Bill Text: IA SF86 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the boards of directors of school districts to appoint student liaisons to the boards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Staed. S.J. 152. [SF86 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF86-Introduced.html
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BY
STAED
,
BISIGNANO
,
KNOX
,
TOWNSEND
,
DONAHUE
,
QUIRMBACH
,
PETERSEN
,
DOTZLER
,
and
WEINER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts
1
to
appoint
student
liaisons
to
the
boards.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
69.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
3
districts
a
model
application
and
selection
process
for
the
4
position
of
student
liaison
that
is
required
to
be
appointed
5
to
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
pursuant
6
to
section
279.3,
subsection
2.
The
model
application
and
7
selection
process
shall
contain
examples
of
the
applications
8
and
selection
processes
used
by
school
districts
to
include
a
9
student
liaison
or
other
student
representative
on
the
school
10
district’s
board
of
directors.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
279.3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
12
follows:
13
279.3
Appointment
of
secretary
and
treasurer
——
student
14
liaison
.
15
1.
a.
The
board
shall
appoint
a
secretary
who
shall
not
be
16
a
teacher
employed
by
the
board
but
may
be
another
employee
of
17
the
board.
The
board
shall
also
appoint
a
treasurer
who
may
be
18
another
employee
of
the
board.
However,
the
board
may
appoint
19
one
person
to
serve
as
the
secretary
and
the
treasurer.
20
2.
b.
These
officers
shall
be
appointed
from
outside
the
21
membership
of
the
board
and
the
appointment
and
qualification
22
shall
be
entered
of
record
in
the
minutes
of
the
secretary.
23
They
shall
qualify
within
ten
days
following
appointment
by
24
taking
the
oath
of
office
in
the
manner
required
by
section
25
277.28
and
filing
a
bond
or
obtaining
an
insurance
policy
as
26
required
by
section
291.2
and
shall
hold
office
until
their
27
successors
are
appointed
and
qualified.
28
2.
a.
The
board
shall
develop
and
implement
an
application
29
and
selection
process
for
the
position
of
student
liaison,
30
who
shall
act
as
a
liaison
between
the
board,
administrators,
31
teachers,
the
student
council,
and
the
general
student
32
population.
If
an
applicant
for
student
liaison
satisfies
the
33
board’s
application
and
selection
process,
the
board
shall
34
select
at
least
one
applicant
to
act
as
a
student
liaison.
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b.
The
student
liaison
shall
have
a
seat
at
the
table
1
of
all
regular
meetings
of
the
board
and
board
subcommittee
2
meetings
in
a
nonvoting
capacity,
and
shall
have
access
to
all
3
nonconfidential
board
meeting
materials.
The
student
liaison
4
may
advocate
for
student
interests
in
regular
meetings
of
the
5
board,
provide
school
administrators
and
board
members
with
6
student
viewpoints,
assist
in
developing
and
monitoring
the
7
implementation
of
education
policy,
and
volunteer
to
perform
8
other
functions
of
benefit
to
the
students
and
the
district
9
that
the
board
deems
appropriate
for
a
student
to
carry
out.
10
c.
The
student
liaison
shall
not
do
any
of
the
following:
11
(1)
Participate
in
special
meetings
of
the
board.
12
(2)
Be
involved
in
board
meetings
related
to
the
discipline
13
of
employees
of
the
school
district
or
students
enrolled
in
the
14
school
district.
15
(3)
Have
access
to
documents
involving
the
discipline
of
16
employees
of
the
school
district
or
students
enrolled
in
the
17
school
district.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
authorizes
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
22
districts
to
select
students
to
act
as
liaisons
between
the
23
board,
administrators,
teachers,
student
council,
and
general
24
student
population.
The
board
must
develop
and
implement
an
25
application
and
selection
process.
If
an
applicant
satisfies
26
the
application
and
selection
process,
the
board
is
required
27
to
select
at
least
one
applicant
to
act
as
a
student
liaison.
28
The
student
liaison
must
have
a
seat
at
the
table
of
all
29
regular
meetings
of
the
board
and
board
subcommittee
meetings
30
in
a
nonvoting
capacity
and
must
also
have
access
to
all
31
nonconfidential
board
meeting
materials.
The
student
liaison
32
may
perform
functions
of
benefit
to
the
students
and
the
33
district
that
the
board
deems
appropriate
for
a
student
to
34
carry
out.
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The
bill
prohibits
the
student
liaison
from
participating
in
1
special
meetings
of
the
board,
being
involved
in
board
meetings
2
related
to
employee
or
student
discipline,
or
having
access
to
3
documents
involving
employee
or
student
discipline.
4
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
5
education
to
develop
and
distribute
to
school
districts
a
model
6
application
and
selection
process
for
the
position
of
student
7
liaison.
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