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IA Code § 256.45 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.45 - Ambassador to education.

256.45 Ambassador to education.   1. The department of education shall establish and administer the position of ambassador to education. It shall be the function of the ambassador to education to act as an education liaison to primary and secondary schools in this state. The ambassador to education position shall be filled by the educator selected as teacher of the year by the governor, but only if that person agrees to fill the ambassador to education position.   2. The ambassador to education’s duties shall be established by the director of the department and shall be tailored to the relative skills and educational background of the person designated as ambassador. Duties of the ambassador may include but are not limited to providing seminars and workshops in the subject matter area in which the ambassador possesses expertise, accompanying the director of the department of education in the exercise of the director’s duties in the state, and speaking at public gatherings in the state.   3. The ambassador to education shall receive, in lieu of compensation from the district in which the ambassador is regularly employed, a salary equal to the amount of salary the person would have received from the district in the person’s regular position during the school year for which the person serves as ambassador, or thirty thousand dollars, whichever amount is greater. The ambassador shall also be compensated for actual expenses incurred as a result of the performance of duties under this section.   4. The department shall grant funds in an amount equal to the salary and benefits the person selected as ambassador to education would have received from the district, or thirty thousand dollars, whichever amount is greater, to the school district that employs the person selected as the ambassador. The department shall also reimburse the school district for actual expenses incurred as a result of the performance of duties under this section. The school district shall grant the person a one-year sabbatical in order to allow the person to be the ambassador to education, and during the sabbatical, shall pay the salary and benefits of the ambassador with funds granted by the department. The person selected as the ambassador to education shall be entitled to return to the person’s same or a comparable position without loss of accrued benefits or seniority.  90 Acts, ch 1272, §43; 98 Acts, ch 1216, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Referred to in §284.13
IA Code § 256.46 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.46 - Rules for participation in extracurricular activities by certain children.

256.46 Rules for participation in extracurricular activities by certain children.   1. The state board shall adopt rules that permit a child who does not meet the residence requirements for participation in extracurricular interscholastic contests or competitions sponsored or administered by an organization as defined in section 280.13 to participate in the contests or competitions immediately if the child is duly enrolled in a school, is otherwise eligible to participate, and meets one of the following circumstances or a similar circumstance:   a. The child has been adopted.   b. The child is placed under foster or shelter care.   c. The child is living with one of the child’s parents as a result of divorce, separation, death, or other change in the child’s parents’ marital relationship, or pursuant to other court-ordered decree or order of custody.   d. The child is a foreign exchange student, unless undue influence was exerted to place the child for primarily athletic purposes.   e. The child has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility.   f. The child is a ward of the court or the state.   g. The child is a participant in a substance abuse or mental health program.   h. The child is enrolled in an accredited nonpublic high school because the child’s district of residence has entered into a whole grade sharing agreement for the pupil’s grade with another district.   2. The rules shall permit a child who is otherwise eligible to participate, but who does not meet one of the foregoing or similar circumstances relating to residence requirements, to participate at any level of competition other than the varsity level.   3. For purposes of this section and section 282.18, “varsity” means the highest level of competition offered by one school or school district against the highest level of competition offered by an opposing school or school district.  90 Acts, ch 1049, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1135, §1; 93 Acts, ch 101, §201; 2002 Acts, ch 1129, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 79, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1152, §20; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §30  Referred to in §282.18
IA Code § 256.50 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.50 - Division of library services — definitions.

256.50 Division of library services — definitions.   As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Commission” means the commission of libraries.   2. “Division” means the division of library services of the department of education.   3. “State agency” means a legislative, executive, or judicial office of the state and all of its respective officers, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions, and committees, except the state institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents.   4. “State publications” means all multiply produced publications regardless of format, which are issued by a state agency and supported by public funds, but it does not include:   a. Correspondence and memoranda intended solely for internal use within the agency or between agencies.   b. Materials excluded from this definition by the commission through the adoption and enforcement of rules.  93 Acts, ch 48, §17; 2011 Acts, ch 132, §44, 106
IA Code § 256.53 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.53 - State publications.

256.53 State publications.   Upon issuance of a state publication in any format, a state agency shall provide the division with an electronic version of the publication at no cost to the division.  93 Acts, ch 48, §20; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §41, 49; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §56
IA Code § 256.54 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.54 - State library — law library.

256.54 State library — law library.   1. The state library includes but is not limited to the library support network, the specialized library services unit, and the state data center. The law library shall be under the direction of the specialized library services unit.   2. The law library shall be administered by a law librarian appointed by the state librarian subject to chapter 8A, subchapter IV, who shall do all of the following:   a. Operate the law library which shall be maintained in the state capitol or in rooms convenient to the state supreme court and which shall be available for free use by the residents of Iowa under rules the commission adopts.   b. Maintain, as an integral part of the law library, reports of various boards and agencies, copies of bills, journals, other information relating to current or proposed legislation, and copies of the Iowa administrative bulletin and Iowa administrative code and any publications incorporated by reference in the bulletin or code.   c. Arrange to make exchanges of all printed material published by the states and the government of the United States.   d. Perform other duties imposed by law or by the rules of the commission.  93 Acts, ch 48, §21; 95 Acts, ch 14, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §224, 225; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §319 – 321; 2011 Acts, ch 132, §55, 56, 106
IA Code § 256.55 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.55 - State data center.

256.55 State data center.   A state data center is established in the division. The state data center shall be administered by the state data center coordinator, who shall do all of the following:   1. Manage the state data center program to make United States census data available to the residents of Iowa under rules the commission adopts.   2. Act as the state’s liaison with the United States census bureau in matters relating to United States decennial, economic, and agricultural census data, and population estimates and projections.   3. Perform other duties imposed by law or prescribed by the commission.  93 Acts, ch 48, §22; 2011 Acts, ch 132, §57, 106
IA Code § 256.56 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.56 - Electronic access to documents.

256.56 Electronic access to documents.   The state library shall work to develop a system of electronic access to documents maintained by the state library with a goal of providing electronic access to all such documents. The access shall be provided using a current, widely accepted and utilized technology. This section shall not prohibit the state librarian from considering other forms of electronic access if the use of such other access is shown to exceed the benefits of, and is more cost-effective than, the currently used technology.  93 Acts, ch 178, §32; 2020 Acts, ch 1022, §1  Section amended
IA Code § 256.58 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.58 - Library support network.

256.58 Library support network.   1. A library support network is established in the division to offer services and programs for libraries, including but not limited to individualized, locally delivered consulting and training, and to facilitate resource sharing and innovation through the use of technology, administer enrich Iowa programs, advocate for libraries, promote excellence and innovation in library services, encourage governmental subdivisions to provide local financial support for local libraries, and ensure the consistent availability of quality service to all libraries throughout the state, regardless of location or size.   2. The organizational structure to deliver library support network services shall include district offices. The district offices shall serve as a basis for providing field services to local libraries in the counties comprising the district. The division shall determine which counties are served by each district office. The number of district offices established to provide services pursuant to this section shall be six.  2011 Acts, ch 132, §58, 106
IA Code § 256.59 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.59 - Specialized library services.

256.59 Specialized library services.   The specialized library services unit is established in the division to provide information services to the three branches of state government and to offer focused information services to the general public in the areas of Iowa law, Iowa state documents, and Iowa history and culture.  2011 Acts, ch 132, §59, 106
IA Code § 256.60 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.60 - Library service areas established — purposes.

256.60 Library service areas established — purposes. Repealed by  2011 Acts, ch 132, §66, 106  .
IA Code § 256.61 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.61 - Library service areas and boards of trustees — appointment — terms.

256.61 Library service areas and boards of trustees — appointment — terms. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 132, §66, 106.
IA Code § 256.62 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.62 - Library services advisory panel.

256.62 Library services advisory panel.   1. The state librarian shall convene a library services advisory panel to advise and recommend to the commission and the division evidence-based best practices, to assist the commission and division to determine service priorities and launch programs, articulate the needs and interests of Iowa librarians, and share research and professional development information.   2. The library services advisory panel shall consist of no fewer than eleven members representing libraries of all sizes and types, and various population levels and geographic regions of the state. A simple majority of the members appointed shall be appointed by the executive board of the Iowa library association and the remaining members shall be appointed by the state librarian. Terms of members shall begin and end as provided in section 69.19. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments are made for the unexpired portion of the regular term. Members shall serve four-year terms which are staggered at the discretion of the state librarian. A member is eligible for reappointment for three successive terms. The members shall elect a chairperson annually.   3. The library services advisory panel shall meet at least twice annually and shall submit its recommendations in a report to the commission and the state librarian at least once annually. The report shall be timely submitted to allow for consideration of the recommendations prior to program planning and budgeting for the following fiscal year.   4. Members of the library services advisory panel shall receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Expenses shall be paid from funds appropriated to the department for purposes of the division.  2011 Acts, ch 132, §60, 106
IA Code § 256.66 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.66 - Powers and duties of regional trustees.

256.66 Powers and duties of regional trustees. Repealed by  2011 Acts, ch 132, §66, 106  .  Length of service of library service area employees hired by division of library services on or after July 1, 2011, to be prorated and credited as state employment service for certain purposes; personnel records to be submitted to division by July 1, 2011;  2011 Acts, ch 132, §68, 106
IA Code § 256.67 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.67 - Duties of the area administrator.

256.67 Duties of the area administrator. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 132, §66, 106.
IA Code § 256.67A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.67A - Insurance eligibility.

256.67A Insurance eligibility. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 132, §66, 106.
IA Code § 256.68 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.68 - Distribution and administration of funds.

256.68 Distribution and administration of funds. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 132, §66, 106.
IA Code § 256.69 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.69 - Local financial support.

256.69 Local financial support.   Commencing July 1, 1977, each city within its corporate boundaries and each county within the unincorporated area of the county shall levy a tax of at least six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on the taxable property or at least the monetary equivalent thereof when all or a portion of the funds are obtained from a source other than taxation, for the purpose of providing financial support to the public library which provides library services within the respective jurisdictions.  93 Acts, ch 48, §32  Referred to in §256.51, 336.13, 692A.101
IA Code § 256.71 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.71 - Administrator.

256.71 Administrator.   The administrator of the division of library services shall be the compact administrator. The compact administrator shall receive copies of all agreements entered into by the state or its political subdivisions and other states or political subdivisions; consult with, advise and aid such governmental units in the formulation of such agreements; make such recommendations to the governor, legislature, governmental agencies and units as the administrator deems desirable to effectuate the purposes of this compact and consult and cooperate with the compact administrators of other party states.  93 Acts, ch 48, §34; 2011 Acts, ch 132, §62, 106  Referred to in §331.381
IA Code § 256.72 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.72 - Agreements.

256.72 Agreements.   The compact administrator and the chief executive of a county, city, or library board may enter into agreements with other states or their political subdivisions pursuant to the compact. The agreements made pursuant to this compact on behalf of the state of Iowa shall be made by the compact administrator. The agreements made on behalf of a political subdivision shall be made after due notice to and consultation with the compact administrator.  93 Acts, ch 48, §35  Referred to in §331.381
IA Code § 256.73 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.73 - Enforcement.

256.73 Enforcement.   The agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and do all things appropriate to effect its purpose and intent which may be within their respective jurisdiction.  93 Acts, ch 48, §36  Referred to in §331.381
IA Code § 256.80 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.80 - Definitions.

256.80 Definitions.   As used in this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Administrator” means the administrator of the public broadcasting division of the department of education.   2. “Board” means the Iowa public broadcasting board.   3. “Broadcast” means communications through a system that is receivable by the general public with programming designed for a large group of users.   4. “Narrowcast” means communications through systems that are directed toward a narrowly defined audience.   5. “Radio and television facility” means transmitters, towers, studios, and all necessary associated equipment for broadcasting, including closed circuit television.  93 Acts, ch 48, §37
IA Code § 256.81 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.81 - Public broadcasting division created — administrator — duties.

256.81 Public broadcasting division created — administrator — duties.   1. The public broadcasting division of the department of education is created. The chief administrative officer of the division is the administrator who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Iowa public broadcasting board. The board shall set the division administrator’s salary within the applicable salary range established by the general assembly unless otherwise provided by law. Educational programming shall be the highest priority of the division. The division shall be governed by the national principles of editorial integrity developed by the editorial integrity project. The director of the department of education and the state board of education are not liable for the activities of the division of public broadcasting.   2. The administrator shall do all of the following:   a. Direct and organize the activities of the division.   b. Submit a biennial report to the governor on the activities and an evaluation of the division and its programs and policies.   c. Control all property of the division.   d. Perform other duties imposed by law.  93 Acts, ch 48, §38; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §22; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §69  Referred to in §8F.2
IA Code § 256.82 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.82 - Board — advisory committees.

256.82 Board — advisory committees.   1. The Iowa public broadcasting board is created to plan, establish, and operate educational radio and television facilities and other telecommunications services to serve the educational needs of the state. The board shall be composed of nine members selected in the following manner:   a. Four members shall be appointed by the governor so that the portion of the board membership appointed under this paragraph includes two male board members and two female board members at all times:   (1) One member shall be appointed from the business community other than the television and telecommunications industry.   (2) One member shall be appointed with experience in or knowledge about the television industry.   (3) One member shall be appointed from the membership of a fund-raising nonprofit organization financially assisting the Iowa public broadcasting division.   (4) One member shall represent the general public.   b. Five members shall be selected in the manner provided in this paragraph and the gender balance of the membership shall be coordinated among the associations and boards making the appointments so that not more than three members serving under this paragraph at the same time are of the same gender.   (1) One member shall be appointed by the state association of private colleges and universities.   (2) One member shall be appointed jointly by the superintendents of the community colleges created by chapter 260C.   (3) One member shall be appointed jointly by the administrators of the area education agencies created by chapter 273.   (4) One member shall be appointed by the state board of regents.   (5) One member shall be appointed by the state board of education.   2. a. Board members shall serve a three-year term commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the term.   b. Membership on the board does not constitute holding a public office and members shall not be required to take and file oaths of office before serving. A member shall not be disqualified from holding any public office or employment by reason of appointment to the board nor shall a member forfeit an office or employment by reason of appointment to the board.   3. a. The board shall appoint an advisory committee on journalistic and editorial integrity which has no more than a simple majority of members of the same gender.   b. Duties of the advisory committee, and of additional advisory committees the board may from time to time appoint, shall be specified in rules of internal management adopted by the board.   c. Members of advisory committees shall receive actual expenses incurred in performing their official duties.  93 Acts, ch 48, §39; 94 Acts, ch 1184, §22; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §23 – 25; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §70
IA Code § 256.83 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS|Chapter 256 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION|Section 256.83 - Meetings.

256.83 Meetings.   1. The board shall elect from among its members a president and a vice president to serve a one-year term. The board shall meet at least four times annually and shall hold special meetings at the call of the president or in the absence of the president by the vice president or by the president upon written request of four members. The board shall establish procedures and requirements relating to quorum, place, and conduct of meetings.   2. Board members shall receive actual expenses incurred in performing their official duties.  93 Acts, ch 48, §40