273.1 Intent.
It is the intent of the general assembly to provide an effective, efficient, and economical means of identifying and serving children from under five years of age through grade twelve who require special education and any other children requiring special education as defined in section 256B.2; to provide for media services and other programs and services for pupils in grades kindergarten through twelve and children requiring special education as defined in section 256B.2; to provide a method of financing the programs and services; and to avoid a duplication of programs and services provided by any other school corporation in the state; and to provide services to school districts under a contract with those school districts.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §273.1]
87 Acts, ch 224, §44
Referred to in §256B.9, 273.2, 273.3, 273.23
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 273 - AREA EDUCATION AGENCIES
Section 273.2 - Area education agencies established — powers — services and programs.
Section 273.3 - Duties and powers of area education agency board.
Section 273.4 - Duties of administrator.
Section 273.5 - Special education.
Section 273.6 - Media centers.
Section 273.7 - Additional services.
Section 273.7A - Services to school districts.
Section 273.8 - Area education agency board of directors.
Section 273.10 - Accreditation of area education programs.
Section 273.11 - Standards for accrediting area education programs.
Section 273.12 - Funds — use restricted.
Section 273.13 - Administrative expenditures.
Section 273.14 - Emergency repairs.
Section 273.15 - Advisory group.
Section 273.16 - Online learning program.
Section 273.21 - Voluntary reorganization.
Section 273.22 - Contracts of new area education agency.
Section 273.23 - Initial board.
Section 273.24 - Commission to dissolve area education agency.
Section 273.25 - Dissolution commission meetings.