275.1 - DECLARATION OF POLICY -- SURVEYS -- DEFINITIONS.
275.1 DECLARATION OF POLICY -- SURVEYS --
DEFINITIONS.
It is the policy of the state to encourage economical and
efficient school districts which will ensure an equal educational
opportunity to all children of the state. All areas of the state
shall be in school districts maintaining kindergarten and twelve
grades. If a school district ceases to maintain kindergarten and
twelve grades except as otherwise provided in section 28E.9, 256.13,
280.15, 282.7, subsection 1 or subsections 1 and 3, or section 282.8,
it shall reorganize within six months or the state board shall attach
the school district not maintaining kindergarten and twelve grades to
one or more adjacent districts. Voluntary reorganizations under this
chapter shall be commenced only if the affected school districts are
contiguous or marginally adjacent to one another. A reorganized
district shall meet the requirements of section 275.3.
If a district is attached, division of assets and liabilities
shall be made as provided in sections 275.29 to 275.31. The area
education agency boards shall develop detailed studies and surveys of
the school districts within the area education agency and all
adjacent territory for the purpose of providing for reorganization of
school districts in order to effect more economical operation and the
attainment of higher standards of education in the schools. The
plans shall be revised periodically to reflect reorganizations which
may have taken place in the area education agency and adjacent
territory.
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Eligible elector" means eligible elector as defined in
section 39.3, subsection 6.
2. "Initial board" means the board of a newly reorganized
district that is selected pursuant to section 275.25 or 275.41 and
functions until the organizational meeting following the third
regular school election held after the effective date of the
reorganization.
3. "Marginally adjacent district" or "marginally adjacent
territory" means a district or territory which is separated from a
second district or territory by property which is part of a third
school district which completely surrounds one of the two districts.
4. "Registered voter" means registered voter as defined in
section 39.3, subsection 11.
5. "Regular board" means the board of a reorganized district
that begins to function at the organizational meeting following the
third regular school election held after the effective date of the
school reorganization, and is comprised of members who were elected
to the current terms or were appointed to replace members who were
elected.
6. "School districts affected" means the school districts
named in the reorganization petition whether a school district is
affected in whole or in part. Section History: Early Form
[C97, § 2798; SS15, § 2794-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 4152,
4154; C46, 50, § 274.37, 275.1, 276.1; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75,
77, 79, 81, § 275.1; 82 Acts, ch 1113, § 1] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 31, § 2; 84 Acts, ch 1078, § 1; 85 Acts, ch 212, §7;
88 Acts, ch 1263, § 2; 92 Acts, ch 1246, § 41, 42; 93 Acts, ch 160, §
3; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §100; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §65; 2008 Acts, ch 1115,
§11, 21
Referred to in § 257.3, 257.4, 275.9, 280.15, 282.7, 594A.6,
594A.8