Modifying provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorganizations, changes in boundaries, and dissolutions, and including retroactive applicability provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2025
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   Done: Senate committeeJanuary 30, 2025
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   Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 18, 202544–0
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   Skipped: House committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 20, 202592–0
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   Done: To the GovernorMarch 11, 2025
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   Done: Signed into lawMarch 12, 2025

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What’s in it

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 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 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 in the calendar year immediately subsequent to the calendar year in which the reorganization election was held.

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

Senate subcommittee

Named January 27, 2025. On January 28, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Lynn Evans REmail
• Sen. Tom Shipley REmail
• Sen. Art Staed DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§275.24§275.55

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