Relating to the powers of public and nonpublic schools and political subdivisions regarding the sale, lease, or transfer of real property for educational purposes

Sponsored by the Senate Local Government Committee

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 14, 2024
Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 14, 2024
Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the power of public and nonpublic schools and political subdivisions regarding the sale, lease, or transfer of property for educational purposes. A political subdivision includes a county, city, or township. Political subdivisions are prohibited from adopting and enforcing an ordinance, policy, or resolution prohibiting the sale, lease, or transfer of real property containing a building or structure to a public or nonpublic school solely because the public or nonpublic school intends to use the property for a lawful educational purpose.

Read the full explanation

The bill prohibits a political subdivision, public school, or nonpublic school from adopting or enforcing a deed restriction prohibiting a public or nonpublic school from bidding on or purchasing real property containing a building or structure or using such property, once acquired, for any lawful educational purpose. If a public school is accepting bids for a real property containing a building or structure and a nonpublic school submits the highest bid, the public school shall sell the property to the nonpublic school. The bill provides a public school and nonpublic school the opportunity to purchase or lease property of less than two acres outside the limits of a city that is owned by a school district before the former owner of the real estate may purchase the property.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.36

Amends§279.41 §297.15 §297.22 §331.301 §359.37 §364.3

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Lobbying

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