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
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 260C - COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Section 260C.1 - Statement of policy.
Section 260C.3 - State board for community colleges.
Section 260C.4 - Duties of state board.
Section 260C.5 - Duties of director.
Section 260C.6 - Community colleges division in department.
Section 260C.11 - Governing board.
Section 260C.12 - Directors of merged area.
Section 260C.13 - Director districts.
Section 260C.14 - Authority of directors.
Section 260C.15 - Conduct of elections.
Section 260C.16 - Status of merged area.
Section 260C.17 - Preparation and approval of budget — tax.
Section 260C.18 - Other funds received.
Section 260C.18A - Workforce training and economic development funds.
Section 260C.18B - Community college budget review.
Section 260C.18C - State aid distribution formula.
Section 260C.18D - Instructor salary distribution formula.
Section 260C.19 - Acquisition of sites and buildings.
Section 260C.19A - Motor vehicles required to operate on alternative fuels.
Section 260C.19B - Purchase of biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, and other industrial lubricants.
Section 260C.19C - Purchase of designated biobased products.
Section 260C.20 - Payment of bonds.
Section 260C.21 - Election to incur indebtedness.
Section 260C.22 - Facilities levy by vote — borrowing — temporary cash reserve levy.
Section 260C.24 - Payment of appropriations.
Section 260C.28 - Tax for equipment replacement and program sharing.
Section 260C.29 - Academic incentives for minorities program — mission.
Section 260C.31 - Auxiliary enterprises.
Section 260C.33 - Joint action with board of regents.
Section 260C.34 - Uses of funds.
Section 260C.35 - Limitation on land.
Section 260C.36 - Quality faculty plan.
Section 260C.37 - Membership in association of school boards.
Section 260C.38 - Lease agreements for space.
Section 260C.39 - Combining merged areas — election.
Section 260C.40 - Prohibition of controlled substances.
Section 260C.42 - Payment of expenses.
Section 260C.44 - Apprenticeship programs.
Section 260C.45 - Quality instructional centers.
Section 260C.46 - Program and administrative sharing.
Section 260C.47 - Accreditation of community college programs.
Section 260C.48 - Standards for accrediting community college programs.
Section 260C.50 - Adult education and literacy programs.
Section 260C.56 - Definitions.
Section 260C.57 - Authorization — contracts — title.
Section 260C.58 - Bonds or notes.
Section 260C.59 - Rates and terms of bonds or notes.
Section 260C.60 - Issuance resolution.
Section 260C.61 - Rates, fees, and rentals — pledge.
Section 260C.63 - No obligation against state.
Section 260C.64 - Who may invest.
Section 260C.65 - Federal or other aid accepted.
Section 260C.66 - Reports to general assembly.
Section 260C.67 - Alternative method.
Section 260C.68 - Prior action legalized.
Section 260C.69 - Dormitory space priority.
Section 260C.70 - Ten-year program and two-year bonding estimate submitted each year.
Section 260C.71 - Community college bond program — definitions — funding — bonds and notes.
Section 260C.72 - Security — reserve funds — pledges — nonliability.