260C.21 Election to incur indebtedness. No indebtedness shall be incurred under section 260C.19 until authorized by an election. A proposition to incur indebtedness and issue bonds for community college purposes shall be deemed carried in a merged area if approved by a sixty percent majority of all voters voting on the proposition in the area. […]
260C.22 Facilities levy by vote — borrowing — temporary cash reserve levy. 1. a. In addition to the tax authorized under section 260C.17 and upon resolution of the board of directors, the voters in a merged area may at the regular school election or at a special election held on the second Tuesday in September […]
260C.24 Payment of appropriations. Payment of appropriations for distribution under this chapter, or of appropriations made in lieu of such appropriations, shall be made by the department of administrative services in monthly installments due on or about the fifteenth of each month of a budget year, and installments shall be as nearly equal as possible, […]
260C.28 Tax for equipment replacement and program sharing. 1. Annually, the board of directors may certify for levy a tax on taxable property in the merged area at a rate not exceeding three cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for equipment replacement for the community college. 2. However, the board of directors may annually […]
260C.29 Academic incentives for minorities program — mission. 1. The mission of the academic incentives for minorities program established in this section is to encourage collaborative efforts by community colleges, the institutions of higher learning under the control of the state board of regents, and business and industry to enhance educational opportunities and provide for […]
260C.3 State board for community colleges. Repealed by 2011 Acts, ch 20, §19.
260C.31 Auxiliary enterprises. 1. The board of directors may expend profits from auxiliary enterprises of community colleges for services and equipment which includes but is not limited to tutoring services, scholarships, grants, furniture, fixtures and equipment for noninstructional student use, and support of intramural and intercollegiate athletics. 2. For the purpose of this section: a. […]
260C.32 Trusts. The board of a merged area may accept and administer trusts and may authorize nonprofit foundations acting solely for the support of the community college to accept and administer trusts deemed by the board to be beneficial to the operation of the community college. Notwithstanding section 633.63, the board and the nonprofit foundations […]
260C.33 Joint action with board of regents. Repealed by 93 Acts, ch 82, §10 – 12. See §260C.4.
260C.34 Uses of funds. Funds obtained pursuant to section 260C.17; section 260C.18, subsections 3, 4, and 5; and sections 260C.18B, 260C.19, and 260C.22 shall not be used for the construction or maintenance of athletic buildings or grounds but may be used for a project under section 260C.56. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §280A.34] 91 […]
260C.35 Limitation on land. 1. A merged area shall not purchase land which will increase the aggregate of land owned by the merged area, excluding land acquired by donation or gift, to more than three hundred twenty acres without the approval of the director of the department of education. The limitation does not apply to […]
260C.36 Quality faculty plan. 1. The community college administration shall establish a committee consisting of instructors and administrators, equally representative of the arts and sciences faculty and the career and technical faculty, which has no more than a simple majority of members of the same gender. The faculty members shall be appointed by the certified […]
260C.37 Membership in association of school boards. 1. Boards of directors of community colleges may pay, out of funds available to them, reasonable annual dues to an Iowa association of school boards. 2. Membership in such an Iowa association of school boards shall be limited to those duly elected members of boards of directors of […]
260C.38 Lease agreements for space. 1. The board of directors may enter into lease agreements, with or without purchase options, not to exceed twenty years in duration, for the leasing or rental of buildings for use basically as classrooms, laboratories, shops, libraries, and study halls for community college purposes, and pay for the leasing or […]
260C.39 Combining merged areas — election. 1. Any merged area may combine with any adjacent merged area after a favorable vote by the electors of each of the areas involved. If the boards of directors of two or more merged areas agree to a combination, the question shall be submitted to the electors of each […]
260C.4 Duties of state board. The state board shall: 1. Adopt and establish policies for programs and services of the department which relate to community colleges. 2. Prescribe standards and procedures for the approval of practitioner preparation programs and professional development programs under section 256.7, subsection 3. 3. Review and make recommendations that relate to […]
260C.40 Prohibition of controlled substances. Each community college shall adopt a policy that prohibits unlawful possession, use, or distribution of controlled substances by students and employees on property owned or leased by the community college or in conjunction with activities sponsored by a community college. Each community college shall provide information about the policy to […]
260C.42 Payment of expenses. The board of directors of a merged area shall audit and allow all just claims against the community college and an order shall not be drawn upon the treasury until the claim has been audited and allowed. However, the board of directors, by resolution, may authorize the secretary of the board, […]
260C.43 Claims. The board of directors of each merged area shall audit claims against the merged area to ensure proper and just payment of all claims. Each payment shall be made payable to the vendor entitled to receive the payment with appropriate justification to ensure that the payment is in accordance with generally accepted accounting […]
260C.44 Apprenticeship programs. 1. Each community college is authorized to establish or contract for the establishment of apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations. Any apprenticeship program established under this section shall comply with requirements established by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship. Participation in an apprenticeship program or apprenticeship agreement by an apprenticeship […]
