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IA SF16

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Amy Sinclair

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • School district enlargements, reorganizations, or boundary changes approved by voters prior to January 1, 2025 take effect on July 1 following the reorganization election date

  • School district changes approved by voters on or after January 1, 2025 take effect on July 1 of the calendar year immediately following the year the election was held (adding approximately one year to the implementation timeline)

  • School district dissolution attachments follow the same effective date structure: July 1 following approval for pre-2025 votes, or July 1 of the subsequent calendar year for votes on or after January 1, 2025

  • Dissolved districts with certified enrollment under 600 students remain eligible for foundation property tax levy reductions if approved by the Director of the Department of Education

  • The bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2025

Legislative Description

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the effective date of school district enlargements, reorganizations, changes in boundaries, and dissolutions, and including retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 171.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 171. S.J. 171.

1/30/2025

Committee Referrals

Education1/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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