279.12 - CONTRACTS -- TEACHERS -- INSURANCE -- EDUCATIONAL LEAVE.
279.12 CONTRACTS -- TEACHERS -- INSURANCE --
EDUCATIONAL LEAVE.
The board shall carry into effect any instruction from the regular
election upon matters within the control of the voters, and shall
elect all teachers and make all contracts necessary or proper for
exercising the powers granted and performing the duties required by
law, and may establish and pay all or any part thereof from school
district funds the cost of group health insurance plans, nonprofit
group hospital service plans, nonprofit group medical service plans
and group life insurance plans adopted by the board for the benefit
of employees of the school district, but the board may authorize any
subdirector to employ teachers for the school in the subdirector's
subdistrict; but no such employment by a subdirector shall authorize
a contract, the entire period of which is wholly beyond the
subdirector's term of office.
The board may enter into an agreement pursuant to chapter 28E with
another school district or an area education agency for the purpose
of jointly procuring a group health insurance plan, nonprofit group
hospital service plan, nonprofit group medical service plan, or group
life insurance plan for the benefit of the districts or agencies
which are parties to the agreement. Such plan may include a
cafeteria plan as defined in 26 C.F.R. § 1.125-2T. An agreement
entered into pursuant to this paragraph shall not be construed to
establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined in
section 3 of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1002, paragraph 40.
The board may approve a policy for educational leave for licensed
school employees and for reimbursement for tuition paid by licensed
school employees for courses approved by the board. The board of
directors of a community college may approve a policy for educational
leave for its instructors and for reimbursement for tuition paid by
its instructors for courses approved by the board. For the purpose
of this section, "educational leave" means a leave granted to an
employee for the purpose of study including study in areas outside of
a teacher's area of specialization, travel, or other reasons deemed
by the board to be of value to the school system. Section History: Early Form
[C73, § 1723, 1757; C97, § 2778; SS15, § 2778; C24, 27, 31, 35,
39, § 4228; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
279.12] Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 265, §40; 95 Acts, ch 22, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1047, §13,
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Referred to in § 262.9, 272.15, 273.22, 275.33