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

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 120, §7 . For program elimination transition, see 2025 Acts, ch 120, §8, 10

1. Definitions. For purposes of this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Award” means either of the following: (1) A loan repayment made on behalf of an eligible health care professional on the total amount owed, including principal and interest, by the eligible …

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 120, §7 . For program elimination transition, see 2025 Acts, ch 120, §8, 10

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 120, §7 . For program elimination transition, see 2025 Acts, ch 120, §8, 10

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 120, §7 . For program elimination transition, see 2025 Acts, ch 120, §8, 10

1. Definitions. For purposes of this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Eligible loan” means the veterinarian’s total federally guaranteed Stafford loan amount under the federal family education loan program or the federal direct loan program, or the recipient’s…

1. A skilled workforce shortage tuition grant may be awarded to any resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a full-time or part-time student in a career-technical or career option program to pursue an associate’s degree or other training at a community college in th…

1. Definitions. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Adult learner” means a person who, following receipt of a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma and on or after attaining the age of twenty, enrolls on a full-time or part-time b…

1. Definitions. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Approved virtual institution” means a nonprofit institution of higher learning that satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) Is accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by t…

1. Definitions. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Commission” means the college student aid commission. b. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents. c. “Eligible program” means any of …

1. A court reporter equipment grant program is established to be administered by the college student aid commission. A person is eligible to apply for a grant award under the program if the person is enrolled in a court reporter training program in this state. 2. Each applicant f…

1. The department shall create a therapeutic classroom incentive grant program to provide competitive grants to school districts for the establishment of therapeutic classrooms. 2. A school district, which may collaborate and partner with one or more school districts, area educat…

1. A school district may submit claims to the department for the costs of providing therapeutic classroom services and transportation services in accordance with this section . a. (1) If the general assembly appropriates moneys for purposes of transportation claims reimbursement …

1. The department shall provide for the operation of an online state job posting system. The system shall be designed and implemented for the online posting of job openings offered by school districts, charter schools, area education agencies, the department, and accredited nonpu…

1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the general assembly, the department shall establish a teach Iowa student teaching pilot project in collaboration with two institutions of higher education which offer teacher preparation programs approved by the state board o…

1. The state board of education is established for the department. The state board consists of nine members: seven voting members, one nonvoting student member, and the director of the department of workforce development, who shall serve as a nonvoting member. The voting members …

1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, and for each succeeding fiscal year, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. The department shall distribute the appropriation to t…

1. An advisory council for agricultural education is established, which consists of seven members appointed by the governor. The seven members shall include at least four persons representing all areas of agriculture and diverse geographical areas and at least one person involved…

1. An Iowa dyslexia board is established to guide, facilitate, and oversee implementation of dyslexia instruction in Iowa and make recommendations for continued improvement of such instruction. The Iowa dyslexia board shall also submit recommendations as follows: a. To the depart…

1. The department shall consort with school districts, area education agencies, community colleges, and colleges and universities to provide assistance to them in the use of educational technology for instruction purposes. The department shall consult with users of educational te…

1. The department shall establish a fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program under a contract with an Iowa-based nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ; has membership from the six state …

The department shall establish a regional autism assistance program, to be administered by the child health specialty clinics of the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. The program shall be designed to coordinate educational, medical, and other human services for persons wi…

1. An Iowa special education council is created to act in an advisory capacity to the department in promoting, directing, and supervising education for children requiring special education in the schools under the supervision and control of the department. 2. The council shall co…

1. a. The department shall establish a math and science education grant program to provide for the allocation of grant moneys to public school corporations and to contract for the development of statewide program models and recommendations in keeping with the goals stated in this…

It is the policy of the state of Iowa to provide an education system that prepares the children of this state to meet and exceed the technological, informational, and communications demands of our society. The general assembly finds that the current education system must be trans…

1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for the establishment of a career pathways program, the department of education shall develop a career pathways grant program, criteria for the formation of ongoing career pathways consortia in each merged area, and guidelines and a …

The members of the state board shall qualify by taking the regular oath of office as prescribed by law for state officers. Vacancies in the voting membership shall be filled in the same manner in which regular appointments are required to be made. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1404 ; 2002 A…

1. A school district providing educational instruction and course content delivered primarily over the internet shall do all of the following with regard to such instruction and content: a. Monitor and verify full-time student enrollment, timely completion of graduation requireme…

1. Online learning program model established. The director shall establish an online learning program model that provides for the following: a. Online access to high-quality content, instructional materials, and blended learning. b. Coursework customized to the needs of the stude…

1. A national board certification program is established to be administered by the department of education. A teacher, as defined in section 256.145 , who registers for or achieves national board for professional teaching standards certification, and who is employed by a school d…

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…

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 cont…

The members of the state board shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in their official duties. Members of the state board may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6 . All expense moneys paid to the members shall…

1. a. The governor shall appoint the one nonvoting student member of the state board for a term of one year if the student is enrolled in grade eleven or for a term of two years if the student is enrolled in grade ten. The term shall begin and end as provided in section 69.19 . T…

The state board shall meet in May of each year for purposes of organization and shall hold at least five additional regular meetings during the twelve-month period ending April 30. Special meetings of the state board may be called by the president or by any five members of the bo…

Except for the higher education division; the bureaus, boards, and commissions within the higher education division; and the public broadcasting board and division, the state board shall: 1. Adopt and establish policy for programs and services of the department pursuant to law. 2…

The governor shall appoint a director of the department of education subject to confirmation by the senate. The director shall possess a background in education and administrative experience and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1408 Confirmation, se…

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 syst…

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 adminis…

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 ma…

1. The board shall elect from among its members a president and a vice president to serve a one-year term. The board shall hold 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.…

1. The board may purchase, lease, and improve property, equipment, and services for educational telecommunications including the broadcast and narrowcast systems, and may dispose of property and equipment when not necessary for its purposes. 2. The board shall apply for channels,…

1. It is the intent of the general assembly that the division shall not compete with the private sector by actively seeking revenue from its operations except as provided in this chapter . 2. a. The division may receive revenue for providing services, products, and usage of facil…

1. A capital equipment replacement revolving fund is created in the state treasury. The revolving fund shall be administered by the board and shall consist of moneys collected by the division as fees and any other moneys obtained or accepted by the division for deposit in the rev…

Notwithstanding section 633.63 , the board may accept and administer trusts and may authorize nonprofit foundations acting solely for the support of educational telecommunications including the broadcast and narrowcast systems to accept and administer trusts deemed by the board t…

Except for the public broadcasting board and division, the director shall: 1. Carry out programs and policies as determined by the state board. 2. Recommend to the state board rules necessary to implement programs and services of the department. 3. Establish divisions of the depa…