257.32 - AREA EDUCATION BUDGET REVIEW.
257.32 AREA EDUCATION BUDGET REVIEW.
1. An area education agency budget review procedure is
established for the school budget review committee created in section
257.30. The school budget review committee, in addition to its
duties under section 257.31, shall meet and hold hearings each year
to review unusual circumstances of area education agencies, either
upon the committee's motion or upon the request of an area education
agency. The committee may grant supplemental aid to the area
education agency from funds appropriated to the department of
education for area education agency budget review purposes, or an
amount may be added to the area education agency special education
support services allowable growth for districts in an area or an
additional amount may be added to district cost for media services or
educational services for all districts in an area for the budget year
either on a temporary or permanent basis, or both.
Unusual circumstances shall include but are not limited to the
following:
a. An unusual increase or decrease in enrollment of children
requiring special education or unusual need for additional moneys for
special education support services.
b. Unusual need for additional moneys for media services.
c. Unusual need for additional moneys for educational
services.
d. Unusual costs for building repair, building maintenance,
or removal of environmental hazards.
e. Participation by the area education agency in
telecommunications, electronic, and technological development with
school districts, and related staff development programs.
2. When the school budget review committee makes a decision under
subsection 1, it shall provide written notice of its decision,
including all changes, to the board of directors of the area
education agency, and to the department of management and the
department of education.
3. All decisions by the school budget review committee under this
section shall be made in accordance with reasonable and uniform
policies which shall be consistent with this chapter.
4. Failure by an area education agency to provide information or
appear before the school budget review committee as requested for the
accomplishment of review or hearing constitutes justification for the
committee to instruct the department of administrative services to
withhold payments for the area education agency until the committee's
inquiries are satisfied completely. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 135, § 32; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in § 257.31