HF 268: Requiring the department of management to establish and operate a searchable internet site containing budget, audit, and financial information of school districts

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill establishes legislative findings that taxpayers should be able to easily access the details on how school districts are spending their tax dollars and other school revenues. Additionally, the bill provides that it is the intent of the general assembly to direct the department of management to create and maintain a searchable internet site in order to provide information on the budgets, audits, and financial information of school districts. Under the bill, by January 1, 2021, the director of the department of management shall develop and make publicly available a searchable internet site for searching, accessing, and processing the items, data, and information required in the bill for the most recent school budget year.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 11, 2019

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R)
Rep. Dave Deyoe (R)
Rep. Mary Mascher (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: Iowans for Tax Relief

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

February 6, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
February 11, 2019House subcommittee named: Hinson, Deyoe and Mascher
February 21, 2019Subcommittee recommended passing it