House
Study
Bill
636
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
WHEELER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
school
districts,
charter
schools,
1
and
innovation
zone
schools
from
entering
into
certain
2
specified
contracts
with
public
libraries
and
hosting
mobile
3
libraries.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0s.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
279.89
relating
to
prohibitions
4
regarding
mobile
libraries
and
agreements
with
public
libraries
5
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
7
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0q.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
9
requirements
of
section
279.89
relating
to
prohibitions
10
regarding
mobile
libraries
and
agreements
with
public
libraries
11
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.89
Prohibitions
——
public
13
libraries.
14
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
15
a.
“Mobile
library”
means
a
motor
vehicle
that
is
owned
16
or
operated
by
a
public
library
and
that
is
used
to
transport
17
books
and
other
educational
materials.
18
b.
“Public
library”
means
all
of
the
following:
19
(1)
A
library
established
by
city
ordinance.
20
(2)
A
library
district
as
provided
in
chapter
336.
21
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
not
do
22
any
of
the
following:
23
a.
Enter
into
any
agreement
with
a
public
library
that
24
allows
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
utilize
25
identification
cards
issued
by
the
school
district
to
access
26
any
books,
electronic
resources,
or
other
educational
materials
27
at
the
public
library.
28
b.
Allow
a
mobile
library
to
access
school
district
property
29
for
purposes
of
hosting
or
participating
in
an
event
that
30
allows
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
check
out
31
books
from
the
mobile
library.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
35
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This
bill
prohibits
school
districts,
charter
schools,
and
1
innovation
zone
schools
from
entering
into
certain
specified
2
contracts
with
public
libraries
and
hosting
mobile
libraries.
3
The
bill
prohibits
these
schools
from
entering
into
any
4
agreement
with
a
public
library
that
allows
students
to
utilize
5
identification
cards
issued
by
the
school
to
access
any
books,
6
electronic
resources,
or
other
educational
materials
at
the
7
public
library.
Additionally,
the
bill
prohibits
these
schools
8
from
allowing
a
mobile
library
to
access
school
property
for
9
purposes
of
hosting
or
participating
in
an
event
that
allows
10
students
to
check
out
books
from
the
mobile
library.
11
The
bill
defines
“mobile
library”
to
mean
a
motor
vehicle
12
that
is
owned
or
operated
by
a
public
library
and
that
is
used
13
to
transport
books
and
other
educational
materials.
The
bill
14
defines
“public
library”
to
mean
a
library
established
by
city
15
ordinance
and
a
library
district
as
provided
in
Code
chapter
16
336
(library
districts).
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