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IA SF16A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorganizations, changes in boundaries, and dissolutions, and including retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 171.)
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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill modifies provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorganizations, changes in boundaries, and dissolutions. Current law provides that when a school district is enlarged, reorganized, or changes its boundary, the change shall take effect on July 1 following the date of the reorganization election. The bill modifies this provision to provide that, if the proposition was approved prior to January 1, 2025, the change shall take effect on July 1 following the date of the reorganization election, and if the proposition was approved on or after January 1, 2025, the change shall take effect on July 1 in the calendar year immediately subsequent to the calendar year in which the reorganization election was held. Current law provides that the attachment of territory of a school district that is subject to an approved dissolution proposal is effective July 1 following such approval. The bill modifies this provision to provide that, if the proposition was approved prior to January 1, 2025, the attachment is effective July 1 following such approval, and if the proposition was approved on or after January 1, 2025, the attachment is effective July 1 in the calendar year immediately subsequent to the calendar year in which the attachment was approved. The bill is retroactively applicable to January 1, 2025.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the effective dates for school district changes such as enlargements, reorganizations, boundary changes, and dissolutions. Currently, when such changes are approved through a reorganization election, they typically take effect on July 1 following the election. The bill introduces a two-tiered approach based on the date of voter approval: for propositions approved before January 1, 2025, the existing rule remains in place, with changes taking effect on the July 1 following the election. For propositions approved on or after January 1, 2025, the changes will take effect on July 1 of the calendar year immediately following the year of the election. Similarly, for school district territory attachments subject to a dissolution proposal, the bill establishes the same two-tiered timing mechanism, ensuring that attachments approved before 2025 follow the current rule, while those approved on or after 2025 will take effect in the subsequent calendar year. The bill is retroactively applicable to January 1, 2025, which means these new provisions will apply to school district changes approved on or after that date, providing clarity and a standardized timeline for school district administrative changes.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 171. S.J. 171. (on 01/30/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF16 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF16.html |
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