SF177 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the ability of persons to examine the public records of school districts.

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: CAMPBELL
Last action: 2025-02-13
Official status: Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the ability of persons to examine the public records of school districts.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the ability of persons to examine the public records of school districts.

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Bill History

2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Campbell, Gruenhagen, and Zimmer. S.J. 255 .
2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/13/2025 10:00AM Room 217 Conference Room.
2025-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 175 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the ability of persons to examine the public records of school districts.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

177

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

177

BY

CAMPBELL

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

ability

of

persons

to

examine

the

public

1

records

of

school

districts.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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177

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

279.87

Examination

of

public

1

records

——

enforcement.

2

The

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

shall

comply

3

with

all

applicable

provisions

of

chapter

22.

If

the

board

4

of

directors

of

a

school

district

fails

to

comply

with

any

5

applicable

provision

of

chapter

22,

a

person

aggrieved

by

the

6

board

of

directors’

failure

may

enforce

the

person’s

rights

7

under

chapter

22

pursuant

to

the

provisions

of

chapter

22,

8

including

sections

22.5

and

22.10.

9

EXPLANATION

10

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

11

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

12

This

bill

relates

to

the

ability

of

persons

to

examine

the

13

public

records

of

school

districts.

14

The

bill

requires

the

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

15

to

comply

with

all

applicable

provisions

of

Code

chapter

22

16

(examination

of

public

records).

If

the

board

of

directors

17

of

a

school

district

fails

to

comply

with

Code

chapter

22,

a

18

person

aggrieved

by

the

board

of

directors’

failure

may

enforce

19

the

person’s

rights

pursuant

to

Code

chapter

22,

which

includes

20

the

ability

to

seek

a

writ

of

mandamus

or

an

injunction

and

21

other

types

of

civil

enforcement

mechanisms

under

Code

section

22

22.10.

Civil

enforcement

mechanisms

include

payments

of

23

monetary

damages

by

the

lawful

custodian

who

violated

Code

24

chapter

22,

payment

of

costs

and

reasonable

attorney

fees,

and,

25

for

repeat

offenses,

an

order

removing

the

person

from

office.

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