JurisdictionIowaTitle VIIEDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
Ch. 256HINTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATION OF MILITARY CHILDREN
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1.A council on educational opportunity for military children is created to provide
advice and recommendations regarding this state’s participation in and compliance with
the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children in accordance with
section 256H.1.
2.The council shall consist of the following seven members:
a.The director of the department of education or the director’s designee.
b.The superintendent, or the superintendent’s designee, for the school district with the
highest percentage per capita of military children during the previous school year.
c.Two members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall represent a military
installation located within this state and one of whom shall represent the executive branch
and possess experience in assisting mil
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1. A council on educational opportunity for military children is created to provide
advice and recommendations regarding this state’s participation in and compliance with
the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children in accordance with
section 256H.1.
2. The council shall consist of the following seven members:
a. The director of the department of education or the director’s designee.
b. The superintendent, or the superintendent’s designee, for the school district with the
highest percentage per capita of military children during the previous school year.
c. Two members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall represent a military
installation located within this state and one of whom shall represent the executive branch
and possess experience in assisting military families in obtaining educational services
for their children. The term of each member appointed under this paragraph shall be for
four years, except that, in order to provide for staggered terms, the governor shall initially
appoint one member to a term of two years and one member to a term of three years.
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d. One member appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the
house of representatives as provided in sections 2.32A and 4A.13.
e. The compact commissioner appointed pursuant to section 256H.3 and the military
family education liaison appointed in accordance with subsection 4, shall serve as nonvoting,
ex officio members of the council unless already appointed to the council as voting members.
The compact commissioner and the military family education liaison shall serve at the
pleasure of the governor.
3. Nonlegislative members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall
receive their actual and necessary expenses and travel incurred in the performance of their
duties. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in
the same manner as the original appointments.
4. Thecouncilshallappointamilitaryfamilyeducationliaisonpursuanttosection256H.1,
articleVIIIoftheinterstatecompactoneducationalopportunityformilitarychildren, toassist
military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this compact.
5. The council shall comply with the requirements of chapters 21 and 22.
6. The department of education shall provide administrative support to the council.