
30
under
section
28E.9
,
256.13
,
280.15
,
282.7
,
or
282.10
as
an
31
alternative
to
school
reorganization.
32
Sec.
92.
Section
275.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
275.3
Minimum
size.
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No
new
school
district
shall
be
planned
by
an
area
education
1
agency
board
nor
shall
any
proposal
for
creation
or
enlargement
2
of
any
school
district
be
approved
by
an
area
education
agency
3
board
or
submitted
to
electors
unless
there
reside
within
4
the
proposed
limits
of
such
district
at
least
three
hundred
5
persons
of
school
age
who
were
enrolled
in
public
schools
6
in
the
preceding
school
year.
Provided,
however,
that
the
7
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
have
authority
to
8
grant
permission
to
an
area
education
agency
board
to
approve
9
the
formation
or
enlargement
of
a
school
district
containing
10
a
lower
school
enrollment
than
required
in
this
section
on
11
the
written
request
of
such
area
education
agency
board
the
12
school
districts
that
will
be
affected
by
such
formation
or
13
enlargement
if
such
request
is
accompanied
by
evidence
tending
14
to
show
that
sparsity
of
population,
natural
barriers
or
15
other
good
reason
makes
it
impracticable
to
meet
the
school
16
enrollment
requirement.
17
Sec.
93.
Section
275.4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
275.4
Studies,
surveys,
and
plans.
20
1.
a.
In
developing
studies
and
surveys,
the
area
education
21
agency
board
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
22
consult
with
the
officials
of
school
districts
in
the
area
and
23
other
citizens,
shall
from
time
to
time
hold
public
hearings,
24
and
may
employ
such
research
and
other
assistance
as
it
25
the
director
may
determine
reasonably
necessary
in
order
to
26
properly
carry
on
its
the
survey
and
prepare
definite
plans
of
27
reorganization.
28
b.
In
addition,
the
area
education
agency
board
shall
29
consult
with
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
in
30
the
development
of
surveys
and
plans.
The
director
of
the
31
department
of
education
shall
provide
assistance
to
the
area
32
education
agency
boards
as
requested
and
shall
advise
the
area
33
education
agency
boards
concerning
plans
of
contiguous
area
34
education
agencies
and
the
reorganization
policies
adopted
by
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the
state
board
of
education.
1
2.
Completed
plans
shall
be
transmitted
by
the
area
2
education
agency
board
to
the
director
of
the
department
of
3
education.
4
Sec.
94.
Section
275.5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
5
follows:
6
275.5
Proposals
for
merger
or
consolidation.
7
A
proposal
for
merger,
consolidation,
or
boundary
change
of
8
local
school
districts
shall
first
be
submitted
to
the
area
9
education
agency
board
director
of
the
department
of
education
10
following
the
procedure
prescribed
in
this
chapter
.
Following
11
receipt
of
a
petition
pursuant
to
section
275.12
,
the
area
12
education
agency
board
director
of
the
department
of
education
13
shall
review
its
the
plans
and
determine
whether
the
petition
14
complies
with
the
plans
which
had
been
adopted
by
the
board
15
director
.
If
the
petition
does
not
comply
with
the
plans
16
which
had
been
adopted
by
the
board
,
the
board
department
of
17
education
shall
conduct
further
surveys
pursuant
to
section
18
275.4
prior
to
the
date
set
for
the
hearing
upon
the
petition.
19
If
further
surveys
have
been
conducted
by
the
board
department
20
of
education
,
the
board
department
shall
present
the
results
of
21
the
further
surveys
at
the
hearing
upon
the
petition.
22
Sec.
95.
Section
275.6,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
23
follows:
24
275.6
Progressive
program.
25
It
is
the
intent
of
this
chapter
that
the
area
education
26
agency
board
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
27
carry
on
the
program
of
reorganization
progressively
and
shall,
28
insofar
as
is
possible,
authorize
submission
of
proposals
to
29
the
electors
as
they
are
developed
and
approved.
30
Sec.
96.
Section
275.7,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
275.7
Budget.
33
The
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
department
34
of
education
shall
include
in
the
budget
submitted
each
year
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such
sums
as
it
the
director
deems
necessary
to
carry
on
its
1
the
reorganization
work
under
this
chapter
.
2
Sec.
97.
Section
275.8,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
3
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
Preparation
of
a
written
joint
plan
by
two
or
more
5
school
districts
in
which
contiguous
territory
in
two
or
more
6
area
education
agencies
is
considered
as
a
part
of
a
potential
7
school
district
in
the
area
education
agency
on
behalf
of
which
8
such
plan
is
filed
with
the
department
of
education
by
the
area
9
education
agency
board
.
10
b.
Adoption
of
the
written
joint
plan
at
a
joint
session
of
11
the
several
area
education
agency
boards
of
directors
of
school
12
districts
in
whose
areas
the
territory
is
situated.
A
quorum
13
of
each
of
the
boards
is
necessary
to
transact
business.
Votes
14
shall
be
taken
in
the
manner
prescribed
in
section
275.16
.
15
Sec.
98.
Section
275.8,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
Code
16
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
d.
An
affidavit
signed
on
behalf
of
each
of
said
boards
18
of
directors
of
area
education
agencies
by
a
member
of
such
19
board
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
stating
the
20
boundaries
as
shown
on
such
plat
have
been
agreed
upon
by
the
21
respective
boards
as
are
a
part
of
the
overall
plan
of
school
22
district
reorganization
of
each
such
school.
23
Sec.
99.
Section
275.8,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
3.
Planning
of
joint
districts
shall
be
conducted
in
26
the
same
manner
as
planning
for
single
districts,
except
as
27
provided
in
this
section
.
Studies
and
surveys
relating
to
28
the
planning
of
joint
districts
shall
be
filed
with
the
area
29
education
agency
in
which
one
of
the
districts
is
located
30
director
of
the
department
of
education
by
the
board
of
31
directors
of
the
school
district
which
has
the
greatest
taxable
32
property
base
in
the
areas
where
the
territory
is
situated
.
In
33
the
case
of
controversy
over
the
planning
of
joint
districts,
34
the
matter
shall
be
submitted
to
the
director
of
the
department
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of
education.
Judicial
review
of
the
director’s
decision
1
may
be
sought
in
accordance
with
the
terms
of
the
Iowa
2
administrative
procedure
Act,
chapter
17A
.
Notwithstanding
the
3
terms
of
that
Act,
petitions
for
judicial
review
must
be
filed
4
within
thirty
days
after
the
decision
of
the
director.
5
Sec.
100.
Section
275.9,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
6
to
read
as
follows:
7
2.
The
provisions
of
sections
275.1
through
275.5
,
relating
8
to
studies,
surveys,
hearings
and
adoption
of
plans
shall
9
constitute
a
mandatory
prerequisite
to
the
effectuation
of
10
any
proposal
for
district
boundary
change.
It
shall
be
the
11
mandatory
duty
of
the
area
education
agency
board
director
of
12
the
department
of
education
to
dismiss
the
petition
if
the
13
above
provisions
are
not
complied
with
fully.
14
Sec.
101.
Section
275.11,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
275.11
Proposals
involving
two
or
more
districts.
17
Subject
to
the
approval
of
the
area
education
agency
18
board
director
of
the
department
of
education
,
contiguous
or
19
marginally
adjacent
territory
located
in
two
or
more
school
20
districts
may
be
united
into
a
single
district
in
the
manner
21
provided
in
sections
275.12
through
275.18
,
275.20
,
and
275.22
.
22
Sec.
102.
Section
275.12,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2024,
23
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
1.
A
petition
describing
the
boundaries,
or
accurately
25
describing
the
area
included
therein
by
legal
descriptions,
26
of
the
proposed
district,
which
boundaries
or
area
described
27
shall
conform
to
plans
developed
or
the
petition
shall
request
28
change
of
the
plan,
shall
be
filed
with
the
area
education
29
agency
administrator
of
the
area
education
agency
in
which
the
30
greatest
number
of
registered
voters
reside
director
of
the
31
department
of
education
.
However,
the
area
education
agency
32
administrator
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
33
not
accept
a
petition
if
any
of
the
school
districts
affected
34
have
approved
the
issuance
of
general
obligation
bonds
at
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an
election
pursuant
to
section
296.6
during
the
preceding
1
six-month
period.
The
petition
shall
be
signed
by
eligible
2
electors
residing
in
each
existing
school
district
or
portion
3
affected
equal
in
number
to
at
least
twenty
percent
of
the
4
number
of
registered
voters
in
the
school
district
or
portion
5
affected,
or
four
hundred
eligible
electors,
whichever
is
the
6
smaller
number.
7
4.
The
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
8
department
of
education
in
reviewing
the
petition
as
provided
9
in
sections
section
275.15
and
275.16
shall
review
the
proposed
10
method
of
election
of
school
directors
and
may
change
or
amend
11
the
plan
in
any
manner,
including
to
specify
a
different
12
method
of
electing
school
directors
as
may
be
required
by
13
law,
justice,
equity,
and
the
interest
of
the
people.
In
14
the
action,
the
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
15
department
of
education
shall
follow
the
same
procedure
as
is
16
required
by
sections
section
275.15
and
275.16
for
other
action
17
on
the
petition
by
the
area
education
agency
board
director
.
18
Sec.
103.
Section
275.12,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
19
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
a.
The
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
21
department
of
education
in
reviewing
a
petition
as
provided
22
in
sections
section
275.15
and
275.16
that
is
not
subject
to
23
the
division
of
assets
and
liabilities
provisions
in
sections
24
275.29
through
and
275.31
shall
review
the
proposal
for
25
dividing
liability
for
payment
of
outstanding
bonds
issued
26
under
section
423E.5
or
423F.4
,
required
to
be
included
under
27
section
275.28
,
and
may
change
or
amend
the
proposal
in
any
28
manner,
including
to
specify
a
different
division
for
the
29
reorganized
districts
or
a
different
method
of
payment
or
30
retirement
of
the
bonds
as
may
be
required
by
law,
justice,
31
equity,
and
the
interest
of
the
people.
The
review
conducted
32
by
the
area
education
agency
director
of
the
department
of
33
education
,
including
any
resulting
change
to
the
proposal,
34
shall
ensure
that
the
reorganized
district’s
estimated
revenue
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under
section
423F.2
is
sufficient
for
the
payment
of
principal
1
and
interest
on
the
outstanding
bonds
required
to
be
paid
in
2
the
budget
year
following
the
reorganization.
3
b.
For
bonds
issued
under
section
423E.5
or
423F.4
,
the
4
approval
of
the
reorganization
at
election
creates
a
lien
on
5
the
revenues
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
6
fund
received
by
the
reorganized
district
designated
in
the
7
proposal
approved
by
the
area
education
agency
director
of
8
the
department
of
education
,
subject
to
the
same
priority
as
9
provided
by
the
affected
school
district
that
issued
the
bonds.
10
Sec.
104.
Section
275.14,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
275.14
Objection
——
time
of
filing
——
notice.
13
1.
Within
ten
days
after
the
petition
is
filed,
the
area
14
education
agency
administrator
director
of
the
department
of
15
education
shall
fix
a
final
date
for
filing
objections
to
the
16
petition
which
shall
be
not
more
than
sixty
days
after
the
17
petition
is
filed
and
shall
fix
the
date
for
a
hearing
on
the
18
objections
to
the
petition.
Objections
shall
be
filed
in
19
the
office
of
the
administrator
who
with
the
department
of
20
education,
which
shall
give
notice
at
least
ten
days
prior
21
to
the
final
day
for
filing
objections,
by
one
publication
22
in
a
newspaper
published
within
the
territory
described
in
23
the
petition,
or
if
none
is
published
in
the
territory,
in
a
24
newspaper
published
in
the
county
where
the
petition
is
filed,
25
and
of
general
circulation
in
the
territory
described.
The
26
notice
shall
also
list
the
date,
time,
and
location
for
the
27
hearing
on
the
petition
as
provided
in
section
275.15
.
The
28
cost
of
publication
shall
be
assessed
to
each
district
whose
29
territory
is
involved
in
the
ratio
that
the
number
of
pupils
30
in
basic
enrollment
for
the
budget
year,
as
defined
in
section
31
257.6
in
each
district
bears
to
the
total
number
of
pupils
32
in
basic
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
in
the
total
area
33
involved.
Objections
shall
be
in
writing
in
the
form
of
an
34
affidavit
and
may
be
made
by
any
person
residing
or
owning
land
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within
the
territory
described
in
the
petition,
or
who
would
1
be
injuriously
affected
by
the
change
petitioned
for
and
shall
2
be
on
file
not
later
than
12:00
noon
of
the
final
day
fixed
for
3
filing
objections.
4
2.
Objection
forms
shall
be
prescribed
by
the
department
of
5
education
and
may
be
obtained
from
the
area
education
agency
6
administrator
department
.
Objection
forms
that
request
that
7
property
be
removed
from
a
proposed
district
shall
include
the
8
correct
legal
description
of
the
property
to
be
removed.
9
Sec.
105.
Section
275.15,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
275.15
Hearing
——
decision
——
publication
——
appeal.
12
1.
At
the
hearing,
which
shall
be
held
within
ten
days
of
13
the
final
date
set
for
filing
objections,
interested
parties,
14
both
petitioners
and
objectors,
may
present
evidence
and
15
arguments,
and
the
area
education
agency
board
director
of
16
the
department
of
education
shall
review
the
matter
on
its
17
merits
and
within
ten
days
after
the
conclusion
of
any
hearing,
18
shall
rule
on
the
objections
and
shall
enter
an
order
fixing
19
the
boundaries
for
the
proposed
school
corporation
as
will
20
in
its
the
director’s
judgment
be
for
the
best
interests
of
21
all
parties
concerned,
having
due
regard
for
the
welfare
of
22
adjoining
districts,
or
dismiss
the
petition.
23
2.
The
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
24
department
of
education
,
when
entering
the
order
fixing
the
25
boundaries,
shall
consider
all
available
evidence
including,
26
but
not
limited
to,
information
presented
by
the
petitioners,
27
all
objections
requesting
territory
exclusion,
reorganization
28
studies
and
plans,
geographical
patterns
evidenced
by
students
29
using
open
enrollment
to
attend
school
in
another
district
30
pursuant
to
section
282.18
,
potential
travel
distances
required
31
of
students,
and
geographic
configuration
of
the
proposed
32
district.
The
exclusion
of
territory
shall
represent
a
balance
33
between
the
rights
of
the
objectors
and
the
welfare
of
the
34
reorganized
district.
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3.
If
the
petition
is
not
dismissed
and
the
board
director
1
of
the
department
of
education
determines
that
additional
2
information
is
required
in
order
to
fix
boundary
lines
of
the
3
proposed
school
corporation,
the
board
director
may
continue
4
the
hearing
for
no
more
than
thirty
days.
The
date
of
the
5
continued
hearing
shall
be
announced
at
the
original
meeting.
6
Additional
objections
in
the
form
required
in
section
275.14
7
may
be
considered
if
filed
with
the
administrator
director
of
8
the
department
of
education
within
five
days,
not
including
9
Saturdays,
Sundays,
or
holidays,
after
the
date
of
the
original
10
board
hearing.
If
the
hearing
is
continued,
the
area
education
11
agency
administrator
director
of
the
department
of
education
12
may
conduct
one
or
more
meetings
with
the
boards
of
directors
13
of
the
affected
districts.
Notice
of
any
such
meeting
must
14
be
given
at
least
forty-eight
hours
in
advance
by
the
area
15
education
agency
administrator
director
of
the
department
of
16
education
in
the
manner
provided
in
section
21.4
.
The
area
17
education
agency
board
may
request
that
the
administrator
make
18
alternative
recommendations
regarding
the
boundary
lines
of
the
19
proposed
school
corporation.
The
area
education
agency
board
20
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
make
a
decision
21
on
the
boundary
lines
within
ten
days
following
the
conclusion
22
of
the
continued
hearing.
23
4.
The
administrator
director
of
the
department
of
24
education
shall
at
once
publish
the
decision
in
the
same
25
newspaper
in
which
the
original
notice
was
published.
Within
26
twenty
days
after
the
publication,
the
decision
rendered
by
27
the
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
department
of
28
education
may
be
appealed
to
the
district
court
in
the
county
29
involved
by
any
school
district
affected.
For
purposes
of
30
appeal,
only
those
school
districts
who
filed
reorganization
31
petitions
are
school
districts
affected.
An
appeal
from
a
32
decision
of
an
area
education
agency
board
or
joint
area
33
education
agency
boards
the
director
of
the
department
of
34
education
under
section
275.4
,
275.16
,
or
this
section
is
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subject
to
appeal
procedures
under
this
chapter
and
is
not
1
subject
to
appeal
under
chapter
290
.
2
Sec.
106.
Section
275.17,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
275.17
Filing
a
petition.
5
If
an
area
education
agency
board
the
director
of
the
6
department
of
education
does
not
approve
the
change
in
7
boundaries
of
school
districts
in
accordance
with
a
petition,
a
8
petition
describing
the
identical
or
similar
boundaries
shall
9
not
be
filed
for
a
period
of
six
months
following
the
date
10
of
the
hearing
or
the
vote
of
the
board,
whichever
is
later
11
director
publishes
the
director’s
decision
pursuant
to
section
12
275.15,
subsection
4
.
13
Sec.
107.
Section
275.18,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
275.18
Special
election
called
——
time.
16
1.
When
the
boundaries
of
the
territory
to
be
included
in
17
a
proposed
school
corporation
and
the
number
and
method
of
18
the
election
of
the
school
directors
of
the
proposed
school
19
corporation
have
been
determined
as
provided
in
this
chapter
,
20
the
area
education
agency
administrator
with
whom
the
petition
21
is
filed
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
give
22
written
notice
of
the
election
to
the
county
commissioner
of
23
elections
of
the
county
in
the
proposed
school
corporation
24
which
has
the
greatest
taxable
base.
The
question
shall
be
25
submitted
to
the
voters
at
an
election
held
on
a
date
specified
26
in
section
39.2,
subsection
4
,
paragraph
“c”
in
the
calendar
27
year
prior
to
the
calendar
year
in
which
the
reorganization
28
will
take
effect.
29
2.
The
county
commissioner
of
elections
shall
give
notice
30
of
the
election
by
one
publication
in
the
same
newspaper
in
31
which
previous
notices
have
been
published
regarding
the
32
proposed
school
reorganization,
and
in
addition,
if
more
than
33
one
county
is
involved,
by
one
publication
in
a
legal
newspaper
34
in
each
county
other
than
that
of
the
first
publication.
The
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publication
shall
be
not
less
than
four
nor
more
than
twenty
1
days
prior
to
the
election.
If
the
decision
published
pursuant
2
to
section
275.15
or
275.16
includes
a
description
of
the
3
proposed
school
corporation
and
a
description
of
the
director
4
districts,
if
any,
the
notice
for
election
and
the
ballot
do
5
not
need
to
include
these
descriptions.
Notice
for
an
election
6
shall
not
be
published
until
the
expiration
of
time
for
appeal,
7
which
shall
be
the
same
as
that
provided
in
section
275.15
or
8
275.16
,
whichever
is
applicable
;
and
if
there
is
an
appeal,
not
9
until
the
appeal
has
been
disposed
of.
10
3.
The
area
education
agency
administrator
director
of
the
11
department
of
education
shall
furnish
to
the
commissioner
a
12
map
of
the
proposed
reorganized
area
which
must
be
approved
by
13
the
commissioner
as
suitable
for
posting.
The
map
shall
be
14
displayed
prominently
in
at
least
one
place
within
the
voting
15
precinct,
and
inside
each
voting
booth.
16
Sec.
108.
Section
275.22,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
17
follows:
18
275.22
Canvass
and
return.
19
The
canvass
shall
be
conducted
pursuant
to
section
20
50.24
.
The
county
commissioner
of
elections
or
controlling
21
commissioner
shall
certify
the
results
of
the
election
to
the
22
area
education
agency
administrator
director
of
the
department
23
of
education
.
If
the
majority
of
the
votes
cast
by
the
24
registered
voters
is
in
favor
of
the
proposition,
as
provided
25
in
section
275.20
,
a
new
school
corporation
shall
be
organized.
26
If
the
majority
of
votes
cast
is
opposed
to
the
proposition,
27
a
new
petition
describing
the
identical
or
similar
boundaries
28
shall
not
be
filed
for
at
least
six
months
from
the
date
of
29
the
election.
If
territory
is
excluded
from
the
reorganized
30
district,
action
pursuant
to
section
274.37
shall
be
taken
31
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
reorganization.
The
secretary
32
of
the
new
school
corporation
shall
file
a
written
description
33
of
the
boundaries
as
provided
in
section
274.4
.
34
Sec.
109.
Section
275.23A,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
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amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
2.
Following
each
federal
decennial
census
the
school
2
board
shall
determine
whether
the
existing
director
district
3
boundaries
meet
the
standards
in
subsection
1
according
to
4
the
most
recent
federal
decennial
census.
In
addition
to
the
5
authority
granted
to
voters
to
change
the
number
of
directors
6
or
method
of
election
as
provided
in
sections
275.35
,
275.36
,
7
and
278.1
,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
may,
8
following
a
federal
decennial
census,
by
resolution
and
9
in
accordance
with
this
section
,
authorize
a
change
in
the
10
method
of
election
as
set
forth
in
section
275.12,
subsection
11
2
,
or
a
change
to
either
five
or
seven
directors
after
the
12
board
conducts
a
hearing
on
the
resolution.
If
the
board
13
proposes
to
change
the
number
of
directors
from
seven
to
five
14
directors,
the
resolution
shall
include
a
plan
for
reducing
15
the
number
of
directors.
If
the
board
proposes
to
increase
16
the
number
of
directors
to
seven
directors,
two
directors
17
shall
be
added
according
to
the
procedure
described
in
section
18
277.23,
subsection
2
.
If
necessary,
the
board
of
directors
19
shall
redraw
the
director
district
boundaries.
The
director
20
district
boundaries
shall
be
described
in
the
resolution
21
adopted
by
the
school
board.
The
resolution
shall
be
adopted
22
no
earlier
than
November
15
of
the
second
year
immediately
23
following
the
year
in
which
the
federal
decennial
census
is
24
taken
and
no
later
than
May
15
of
the
third
year
immediately
25
following
the
year
in
which
the
federal
decennial
census
26
is
taken.
A
copy
of
the
plan
shall
be
filed
with
the
area
27
education
agency
administrator
of
the
area
education
agency
in
28
which
the
school’s
electors
reside
director
of
the
department
29
of
education
.
If
the
board
does
not
provide
for
an
election
30
as
provided
in
sections
275.35
,
275.36
,
and
278.1
and
adopts
31
a
resolution
to
change
the
number
of
directors
or
method
of
32
election
in
accordance
with
this
subsection
,
the
district
33
shall
change
the
number
of
directors
or
method
of
election
as
34
provided
unless,
within
twenty-eight
days
following
the
action
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of
the
board,
the
secretary
of
the
board
receives
a
petition
1
containing
the
required
number
of
signatures,
asking
that
an
2
election
be
called
to
approve
or
disapprove
the
action
of
3
the
board
in
adopting
the
resolution.
The
petition
must
be
4
signed
by
eligible
electors
equal
in
number
to
not
less
than
5
one
hundred
or
thirty
percent
of
the
number
of
voters
at
the
6
last
preceding
regular
school
election,
whichever
is
greater.
7
The
board
shall
either
rescind
its
action
or
direct
the
8
county
commissioner
of
elections
to
submit
the
question
to
the
9
registered
voters
of
the
school
district
at
an
election
held
10
on
a
date
specified
in
section
39.2,
subsection
4
,
paragraph
11
“c”
.
If
a
majority
of
those
voting
on
the
question
at
the
12
election
favors
disapproval
of
the
action
of
the
board,
the
13
district
shall
not
change
the
number
of
directors
or
method
of
14
election.
If
a
majority
of
those
voting
on
the
question
does
15
not
favor
disapproval
of
the
action,
the
board
shall
certify
16
the
results
of
the
election
to
the
department
of
management
and
17
the
district
shall
change
the
number
of
directors
or
method
of
18
election
as
provided
in
this
subsection
.
At
the
expiration
of
19
the
twenty-eight-day
period,
if
no
petition
is
filed,
the
board
20
shall
certify
its
action
to
the
department
of
management
and
21
the
district
shall
change
the
number
of
directors
or
method
of
22
election
as
provided
in
this
subsection
.
23
Sec.
110.
Section
275.25,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
24
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
a.
If
the
proposition
to
establish
a
new
school
district
26
carries
under
the
method
provided
in
this
chapter
,
the
area
27
education
agency
administrator
with
whom
the
petition
was
filed
28
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
give
written
29
notice
of
a
proposed
date
for
a
special
election
for
directors
30
of
the
newly
formed
school
district
to
the
commissioner
31
of
elections
of
the
county
in
the
district
involved
in
the
32
reorganization
which
has
the
greatest
taxable
base.
The
33
proposed
date
shall
be
as
soon
as
possible
pursuant
to
section
34
39.2,
subsections
1
and
2
,
and
section
47.6,
subsections
1
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and
2
,
but
not
later
than
the
third
Tuesday
in
January
of
the
1
calendar
year
in
which
the
reorganization
takes
effect.
2
Sec.
111.
Section
275.25,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
3
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
b.
The
county
board
of
supervisors
shall
canvass
the
votes
5
and
the
county
commissioner
of
elections
shall
report
the
6
results
to
the
area
education
agency
administrator
director
of
7
the
department
of
education
who
shall
notify
the
persons
who
8
are
elected
directors.
9
Sec.
112.
Section
275.25,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
10
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
4.
The
board
of
the
newly
formed
district
shall
organize
12
within
fifteen
days
after
the
special
election
upon
the
call
13
of
the
area
education
agency
administrator
director
of
the
14
department
of
education
.
The
new
board
shall
have
control
of
15
the
employment
of
personnel
for
the
newly
formed
district
for
16
the
next
following
school
year
under
section
275.33
.
Following
17
the
first
organizational
meeting
of
the
board
of
the
newly
18
formed
district,
the
board
may
establish
policy,
organize
19
curriculum,
enter
into
contracts,
complete
planning,
and
take
20
action
as
necessary
for
the
efficient
management
of
the
newly
21
formed
community
school
district.
22
Sec.
113.
Section
275.26,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
23
follows:
24
275.26
Payment
of
expenses.
25
1.
If
a
district
is
established
or
changes
its
boundaries
it
26
shall
pay
all
expenses
incurred
by
the
area
education
agency
27
administrator
and
the
area
education
agency
board
department
28
of
education
in
connection
with
the
proceedings.
The
county
29
commissioner
of
elections
shall
assess
the
costs
of
the
30
election
against
the
district
as
provided
in
section
47.3
.
If
31
the
proposition
is
dismissed
or
defeated
at
the
election,
all
32
expenses
shall
be
apportioned
among
the
several
districts
in
33
proportion
to
the
assessed
valuation
of
property
therein.
34
2.
If
the
proposed
district
or
boundary
change
embraces
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territory
in
more
than
one
area
education
agency
school
1
district
,
such
expenses
shall
be
certified
to
and,
if
2
necessary,
apportioned
among
the
several
districts
by
the
joint
3
agency
board
director
of
the
department
of
education
.
If
in
4
only
one
agency,
the
certification
shall
be
made
by
the
agency
5
administrator.
6
3.
The
respective
boards
to
which
such
expenses
are
7
certified
shall
audit
and
order
the
same
paid
from
the
general
8
fund.
In
the
event
of
failure
of
any
board
to
so
audit
and
9
pay
the
expenses
certified
to
it,
the
area
education
agency
10
administrator
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
11
certify
the
expenses
to
the
county
auditor
in
the
same
manner
12
as
is
provided
for
tuition
claims
in
section
282.21
and
the
13
funds
shall
be
transferred
by
the
county
treasurer
from
the
14
debtor
district
to
the
agency
board
department
of
education
for
15
payment
of
said
expenses.
16
Sec.
114.
Section
275.28,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
17
follows:
18
275.28
Plan
of
division
of
assets
and
liabilities.
19
In
addition
to
setting
up
the
territory
to
comprise
the
20
reorganized
districts,
a
reorganization
petition
shall
provide
21
for
a
division
of
assets
and
liabilities
of
the
districts
22
affected
among
the
reorganized
districts.
However,
if
23
territory
is
excluded
from
the
reorganized
district
by
the
24
petition
or
by
the
area
education
agency
board
of
directors
25
director
of
the
department
of
education
,
the
division
of
all
26
assets
and
liabilities
shall
be
made
under
the
provisions
of
27
sections
275.29
through
and
275.31.
28
Sec.
115.
Section
275.39,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
29
follows:
30
275.39
Excluded
territory
included
in
new
petition.
31
Territory
described
in
the
petition
of
a
proposed
32
reorganization
which
has
been
set
out
of
the
proposed
33
reorganization
by
the
area
education
agency
board
or
the
joint
34
boards
and
in
the
event
of
an
appeal,
after
the
decision
of
the
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director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
courts,
may
be
1
included
in
any
new
petition
for
reorganization.
2
Sec.
116.
Section
275.41,
subsections
1
and
4,
Code
2024,
3
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
1.
As
an
alternative
to
the
method
specified
in
section
5
275.25
for
electing
directors
in
a
newly
formed
community
6
school
district,
the
procedure
specified
in
this
section
may
7
be
used
and
if
used,
the
petition
filed
under
section
275.12
8
shall
state
the
number
of
directors
on
the
initial
board.
9
If
two
districts
are
named
in
the
petition,
either
five
or
10
seven
directors
shall
serve
on
the
initial
board.
If
three
11
or
more
districts
are
named
in
the
petition,
either
seven
or
12
nine
directors
shall
serve
on
the
initial
board.
The
petition
13
shall
specify
the
number
of
directors
to
be
retained
from
each
14
district,
and
those
numbers
shall
be
proportionate
to
the
15
populations
of
the
districts.
If
the
exclusion
of
territory
16
from
a
reorganization
affects
the
proportionate
balance
17
of
directors
among
the
affected
districts
specified
in
the
18
petition,
or
if
the
proposal
specified
in
the
petition
does
not
19
comply
with
the
requirement
for
proportionate
representation,
20
the
area
education
board
director
of
the
department
of
21
education
shall
modify
the
proposal.
However,
all
districts
22
affected
shall
retain
at
least
one
member.
23
4.
The
board
of
the
newly
formed
district
shall
organize
24
within
forty-five
days
after
the
approval
of
the
merger
upon
25
the
call
of
the
area
education
agency
administrator
director
26
of
the
department
of
education
.
The
new
board
shall
have
27
control
of
the
employment
of
all
personnel
for
the
newly
28
formed
district
for
the
ensuing
school
year.
Following
the
29
organization
of
the
new
board
the
board
shall
have
authority
to
30
establish
policy,
organize
curriculum,
enter
into
contracts
and
31
complete
such
planning
and
take
such
action
as
is
essential
for
32
the
efficient
management
of
the
newly
formed
community
school
33
district.
34
Sec.
117.
Section
275.51,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
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amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
4.
The
board
of
the
school
district
shall
certify
to
2
the
area
education
agency
board
director
of
the
department
3
of
education
that
a
commission
has
been
formed,
the
4
names
and
addresses
of
commission
members,
and
that
the
5
commission
members
represent
the
various
geographic
areas
and
6
socioeconomic
factors
present
in
the
district.
7
Sec.
118.
Section
275.52,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
8
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
3.
The
commission
may
seek
assistance
from
the
area
10
education
agency
and
the
department
of
education.
11
Sec.
119.
Section
275.54,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
12
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
a.
If
the
board
of
a
district
to
which
area
of
the
14
dissolving
school
district
will
be
attached
objects
to
15
the
division
of
assets
and
liabilities
contained
in
the
16
dissolution
proposal,
the
matter
shall
be
decided
by
a
panel
17
of
disinterested
arbitrators.
The
panel
shall
consist
of
one
18
arbitrator
selected
jointly
by
affected
districts
objecting
19
to
the
provisions
of
the
dissolution
proposal,
one
selected
20
jointly
by
the
affected
districts
in
favor
of
the
provisions
of
21
the
dissolution
proposal,
and
one
selected
by
the
dissolving
22
district.
If
the
number
of
arbitrators
selected
is
even,
a
23
disinterested
arbitrator
shall
be
selected
by
the
administrator
24
of
the
area
education
agency
to
which
the
dissolving
district
25
belongs
director
of
the
department
of
education
.
The
decision
26
of
the
arbitrators
shall
be
made
in
writing
and
filed
with
27
the
secretary
of
each
affected
school
district.
A
party
to
28
the
proceedings
may
appeal
the
decision
to
the
district
court
29
by
serving
notice
on
the
secretary
of
each
affected
school
30
district
within
twenty
days
after
the
decision
is
filed.
31
The
appeal
shall
be
tried
in
equity
and
a
decree
entered
32
determining
the
entire
matter,
including
the
levy,
collection,
33
and
distribution
of
any
necessary
taxes.
34
Sec.
120.
Section
276.10,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
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amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
5.
The
school
districts
may
cooperate
with
community
2
colleges
,
and
institutions
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
3
of
regents
,
and
area
education
agencies
in
providing
community
4
education
programs.
5
Sec.
121.
Section
279.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
6
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
(4)
Notwithstanding
any
requirement
of
this
paragraph
to
8
the
contrary,
when
the
board
is
reduced
below
a
quorum,
the
9
secretary
of
the
board,
or
if
there
is
no
secretary,
the
area
10
education
agency
administrator
director
of
the
department
of
11
education
,
shall
call
a
special
election
in
the
district,
12
subdistrict,
or
subdistricts,
as
the
case
may
be,
to
fill
the
13
vacancies.
14
Sec.
122.
Section
279.7,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
If
a
vacancy
or
vacancies
occur
among
the
elective
17
officers
or
members
of
a
school
board
and
the
remaining
members
18
of
the
board
have
not
filled
the
vacancy
within
thirty
days
19
after
the
vacancy
occurs
or
if
a
valid
petition
is
submitted
20
to
the
secretary
of
the
board
pursuant
to
section
279.6,
21
subsection
1
,
or
when
the
board
is
reduced
below
a
quorum,
22
the
secretary
of
the
board,
or
if
there
is
no
secretary,
23
the
area
education
agency
administrator
director
of
the
24
department
of
education
,
shall
call
a
special
election
in
the
25
district,
subdistrict,
or
subdistricts,
as
the
case
may
be,
26
to
fill
the
vacancy
or
vacancies.
The
county
commissioner
of
27
elections
shall
publish
the
notices
required
by
law
for
special
28
elections,
and
the
election
shall
be
held
not
sooner
than
29
thirty
days
nor
later
than
forty
days
after
the
thirtieth
day
30
following
the
day
the
vacancy
occurs.
If
the
secretary
fails
31
for
more
than
three
days
to
call
an
election,
the
administrator
32
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
call
it.
33
Sec.
123.
Section
279.23,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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4.
For
purposes
of
this
section
and
sections
279.23A
,
1
279.24
,
and
279.25
,
the
term
“administrator”
includes
school
2
superintendents,
assistant
superintendents,
educational
3
directors
employed
by
school
districts
for
grades
kindergarten
4
through
twelve,
educational
directors
employed
by
area
5
education
agencies
under
chapter
273
,
principals,
assistant
6
principals,
other
certified
school
supervisors
employed
7
by
school
districts
for
grades
kindergarten
through
twelve
8
as
defined
under
section
20.4
,
and
other
certified
school
9
supervisors
employed
by
area
education
agencies
under
chapter
10
273
.
For
purposes
of
this
section
and
sections
279.23A
,
11
279.24
,
and
279.25
,
with
regard
to
community
college
employees,
12
“administrator”
includes
the
administrator
of
an
instructional
13
division
or
an
area
of
instructional
responsibility,
and
the
14
administrator
of
an
instructional
unit,
department,
or
section.
15
Sec.
124.
Section
279.30,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
16
follows:
17
279.30
Payments
——
exceptions.
18
Each
payment
must
be
made
payable
to
the
person
entitled
to
19
receive
the
money
or
deposited
directly
into
an
account
at
a
20
financial
institution,
as
defined
in
section
527.2
,
specified
21
by
the
person
entitled
to
receive
the
money.
The
board
of
22
directors
of
a
school
district
or
an
executive
director
of
23
an
area
education
agency
may
by
resolution
authorize
the
24
secretary,
upon
approval
of
the
superintendent
or
designee,
25
or
administrator
executive
director
,
in
the
case
of
an
area
26
education
agency,
to
issue
payments
when
the
board
of
directors
27
is
not
in
session
in
payment
of
reasonable
and
necessary
28
expenses,
but
only
upon
verified
bills
filed
with
the
secretary
29
or
administrator
executive
director
,
and
for
the
payment
of
30
salaries
pursuant
to
the
terms
of
a
written
contract.
Each
31
payment
must
be
made
payable
only
to
the
person
performing
32
the
service
or
presenting
the
verified
bill,
and
must
state
33
the
purpose
for
which
the
payment
is
issued.
All
bills
and
34
salaries
for
which
payments
are
issued
prior
to
audit
and
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allowance
by
the
board
must
be
passed
upon
by
the
board
of
1
directors
at
the
next
meeting
and
be
entered
in
the
regular
2
minutes
of
the
secretary.
3
Sec.
125.
Section
279.50,
subsection
8,
Code
2024,
is
4
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
5
Sec.
126.
Section
279.51,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
6
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
a.
Two
hundred
seventy-five
thousand
eight
hundred
8
sixty-four
dollars
of
the
funds
appropriated
shall
be
allocated
9
to
the
area
education
agencies
child
development
coordinating
10
council
to
assist
school
districts
in
developing
program
plans
11
and
budgets
under
this
section
and
to
assist
school
districts
12
and
child
development
programs
under
section
256A.3
in
meeting
13
other
responsibilities
in
early
childhood
education.
14
Sec.
127.
Section
279.51A,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
3.
If
the
student
whose
behavior
caused
the
classroom
17
clearance
has
an
individualized
education
program
or
a
18
behavioral
intervention
plan,
the
classroom
teacher
shall
call
19
for
and
be
included
in
a
review
and
potential
revision
of
20
the
student’s
individualized
education
program
or
behavioral
21
intervention
plan
by
the
student’s
individualized
education
22
program
team.
The
area
education
agency,
in
collaboration
23
with
the
school
district
and
area
education
agency,
if
the
24
area
education
agency
is
providing
special
education
services
25
to
the
school
district
pursuant
to
section
273.7A
,
may,
26
when
the
parent
or
guardian
meets
with
the
individualized
27
education
program
team
during
the
reevaluation
of
the
student’s
28
individualized
education
program,
inform
the
parent
or
guardian
29
of
individual
or
family
counseling
services
available
in
the
30
area.
31
Sec.
128.
Section
280.19A,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2024,
32
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
1.
Each
school
district
shall
adopt
a
plan
to
provide
34
alternative
options
education
programs
to
students
who
are
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either
at
risk
of
dropping
out
or
have
dropped
out.
An
1
alternative
options
education
program
may
be
provided
in
a
2
district,
through
a
sharing
agreement
with
a
school
in
a
3
contiguous
district,
or
through
an
areawide
program
available
4
at
the
community
college
serving
the
merged
area
in
which
5
the
school
district
is
located.
Each
area
education
agency
6
shall
provide
assistance
in
establishing
a
plan
to
provide
7
alternative
education
options
to
students
attending
a
public
8
school
in
a
district
served
by
the
agency.
9
2.
When
a
plan
is
developed,
the
district
shall
be
10
responsible
for
the
operation
of
the
program
and
shall
11
reimburse
the
area
education
agency
for
the
actual
costs
12
incurred
by
the
area
education
agency
under
this
section
.
13
Sec.
129.
Section
280.29,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
14
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
a.
Work
with
an
area
education
agency
child
welfare
16
liaison,
if
the
area
education
agency
has
employed
such
a
17
liaison
in
accordance
with
section
273.2,
subsection
10
8
,
to
18
develop
systems
to
ease
the
enrollment
transition
of
a
child
19
adjudicated
under
chapter
232
or
receiving
foster
care
services
20
to
another
school.
21
Sec.
130.
Section
280A.4,
subsection
6,
Code
2024,
is
22
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
6.
A
school
district,
an
accredited
nonpublic
school,
24
an
area
education
agency,
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
25
district
or
an
area
education
agency
,
authorities
in
charge
of
26
the
accredited
nonpublic
school,
and
employees
of
the
school
27
district,
accredited
nonpublic
school
or
area
education
agency,
28
shall
not
be
liable
for
any
injury
arising
from
the
provision
29
of
voluntary
behavioral
health
screenings
or
behavioral
health
30
services
in
accordance
with
this
chapter
,
provided
such
person
31
has
acted
reasonably
and
in
good
faith
and
in
accordance
with
32
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
33
Sec.
131.
Section
282.7,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
34
to
read
as
follows:
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3.
Notwithstanding
sections
28E.9
and
282.8
,
a
school
1
district
may
negotiate
an
agreement
under
subsection
1
for
2
attendance
of
its
pupils
in
a
school
district
located
in
a
3
contiguous
state
subject
to
a
reciprocal
agreement
by
the
two
4
state
boards
in
the
manner
provided
in
this
subsection
.
Prior
5
to
negotiating
an
agreement
with
the
school
district
in
the
6
contiguous
state,
the
board
of
directors
shall
file
a
written
7
request
with
the
state
board
of
education
for
a
determination
8
whether
the
school
district
in
the
contiguous
state
meets
9
requirements
substantially
similar
to
those
required
for
10
accredited
or
approved
school
districts
in
this
state
and
11
the
school
district
receives
or
has
available
services
12
equivalent
to
those
that
would
be
provided
in
this
state
by
13
an
area
education
agency
.
The
school
district
shall
also
14
obtain
approval
by
the
department
of
education
of
the
sharing
15
proposal,
before
the
agreement
becomes
effective.
Six
months
16
before
making
the
request
for
approval,
the
district
shall
17
request
a
feasibility
study
from
the
department
of
education.
18
If
the
state
board
of
this
state
and
the
corresponding
19
state
board
in
the
contiguous
state
agree
that
the
school
20
districts
of
their
respective
states
meet
substantially
similar
21
requirements
and
have
substantially
similar
services
available
22
to
the
school
district,
and
if
the
Iowa
department
of
education
23
approves
the
proposed
contract,
the
two
state
boards
may
sign
24
a
reciprocal
agreement
for
attendance
of
their
pupils
in
the
25
school
district
of
the
other
state,
subject
to
the
agreement
26
signed
between
the
boards
of
directors
of
the
two
districts.
27
A
school
district
that
negotiates
an
agreement
with
a
school
28
district
in
a
contiguous
state
under
this
subsection
is
not
29
eligible
for
supplementary
weighting
under
section
257.11
as
a
30
result
of
that
agreement.
31
Sec.
132.
Section
284.2,
subsection
9,
Code
2024,
is
amended
32
to
read
as
follows:
33
9.
“School
board”
means
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
34
district
,
or
a
collaboration
of
boards
of
directors
of
school
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districts,
or
the
board
of
directors
of
an
area
education
1
agency,
as
the
context
requires.
2
Sec.
133.
Section
284.3A,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
3
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
For
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
if
the
5
licensed
employees
of
a
school
district
or
area
education
6
agency
receiving
funds
pursuant
to
sections
257.10
and
257.37A
7
are
organized
under
chapter
20
for
collective
bargaining
8
purposes,
the
school
board
or
the
area
education
agency
and
9
the
certified
bargaining
representative
for
the
licensed
10
employees
shall
negotiate
the
distribution
of
the
funds
11
among
the
teachers
employed
by
the
school
district
or
area
12
education
agency
according
to
chapter
20
.
The
department
of
13
administrative
services
shall
be
the
chief
negotiator
for
the
14
area
education
agency.
15
b.
If
the
licensed
employees
of
a
school
district
or
area
16
education
agency
are
not
organized
for
collective
bargaining
17
purposes,
the
board
of
directors
or
the
area
education
agency
18
shall
determine
the
method
of
distribution
of
such
funds.
19
Sec.
134.
Section
284.3A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
20
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
c.
If
the
licensed
employees
of
a
school
district
or
area
22
education
agency
are
not
organized
for
collective
bargaining
23
purposes,
the
board
of
directors
or
the
area
education
agency
24
shall
create
the
new
combined
salary.
The
board
of
directors
25
or
the
area
education
agency
shall
determine
adjustments
in
26
salaries
resulting
from
a
reduction
in
the
teacher
salary
27
supplement
per
pupil
amount.
28
Sec.
135.
Section
284.6,
subsections
6
and
10,
Code
2024,
29
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
6.
School
districts,
a
consortium
of
school
districts,
31
area
education
agencies,
higher
education
institutions,
32
and
other
public
or
private
entities
including
professional
33
associations
may
be
approved
by
the
state
board
to
provide
34
teacher
professional
development.
The
professional
development
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program
or
offering
shall,
at
minimum,
meet
the
requirements
1
of
subsection
1
.
The
state
board
shall
adopt
rules
for
the
2
approval
of
professional
development
providers
and
standards
3
for
the
district
development
plan.
4
10.
If
funds
are
allocated
for
purposes
of
professional
5
development
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
6
“c”
,
the
department
shall
,
in
collaboration
with
the
area
7
education
agencies,
establish
teacher
development
academies
for
8
school-based
teams
of
teachers
and
instructional
leaders.
Each
9
academy
shall
include
an
institute
and
shall
provide
follow-up
10
training
and
coaching.
11
Sec.
136.
Section
284.6A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
12
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
a.
A
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
or
a
14
collaborative
of
one
or
more
school
districts,
and
accredited
15
nonpublic
schools,
and
area
education
agencies,
may
apply
to
16
the
department,
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
the
department,
to
17
receive
moneys
from
the
fund
to
provide
proven
professional
18
development
activities
for
Iowa
teachers
in
the
area
of
19
computer
science
education.
20
Sec.
137.
Section
284.13,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
21
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
(3)
Of
the
moneys
allocated
to
the
department
for
the
23
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“d”
,
for
each
fiscal
year
included
24
in
subparagraph
(1),
not
more
than
six
hundred
twenty-six
25
thousand
one
hundred
ninety-one
dollars
shall
be
used
by
26
the
department
for
the
development
of
a
delivery
system
,
in
27
collaboration
with
area
education
agencies,
to
assist
in
28
implementing
the
career
paths
and
leadership
roles
considered
29
pursuant
to
sections
284.15
,
284.16
,
and
284.17
,
including
but
30
not
limited
to
planning
grants
to
school
districts
and
area
31
education
agencies,
technical
assistance
for
the
department,
32
technical
assistance
for
districts
and
area
education
agencies,
33
training
and
staff
development,
and
the
contracting
of
external
34
expertise
and
services.
In
using
moneys
allocated
for
purposes
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of
this
subparagraph
(3),
the
department
shall
give
priority
to
1
school
districts
with
certified
enrollments
of
fewer
than
six
2
hundred
students.
A
portion
of
the
moneys
allocated
annually
3
to
the
department
for
purposes
of
this
subparagraph
(3)
may
be
4
used
by
the
department
for
administrative
purposes
and
for
not
5
more
than
five
full-time
equivalent
positions.
6
Sec.
138.
Section
284.13,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
Code
7
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
f.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
9
June
30,
2024,
to
the
department
an
amount
up
to
six
hundred
10
twenty-six
thousand
one
hundred
ninety-one
dollars
shall
be
11
used
by
the
department
for
a
delivery
system
,
in
collaboration
12
with
area
education
agencies,
to
assist
in
implementing
the
13
career
paths
and
leadership
roles
considered
pursuant
to
14
sections
284.15
,
284.16
,
and
284.17
,
including
but
not
limited
15
to
planning
grants
to
school
districts
and
area
education
16
agencies,
technical
assistance
for
the
department,
technical
17
assistance
for
districts
and
area
education
agencies,
training
18
and
staff
development,
and
the
contracting
of
external
19
expertise
and
services.
In
using
moneys
allocated
for
purposes
20
of
this
paragraph,
the
department
shall
give
priority
to
school
21
districts
with
certified
enrollments
of
fewer
than
six
hundred
22
students.
A
portion
of
the
moneys
allocated
annually
to
the
23
department
for
purposes
of
this
paragraph
may
be
used
by
the
24
department
for
administrative
purposes
and
for
not
more
than
25
five
full-time
equivalent
positions.
26
Sec.
139.
Section
284.15,
subsection
12,
paragraph
a,
27
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(d),
Code
2024,
is
28
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
(d)
One
person
appointed
jointly
by
the
administrators
30
executive
directors
of
the
area
education
agencies
created
31
under
chapter
273
.
32
Sec.
140.
Section
284.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
33
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
(4)
Instructional
coaching
shall
include
detailed
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preliminary
discussions
as
to
areas
in
which
the
teachers
1
being
coached
desire
to
improve;
formulation
of
an
action
2
plan
to
bring
about
such
improvement;
in-class
supervision
3
by
the
instructional
coach;
postclass
discussion
of
4
strengths,
weaknesses,
and
strategies
for
improvement;
and
5
dialogue
between
the
instructional
coach
and
students
and
6
school
officials
regarding
the
teachers
being
coached.
An
7
instructional
coach
shall
coordinate
instructional
coaching
8
activities
relating
to
training
and
professional
development
9
with
an
area
education
agency
where
appropriate.
10
Sec.
141.
Section
284A.2,
subsections
1
and
7,
Code
2024,
11
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
1.
“Administrator”
means
an
individual
holding
a
13
professional
administrator
license
issued
under
chapter
14
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3,
who
is
employed
in
a
school
15
district
administrative
position
by
a
school
district
or
area
16
education
agency
pursuant
to
a
contract
issued
by
a
board
of
17
directors
under
section
279.23
and
is
engaged
in
instructional
18
leadership.
An
administrator
may
be
employed
in
both
an
19
administrative
and
a
nonadministrative
position
by
a
board
of
20
directors
and
shall
be
considered
a
part-time
administrator
21
for
the
portion
of
time
that
the
individual
is
employed
in
an
22
administrative
position.
23
7.
“Mentor”
means
an
individual
employed
by
a
school
24
district
or
area
education
agency
as
a
school
district
25
administrator
or
a
retired
administrator
who
holds
a
valid
26
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3
.
The
27
individual
must
have
a
record
of
four
years
of
successful
28
administrative
experience
and
must
demonstrate
professional
29
commitment
to
both
the
improvement
of
teaching
and
learning
and
30
the
development
of
beginning
administrators.
31
Sec.
142.
Section
284A.5,
subsections
4
and
5,
Code
2024,
32
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
4.
A
beginning
administrator
shall
be
informed
by
the
school
34
district
or
the
area
education
agency
,
prior
to
the
beginning
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administrator’s
participation
in
a
mentoring
and
induction
1
program,
of
the
criteria
upon
which
the
administrator
will
be
2
evaluated
and
of
the
evaluation
process
utilized
by
the
school
3
district
or
area
education
agency
.
4
5.
By
the
end
of
a
beginning
administrator’s
first
year
of
5
employment,
the
beginning
administrator
may
be
comprehensively
6
evaluated
to
determine
if
the
administrator
meets
expectations
7
to
move
to
a
professional
administrator
license,
where
8
appropriate.
The
school
district
or
area
education
agency
that
9
employs
a
beginning
administrator
shall
recommend
the
beginning
10
administrator
for
a
professional
administrator
license,
where
11
appropriate,
if
the
beginning
administrator
is
determined
12
through
a
comprehensive
evaluation
to
demonstrate
competence
in
13
the
Iowa
standards
for
school
administrators
adopted
pursuant
14
to
section
256.7,
subsection
27
.
A
school
district
or
area
15
education
agency
may
allow
a
beginning
administrator
a
second
16
year
to
demonstrate
competence
in
the
Iowa
standards
for
school
17
administrators
if,
after
conducting
a
comprehensive
evaluation,
18
the
school
district
or
area
education
agency
determines
19
that
the
administrator
is
likely
to
successfully
demonstrate
20
competence
in
the
Iowa
standards
for
school
administrators
by
21
the
end
of
the
second
year.
Upon
notification
by
the
school
22
district
or
area
education
agency
,
the
board
of
educational
23
examiners
shall
grant
a
beginning
administrator
who
has
been
24
allowed
a
second
year
to
demonstrate
competence
a
one-year
25
extension
of
the
beginning
administrator’s
initial
license.
An
26
administrator
granted
a
second
year
to
demonstrate
competence
27
shall
undergo
a
comprehensive
evaluation
at
the
end
of
the
28
second
year.
29
Sec.
143.
Section
284A.6,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2024,
30
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
1.
Each
school
district
shall
be
responsible
for
the
32
provision
of
professional
growth
programming
for
individuals
33
employed
in
a
school
district
administrative
position
by
the
34
school
district
or
area
education
agency
as
deemed
appropriate
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by
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
or
area
1
education
agency
.
School
districts
may
collaborate
with
other
2
educational
stakeholders
including
other
school
districts,
3
area
education
agencies,
professional
organizations,
higher
4
education
institutions,
and
private
providers
regarding
the
5
provision
of
professional
development
for
school
district
6
administrators.
Professional
development
programming
for
7
school
district
administrators
may
include
support
that
meets
8
the
professional
development
needs
of
individual
administrators
9
aligned
to
the
Iowa
standards
for
school
administrators
adopted
10
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
27
,
and
meets
individual
11
administrator
professional
development
plans.
12
2.
In
cooperation
with
the
administrator’s
evaluator,
13
the
administrator
who
has
a
professional
administrator
14
license
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
pursuant
15
to
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3,
and
is
employed
16
by
a
school
district
or
area
education
agency
in
a
school
17
district
administrative
position
shall
develop
an
individual
18
administrator
professional
development
plan.
The
purpose
19
of
the
plan
is
to
promote
individual
and
group
professional
20
development.
The
individual
plan
shall
be
based,
at
a
minimum,
21
on
the
needs
of
the
administrator,
the
Iowa
standards
for
22
school
administrators
adopted
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
23
subsection
27
,
and
the
student
achievement
goals
of
the
24
attendance
center
and
the
school
district.
25
Sec.
144.
Section
285.1,
subsections
6,
7,
9,
and
13,
Code
26
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
6.
When
the
school
designated
for
attendance
of
pupils
28
is
engaged
in
the
transportation
of
pupils,
the
sending
or
29
designating
school
shall
use
these
facilities
and
pay
the
pro
30
rata
cost
of
transportation
except
that
a
district
sending
31
pupils
to
another
school
may
make
other
arrangements
when
it
32
can
be
shown
that
such
arrangements
will
be
more
efficient
and
33
economical
than
to
use
facilities
of
the
receiving
school
,
34
providing
such
arrangements
are
approved
by
the
board
of
the
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area
education
agency
.
1
7.
If
a
local
board
closes
either
elementary
or
high
school
2
facilities
and
is
approved
by
the
board
of
the
area
education
3
agency
to
operate
its
own
transportation
equipment
,
the
full
4
cost
of
transportation
shall
be
paid
by
the
board
for
all
5
pupils
living
beyond
the
statutory
walking
distance
from
the
6
school
designated
for
attendance.
7
9.
Distance
to
school
or
to
a
bus
route
shall
in
all
8
cases
be
measured
on
the
public
highway
only
and
over
the
9
most
passable
and
safest
route
as
determined
by
the
area
10
education
agency
board
,
starting
in
the
roadway
opposite
the
11
private
entrance
to
the
residence
of
the
pupil
and
ending
in
12
the
roadway
opposite
the
entrance
to
the
school
grounds
or
13
designated
point
on
bus
route.
14
13.
When
a
local
board
fails
to
pay
transportation
costs
15
due
to
another
school
for
transportation
service
rendered,
the
16
board
of
the
creditor
corporation
shall
file
a
sworn
statement
17
with
the
area
education
agency
board
department
of
education
18
specifying
the
amount
due.
The
agency
board
department
of
19
education
shall
check
such
claim
and
if
the
claim
is
valid
20
shall
certify
to
the
county
auditor.
The
auditor
shall
21
transmit
to
the
county
treasurer
an
order
directing
the
county
22
treasurer
to
transfer
the
amount
of
such
claim
from
the
funds
23
of
the
debtor
corporation
to
the
creditor
corporation
and
the
24
treasurer
shall
pay
the
same
accordingly.
25
Sec.
145.
Section
285.1,
subsection
16,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
26
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
b.
As
an
alternative
to
paragraph
“a”
of
this
subsection
,
28
subject
to
section
285.9,
subsection
3
,
where
practicable,
29
and
at
the
option
of
the
public
school
district
in
which
30
a
nonpublic
school
pupil
resides,
the
school
district
31
may
transport
a
nonpublic
school
pupil
to
a
nonpublic
32
school
located
outside
the
boundary
lines
of
the
public
33
school
district
if
the
nonpublic
school
is
located
in
a
34
school
district
contiguous
to
the
school
district
which
is
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transporting
the
nonpublic
school
pupils,
or
may
contract
with
1
the
contiguous
public
school
district
in
which
a
nonpublic
2
school
is
located
for
the
contiguous
school
district
to
3
transport
the
nonpublic
school
pupils
to
the
nonpublic
school
4
of
attendance
within
the
boundary
lines
of
the
contiguous
5
school
district.
6
c.
If
the
nonpublic
school
designated
for
attendance
of
7
a
pupil
is
located
outside
the
boundary
line
of
the
school
8
district
of
the
pupil’s
residence
and
the
district
of
residence
9
meets
the
requirements
of
subsections
14
,
15
,
and
this
10
subsection
by
using
subsection
17
,
paragraph
“c”
,
and
the
11
district
in
which
the
nonpublic
school
is
located
is
contiguous
12
to
the
district
of
the
pupil’s
residence
and
is
willing
to
13
provide
transportation
under
subsection
17
,
paragraph
“a”
or
14
“b”
,
the
district
in
which
the
nonpublic
school
is
located
may
15
provide
transportation
services,
subject
to
section
285.9,
16
subsection
3
,
and
may
make
the
claim
for
reimbursement
under
17
section
285.2
.
The
district
in
which
the
nonpublic
school
is
18
located
shall
notify
the
district
of
the
pupil’s
residence
that
19
it
is
making
the
claim
for
reimbursement,
and
the
district
of
20
the
pupil’s
residence
shall
be
relieved
of
the
requirement
21
for
providing
transportation
and
shall
not
make
a
claim
for
22
reimbursement
for
those
nonpublic
school
pupils
for
which
a
23
claim
is
filed
by
the
district
in
which
the
nonpublic
school
24
is
located.
25
Sec.
146.
Section
285.2,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
26
to
read
as
follows:
27
4.
a.
Claims
shall
be
allowed
where
practical,
and
at
the
28
option
of
the
public
school
district
of
the
pupil’s
residence,
29
subject
to
approval
by
the
area
education
agency
of
the
pupil’s
30
residence,
under
section
285.9,
subsection
3
,
the
public
school
31
district
of
the
pupil’s
residence
may
transport
a
pupil
to
a
32
school
located
in
a
contiguous
public
school
district
outside
33
the
boundary
lines
of
the
public
school
district
of
the
pupil’s
34
residence.
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b.
The
public
school
district
of
the
pupil’s
residence
1
may
contract
with
the
contiguous
public
school
district
or
2
with
a
private
contractor
under
section
285.5
to
transport
the
3
pupils
to
the
school
of
attendance
within
the
boundary
lines
4
of
the
contiguous
public
school
district.
The
public
school
5
district
in
which
the
pupil
resides
may
contract
with
the
6
contiguous
public
school
district
or
with
a
private
contractor
7
under
section
285.5
to
transport
the
pupil
from
the
pupil’s
8
residence
or
from
designated
school
bus
collection
locations
to
9
the
school
located
within
the
boundary
lines
of
the
contiguous
10
public
school
district
,
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
area
11
education
agency
of
the
pupil’s
residence
.
The
public
school
12
district
of
the
pupil’s
residence
may
utilize
the
reimbursement
13
provisions
of
section
285.1,
subsection
3
.
14
Sec.
147.
Section
285.4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
285.4
Pupils
sent
to
another
district.
17
1.
When
a
board
closes
its
elementary
school
facilities
for
18
lack
of
pupils
or
by
action
of
the
board,
it
shall,
if
there
19
is
a
school
bus
service
available
in
the
area,
designate
for
20
attendance
the
school
operating
the
buses,
provided
the
board
21
of
such
school
is
willing
to
receive
them
and
the
facilities
22
and
curricular
offerings
are
adequate.
The
board
of
the
23
district
where
the
pupils
reside
may
with
the
approval
of
the
24
area
education
agency
board
,
subject
to
legal
limitations
and
25
established
uniform
standards,
designate
another
rural
school
26
and
provide
their
own
transportation
if
the
transportation
27
costs
will
be
less
than
to
use
the
established
bus
service.
28
2.
All
designations
must
be
submitted
to
the
area
education
29
agency
board
on
or
before
July
15,
for
review
and
approval.
30
The
agency
board
shall
after
due
investigation
alter
or
change
31
designations
to
make
them
conform
to
legal
requirements
and
32
established
uniform
standards
for
making
designations
and
for
33
locating
and
establishing
bus
routes.
After
designations
are
34
made,
they
will
remain
the
same
from
year
to
year
except
that
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on
or
before
July
15,
of
each
year,
the
rural
board
or
parents
1
may
petition
the
agency
board
for
a
change
of
designation
to
2
another
school.
Appeals
from
the
decision
of
the
agency
board
3
on
designations
may
be
made
by
either
the
parents
or
board
to
4
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
as
provided
in
5
section
285.12
and
section
285.13
.
6
Sec.
148.
Section
285.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
7
by
striking
the
subsection.
8
Sec.
149.
Section
285.8,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
3.
Establish
uniform
standards
for
locating
and
operating
11
bus
routes
and
for
the
protection
of
the
health
and
safety
of
12
pupils
transported
,
and
provide
technical
assistance
on
the
13
implementation
of
those
standards
.
14
Sec.
150.
Section
285.12,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
285.12
Disputes
——
hearings
and
appeals.
17
In
the
event
of
a
disagreement
between
a
school
patron
and
18
the
board
of
the
school
district,
or
between
the
boards
of
two
19
or
more
school
districts,
the
patron
if
dissatisfied
with
the
20
decision
of
the
district
board,
party
may
appeal
to
the
area
21
education
agency
board,
notifying
the
secretary
of
the
district
22
in
writing
within
ten
days
of
the
decision
of
the
board
and
by
23
filing
an
affidavit
of
appeal
with
the
agency
board
within
the
24
ten-day
period
director
of
the
department
of
education
within
25
ten
days
of
the
decision
of
the
board
of
the
school
district
26
by
filing
an
affidavit
of
appeal
with
the
board
of
the
school
27
district
.
The
affidavit
of
appeal
shall
include
the
reasons
28
for
the
appeal
and
points
at
issue.
The
secretary
of
the
local
29
board
on
receiving
notice
of
appeal
shall
certify
all
papers
30
to
the
agency
board
which
director,
who
shall
hear
the
appeal
31
within
ten
days
of
the
receipt
of
the
papers
and
decide
it
32
within
three
days
of
the
conclusion
of
the
hearing
and
shall
33
immediately
notify
all
parties
of
its
the
director’s
decision
34
and
return
all
papers
.
Either
party
may
appeal
the
decision
of
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the
agency
board
to
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
1
by
notifying
the
opposite
party
and
the
agency
administrator
2
in
writing
within
five
days
after
receipt
of
notice
of
the
3
decision
of
the
agency
board
and
by
filing
with
the
director
4
of
the
department
of
education
an
affidavit
of
appeal,
reasons
5
for
appeal,
and
the
facts
involved
in
the
disagreement
within
6
five
days
after
receipt
of
notice
of
the
decision
of
the
agency
7
board.
The
agency
administrator
shall,
within
ten
days
of
8
receipt
of
the
notice,
file
with
the
director
all
records
and
9
papers
pertaining
to
the
case,
including
action
of
the
agency
10
board.
The
director
shall
hear
the
appeal
within
fifteen
11
days
of
the
filing
of
the
records
in
the
director’s
office,
12
notifying
all
parties
and
the
agency
administrator
of
the
date
13
and
time
of
hearing.
The
director
shall
notify
all
parties
of
14
the
decision
and
return
all
papers
with
a
copy
of
the
decision
15
to
the
agency
administrator.
The
decision
of
the
director
16
shall
be
subject
to
judicial
review
in
accordance
with
chapter
17
17A
.
Pending
final
order
made
by
the
director,
upon
any
appeal
18
prosecuted
to
such
director,
the
order
of
the
agency
board
of
19
the
school
district
from
which
the
appeal
is
taken
shall
be
20
operative
and
be
in
full
force
and
effect.
21
Sec.
151.
Section
285.15,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
285.15
Forfeiture
of
reimbursement
rights.
24
The
failure
of
any
local
district
to
comply
with
the
25
provisions
of
this
chapter
or
any
other
laws
relating
to
the
26
transportation
of
pupils,
or
any
rules
made
by
the
department
27
of
education
under
this
chapter
or
the
final
decisions
of
the
28
area
education
agency
board
,
or
the
final
decisions
of
the
29
department
of
education
shall
during
the
period
such
failure
30
to
comply
existed
forfeit
the
rights
to
collect
transportation
31
costs
from
school
or
parents
while
operating
in
such
illegal
32
manner.
Any
superintendent,
board,
or
board
member
who
33
knowingly
operates
or
permits
to
be
operated
any
school
34
bus
transporting
public
school
pupils
in
violation
of
any
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school
transportation
law
shall
be
deemed
guilty
of
a
simple
1
misdemeanor.
2
Sec.
152.
Section
297.8,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
297.8
Emergency
repairs.
5
When
emergency
repairs
costing
more
than
the
competitive
6
bid
threshold
in
section
26.3
,
or
as
established
in
section
7
314.1B
,
are
necessary
in
order
to
ensure
the
continued
use
8
of
any
school
or
school
facility,
the
provisions
of
the
law
9
with
reference
to
advertising
for
bids
shall
not
apply,
and
in
10
that
event
the
board
may
contract
for
such
emergency
repairs
11
without
advertising
for
bids.
However,
before
such
emergency
12
repairs
can
be
made
to
any
schoolhouse
or
school
facility,
13
it
shall
be
necessary
to
procure
a
certificate
from
the
area
14
education
agency
administrator
director
of
the
department
of
15
education
that
such
emergency
repairs
are
necessary
to
ensure
16
the
continued
use
of
the
school
or
school
facility.
17
Sec.
153.
Section
297.22,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
18
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
may
sell,
20
lease,
exchange,
give,
or
grant,
and
accept
any
interest
21
in
real
property
to,
with,
or
from
a
county,
municipal
22
corporation,
school
district,
township,
or
area
education
23
agency
the
department
of
administrative
services
if
the
real
24
property
is
within
the
jurisdiction
of
both
the
grantor
and
25
grantee.
26
Sec.
154.
Section
299.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
27
follows:
28
299.3
Reports
from
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
29
Within
ten
days
from
receipt
of
notice
from
the
secretary
of
30
the
school
district
within
which
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
31
is
conducted,
the
principal
of
the
accredited
nonpublic
school
32
shall,
once
during
each
school
year,
and
at
any
time
when
33
requested
in
individual
cases,
furnish
to
the
secretary
of
the
34
public
school
district,
within
which
the
accredited
nonpublic
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school
is
located,
a
certificate
and
report
in
duplicate
on
1
forms
provided
by
the
public
school
district
of
the
names
and
2
ages
of
each
pupil
of
the
accredited
nonpublic
school
who
3
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age
and
the
grade
level
of
each
4
pupil,
during
the
preceding
year
and
from
the
time
of
the
last
5
preceding
report
to
the
time
at
which
a
report
is
required.
In
6
addition,
the
report
shall
identify
all
students
of
compulsory
7
attendance
age
who
were
truant
as
defined
by
law
or
school
8
policy
and
the
number
of
days
of
truancy
for
the
period
covered
9
by
the
report,
and
children
who
dropped
out,
withdrew
from
10
enrollment,
or
transferred
to
another
Iowa
school
and
the
date
11
their
attendance
ceased
at
the
accredited
nonpublic
school.
12
The
secretary
shall
retain
one
of
the
reports
and
file
the
13
other
with
the
secretary
of
the
area
education
agency
.
14
Sec.
155.
Section
299.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
The
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
of
a
child
17
who
is
of
compulsory
attendance
age,
who
places
the
child
18
under
competent
private
instruction
under
section
299A.2
,
not
19
in
an
accredited
school
or
a
home
school
assistance
program
20
operated
by
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
21
shall
furnish
a
report
in
duplicate
on
forms
provided
by
the
22
public
school
district,
to
the
district
by
September
1
of
the
23
school
year
in
which
the
child
will
be
under
competent
private
24
instruction.
The
secretary
shall
retain
and
file
one
copy
and
25
forward
the
other
copy
to
the
district’s
area
education
agency
26
report
.
The
report
shall
state
the
name
and
age
of
the
child,
27
the
period
of
time
during
which
the
child
has
been
or
will
be
28
under
competent
private
instruction
for
the
year,
an
outline
29
of
the
course
of
study,
texts
used,
and
the
name
and
address
30
of
the
instructor.
The
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
31
of
a
child,
who
is
placing
the
child
under
competent
private
32
instruction
for
the
first
time,
shall
also
provide
the
district
33
with
evidence
that
the
child
has
had
the
immunizations
required
34
under
section
139A.8
,
and,
if
the
child
is
elementary
school
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a
blood
lead
test
in
accordance
with
section
135.105D
.
1
The
term
“outline
of
course
of
study”
shall
include
subjects
2
covered,
lesson
plans,
and
time
spent
on
the
areas
of
study.
3
Sec.
156.
Section
299A.4,
subsections
3
and
6,
Code
2024,
4
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
3.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education,
or
the
6
director’s
designee,
which
may
include
a
school
district
or
an
7
area
education
agency
,
shall
conduct
the
evaluations
required
8
under
subsections
1
and
2
for
children
under
competent
private
9
instruction.
Evaluation
shall
occur
at
a
time
and
a
place
to
10
be
determined
by
the
person
responsible
for
conducting
the
11
evaluation.
Persons
conducting
the
evaluations
shall
make
12
every
reasonable
effort
to
conduct
the
evaluations
at
times
and
13
places
which
are
convenient
for
the
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
14
custodian.
15
6.
A
school
district
or
area
education
agency
shall,
if
16
requested,
administer
the
annual
achievement
evaluation
at
no
17
cost
to
the
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
of
the
child
18
being
evaluated,
and,
in
addition,
the
parent,
guardian,
or
19
legal
custodian
is
not
required
to
reimburse
the
evaluating
20
entity
for
costs
incurred
as
a
result
of
evaluation
under
21
section
299A.9
.
The
administration
of
the
annual
achievement
22
evaluation
shall
not
constitute
a
dual
enrollment
purpose
under
23
section
299A.8
.
24
Sec.
157.
Section
301.28,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2024,
25
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
2.
An
area
education
agency
executive
director,
officer,
27
or
teacher
shall
not
act
as
an
agent
for
school
textbooks
or
28
school
supplies,
including
sports
apparel
or
equipment,
in
any
29
transaction
with
a
director,
officer,
or
other
staff
member
30
of
the
area
education
agency
or
any
school
district
located
31
within
the
area
education
agency
during
such
time
of
office
or
32
employment.
33
3.
A
school
district
or
area
education
agency
executive
34
director,
officer,
or
teacher
who
acts
as
agent
or
dealer
in
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school
textbooks
or
school
supplies
during
the
person’s
term
1
of
office
or
employment
in
violation
of
this
section
shall
be
2
deemed
guilty
of
a
serious
misdemeanor.
3
Sec.
158.
REPEAL.
Sections
257.47,
257.48,
257.49,
275.16,
4
275.27,
275.30,
285.9,
and
285.13,
Code
2024,
are
repealed.
5
DIVISION
VII
6
CONFORMING
CHANGES
——
MISCELLANEOUS
7
Sec.
159.
Section
8A.202,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
8
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
e.
Develop
and
approve,
in
consultation
with
the
area
10
education
agency
media
centers
and
the
commission,
a
11
biennial
unified
plan
of
service
and
service
delivery
for
the
12
department.
13
Sec.
160.
Section
8A.203,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
14
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
(4)
One
member
shall
be
employed
as
a
librarian
by
a
school
16
district
or
area
education
agency
.
17
Sec.
161.
Section
8D.13,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
18
to
read
as
follows:
19
3.
The
financing
for
the
procurement
costs
for
the
entirety
20
of
Part
I
except
for
the
communications
connections
between
21
central
switching
and
institutions
under
the
control
of
22
the
board
of
regents,
and
nonprofit
institutions
of
higher
23
education
eligible
for
tuition
grants,
and
for
the
video,
24
data,
and
voice
capacity
for
state
agencies
and
for
Part
II
25
and
Part
III,
shall
be
provided
by
the
state.
The
financing
26
for
the
procurement
and
maintenance
costs
for
Part
III
shall
27
be
provided
by
the
state.
A
local
school
board,
governing
28
authority
of
a
nonpublic
school,
or
an
area
education
agency
29
board
may
elect
to
provide
one
hundred
percent
of
the
financing
30
for
the
procurement
and
maintenance
costs
for
Part
III
to
31
become
part
of
the
network.
The
basis
for
the
amount
of
state
32
financing
is
one
hundred
percent
of
a
single
interactive
33
audio
and
interactive
video
connection
for
Part
III,
and
34
such
data
and
voice
capacity
as
is
necessary.
If
a
school
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board,
governing
authority
of
a
nonpublic
school,
or
area
1
education
agency
board
elects
to
provide
one
hundred
percent
2
of
the
financing
for
the
leasing
costs
for
Part
III,
the
3
school
district
or
area
education
agency
may
become
part
of
4
the
network
as
soon
as
the
network
can
reasonably
connect
the
5
district
or
agency.
A
local
school
board,
governing
authority
6
of
a
nonpublic
school,
or
an
area
education
agency
board
may
7
also
elect
not
to
become
part
of
the
network.
Construction
of
8
Part
III,
related
to
a
school
board
,
or
governing
authority
9
of
a
nonpublic
school
,
or
area
education
agency
board
which
10
provides
one
hundred
percent
of
the
financing
for
the
leasing
11
costs
for
Part
III,
may
proceed
as
determined
by
the
commission
12
and
consistent
with
the
purpose
of
this
chapter
.
13
Sec.
162.
Section
73.18,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
73.18
Notice
of
solicitation
for
bids
——
identification
of
16
targeted
small
businesses.
17
The
director
of
each
agency
or
department,
the
administrator
18
executive
director
of
each
area
education
agency,
the
president
19
of
each
community
college,
and
the
superintendent
of
each
20
school
district
releasing
a
solicitation
for
bids
or
request
21
for
proposal
under
the
targeted
small
business
procurement
goal
22
program
shall
consult
a
directory
of
certified
targeted
small
23
businesses
produced
by
the
economic
development
authority
that
24
lists
all
certified
targeted
small
businesses
by
category
of
25
goods
or
services
provided
prior
to
or
upon
release
of
the
26
solicitation
and
shall
send
a
copy
of
the
request
for
proposal
27
or
solicitation
to
any
appropriate
targeted
small
business
28
listed
in
the
directory.
The
economic
development
authority
29
may
charge
the
department,
agency,
area
education
agency,
30
community
college,
or
school
district
a
reasonable
fee
to
31
cover
the
cost
of
producing,
distributing,
and
updating
the
32
directory.
33
Sec.
163.
Section
74.1,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
amended
34
by
striking
the
subsection.
35
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Sec.
164.
Section
84A.16,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
department
of
workforce
development
shall
3
establish
and
facilitate
a
steering
committee
comprised
4
of
representatives
from
the
department
of
education,
the
5
economic
development
authority,
the
community
colleges,
the
6
institutions
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
7
accredited
private
institutions,
area
education
agencies,
8
school
districts,
the
workplace
learning
connection,
and
an
9
apprenticeship
sponsor
as
defined
in
section
84E.2
.
The
10
steering
committee
shall
be
responsible
for
the
development
11
and
implementation
of
the
statewide
work-based
learning
12
intermediary
network.
13
Sec.
165.
Section
143.1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
143.1
Authority
to
employ.
16
Any
local
board
of
health,
area
education
agency
board
,
17
or
the
school
board
of
any
school
district
may
employ
public
18
health
nurses
at
periods
each
year
and
in
numbers
as
deemed
19
advisable.
The
council
of
any
city,
or
the
school
board
of
20
any
school
district,
or
any
of
them
acting
in
cooperation,
may
21
contract
with
any
nonprofit
nurses’
association
for
public
22
health
nursing
service.
The
compensation
and
expenses
shall
23
be
paid
out
of
the
general
fund
of
the
political
subdivision
24
employing
nurses.
25
Sec.
166.
Section
216B.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
26
the
following
new
subsection:
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9A.
Operate
and
manage
a
library
loan
28
program
for
the
benefit
of
students
enrolled
in
school
29
districts
and
nonpublic
schools
in
the
state.
30
Sec.
167.
Section
225C.51,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
31
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
(5)
One
member
shall
be
an
administrator
executive
director
33
of
an
area
education
agency.
34
Sec.
168.
Section
256A.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
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is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
c.
An
early
childhood
specialist
of
an
area
education
agency
2
selected
by
the
area
education
agency
administrators
executive
3
directors
.
4
Sec.
169.
Section
256B.2,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
5
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
5.
Moneys
received
by
the
school
district
of
the
child’s
7
residence
for
the
child’s
education,
derived
from
moneys
8
received
through
chapter
257
,
this
chapter
,
and
section
273.9
9
shall
be
paid
by
the
school
district
of
the
child’s
residence
10
to
the
appropriate
education
agency,
private
agency,
or
other
11
school
district
providing
special
education
for
the
child
12
pursuant
to
contractual
arrangements
as
provided
in
section
13
273.3,
subsections
5
3
and
6
4
.
14
Sec.
170.
Section
256B.3,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
15
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
The
division
of
special
education
within
the
department
of
17
education
has
the
following
duties
and
powers:
18
Sec.
171.
Section
256B.3,
subsections
1,
2,
7,
and
8,
Code
19
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
To
aid
in
the
organization
of
special
schools,
classes
21
and
instructional
facilities
for
children
requiring
special
22
education,
and
to
supervise
the
system
of
special
education
for
23
children
requiring
special
education.
24
2.
To
administer
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
that
25
are
consistent
with
this
chapter
for
the
approval
of
plans
26
for
special
education
programs
and
services
submitted
by
the
27
director
of
special
education
of
the
area
education
agency
.
28
7.
To
initiate
the
establishment
of
classes
for
children
29
requiring
special
education
or
home
study
services
in
30
hospitals,
nursing,
convalescent,
juvenile
and
private
homes,
31
in
cooperation
with
the
management
thereof
and
local
school
32
districts
or
area
education
agency
boards
agencies
.
33
8.
To
cooperate
with
school
districts
or
area
education
34
agency
boards
agencies
in
arranging
for
any
child
requiring
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special
education
to
attend
school
in
a
district
other
than
1
the
one
in
which
the
child
resides
when
there
is
no
available
2
special
school,
class,
or
instruction
in
the
districts
in
which
3
the
child
resides.
4
Sec.
172.
Section
256B.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
5
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
6
Sec.
173.
Section
256B.4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
7
follows:
8
256B.4
Powers
of
board
of
directors
——
area
education
9
agencies
.
10
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
area
11
education
agency,
with
the
approval
of
the
director
of
the
12
department
of
education,
may
provide
special
education
13
programs
and
services
as
defined
in
this
chapter
.
If
services
14
are
provided
by
the
area
education
agency,
the
board
of
15
directors
executive
director
of
the
area
education
agency
16
with
the
cooperation
of
the
local
school
districts
within
its
17
jurisdiction
and
the
division
of
special
education
within
the
18
department
of
education
may:
19
a.
Establish
and
operate
special
education
programs
and
20
classes
for
the
education
of
children
requiring
special
21
education.
22
b.
Acquire,
maintain,
and
construct
Use
facilities
and
23
property
provided
by
the
department
of
administrative
services
24
for
the
area
education
agencies
in
which
to
provide
education,
25
corrective
services,
and
supportive
services
for
children
26
requiring
special
education.
27
c.
Make
arrangements
with
participating
school
districts
for
28
the
provision
of
special
education,
corrective,
and
supportive
29
services
to
the
children
requiring
special
education
residing
30
in
the
school
districts.
31
d.
Employ
special
education
teachers
and
personnel
required
32
to
furnish
corrective
or
supportive
services
to
children
33
requiring
special
education
services.
34
e.
Provide
transportation
for
children
requiring
special
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education
services
that
are
in
need
of
transportation
in
1
connection
with
any
programs,
classes,
or
services.
2
f.
Receive,
administer,
and
expend
funds
appropriated
for
3
its
use.
4
g.
Receive,
administer,
and
expend
the
proceeds
of
any
issue
5
of
school
bonds
or
other
bonds
intended
wholly
or
partly
for
6
its
benefit.
7
h.
Apply
for,
accept,
and
utilize
grants,
gifts,
or
other
8
assistance.
9
i.
Participate
in,
and
make
its
employees
eligible
to
10
participate
in,
any
retirement
system,
group
insurance
system,
11
or
other
program
of
employee
benefits,
on
the
same
terms
as
12
govern
school
districts
and
their
employees.
13
j.
Do
such
other
things
as
are
necessary
and
incidental
to
14
the
execution
of
any
of
its
powers.
15
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
local
district
or
the
an
16
area
education
agency
shall
employ
qualified
teachers
certified
17
by
the
authority
provided
by
law
as
teachers
for
children
18
requiring
such
special
education.
The
maximum
number
of
pupils
19
per
teacher
shall
be
determined
by
the
board
of
directors
of
20
the
local
district
or
the
area
education
agency
board
,
with
the
21
approval
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
in
22
accordance
with
the
rules
and
regulations
of
the
state
board
23
of
education.
24
3.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
local
district
or
the
area
25
education
agency
,
with
the
approval
of
the
director
of
the
26
department
of
education,
may
establish
and
operate
one
or
more
27
special
education
centers
to
provide
diagnostic,
therapeutic,
28
corrective,
and
other
services,
on
a
more
comprehensive,
29
expert,
economical,
and
efficient
basis
than
can
be
reasonably
30
provided
by
a
single
school
district.
The
services,
if
offered
31
by
the
area
education
agency
board
,
may
be
provided
in
the
32
regular
schools
using
personnel
and
equipment
of
the
area
33
education
agency
or,
if
it
is
impractical
or
inefficient
to
34
provide
them
on
the
premises
of
a
regular
school,
the
area
35
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education
agency
may
provide
services
in
its
own
facilities.
1
To
the
maximum
extent
feasible,
centers
shall
be
established
2
at
and
in
conjunction
with,
or
in
close
proximity
to,
one
or
3
more
elementary
and
secondary
schools.
Local
districts
or
the
4
area
education
agencies
may
accept
diagnostic
and
evaluation
5
studies
conducted
by
other
individuals,
hospitals,
or
centers,
6
if
determined
to
be
competent.
Children
requiring
special
7
education
services
may
be
identified
in
any
way
that
the
8
department
of
education
determines
to
be
reliable.
Centers
9
established
pursuant
to
this
section
may
contain
classrooms
10
and
other
educational
facilities
and
equipment
to
supplement
11
instruction
and
other
services
to
children
with
disabilities
12
in
the
regular
schools,
and
to
provide
separate
instruction
to
13
children
whose
degree
or
type
of
educational
disability
makes
14
it
impractical
or
inappropriate
for
them
to
participate
in
15
classes
with
normal
children.
16
Sec.
174.
Section
256F.2,
subsection
5,
Code
2024,
is
17
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
5.
“Innovation
zone
consortium”
means
a
consortium
of
two
19
or
more
school
districts
and
an
area
education
agency
in
which
20
one
or
more
of
the
school
districts
are
located,
that
receives
21
approval
to
establish
an
innovation
zone
school
pursuant
to
22
this
chapter
.
In
addition,
the
innovation
zone
consortium
23
may
receive
technical
assistance
from
an
accredited
higher
24
education
institution.
25
Sec.
175.
Section
256I.8,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
26
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
a.
Designate
a
public
agency
of
this
state,
as
defined
in
28
section
28E.2
,
a
community
action
agency
as
defined
in
section
29
216A.91
,
an
area
education
agency
established
under
section
30
273.2
,
or
a
nonprofit
corporation,
to
be
the
fiscal
agent
for
31
grant
moneys
and
for
other
moneys
administered
by
the
area
32
board.
33
Sec.
176.
Section
260C.11,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
The
governing
board
of
a
merged
area
is
a
board
of
1
directors
composed
of
one
member
elected
from
each
director
2
district
in
the
area
by
the
electors
of
the
respective
3
district.
Members
of
the
board
shall
be
residents
of
the
4
district
from
which
elected.
Successors
shall
be
chosen
at
5
the
regular
school
elections
for
members
whose
terms
expire.
6
The
term
of
a
member
of
the
board
of
directors
is
four
years
7
and
commences
at
the
organizational
meeting.
Vacancies
on
8
the
board
shall
be
filled
at
the
next
regular
meeting
of
the
9
board
by
appointment
by
the
remaining
members
of
the
board.
A
10
member
so
chosen
shall
be
a
resident
of
the
district
in
which
11
the
vacancy
occurred
and
shall
serve
until
a
member
is
elected
12
at
the
next
school
election
or
intervening
special
election
13
held
for
the
merged
area,
in
accordance
with
section
69.12
.
14
A
vacancy
is
defined
in
section
277.29
.
A
member
shall
not
15
serve
on
the
board
of
directors
who
is
a
member
of
a
board
of
16
directors
of
a
local
school
district
or
a
member
of
an
area
17
education
agency
board
.
18
Sec.
177.
Section
262.32,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
262.32
Contract
——
time
limit.
21
A
contract
for
instruction
under
section
262.30
shall
be
in
22
writing
and
shall
extend
over
a
period
of
not
to
exceed
two
23
years.
A
copy
of
the
contract
shall
be
filed
in
the
office
of
24
the
administrator
of
the
area
education
agency.
25
Sec.
178.
Section
476.48,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
26
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
c.
“Small
wind
innovation
zone”
means
a
political
28
subdivision
of
this
state,
including
but
not
limited
to
a
city,
29
county,
township,
school
district,
community
college,
area
30
education
agency,
institution
under
the
control
of
the
state
31
board
of
regents,
or
any
other
local
commission,
association,
32
or
tribal
council
which
adopts,
or
is
encompassed
within
a
33
local
government
which
adopts,
the
model
ordinance
as
provided
34
in
subsection
3
.
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Sec.
179.
Section
598.21B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
1
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(d),
Code
2024,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(d)
The
parent
has
been
identified
by
the
executive
director
4
of
special
education
of
the
area
education
agency
as
a
child
5
requiring
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
.
6
DIVISION
VIII
7
TEACHER
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
DISTRICT
COST
PER
PUPIL
8
Sec.
180.
Section
257.10,
subsection
9,
paragraph
a,
Code
9
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
a.
(1)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
11
department
of
management
shall
add
together
the
teacher
12
compensation
allocation
made
to
each
district
for
the
fiscal
13
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
14
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“h”
,
Code
2009,
and
the
phase
II
15
allocation
made
to
each
district
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
16
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
294A.9,
Code
2009
,
and
divide
17
that
sum
by
the
district’s
budget
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
18
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
to
determine
the
teacher
salary
19
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
20
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
21
before
July
1,
2024
,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
22
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
a
budget
year
23
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
cost
per
24
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
supplement
25
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
26
(2)
(a)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
27
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
28
school
district
shall
be
determined
under
this
subparagraph.
29
(b)
The
department
of
management
shall
categorize
all
30
school
districts
into
not
more
than
ten
tiers
according
to
each
31
school
district’s
actual
enrollment.
Each
tier
established
32
by
the
department
of
management
containing
a
school
district
33
with
an
actual
enrollment
above
three
thousand
five
hundred
34
pupils
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
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of
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
1
with
an
actual
enrollment
of
more
than
three
thousand
five
2
hundred
pupils.
Each
tier
established
by
the
department
3
of
management
containing
a
school
district
with
an
actual
4
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
three
thousand
five
hundred
5
pupils
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
6
of
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
7
with
an
actual
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
three
thousand
8
five
hundred
pupils.
9
(c)
(i)
To
support
school
districts
with
meeting
the
10
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
requirement
of
fifty
thousand
11
dollars
and
the
minimum
teacher
salary
requirement
for
12
full-time
teachers
with
at
least
twelve
years
of
experience
of
13
sixty-two
thousand
dollars
under
chapter
284
and
other
costs
14
associated
with
such
salary
requirements,
as
identified
in
15
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii),
the
department
of
management
16
shall
calculate
and
assign
to
all
school
districts
in
a
tier
17
established
under
subparagraph
division
(b),
a
teacher
salary
18
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
in
an
amount
based
in
part
19
on
the
average
cost
to
school
districts
within
the
tier
to
meet
20
the
requirements.
21
(ii)
If,
however,
a
school
district’s
total
teacher
22
salary
supplement
district
cost
under
paragraph
“c”
,
as
23
calculated
using
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
24
per
pupil
assigned
to
the
school
district’s
applicable
tier,
25
is
insufficient
to
comply
with
the
applicable
minimum
teacher
26
salary
requirements
of
the
school
district,
including
costs
27
associated
with
the
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
the
28
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
and
the
employer’s
29
share
of
the
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
Insurance
Contributions
30
Act,
the
department
of
management
shall
set
the
school
31
district’s
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
32
at
an
amount
necessary
to
meet
the
district’s
minimum
salary
33
requirements
and
associated
costs.
34
(3)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
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succeeding
budget
years,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
1
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
a
budget
year
2
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
cost
per
3
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
supplement
4
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
5
DIVISION
IX
6
STATE
MANDATE
7
Sec.
181.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
8
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
Act.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
modifying
13
provisions
related
to
the
number
of
area
education
agencies
14
in
this
state,
the
duties
and
powers
of
area
education
15
agencies,
area
education
agency
boards
of
directors,
the
16
department
of
administrative
services,
and
the
director
of
the
17
department
of
education,
the
division
of
special
education
18
within
the
department
of
education,
the
services
provided
by
19
area
education
agencies,
area
education
agency
funding,
the
20
calculation
of
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
21
pupil,
and
minimum
teacher
salaries.
22
DIVISION
I
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
GENERAL
PROVISIONS.
23
Current
law
provides
that
a
maximum
of
15
area
education
24
agencies
may
be
established
within
the
state.
As
a
result
25
of
consolidation,
there
are
currently
nine
area
education
26
agencies
within
the
state.
The
bill
provides
that
there
shall
27
be
not
more
than
nine
area
education
agencies,
as
determined
28
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
(DE).
Current
29
law
provides
that
each
area
education
agency
shall
have
an
30
administrator,
and
establishes
the
duties
and
powers
of
the
31
administrator.
The
bill
modifies
this
provision
to
provide
32
that
each
area
education
agency
shall
have
an
executive
33
director.
The
executive
director
is
to
be
appointed
by,
and
34
serve
at
the
pleasure
of,
the
director
of
DE.
Current
law
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provides
that
each
area
education
agency
shall
have,
and
be
1
governed
by,
a
board
of
directors,
and
establishes
the
duties
2
and
powers
of
such
board.
The
bill
provides
that
the
area
3
education
agency
board
of
directors
shall,
instead,
serve
in
an
4
advisory
capacity.
The
bill
establishes
the
duties
and
powers
5
of
the
area
education
agencies,
the
executive
directors,
and
6
the
area
education
agency
boards
of
directors.
7
The
bill
prohibits
area
education
agencies
from
holding
8
real
property,
and
tasks
the
department
of
administrative
9
services
with
providing
real
property
and
facilities
to
the
10
area
education
agencies.
11
The
bill
provides
that
area
education
agencies
may
only
12
provide
special
education
services
to
school
districts
located
13
in
the
area
education
agency
if
the
school
district
requests
14
to
receive
such
services
and
pursuant
to
a
contract
between
15
the
school
district
and
the
area
education
agency.
The
bill
16
establishes
that
the
term
of
such
contract
shall
not
be
less
17
than
two
years.
The
bill
also
establishes
notice
requirements
18
related
to
the
requests
to
receive
special
education
services.
19
Current
law
requires
area
education
agencies
to
provide
20
media
services
for
local
school
districts.
The
bill
strikes
21
this
requirement.
Current
law
prohibits
area
education
22
agencies
from
establishing
programs
and
services
which
23
duplicate
programs
and
services
which
are
or
may
be
provided
by
24
the
community
colleges.
The
bill
strikes
this
provision.
25
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
that
requires
area
education
26
agencies
to
collaborate
with
DE
to
provide
statewide
27
infrastructure
for
educational
data.
The
bill
also
strikes
28
a
provision
that
requires
area
education
agencies
to
jointly
29
develop
a
three-year
statewide
strategic
plan
that
supports
30
goals
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education.
31
The
bill
makes
several
other
changes
to
provisions
related
32
to
area
education
agencies,
including
changes
related
to
33
funding,
standards
for
accrediting
area
education
agency
34
programs,
and
emergency
repairs.
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The
bill
repeals
Code
section
273.6
(media
centers),
Code
1
section
273.7
(additional
services),
and
Code
section
273.16
2
(online
learning
program).
3
The
bill
includes
transition
provisions
that
restrict
the
4
transfer
of
area
education
agency
ownership
interests
in
real
5
property
or
facilities
and
that
provide
for
the
transfer
of
6
area
education
agency
interests
in
real
property
and
certain
7
lease
agreements
to
the
department
of
administrative
services.
8
The
transition
provisions
provide
that,
on
July
1,
2024,
the
9
employment
of
all
area
education
agency
administrators
is
10
terminated,
unless
terminated
earlier
by
the
director
of
the
11
department
of
education
who
the
bill
authorizes
to
terminate
12
the
employment
of
such
area
education
agency
administrators.
13
The
transition
provisions
additionally
provide
that
the
14
bill’s
changes
to
Code
chapter
273
constitute
just
cause
for
15
the
discharge
of
the
area
education
agency
administrators
16
under
Code
section
279.25
(discharge
of
administrator),
and
17
that
the
provisions
of
Code
section
279.24
(contract
with
18
administrators)
shall
not
apply
to
the
discharge
of
the
19
administrators.
20
The
transition
provisions
require
the
division
of
special
21
education
within
the
department
of
education
to
give
preference
22
to
qualified
personnel
who
seek
employment
with
the
division
23
of
special
education
because
their
employment
with
an
area
24
education
agency
terminated
as
a
result
of
the
bill.
The
25
transition
provisions
provide
that
any
former
employee
of
an
26
area
education
agency
whose
employment
with
an
area
education
27
agency
terminated
as
a
result
of
the
bill
and
who
is
employed
28
by
the
division
of
special
education
no
later
than
August
1,
29
2024,
shall
not
experience
a
break
in
service
credit
for
their
30
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
benefits
and
shall
not
31
incur
any
loss
in
sick
leave
or
vacation
time.
32
Division
I
of
the
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
33
DIVISION
II
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
REORGANIZATION
34
OR
DISSOLUTION.
Current
law
allows
the
boards
of
directors
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of
two
or
more
area
education
agencies
to
reorganize
the
area
1
education
agencies,
with
the
approval
of
the
state
board
of
2
education.
The
bill
modifies
several
provisions
related
to
3
the
reorganization
of
area
education
agencies,
including
by
4
requiring
the
director
of
DE
to
approve
a
reorganization,
5
authorizing
the
director
of
DE
to
reorganize
the
area
education
6
agencies,
and
striking
school
finance
provisions
related
to
a
7
reorganized
area
education
agency.
8
Current
law
allows
the
board
of
directors
of
an
area
9
education
agency
to
dissolve
the
area
education
agency
and
10
establishes
the
process
the
area
education
agency
must
follow
11
in
dissolving.
The
bill
provides
that
only
the
director
of
DE
12
has
the
authority
to
dissolve
an
area
education
agency.
13
The
bill
repeals
Code
section
273.24
(commission
to
dissolve
14
area
education
agency),
Code
section
273.25
(dissolution
15
commission
meetings),
Code
section
273.26
(dissolution
16
proposal),
and
Code
section
273.27
(dissolution
hearing,
vote,
17
and
state
board
of
education
approval).
18
DIVISION
III
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
FUNDING.
The
bill
19
eliminates
the
area
education
agency
professional
development
20
categorical
funding
supplement,
the
area
education
agency
21
media
services
categorical
funding
supplement,
and
the
area
22
education
agency
educational
services
categorical
funding
23
supplement
beginning
with
the
2024-2025
school
budget
year.
24
The
bill
makes
corresponding
changes
to
other
school
funding
25
provisions
related
to
the
elimination
of
the
categorical
26
funding
supplements.
The
bill
specifies
that
an
area
education
27
agency
may
use
fund
balances
for
media
services
or
education
28
services
in
a
manner
which
the
area
education
agency
determines
29
is
appropriate
to
best
maintain
the
level
of
required
area
30
education
agency
special
education
services.
The
bill
also
31
specifies
that
fund
balances
received
for
area
education
agency
32
professional
development
for
a
budget
year
beginning
before
33
July
1,
2024,
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
Code
34
chapter
284
and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
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section
284.3A,
similar
to
the
use
area
education
agency
1
teacher
salary
supplement
funds.
2
Code
section
257.35
generally
requires
the
department
3
of
management
to
deduct
the
amounts
calculated
for
special
4
education
support
services,
media
services,
area
education
5
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
area
education
6
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
7
and
educational
services
for
each
school
district
from
the
8
state
aid
due
to
the
district
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
257
9
and
instead,
pay
the
amounts
to
the
respective
area
education
10
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis.
The
bill
removes
the
eliminated
11
categorical
funding
supplements
from
those
provisions
and
also
12
provides
that
such
remaining
amounts
are
to
be
deducted
and
13
paid
to
the
applicable
area
education
agency
only
if
the
school
14
district
has
entered
into
an
agreement
with
the
area
education
15
agency
under
the
bill
to
provide
services
for
the
applicable
16
budget
year.
17
The
school
district
management
levy
under
Code
section
298.4
18
is
authorized
to
be
used
for
specified
purposes,
including
19
unemployment
benefit
costs,
insurance
costs,
costs
of
certain
20
judgments,
early
retirement
benefit
costs,
and
mediation
21
and
arbitration
costs.
The
bill
provides
that
a
school
22
district’s
management
levy
may
be
reduced
by
the
department
of
23
management
if
the
department
determines
that
the
reduction
in
24
the
school
district’s
combined
district
cost
as
a
result
of
25
the
elimination
of
the
area
education
agency
media
services
26
categorical
funding
supplement
and
the
area
education
agency
27
educational
services
categorical
funding
supplement
does
not
28
result
in
a
corresponding
reduction
in
the
total
amount
of
29
property
taxes
levied
by
the
school
district
for
the
budget
30
year.
The
bill
allows
the
department
of
management
to
evaluate
31
the
amounts
of
property
taxes
levied
by
the
school
district
and
32
purposes
for
which
such
revenues
are
budgeted
to
determine
the
33
adequacy
of
the
reduction
in
the
school
district’s
total
amount
34
of
property
taxes.
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Current
law
allows
school
districts
to
share
operational
1
functions
with
several
types
of
political
subdivisions,
2
including
area
education
agencies,
in
order
to
provide
3
additional
funding
to
increase
student
opportunities
and
4
redirect
more
resources
to
student
programming
for
such
school
5
districts.
The
bill
provides
that
area
education
agencies
are
6
no
longer
considered
political
subdivisions
for
purposes
of
7
shared
operational
functions.
8
Current
law
provides
that
supplementary
weighting
under
9
Code
section
257.11(5)
(shared
operational
functions)
shall
10
be
available
to
an
area
education
agency
through
the
budget
11
year
beginning
July
1,
2034.
The
minimum
amount
of
additional
12
funding
for
which
an
area
education
agency
shall
be
eligible
in
13
a
budget
year
pursuant
to
this
provision
is
$30,000,
and
the
14
maximum
amount
is
$200,000.
The
bill
modifies
this
provision
15
to
provide
that
such
supplementary
weighting
shall
not
be
16
available
to
an
area
education
agency
after
the
budget
year
17
beginning
July
1,
2023.
18
This
division
of
the
bill
applies
July
1,
2024,
for
school
19
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
that
date.
20
DIVISION
IV
——
TEACHER
COMPENSATION.
Current
law
provides
21
that
the
minimum
annual
salary
for
a
full-time
teacher
in
the
22
state
is
$33,500.
The
bill
provides
that
the
minimum
annual
23
salary
for
a
full-time
teacher
in
the
state
with
less
than
12
24
years
of
teaching
experience
is
$50,000,
and
the
minimum
annual
25
salary
for
a
full-time
teacher
in
the
state
with
at
least
12
26
years
of
teaching
experience
is
$62,500.
27
DIVISION
V
——
CONFORMING
CHANGES
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION.
28
The
bill
strikes
provisions
that
require
the
state
board
of
29
education
to
adopt
rules
and
standards
to
incorporate
area
30
education
agencies
into
professional
development
programs,
31
family
support
pre-service
and
in-service
training
programs,
32
para-educator
programs,
and
online
programs.
33
Current
law
provides
that
if
a
school
district
fails
to
34
correct
certain
deficiencies
and
the
school
district
is
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deaccredited
by
the
state
board
of
education,
the
state
board
1
may
place
the
school
district
under
local
area
education
agency
2
receivership.
The
bill
provides
that
such
receivership
shall
3
instead
be
under
DE
or
DE’s
designee,
which
may
include
a
local
4
school
district.
5
The
bill
makes
several
other
conforming
changes
related
6
to
DE,
including
modifying
the
membership
of
the
Iowa
public
7
broadcasting
board
and
modifying
provisions
related
to
regional
8
career
and
technical
education
planning
partnerships.
9
DIVISION
VI
——
SCHOOLS
——
REORGANIZATION
OF
SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
10
——
CONFORMING
CHANGES.
Current
law
provides
that
up
to
30
11
percent
of
the
budget
of
an
area
for
media
services
may
be
12
expended
for
media
resource
material
including
the
purchase
or
13
replacement
of
material.
The
bill
strikes
this
provision.
14
Current
law
provides
that,
in
cases
where
any
portion
of
15
the
inhabitants
of
any
school
corporation,
in
the
opinion
of
16
the
area
education
agency
administrator,
cannot
reasonably
17
attend
school
in
their
own
corporation,
the
area
education
18
agency
administrator
shall
attach
the
affected
part
of
the
19
school
corporation
to
an
adjoining
school
corporation,
with
the
20
consent
of
the
board
of
the
adjoining
school
corporation.
The
21
bill
modifies
this
provision
to
instead
provide
that
it
is
the
22
director
of
the
department
of
education
who
has
the
authority
23
to
attach
the
affected
part
of
the
school
corporation
to
an
24
adjoining
school
corporation,
with
the
consent
of
the
board
of
25
the
adjoining
school
corporation.
The
bill
makes
a
similar
26
change
to
the
provision
governing
restoration
of
the
attached
27
part
of
the
school
corporation.
28
The
bill
makes
several
changes
to
Code
chapter
275
29
(reorganization
of
school
districts)
to
transfer
authority
30
from
an
area
education
agency
or
an
area
education
agency
31
administrator
to
DE
and
to
remove
the
consideration
of
the
32
boundaries
of
area
education
agencies
from
the
reorganization
33
process,
including
provisions
related
to
changing
the
boundary
34
lines
of
contiguous
school
corporations,
the
vesting
of
powers
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to
convey
land,
alternative
methods
for
electing
directors
1
of
newly
formed
school
corporations,
dissolution
of
school
2
districts,
the
calling
of
special
elections
when
a
school
board
3
is
reduced
below
a
quorum,
contracting
for
emergency
repairs
4
for
school
districts,
and
disputes
related
to
state
aid
for
5
transportation.
6
Current
law
requires
area
education
agencies
to
periodically
7
offer
a
staff
development
program
for
teachers
who
provide
8
instruction
in
human
growth
and
development.
The
bill
strikes
9
this
provision.
10
Current
law
allocates
$275,864
of
the
moneys
appropriated
to
11
the
department
of
education
under
Code
section
279.51
(programs
12
for
at-risk
children)
to
area
education
agencies
to
assist
13
school
districts
and
child
development
programs
in
meeting
14
responsibilities
in
early
childhood
education.
The
bill
15
provides
that
these
moneys
shall,
instead,
be
allocated
to
the
16
child
development
coordinating
council
for
the
same
purposes.
17
Current
law
authorizes
a
school
district
to
negotiate
an
18
agreement
with
a
school
district
located
in
a
contiguous
state
19
allowing
students
enrolled
in
grades
7
through
12
in
this
20
state
to
attend
school
in
the
contiguous
state
if
the
board
of
21
directors
of
the
school
district
in
this
state
files
a
written
22
request
with
the
state
board
of
education
for
a
determination
23
whether
the
school
district
in
the
contiguous
state
receives
24
or
has
available
services
equivalent
to
those
that
would
be
25
provided
in
this
state
by
an
area
education
agency.
The
bill
26
strikes
the
requirement
related
to
services
provided
by
area
27
education
agencies.
28
The
bill
modifies
provisions
in
Code
chapter
284
(teacher
29
performance,
compensation,
and
career
development),
including
30
by
striking
a
provision
allowing
the
state
board
of
education
31
to
approve
area
education
agencies
to
provide
teacher
32
professional
development
and
by
striking
provisions
related
to
33
area
education
agency
involvement
in
implementing
career
paths
34
and
leadership
roles.
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The
bill
makes
several
changes
to
Code
chapter
284A
1
(administrator
quality
program)
and
Code
chapter
285
(state
2
aid
for
transportation)
to
remove
area
education
agencies
from
3
provisions
in
these
Code
chapters.
4
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
that
requires
each
area
5
education
agency
to
provide
assistance
in
establishing
a
plan
6
to
provide
alternative
education
options
to
students
attending
7
a
public
school
in
a
district
served
by
the
area
education
8
agency.
9
The
bill
repeals
Code
section
257.47
(cooperation
by
10
area
education
agencies),
Code
section
257.48
(advisory
11
council),
Code
section
257.49
(duties
of
advisory
council),
12
Code
section
275.16
(hearing
when
territory
in
different
area
13
education
agencies),
Code
section
275.27
(community
school
14
districts
——
part
of
area
education
agency),
Code
section
15
275.30
(arbitration),
Code
section
285.9
(powers
and
duties
of
16
area
boards),
and
Code
section
285.13
(disagreements
between
17
boards).
18
DIVISION
VII
——
CONFORMING
CHANGES
——
MISCELLANEOUS.
The
19
bill
removes
representatives
of
area
education
agencies
from
20
the
state
commission
of
libraries
and
a
steering
committee
21
established
by
the
department
of
workforce
development.
22
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
that
provides
that
the
23
procedures
of
Code
chapter
74
(public
obligations
not
paid
for
24
want
of
funds)
also
apply
to
the
issuance
of
warrants
or
the
25
issuance
of
anticipatory
warrants
of
an
area
education
agency.
26
The
bill
requires
the
commission
for
the
blind
to
operate
27
and
manage
a
library
loan
program
for
the
benefit
of
students
28
enrolled
in
school
districts
and
nonpublic
schools.
29
The
bill
modifies
the
duties
and
powers
of
the
division
of
30
special
education
within
the
department
of
education,
including
31
by
striking
provisions
related
to
aiding
in
the
organization
32
of
special
schools
and
classes
for
children
requiring
special
33
education,
approving
plans
for
special
education
programs
and
34
services
submitted
by
area
education
agencies,
and
purchasing
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special
equipment
for
use
in
special
education.
1
Code
chapter
256F
authorizes
the
creation
of
charter
schools
2
and
innovation
zone
schools.
For
purposes
of
Code
chapter
3
256F,
an
innovation
zone
consortium
means
a
consortium
of
two
4
or
more
school
districts
and
an
area
education
agency
in
which
5
one
or
more
of
the
school
districts
are
located,
that
receives
6
approval
to
establish
an
innovation
zone
school.
The
bill
7
modifies
this
provision
to
strike
the
reference
to
an
area
8
education
agency
in
which
one
or
more
of
the
school
districts
9
are
located.
10
The
bill
removes
area
education
agencies
from
the
definition
11
of
“small
wind
innovation
zone”
in
Code
section
476.48
(small
12
wind
innovation
zone
program).
13
DIVISION
VIII
——
TEACHER
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
DISTRICT
COST
PER
14
PUPIL.
The
bill
modifies
how
the
teacher
salary
supplement
15
district
cost
per
pupil
is
determined
for
each
school
district
16
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024.
The
bill
requires
17
the
department
of
management
to
categorize
all
school
18
districts
into
not
more
than
10
tiers
according
to
each
school
19
district’s
actual
enrollment.
The
bill
provides
that
each
20
tier
established
by
the
department
of
management
containing
a
21
school
district
with
an
actual
enrollment
above
3,500
pupils
22
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
of
23
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
24
with
an
actual
enrollment
of
more
than
3,500
pupils.
The
bill
25
also
provides
that
each
tier
established
by
the
department
26
of
management
containing
a
school
district
with
an
actual
27
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
3,500
pupils
shall
contain,
28
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
of
school
districts
29
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
with
an
actual
30
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
3,500
pupils.
31
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
management
to
calculate
32
and
assign
to
all
school
districts
in
a
tier
a
teacher
salary
33
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
in
an
amount
based
in
part
34
on
the
average
cost
to
school
districts
within
the
tier
to
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meet
the
requirements.
If,
however,
a
school
district’s
total
1
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
as
calculated
using
2
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
assigned
3
to
the
school
district’s
applicable
tier,
is
insufficient
to
4
comply
with
the
applicable
minimum
teacher
salary
requirements
5
of
the
school
district,
including
costs
associated
with
the
6
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
the
Iowa
public
employees’
7
retirement
system
and
the
employer’s
share
of
the
tax
imposed
8
by
the
federal
Insurance
Contributions
Act,
the
bill
requires
9
the
department
of
management
to
set
the
school
district’s
10
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
at
an
amount
11
necessary
to
meet
the
district’s
minimum
salary
requirements
12
and
associated
costs.
13
The
bill
provides
that
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
14
1,
2025,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
teacher
salary
15
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
16
a
budget
year
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
17
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
18
supplement
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
19
DIVISION
IX
——
STATE
MANDATE.
The
bill
may
include
a
state
20
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
section
25B.3.
The
bill
makes
21
inapplicable
Code
section
25B.2(3),
which
would
relieve
a
22
political
subdivision
from
complying
with
a
state
mandate
if
23
funding
for
the
cost
of
the
state
mandate
is
not
provided
or
24
specified.
Therefore,
political
subdivisions
are
required
to
25
comply
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill.
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