§ 285.12 — Disputes — hearings and appeals

Iowa § 285.12

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 285: STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION

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In the event of a disagreement between a school patron and the board of the school
district, the patron if dissatisfied with the decision of the district board, may appeal to the
area education agency board, notifying the secretary of the district in writing within ten days
of the decision of the board and by filing an affidavit of appeal with the agency board within
the ten-day period. The affidavit of appeal shall include the reasons for the appeal and
points at issue. The secretary of the local board on receiving notice of appeal shall certify all
papers to the agency board which shall hear the appeal within ten days of the receipt of the
papers and decide it within three days of the conclusion of the hearing and shall immediately
notify all parties of its decision. Either party may appeal the decision of the agency board to
the director of the department of education by notifying the opposite party and the agency
administrator in writing within five days after receipt of notice of the decision of the agency
board and by filing with the director of the department of education an affidavit of appeal,
reasons for appeal, and the facts involved in the disagreement within five days after receipt
of notice of the decision of the agency board. The agency administrator shall, within ten
days of receipt of the notice, file with the director all records and papers pertaining to the
case, including action of the agency board. The director shall hear the appeal within fifteen

days of the filing of the records in the director’s office, notifying all parties and the agency
administrator of the date and time of hearing. The director shall notify all parties of the
decision and return all papers with a copy of the decision to the agency administrator. The
decision of the director shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with chapter 17A.
Pending final order made by the director, upon any appeal prosecuted to such director, the
order of the agency board from which the appeal is taken shall be operative and be in full
force and effect.

Legislative History

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.12]