Bill Text: IA SF258 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for boards of directors of school districts to include nonvoting student representatives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-14 - Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Celsi, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 323. [SF258 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF258-Introduced.html
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BY
DONAHUE
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
BOULTON
,
DOTZLER
,
BISIGNANO
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
PETERSEN
,
WEINER
,
QUIRMBACH
,
WAHLS
,
JOCHUM
,
CELSI
,
and
GIDDENS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts
to
1
include
nonvoting
student
representatives.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
66.
Develop
and
distribute
to
all
school
3
districts
a
model
program
for
the
effective
incorporation
of
4
a
student
who
is
appointed
to
serve
on
the
board
of
directors
5
of
a
school
district
as
a
nonvoting
student
representative
6
pursuant
to
section
279.4A.
The
model
program
shall
include
7
suggested
methods
for
an
application
and
selection
process
for
8
the
position
of
nonvoting
student
representative.
9
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.4A
Nonvoting
student
10
representative.
11
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
12
appoint
at
least
one
nonvoting
student
representative
to
serve
13
on
the
board
of
directors
for
a
term
of
one
year
if
the
student
14
is
enrolled
in
grade
eleven
or
for
a
term
of
two
years
if
the
15
student
is
enrolled
in
grade
ten.
The
board
of
directors
of
16
a
school
district
shall
develop
an
application
and
selection
17
process
based
on
the
model
program
developed
pursuant
to
18
section
256.9,
subsection
66.
19
2.
A
nonvoting
student
representative
shall
have
a
seat
20
at
the
table
of
all
board
meetings
and
board
subcommittee
21
meetings,
shall
have
access
to
all
nonconfidential
board
22
meeting
materials,
and
shall
be
allowed
to
participate
in
any
23
orientation
provided
to
administrators
or
members
of
the
board
24
of
directors.
25
3.
A
nonvoting
student
representative
may
advocate
26
for
student
interests
in
board
meetings,
provide
school
27
administrators
and
board
members
with
student
viewpoints,
28
assist
in
developing
and
monitoring
the
implementation
of
29
education
policy,
and
volunteer
to
perform
other
functions
of
30
benefit
to
the
students
and
the
school
district
that
the
board
31
deems
appropriate
for
the
nonvoting
student
representative
to
32
carry
out.
33
4.
Students
enrolled
in
a
school
district
in
either
grade
34
ten
or
eleven
may
apply
to
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
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district
to
serve
as
a
nonvoting
student
representative.
1
5.
A
vacancy
in
the
position
of
a
nonvoting
student
2
representative
shall
not
be
filled
until
the
expiration
of
the
3
nonvoting
student
representative’s
term.
4
6.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
notify
5
the
parents
or
guardians
of
a
nonvoting
student
representative
6
if
the
nonvoting
student
representative’s
grade
point
average
7
falls
during
the
period
in
which
the
nonvoting
student
8
representative
serves
on
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
9
district.
10
7.
A
nonvoting
student
representative
shall
have
been
11
enrolled
in
the
school
district
for
at
least
one
year
prior
to
12
the
student
representative’s
appointment.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
provides
for
boards
of
directors
of
school
17
districts
to
include
nonvoting
student
representatives.
18
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
each
19
school
district
to
appoint
at
least
one
nonvoting
student
20
representative
to
serve
on
the
board
for
a
term
of
one
year
if
21
the
student
is
enrolled
in
grade
11
or
for
a
term
of
two
years
22
if
the
student
is
enrolled
in
grade
10.
The
bill
also
requires
23
the
board
to
develop
an
application
and
selection
process
for
24
the
nonvoting
student
representative
that
is
based
on
a
model
25
program
the
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
26
education
to
develop.
27
The
bill
provides
that
a
nonvoting
student
representative
28
shall
have
a
seat
at
the
table
of
all
board
meetings
and
board
29
subcommittee
meetings,
have
access
to
all
nonconfidential
30
board
meeting
materials,
and
be
allowed
to
participate
31
in
any
orientation
provided
to
administrators
or
members
32
of
the
board.
The
bill
authorizes
a
nonvoting
student
33
representative
to
advocate
for
student
interests
in
board
34
meetings,
provide
school
administrators
and
board
members
with
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student
viewpoints,
assist
in
developing
and
monitoring
the
1
implementation
of
education
policy,
and
volunteer
to
perform
2
other
functions
of
benefit
to
the
students
and
the
school
3
district.
4
The
bill
provides
that
students
enrolled
in
a
school
5
district
in
either
grade
10
or
11
may
apply
to
the
board
to
6
serve
as
a
nonvoting
student
representative.
Additionally,
the
7
bill
provides
that
a
vacancy
in
the
position
of
a
nonvoting
8
student
representative
shall
not
be
filled
until
the
expiration
9
of
the
nonvoting
student
representative’s
term.
10
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
notify
the
parents
or
11
guardians
of
a
nonvoting
student
representative
if
the
12
nonvoting
student
representative’s
grade
point
average
falls
13
during
the
period
in
which
the
nonvoting
student
representative
14
serves
on
the
board.
15
The
bill
provides
that
a
nonvoting
student
representative
16
shall
have
been
enrolled
in
the
school
district
for
at
least
17
one
year
prior
to
the
student
representative’s
appointment.
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