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IA Code § 260C.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.35 - Limitation on land.

260C.35 Limitation on land.   1. A merged area shall not purchase land which will increase the aggregate of land owned by the merged area, excluding land acquired by donation or gift, to more than three hundred twenty acres without the approval of the director of the department of education. The limitation does not apply to a merged area owning more than three hundred twenty acres, excluding land acquired by donation or gift, prior to January 1, 1969.   2. With the approval of the director of the department of education, the board of directors of a merged area at any time may sell any land in excess of one hundred sixty acres owned by the merged area, and an election is not necessary in connection with the sale. The proceeds of the sale may be used for any of the purposes stated in section 260C.22. This subsection is in addition to any authority under other provisions of law.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.35]  83 Acts, ch 25, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1473; 92 Acts, ch 1037, §1  C93, §260C.35  2018 Acts, ch 1041, §66
IA Code § 260C.37 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.37 - Membership in association of school boards.

260C.37 Membership in association of school boards.   1. Boards of directors of community colleges may pay, out of funds available to them, reasonable annual dues to an Iowa association of school boards.   2. Membership in such an Iowa association of school boards shall be limited to those duly elected members of boards of directors of community colleges.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.37]  90 Acts, ch 1253, §42  C93, §260C.37
IA Code § 260C.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.38 - Lease agreements for space.

260C.38 Lease agreements for space.   1. The board of directors may enter into lease agreements, with or without purchase options, not to exceed twenty years in duration, for the leasing or rental of buildings for use basically as classrooms, laboratories, shops, libraries, and study halls for community college purposes, and pay for the leasing or rental with funds acquired pursuant to section 260C.17, section 260C.18, and section 260C.22.   2. The agreements may include the leasing of existing buildings on public or private property, buildings to be constructed upon real estate owned by the community college, or buildings to be placed upon real estate owned by the community college.   3. Subject to subsection 4, before entering into a lease agreement with a purchase option for a building to be constructed, or placed, upon real estate owned by the community college, the board shall first adopt plans and specifications for the proposed building which it considers suitable for the intended use, and the board shall also adopt the proposed terms of the lease agreement and purchase option. The board shall invite bids, by advertisement published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the county where the building is to be located. The lease agreement shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, or the board may reject all bids and readvertise for new bids.   4. A contract for construction by a private party of property to be lease-purchased by a community college is a contract for a public improvement as defined in section 26.2. If the estimated cost of the property to be lease-purchased that is renovated, repaired, or involves new construction exceeds the competitive bid threshold in section 26.3, the board shall comply with the competitive bidding requirements of section 26.3.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.38; 82 Acts, ch 1230, §1]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1474; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §43  C93, §260C.38  2002 Acts, ch 1140, §15; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1075, §4, 5, 12, 13; 2018 Acts, ch 1172, §71, 72  Referred to in §260C.56  2018 amendments apply to lease-purchase contracts entered into on or after April 4, 2018;  2018 Acts, ch 1075, §12, 13  ;  2018 Acts, ch 1172, §71, 72
IA Code § 260C.40 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.40 - Prohibition of controlled substances.

260C.40 Prohibition of controlled substances.   Each community college shall adopt a policy that prohibits unlawful possession, use, or distribution of controlled substances by students and employees on property owned or leased by the community college or in conjunction with activities sponsored by a community college. Each community college shall provide information about the policy to all students and employees. The policy shall include a clear statement of sanctions for violation of the policy and information about available drug or alcohol counseling and rehabilitation programs. In carrying out this policy, the community college shall provide substance abuse prevention programs for students and employees.  91 Acts, ch 267, §242  CS91, §280A.40  C93, §260C.40  2008 Acts, ch 1032, §108
IA Code § 260C.42 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.42 - Payment of expenses.

260C.42 Payment of expenses.   The board of directors of a merged area shall audit and allow all just claims against the community college and an order shall not be drawn upon the treasury until the claim has been audited and allowed. However, the board of directors, by resolution, may authorize the secretary of the board, when the board is not in session, to issue payments for salaries pursuant to the terms of a written contract and to issue payments upon the receipt of verification filed with the secretary for all other general fund and plant fund expenses within limits established by resolution of the board; expenses involving auxiliary, agency, and scholarship and loan accounts; and refunds to students for tuition and fees. The secretary shall either deliver in person or mail the payments to the payees. A payment shall be made payable only to the person performing the service or furnishing the supplies for which the payment is issued. Payments issued prior to audit and allowance by the board shall be allowed by the board at the first meeting held after the issuance and shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting.  [82 Acts, ch 1058, §1]  C83, §280A.42  87 Acts, ch 233, §479; 88 Acts, ch 1061, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §45  C93, §260C.42
IA Code § 260C.43 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.43 - Claims.

260C.43 Claims.   The board of directors of each merged area shall audit claims against the merged area to ensure proper and just payment of all claims. Each payment shall be made payable to the vendor entitled to receive the payment with appropriate justification to ensure that the payment is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures and in accordance with the system prescribed under section 260C.5, subsection 9. The board may designate one or more members of the board or may employ a certified public accountant to perform and certify the audit to the board to comply with this section.  [82 Acts, ch 1059, §1]  C83, §280A.43  C93, §260C.43
IA Code § 260C.44 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.44 - Apprenticeship programs.

260C.44 Apprenticeship programs.   1. Each community college is authorized to establish or contract for the establishment of apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations. Any apprenticeship program established under this section shall comply with requirements established by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship. Participation in an apprenticeship program or apprenticeship agreement by an apprenticeship sponsor shall be on a voluntary basis.   2. For purposes of this section:   a. “Apprentice” means a person who is at least sixteen years of age, except where a higher minimum age is required by law, who is employed in an apprenticeable occupation, and is registered with the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship.   b. “Apprenticeable occupation” means an occupation approved for apprenticeship by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship.   c. “Apprenticeship program” means a plan, registered with the United States office of apprenticeship which contains the terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, including the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.   d. “Apprenticeship sponsor” means a person operating an apprenticeship program or in whose name an apprenticeship program is being operated, registered, or approved.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §46  C91, §280A.44  C93, §260C.44  2010 Acts, ch 1069, §35; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §47  Referred to in §15.343, 260F.6B
IA Code § 260C.45 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.45 - Quality instructional centers.

260C.45 Quality instructional centers. Repealed by  2006 Acts, ch 1152, §56  .
IA Code § 260C.46 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.46 - Program and administrative sharing.

260C.46 Program and administrative sharing.   By September 1, 1990, the department shall establish guidelines and an approval process for program sharing agreements and for administrative sharing agreements entered into by two or more community colleges or by a community college and a higher education institution under the control of the board of regents. Guidelines established shall be designed to increase student access to programs, enhance educational program offerings throughout the state, and enhance interinstitutional cooperation in program offerings.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §48  C91, §280A.46  C93, §260C.46  97 Acts, ch 23, §29  Referred to in §256.9, 260C.28
IA Code § 260C.49 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.49 - Rules.

260C.49 Rules.   The department of education shall adopt rules and definitions of terms necessary for the administration of this chapter. The school budget review committee shall adopt rules under chapter 17A to carry out section 260C.18B.  96 Acts, ch 1215, §35
IA Code § 260C.50 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.50 - Adult education and literacy programs.

260C.50 Adult education and literacy programs.   1. For purposes of this section, “adult education and literacy programs” means adult basic education, adult education leading to a high school equivalency diploma under chapter 259A, English as a second language instruction, workplace and family literacy instruction, or integrated basic education and technical skills instruction.   2. The department and the community colleges shall jointly implement adult education and literacy programs to assist adults and youths sixteen years of age and older who are not in school in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for further education, work, and community involvement.   3. The state board, in consultation with the community colleges, shall prescribe standards for adult education and literacy programs including but not limited to contextualized and integrated instruction, assessments, instructor qualification and professional development, data collection and reporting, and performance benchmarks.   4. The state board, in consultation with the community colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.  2013 Acts, ch 141, §40
IA Code § 260C.56 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.56 - Definitions.

260C.56 Definitions.   As used in this subchapter:   1. “Board” means a board of directors of a community college.   2. “Bonds or notes” means revenue bonds or revenue notes which are payable solely from net rents, profits, and other income derived from the operation of residence halls, dormitories, incidental facilities, and additions.   3. “Institution” means a community college organized under this chapter.   4. “Project” means the acquisition by purchase, lease in accordance with section 260C.38, or construction of buildings for use as student residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities therefor, and additions to such buildings, the reconstruction, completion, equipment, improvement, repair or remodeling of residence halls, dormitories, or additions or incidental facilities, and the acquisition of property of every kind and description, whether real, personal, or mixed, by gift, purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise and the improvement of the property.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §58; 90 Acts, ch 1254, §4  C91, §280A.56  91 Acts, ch 267, §243, 244  C93, §260C.56  2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143  Referred to in §260C.34, 260C.69
IA Code § 260C.57 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.57 - Authorization — contracts — title.

260C.57 Authorization — contracts — title.   Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, the board of directors of each community college is hereby authorized to undertake and carry out any project at a community college under the board’s control and to operate, control, maintain, and manage student residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, and additions to such buildings at each of said institutions. All contracts for the construction, reconstruction, completion, equipment, improvement, repair or remodeling of any buildings, additions or facilities shall be let in accordance with the provisions of section 260C.19. The title to all real estate acquired under the provisions of this subchapter and the improvements erected on the real estate shall be taken and held in the name of the merged area. The board is authorized to rent the rooms in such residence halls and dormitories to the students, officers, guests and employees of the institutions at such rates, fees or rentals as will provide a reasonable return upon the investment, but which will in any event produce net rents, profits and income sufficient to insure the payment of the principal of and interest on all bonds or notes issued to pay any part of the cost of any project and refunding bonds or notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter and to insure that no property tax revenues will be needed to retire the bonds or notes.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §59  C91, §280A.57  C93, §260C.57  94 Acts, ch 1023, §94; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
IA Code § 260C.59 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.59 - Rates and terms of bonds or notes.

260C.59 Rates and terms of bonds or notes.   The bonds or notes may bear a date or dates, may bear interest at such rate or rates, may mature at such time or times, may be in such form, carry such registration privileges, may be payable at such place or places, may be subject to such terms of redemption prior to maturity with or without premium, if so stated on the face of the bonds, and may contain any terms and covenants as may be provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes. In addition to the estimated cost of construction, the cost of the project shall be deemed to include interest upon the bonds or notes during construction and for six months after the estimated completion date, the compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser, any underwriter discount, and engineering, administrative and legal expenses. The bonds or notes shall be executed by the president of the board of directors and attested by the secretary. Any bonds or notes bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing shall be valid and binding for all purposes, notwithstanding that before delivery of the bonds or notes any or all persons whose signatures appear on the bonds or notes shall have ceased to be officers. Each bond or note shall state upon its face the name of the institution on behalf of which it is issued, that it is payable solely and only from the net rents, profits and income derived from the operation of residence halls or dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, at the institution named, and that it does not constitute a charge against the state of Iowa within the meaning or application of any constitutional or statutory limitation or provision. The issuance of bonds or notes shall be recorded in the office of the treasurer of the institution on behalf of which the bonds or notes are issued, and a certificate by such treasurer to this effect shall be printed on the back of each such bond or note.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §61  C91, §280A.59  91 Acts, ch 267, §246  C93, §260C.59  94 Acts, ch 1023, §95
IA Code § 260C.60 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.60 - Issuance resolution.

260C.60 Issuance resolution.   Upon the determination by the board to undertake and carry out any project or to refund outstanding bonds or notes, the board shall adopt a resolution generally describing the contemplated project and setting forth the estimated cost, or describing the obligations to be refunded, fixing the amount of bonds or notes to be issued, the maturity or maturities, the interest rate or rates and all details of the project. The resolution shall contain any covenants as may be determined by the board as to the issuance of additional bonds or notes that may be issued payable from the net rents, profits and income of the residence halls or dormitories, the amendment or modification of the resolution authorizing the issuance of any bonds or notes, the manner, terms and conditions and the amount or percentage of assenting bonds or notes necessary to effectuate the amendment or modification, and any other covenants as may be deemed necessary or desirable. In the discretion of the board any bonds or notes issued under the terms of this subchapter may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the board and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the boundaries of the state of Iowa. The provisions of this subchapter and of any resolution or other proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes and providing for the establishment and maintenance of adequate rates, fees or rentals and the application of the proceeds thereof shall constitute a contract with the holders of the bonds or notes.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §62  C91, §280A.60  91 Acts, ch 267, §247  C93, §260C.60
IA Code § 260C.61 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.61 - Rates, fees, and rentals — pledge.

260C.61 Rates, fees, and rentals — pledge.   If bonds or notes are issued by a board, the board shall establish, impose, and collect rates, fees or rentals for the use of and services provided by the residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities therefor, at the institution on behalf of which the bonds or notes are issued, shall adjust the rates, fees, or rentals from time to time, in order to always provide net amounts sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes as they become due, and shall maintain a reserve. The board may pledge a sufficient amount of the net rents, profits and income derived from the operation of residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other facilities, at the institution for this purpose. Rates, fees, or rentals collected at one institution shall not be used to discharge bonds or notes issued for or on account of another institution. All bonds or notes issued under the terms of this subchapter shall be exempt from taxation by the state of Iowa and the interest on the bonds or notes is exempt from the state income tax.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §63  C91, §280A.61  C93, §260C.61  2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143  Referred to in §422.7(2)(k)
IA Code § 260C.62 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.62 - Accounts.

260C.62 Accounts.   1. A certified copy of each resolution providing for the issuance of bonds or notes under this subchapter shall be filed with the treasurer of the institution on behalf of which the bonds or notes are issued and the treasurer shall keep and maintain separate accounts for each issue of bonds or notes in accordance with the covenants and directions set out in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds or notes. All rates, fees, or rentals collected for the use of and services provided by the residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, at each institution shall be held in trust by the treasurer, separate and apart from all other funds, to be used only for the purposes specified in this subchapter and as may be required and provided for by the proceedings of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes. The treasurer of each institution shall disburse funds from the proper account for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes in accordance with the directions and covenants of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes.   2. If the amount of bonds or notes issued under this chapter exceeds the actual costs of the projects for which the bonds or notes were issued, the amount of the difference shall be used to pay the principal and interest due on bonds or notes issued under this chapter.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §64  C91, §280A.62  C93, §260C.62  2014 Acts, ch 1026, §67
IA Code § 260C.63 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.63 - No obligation against state.

260C.63 No obligation against state.   Under no circumstances shall any bonds or notes issued under the terms of this subchapter be or become or be construed to constitute a charge against the state of Iowa within the purview of any constitutional or statutory limitation or provision. Taxes, appropriations, or other funds of the state of Iowa shall not be pledged for or used to pay for the bonds or notes or for the interest on the bonds or notes. Any principal and interest on bonds or notes issued under this subchapter shall be payable only from the net rents, profits, and income derived from the operation of residence halls and dormitories, including dining and other incidental facilities, at the institutions of higher learning under the control of the board, and the sole remedy for any breach or default of the terms of any bonds or notes or proceedings for their issuance shall be a proceeding either in law or in equity by suit, action, or mandamus to enforce and compel performance of the duties required by this subchapter and the terms of the resolution under which the bonds or notes are issued.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §65  C91, §280A.63  C93, §260C.63  2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143