Bill Text: IA SJR6 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide home rule for school districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SJR6 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SJR6-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
6
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
6
BY
ZAUN
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
to
provide
home
rule
for
school
2
districts.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
hereby
proposed:
2
Article
III,
legislative
department,
Constitution
of
the
3
State
of
Iowa,
is
hereby
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
4
section:
5
School
district
home
rule.
SEC.
39B.
School
districts
are
6
granted
home
rule
power
and
authority,
not
inconsistent
with
7
the
laws
of
the
general
assembly,
to
determine
their
local
8
affairs
and
government,
except
that
they
shall
not
have
power
9
to
levy
any
tax
unless
expressly
authorized
by
the
general
10
assembly.
11
If
the
power
or
authority
of
a
school
district
conflicts
with
12
the
power
and
authority
of
a
municipal
corporation,
county,
13
or
joint
county-municipal
corporation
government,
the
power
14
and
authority
exercised
by
a
municipal
corporation,
county,
or
15
joint
county-municipal
corporation
government
shall
prevail
16
within
the
jurisdiction
of
the
municipal
corporation,
county,
17
or
joint
county-municipal
corporation
government.
18
The
rule
or
proposition
of
law
that
a
school
district
19
possesses
and
can
exercise
only
those
powers
granted
in
express
20
words
is
not
a
part
of
the
law
of
this
state.
21
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
22
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
hereby
23
referred
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
24
general
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
25
secretary
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
26
to
be
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
27
date
of
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
28
EXPLANATION
29
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
30
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
to
provide
home
rule
31
powers
and
authority
for
school
districts.
The
home
rule
32
powers
cannot
be
inconsistent
with
state
law
and
the
power
33
to
tax
is
limited
to
those
taxes
expressly
authorized
by
the
34
general
assembly.
If
the
power
or
authority
of
a
school
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district
conflicts
with
the
power
and
authority
of
a
municipal
1
corporation,
county,
or
joint
county-municipal
corporation
2
government,
the
power
and
authority
exercised
by
a
municipal
3
corporation,
county,
or
joint
county-municipal
corporation
4
government
shall
prevail
within
the
jurisdiction
of
the
5
municipal
corporation,
county,
or
joint
county-municipal
6
corporation
government.
7
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
next
8
general
assembly
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
9
ratification.
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