257.32 - AREA EDUCATION BUDGET REVIEW.

        257.32  AREA EDUCATION BUDGET REVIEW.
         1.  An area education agency budget review procedure is
      established for the school budget review committee created in section
      257.30.  The school budget review committee, in addition to its
      duties under section 257.31, shall meet and hold hearings each year
      to review unusual circumstances of area education agencies, either
      upon the committee's motion or upon the request of an area education
      agency.  The committee may grant supplemental aid to the area
      education agency from funds appropriated to the department of
      education for area education agency budget review purposes, or an
      amount may be added to the area education agency special education
      support services allowable growth for districts in an area or an
      additional amount may be added to district cost for media services or
      educational services for all districts in an area for the budget year
      either on a temporary or permanent basis, or both.
         Unusual circumstances shall include but are not limited to the
      following:
         a.  An unusual increase or decrease in enrollment of children
      requiring special education or unusual need for additional moneys for
      special education support services.
         b.  Unusual need for additional moneys for media services.
         c.  Unusual need for additional moneys for educational
      services.
         d.  Unusual costs for building repair, building maintenance,
      or removal of environmental hazards.
         e.  Participation by the area education agency in
      telecommunications, electronic, and technological development with
      school districts, and related staff development programs.
         2.  When the school budget review committee makes a decision under
      subsection 1, it shall provide written notice of its decision,
      including all changes, to the board of directors of the area
      education agency, and to the department of management and the
      department of education.
         3.  All decisions by the school budget review committee under this
      section shall be made in accordance with reasonable and uniform
      policies which shall be consistent with this chapter.
         4.  Failure by an area education agency to provide information or
      appear before the school budget review committee as requested for the
      accomplishment of review or hearing constitutes justification for the
      committee to instruct the department of administrative services to
      withhold payments for the area education agency until the committee's
      inquiries are satisfied completely.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         89 Acts, ch 135, § 32; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
         Referred to in § 257.31