§ 275.36 — Submission of change to electors

Iowa § 275.36

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 275: REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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1. If a petition for a change in the number of directors or in the method of election of
schooldirectorsisfiledwiththeschoolboardofaschooldistrictpursuanttotherequirements
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.

Legislative History

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.36]