275.36 - SUBMISSION OF CHANGE TO ELECTORS.
275.36 SUBMISSION OF CHANGE TO ELECTORS.
1. If a petition for a change in the number of directors or in
the method of election of school directors is filed with the school
board of a school district pursuant to the requirements of section
278.2, the school board shall submit such proposition to the voters
at an election held on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection
4, paragraph "c". The petition shall be accompanied by an
affidavit as required by section 275.13. If a proposition for a
change in the number of directors or in the method of election of
school directors submitted to the voters under this section is
rejected, it shall not be resubmitted to the voters of the district
in substantially the same form within the next three years; if it is
approved, no other proposal may be submitted to the voters of the
district under this section within the next six years.
2. If the proposal adopted by the voters requires the
establishment of or a change in director district boundaries pursuant
to section 275.12, subsection 2, paragraph "b", "c", "d",
or "e", the school board shall draw the necessary boundaries
within forty days after the date of the election. The boundaries
shall be drawn according to the requirements of section 275.23A.
Following adoption by the school board, the plan shall be submitted
to the state commissioner of elections for approval. The new
boundaries shall become effective on July 1 following approval. Section History: Early Form
[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 275.36] Section History: Recent Form
93 Acts, ch 143, § 44; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §84, 115; 2008 Acts, ch
1115, §42, 71
Referred to in § 275.23A, 278.1