Title VII, EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE (Ch. 256 - 305B)

Whenever a petition signed by one hundred eligible electors residing in the school district or a number of eligible electors residing in the school district equal to at least ten percent of the number of voters in the last preceding regular school election, whichever is greater, …

If, at such election, a majority of the legal voters present and voting by ballot thereon shall authorize the board of directors of said school district to loan textbooks to the pupils free of charge, then the board shall procure such books as shall be needed, in the manner provi…

The board shall hold pupils responsible for any damage to, loss of, or failure to return any such books, and shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be reasonable and necessary for the keeping and preservation thereof. Any pupil shall be allowed to purchase any textbook use…

The electors may, at any election called as provided in section 301.24 , direct the board to discontinue the loaning of textbooks to pupils. [C97, §2837; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 4467; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §301.27 ]

1. A school district director, officer, or teacher shall not act as agent for school textbooks or school supplies, including sports apparel or equipment, in any transaction with a director, officer, or other staff member of the school district during such term of office or employ…

At the close of each school year the board of directors in each school district shall cause a complete settlement to be made with each depository agent. A complete inventory of the textbooks on hand, with a statement itemized to show the expenses authorized and paid by the board,…

All the books and other supplies purchased under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid for out of the general fund. [C97, §2825; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 4448; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §301.4 ]

In the purchasing of textbooks it shall be the duty of the board of directors to take into consideration the books then in use in the respective districts, and they may buy such additional number of said books as may from time to time become necessary to supply their schools, and…

If at any time the publishers of such books as shall have been adopted by any board of directors shall neglect or refuse to furnish such books when ordered by said board in accordance with the provisions of this chapter , at the very lowest price, either contract or wholesale, th…