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IA Code § 259.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION|Section 259.2 - Custodian of funds.

259.2 Custodian of funds.   1. The treasurer of state is custodian of moneys received by the state from appropriations made by the Congress of the United States for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, and may receive and provide for the proper custody of the moneys and make disbursement of them upon the requisition of the director of the department of education.   2. The treasurer of state is appointed custodian of moneys paid by the federal government to the state for the purpose of carrying out the agreement relative to making determinations of disability under Tit. II and Tit. XVI of the federal Social Security Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. ch. 7, and may receive the moneys and make disbursements of them upon the requisition of the director of the department of education.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3851; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259.2]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1434; 94 Acts, ch 1109, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180  Referred to in §259.3
IA Code § 259.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION|Section 259.3 - Board and division.

259.3 Board and division.   The division of vocational rehabilitation services is established in the department of education. The director of the department of education shall cooperate with the United States secretary of education in carrying out the federal law cited in sections 259.1 and 259.2 providing for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. The state board of education shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for the administration of this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3852; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259.3]  86 Acts, ch 1237, §14; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1435; 94 Acts, ch 1109, §6; 96 Acts, ch 1127, §3
IA Code § 259.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION|Section 259.4 - Duties of division.

259.4 Duties of division.   The division of vocational rehabilitation services shall:   1. Cooperate with the secretary of education in the administration of the federal law cited in section 259.1.   2. Administer legislation pursuant to the federal law cited in section 259.1, and direct the disbursement and administer the use of funds provided by the federal government and this state for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.   3. Utilize in the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities existing educational and other facilities as are advisable and practicable, including public and private educational institutions, community rehabilitation programs, public or private establishments, plants, factories, and the services of individuals specially qualified for the instruction and vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.   4. Promote the establishment and assist in the development of training agencies for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.   5. Cooperate with an agency of the federal government or of the state, or of a county or other municipal authority within the state, or any other agency, public or private, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.   6. Do those things necessary to secure the rehabilitation of those individuals entitled to the benefits of this chapter, including those individuals with significant disabilities.   7. Provide rehabilitation services to individuals with significant disabilities who are homebound, and other individuals with significant disabilities, who can wholly or substantially achieve an ability to live independently.   8. Provide financial and other necessary assistance to public or private agencies in the development or expansion of community rehabilitation programs, or programs in other public agencies, needed for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.   9. Administer the entrepreneurs with disabilities program.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3853; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259.4]  83 Acts, ch 101, §59; 86 Acts, ch 1237, §15; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1436; 87 Acts, ch 115, §37; 94 Acts, ch 1109, §7; 96 Acts, ch 1127, §4 – 7; 99 Acts, ch 28, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1007, §1
IA Code § 259.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION|Section 259.5 - Report to governor.

259.5 Report to governor.   The division shall report biennially to the governor the condition of vocational rehabilitation within the state, designating the educational institutions, establishments, plants, factories, and other agencies in which training is being given, and include a detailed statement of expenditures of the state and federal funds in the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3854; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259.5]  86 Acts, ch 1237, §16; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1437; 94 Acts, ch 1109, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1127, §8
IA Code § 259.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION|Section 259.6 - Gifts and donations.

259.6 Gifts and donations.   The division may receive gifts and donations from either public or private sources offered unconditionally or under conditions related to the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities that are consistent with this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3855; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259.6]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1438; 94 Acts, ch 1109, §9
IA Code § 259.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION|Section 259.7 - Fund.

259.7 Fund.   All the moneys received as gifts or donations shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall constitute a permanent fund to be called the special fund for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, to be used by the director of the department of education in carrying out the provisions of this chapter or for related purposes.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3856; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259.7]  94 Acts, ch 1109, §10; 96 Acts, ch 1127, §9
IA Code § 259.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION|Section 259.8 - Report of gifts.

259.8 Report of gifts.   A full report of gifts and donations offered and accepted, together with the names of the donors and the respective amounts contributed by each, and disbursements from the fund shall be submitted at call or biennially to the governor of the state by the division.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3857; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259.8]  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1439
IA Code § 259.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION|Section 259.9 - Agreement continued.

259.9 Agreement continued.   The agreement between the director of the department of education and the commissioner of the United States social security administration relating to making determinations of disability under Tit. II and Tit. XVI of the federal Social Security Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. ch. 7, completed prior to July 1, 1986, remains in effect.  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1440; 96 Acts, ch 1127, §10; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
IA Code § 259A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259A - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS|Section 259A.1 - Assessment of competency.

259A.1 Assessment of competency.   The department of education shall cause to be made available for qualified individuals a high school equivalency diploma. The diploma shall be issued on the basis of demonstrated competence in all of the following core areas: reading, language arts, literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259A.1]  2006 Acts, ch 1152, §29; 2013 Acts, ch 88, §9; 2017 Acts, ch 85, §1, 5  Referred to in §259A.2
IA Code § 259A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259A - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS|Section 259A.2 - Application requirements.

259A.2 Application requirements.   1. Every applicant shall have attained the age of eighteen years, have not graduated from high school, and not be currently enrolled in a secondary school.   2. An applicant is not eligible for a high school equivalency diploma until after the class in which the applicant was enrolled has graduated from high school.   3. Application shall be made to a high school equivalency program or testing center approved by the department of education, accompanied by an application fee in an amount prescribed by the department.   4. Test scores shall be forwarded by the scorer of the test to the department of education.   5. Evidence that an applicant demonstrates competence as required under section 259A.1 shall be made available to the department of education by the high school equivalency program for verification purposes.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259A.2]  2013 Acts, ch 88, §10; 2017 Acts, ch 85, §2, 5  Referred to in §259A.6
IA Code § 259A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259A - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS|Section 259A.3 - Notice and fee.

259A.3 Notice and fee.   Any applicant who has demonstrated competence in the core areas under standards adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 259A.5 shall be issued a high school equivalency diploma by the department of education upon payment of an additional amount determined in rules adopted by the state board of education to cover the actual costs of the production and distribution of the diploma. The state board of education may also by rule establish a fee for the issuance or verification of a transcript which shall be based on the actual costs of the production or verification of a transcript.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259A.3]  2011 Acts, ch 20, §7; 2017 Acts, ch 85, §3, 5
IA Code § 259A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259A - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS|Section 259A.4 - Use of fees.

259A.4 Use of fees.   The fees collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be used for the expenses incurred in administering, providing test materials, scoring of examinations and issuance of high school equivalency diplomas, and shall be disbursed on the authorization of the director of the department of education. The treasurer of state shall be custodian of the funds paid to the department and shall disburse the same on vouchers audited as provided by law. The unobligated balance in such funds at the close of each biennium shall be placed in the general fund of the state.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259A.4]  85 Acts, ch 212, §21
IA Code § 259A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259A - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS|Section 259A.5 - Rules — duties.

259A.5 Rules — duties.   1. The director of the department of education shall prescribe assessments, definitions of terms, and forms and resources as necessary for the administration of this chapter.   2. The state board of education shall adopt rules under chapter 17A to carry out this chapter. Any rules adopted relating to demonstrations of competence for purposes of this chapter shall require such demonstrations to be equivalent to or of greater rigor than those required for high school graduation, and such demonstrations shall include but are not limited to a test battery, credit-based measures, and attainment of other academic credentials.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §259A.5]  85 Acts, ch 212, §21; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1441; 2017 Acts, ch 85, §4, 5  Referred to in §259A.3
IA Code § 259A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 259A - HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMAS|Section 259A.6 - Residents of juvenile institutions and juvenile probationers.

259A.6 Residents of juvenile institutions and juvenile probationers.   Notwithstanding the provisions of section 259A.2 a minor who is a resident of a state training school or a minor who is placed under the supervision of a juvenile probation office may make application for a high school equivalency diploma and upon successful completion of the program receive a high school equivalency diploma.  [C77, 79, 81, §259A.6]  2019 Acts, ch 100, §8
IA Code § 260C.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.1 - Statement of policy.

260C.1 Statement of policy.   It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Iowa and the purpose of this chapter to provide for the establishment of not more than fifteen areas which shall include all of the area of the state and which may operate community colleges offering to the greatest extent possible, educational opportunities and services in each of the following, when applicable, but not necessarily limited to:   1. The first two years of college work including preprofessional education.   2. Career and technical training.   3. Programs for in-service training and retraining of workers.   4. Programs for high school completion for students of post-high school age.   5. Programs for all students of high school age who may best serve themselves by enrolling for career and technical training while also enrolled in a local high school, public or private.   6. Programs for students of high school age to provide advanced college placement courses not taught at a student’s high school while the student is also enrolled in the high school.   7. Student personnel services.   8. Community services.   9. Career and technical education for persons who have academic, socioeconomic, or other disabilities which prevent succeeding in regular career and technical education programs.   10. Training, retraining, and all necessary preparation for productive employment of all citizens.   11. Career and technical training for persons who are not enrolled in a high school and who have not completed high school.   12. Developmental education for persons who are academically or personally underprepared to succeed in their program of study.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.1]  85 Acts, ch 212, §11; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §26  C93, §260C.1  93 Acts, ch 101, §203; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §48  Referred to in §260C.18A
IA Code § 260C.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.2 - Definitions.

260C.2 Definitions.   When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Community college” means a publicly supported school which may offer programs of adult and continuing education, lifelong learning, community education, and up to two years of liberal arts, preprofessional, or occupational instruction partially fulfilling the requirements for a baccalaureate degree but confers no more than an associate degree; or which offers as the whole or as part of the curriculum up to two years of career and technical education, training, or retraining to persons who are preparing to enter the labor market.   2. “Department” means the department of education.   3. “Director” means the director of the department of education.   4. “Instructional cost center” means one of the following areas of course offerings of the community colleges:   a. Arts and sciences cost center.   b. Career and technical education preparatory cost center.   c. Career and technical education supplementary cost center.   d. Adult basic education and high school completion cost center.   e. Continuing and general education cost center.   5. “Merged area” means an area where two or more school systems or parts of school systems merge resources to operate a community college in the manner provided in this chapter.   6. “State board” means the state board of education.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.2]  85 Acts, ch 212, §21, 22; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §27  C93, §260C.2  96 Acts, ch 1215, §24; 2005 Acts, ch 169, §23; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §49, 50  Referred to in §84B.3, 85.61, 87.4, 261.86, 261.131, 261G.2, 307.24, 321J.22, 322.7A, 515A.15
IA Code § 260C.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.3 - State board for community colleges.

260C.3 State board for community colleges. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 20, §19.
IA Code § 260C.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.4 - Duties of state board.

260C.4 Duties of state board.   The state board shall:   1. Adopt and establish policies for programs and services of the department which relate to community colleges.   2. Prescribe standards and procedures for the approval of practitioner preparation programs and professional development programs under section 256.7, subsection 3.   3. Review and make recommendations that relate to community colleges in the five-year plan for the achievement of educational goals.  90 Acts, ch 1253, §34  C91, §280A.22B  C93, §260C.22B  93 Acts, ch 82, §2  C95, §260C.4  96 Acts, ch 1215, §25; 2011 Acts, ch 20, §8
IA Code § 260C.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.5 - Duties of director.

260C.5 Duties of director.   The director shall:   1. Designate a community college as an “area career and technical education school” within the meaning of, and for the purpose of administering, the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. A community college shall not be so designated by the director for the expenditure of funds under 20 U.S.C. §2301 et seq., as amended, which has not been designated and classified as a community college by the state board.   2. Change boundaries of director districts in a merged area when the board fails to change boundaries as required by law.   3. Make changes in boundaries of merged areas with the approval of the board of directors of each merged area affected by the change. When the boundaries of a merged area are changed, the director of the department of education may authorize the board of directors of the merged area to levy additional taxes upon the property within the merged area, or any part of the merged area, and distribute the taxes so that all parts of the merged area are paying their share toward the support of the college.   4. Administer, allocate, and disburse federal or state funds made available to pay a portion of the cost of acquiring sites for and constructing, acquiring, or remodeling facilities for community colleges, and establish priorities for the use of such funds.   5. Administer, allocate, and disburse federal or state funds available to pay a portion of the operating costs of community colleges.   6. Propose administrative rules to carry out this chapter subject to approval of the state board.   7. Enter into contracts with local school boards within the area that have and maintain a career and technical education program and with private schools or colleges in the cooperative or merged areas to provide courses or programs of study in addition to or as a part of the curriculum made available in the community college.   8. Make arrangements with boards of merged areas and local school districts to permit students attending high school to participate in career and technical education programs and advanced college placement courses and obtain credit for such participation for application toward the completion of a high school diploma. The granting of credit is subject to the approval of the director of the department of education.   9. Prescribe a uniform system of accounting for community colleges.   10. Ensure that community colleges that provide intercollegiate athletics as a part of their program comply with section 216.9.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.25; 82 Acts, ch 1136, §11]  85 Acts, ch 212, §12; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1470; 87 Acts, ch 115, §41; 87 Acts, ch 224, §57, 58; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §36  C93, §260C.25  93 Acts, ch 82, §4  C95, §260C.5  2002 Acts, ch 1140, §13; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §51; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §77  Referred to in §260C.43
IA Code § 260C.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.6 - Community colleges division in department.

260C.6 Community colleges division in department.   A community colleges division shall be established within the department of education. The division shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred by law upon the department with respect to community colleges.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.27]  90 Acts, ch 1253, §37  C93, §260C.27  C95, §260C.6
IA Code § 260C.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES|Section 260C.11 - Governing board.

260C.11 Governing board.   1. The governing board of a merged area is a board of directors composed of one member elected from each director district in the area by the electors of the respective district. Members of the board shall be residents of the district from which elected. Successors shall be chosen at the regular school elections for members whose terms expire. The term of a member of the board of directors is four years and commences at the organizational meeting. Vacancies on the board shall be filled at the next regular meeting of the board by appointment by the remaining members of the board. A member so chosen shall be a resident of the district in which the vacancy occurred and shall serve until a member is elected at the next school election or intervening special election held for the merged area, in accordance with section 69.12. A vacancy is defined in section 277.29. A member shall not serve on the board of directors who is a member of a board of directors of a local school district or a member of an area education agency board.   2. Commencing with the regular school election in 1981, the governing board of a merged area shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members.   3. Director districts shall be of approximately equal population within each merged area.  [C66, 71, 73, 75, §280A.12; C77, §280A.12, 280A.23(2); C79, 81, §280A.12, 280A.28; 82 Acts, ch 1136, §7]  C83, §280A.11  84 Acts, ch 1219, §15; 89 Acts, ch 136, §66  C93, §260C.11  2008 Acts, ch 1115, §2, 21; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §101; 2017 Acts, ch 120, §9, 11, 12  Referred to in §39.24, 260C.15  2017 amendment to subsection 1 takes effect May 10, 2017, and applies retroactively to July 1, 2016;  2017 Acts, ch 120, §11, 12  For transition provisions changing the terms of office for a seat on a board of directors, see  2017 Acts, ch 155, §45  ;  2019 Acts, ch 148, §61