SF 16: Modifying provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorganizations, changes in boundaries, and dissolutions, and including retroactive applicability provisions

What it does

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.

Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2025

• Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 14, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. January 27, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Shipley and Staed
3. January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. January 30, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 171