257.30 - SCHOOL BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE.
257.30 SCHOOL BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE.
1. A school budget review committee is established in the
department of education and consists of the director of the
department of education, the director of the department of
management, and three members who are knowledgeable in the areas of
Iowa school finance or public finance issues appointed by the
governor to represent the public. At least one of the public members
shall possess a master's or doctoral degree in which areas of school
finance, economics, or statistics are an integral component, or shall
have equivalent experience in an executive administrative or senior
research position in the education or public administration field.
The members appointed by the governor shall serve staggered
three-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19
and are subject to senate confirmation as provided in section 2.32.
The committee shall meet and hold hearings each year and shall
continue in session until it has reviewed budgets of school
districts, as provided in section 257.31. The committee may call in
school board members and employees as necessary for the hearings.
The committee's scheduled hearing agendas and the minutes of such
hearings shall be posted on the department of education's internet
website. Legislators shall be notified of hearings concerning school
districts in their legislative districts.
2. The committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure under
chapter 17A. The director of the department of education shall serve
as chairperson, and the director of the department of management
shall serve as secretary. The committee members representing the
public are entitled to receive their necessary expenses while engaged
in their official duties. Members shall be paid a per diem at the
rate specified in section 7E.6. Per diem and expense payments shall
be made from appropriations to the department of education.
3. The department of education shall employ a staff member to
assist the school budget review committee. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 135, § 30; 2009 Acts, ch 54, §5
Referred to in § 257.32, 260C.18B, 292.1