Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 275.9 (2026)

Methods of effectuating reorganization plans

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1. When any school district is enlarged, reorganized, or changes its boundaries pursuant to the plans provided for under sections 275.2 through 275.8, such enlargement, reorganization, or boundary change shall be accomplished by the method provided in this subchapter.

2. The provisions of sections 275.1 through 275.5, relating to studies, surveys, hearings \n Tue Dec 09 22:18:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 275 (40, 1) 5 REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, §275.12\n\nand adoption of plans shall constitute a mandatory prerequisite to the effectuation of any proposal for district boundary change. It shall be the mandatory duty of the area education agency board to dismiss the petition if the above provisions are not complied with fully. [C46, 50, §275.11; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.9] 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §91; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §81 Referred to in §275.23A \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1960–2012 · leading case: Bd. of Directors of Pleasant Hill Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Bd. of Educ., 109 N.W.2d 218 (Iowa 1961).
Bd. of Directors of Pleasant Hill Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Bd. of Educ., 109 N.W.2d 218 (Iowa 1961). · cites it 22× “Code section 275.9 provides: “When any school district is enlarged, reorganized, or changes its boundaries pursuant to the plans hereinabove provided for, such enlargement, reorganization, or boundary change shall be accomplished by the method hereinafter provided.”
Davies v. Monona Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 135 N.W.2d 663 (Iowa 1965). · cites it 7× “The plaintiff urges that chapter 275 provides the only method of making boundary changes such as the one under consideration here, and that section 274.”
Archer v. Bd. of Educ., 104 N.W.2d 621 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 4× “Principal basis for the claim is this language of section 275.9: “The provisions of sections 275.”
East Cent. Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi Bend Area Educ. Agency, 813 N.W.2d 741 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 5× “East Central notes that the provision requiring a determination of compliance with plans is declared to be mandatory by Iowa Code section 275.9. East Central then canvasses the record in this case and concludes that there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the…”
Bloom v. Arrowhead Area Educ. Agency, 270 N.W.2d 594 (Iowa 1978). · cites it 2× “§ 275.9, The Code, 1977. However, under § 275.”
Hedrick Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. S. Prairie Area Educ. Agency 15, 433 N.W.2d 746 (Iowa 1988). · cites it 2× “As the school district points out, section 275.9 makes the provisions of those sections “mandatory prerequisite[s] to the the effectuation of any proposal for district boundary change.”
Hubka v. Cnty. Bd. of Educ. of Mitchell Co., 102 N.W.2d 167 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 4× “That the petition should have been dismissed under Section 275.9 for failing to comply with Sections 275.”
Castana Com. Sch. Dist. v. State Bd. of Pub. Instr., 155 N.W.2d 522 (Iowa 1968). “12 on or before April 1, 1966 shall be attached by the county board of education to a district or districts maintaining 12 grades, effective July 1, 1966.”
Peterson v. Bd. of Educ., 104 N.W.2d 821 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 2× “The third error assigned is to the effect that under section 275.9, unless there has been a new study made, as required by section 275.”
Hurka v. Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 102 N.W.2d 167 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 4× “12 and constituted an entirely new county plan; that the petition should have been dismissed under section 275.9 for failing to comply with sections 275.”
Castana Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 155 N.W.2d 522 (Iowa 1968). “12 on or before April 1, 1966, shall be attached by the county board of education to a district or districts maintaining 12 grades, effective July 1, 1966. It further provides such attachment must have the approval of the State Board of Public Instruction and grants a right of…”
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