Bill Text: IA HF609 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-09 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1082. [HF609 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF609-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
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,
House
File
609,
p.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
The
Bennett
community
school
district’s
actions
to
participate
in
the
instructional
support
program
as
described
in
this
Act,
and
as
authorized
pursuant
to
chapter
257,
including
but
not
limited
to
section
257.18,
is
valid
and
legal,
in
the
same
manner
as
if
that
school
district
had
complied
with
the
twenty-eight-day
requirement,
and
the
certification
of
the
board’s
action
had
not
been
in
error,
nothwithstanding
any
provision
in
that
chapter
to
the
contrary.
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
609,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2019
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
