256.1 - DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED.
256.1 DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED.
1. The department of education is established to act in a
policymaking and advisory capacity and to exercise general
supervision over the state system of education including all of the
following:
a. Public elementary and secondary schools.
b. Community colleges.
c. Area education agencies.
d. Vocational rehabilitation.
e. Educational supervision over the elementary and secondary
schools under the control of an administrator of a division of the
department of human services.
f. Nonpublic schools to the extent necessary for compliance
with Iowa school laws.
2. The department shall stimulate and encourage educational radio
and television and other educational communications services as
necessary to aid in accomplishing the educational objectives of the
state.
3. The department shall meet the informational needs of the three
branches of state government.
4. The department shall provide for the improvement of library
services to all Iowa citizens and foster development and cooperation
among libraries.
5. The department shall act as an administrative, supervisory,
and consultative state agency. Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1401; 93 Acts, ch 48, § 12; 94 Acts, ch 1023,
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Referred to in § 7E.5, 292.1