275.29 Division of assets and liabilities after reorganization.
1. Between July 1 and July 20, or on a date determined by agreement of the initial board and the boards of districts receiving territory of the school districts affected, but not later than August 30, the initial board shall meet with the boards of districts receiving territory of the school districts affected, for the purpose of reaching joint agreement on an equitable division of the assets and an equitable distribution of the liabilities of the school districts affected. In addition, if outstanding general obligation indebtedness is in existence in any district, the initial board of directors of the newly formed school district shall meet with the boards of all school districts affected prior to April 15 prior to the school year the reorganization is effective to determine the distribution of liability for payment of the general obligation bonded indebtedness between the districts so that the newly formed district may certify its budget under the procedures specified in chapter 24. The boards shall consider the mandatory levy required in section 76.2 and shall assure the satisfaction of outstanding obligations. If a school district affected by the reorganization has outstanding bonds issued under section 423E.5 or 423F.4, the joint agreement shall assure that the estimated revenue under section 423F.2 for each district to which liability for payment of such bonds is assigned is sufficient for the payment of principal and interest on the outstanding bonds required to be paid in the budget year following reorganization.
2. For bonds issued under section 423E.5 or 423F.4, the approval of the joint agreement creates a lien on the revenues from the secure an advanced vision for education fund received by the school district to which liability is assigned, subject to the same priority as provided by the affected school district that issued the bonds.
[C73, §1715; C97, §2802; S13, §2802, 2820-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4137; C46, 50, §274.19; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.29]
84 Acts, ch 1078, §12; 85 Acts, ch 221, §6; 93 Acts, ch 1, §6; 93 Acts, ch 160, §9; 2015 Acts, ch 93, §3, 8
Referred to in §256.11, 275.1, 275.12, 275.28
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 275 - REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Section 275.1 - Definitions — declaration of policy — surveys.
Section 275.2 - Scope of surveys.
Section 275.4 - Studies, surveys, and plans.
Section 275.5 - Proposals for merger or consolidation.
Section 275.6 - Progressive program.
Section 275.8 - Cooperation of department of education — planning joint districts.
Section 275.9 - Methods of effectuating reorganization plans.
Section 275.11 - Proposals involving two or more districts.
Section 275.12 - Petition — method of election.
Section 275.13 - Affidavit — presumption.
Section 275.14 - Objection — time of filing — notice.
Section 275.15 - Hearing — decision — publication — appeal.
Section 275.16 - Hearing when territory in different area education agencies.
Section 275.17 - Filing a petition.
Section 275.18 - Special election called — time.
Section 275.20 - Separate vote in existing districts.
Section 275.22 - Canvass and return.
Section 275.23 - Frequency of change.
Section 275.23A - Redistricting following federal decennial census.
Section 275.24 - Effective date of change.
Section 275.25 - Election of directors.
Section 275.26 - Payment of expenses.
Section 275.27 - Community school districts — part of area education agency.
Section 275.28 - Plan of division of assets and liabilities.
Section 275.29 - Division of assets and liabilities after reorganization.
Section 275.31 - Taxes and appropriation to effect equalization.
Section 275.32 - School buildings — tax levy.
Section 275.33 - Contracts of new district.
Section 275.35 - Change in number of directors — change in method of elections.
Section 275.36 - Submission of change to electors.
Section 275.37 - Increase in number of directors.
Section 275.37A - Decrease in number of directors.
Section 275.38 - Implementing changed method of election.
Section 275.39 - Excluded territory included in new petition.
Section 275.41 - Alternative method for director elections — temporary appointments.
Section 275.51 - Dissolution commission.
Section 275.53 - Dissolution proposal.
Section 275.55A - Attendance in other district.
Section 275.56 - Increasing enrollment.
Section 275.57 - Changing director district boundaries following dissolution.
Section 275.59 - Early retirement following school reorganization or dissolution.