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To legalize the participation in the instructional support program by the Bennett community school district, and providing an effective date. WHEREAS, section 257.18 authorizes a school district to participate in the instructional support program, if the board of directors of the school district takes action by adopting a resolution to participate in the program and after twenty-eight days following the board’s action, the secretary of the board does not receive a petition asking that the question to approve or disapprove the board’s action be submitted to the voters of the school district; and WHEREAS, on April 9, 2018, the board of directors of the Bennett community school district duly adopted a resolution to participate in the instructional support program in compliance with section 257.18; and WHEREAS, on April 12, 2018, the action of the board of directors of the Bennett community school district was certified to the department of management; and WHEREAS, the certification of the board’s action was in error since it did not comply with the twenty-eight-day requirement; and WHEREAS, the secretary of the board has not received a petition asking that the question to approve or disapprove the board’s action be submitted to the voters of the school district; NOW THEREFORE, Effective 5-9-19
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 5, 2019
- Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2019
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 17, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeApril 26, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 26, 201948–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 2, 2019
- Done: Signed into lawMay 9, 2019
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What’s in it
BILL’S PROVISIONS. This bill legalizes the action of the Bennett community school district to participate in an instructional support program, notwithstanding that the school district did not wait the required days before certifying its board’s action to the department of management. BACKGROUND. The instructional support program allows a school district to increase its general fund budget, if the question to participate in the program is approved in one of two ways: (1) by the voters at an election or (2) by resolution adopted by the district’s board of directors.
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However, in the case of board approval, a petition may be filed with the district asking that the question be presented to the voters at an election. The petition must be received by the district not later than days following adoption of the board’s resolution. If no petition is timely filed, the district may certify the board’s action to the department of management. EFFECTIVE DATE. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
Senate subcommittee
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