Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 282.20 (2026)

Tuition fees — payment

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1. The school corporation in which the student resides shall pay from the general fund to the secretary of the corporation in which the student is permitted to enroll, a tuition fee as prescribed in section 282.24.

2. It shall be unlawful for any school district to rebate to any pupils or their parents, directly or indirectly, any portion of the tuition collected or to be collected or to authorize or permit such pupils to receive at the expense of the district, directly or indirectly, any special compensation, benefit, privilege, or other thing of value that is not and cannot legally be made available to all other pupils enrolled in its schools. Any superintendent or board members responsible for this unlawful act shall each be personally liable for payment of a fine in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars. Action to recover the penalty or action to enjoin the unlawful act may be instituted by the board of any school district or by a taxpayer in any school district.

3. On or before February 15 and July 15 of each year the secretary of the creditor district shall deliver to the secretary of the debtor district an itemized statement of such tuition fees. [SS15, §2733-1a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4277; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §282.20] 83 Acts, ch 31, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 88, §20; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §55 Referred to in §256E.8, 282.18 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1951–1962 · leading case: Ctr. Twp. Sch. Dist. v. Oakland Indep. Sch. Dist., 112 N.W.2d 665 (Iowa 1962).

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Ctr. Twp. Sch. Dist. v. Oakland Indep. Sch. Dist., 112 N.W.2d 665 (Iowa 1962). · cites it 6× “Section 282.20 of the Code' sets forth the method of computing tuition costs for high school students.”

Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Christiansen, 49 N.W.2d 263 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 4× “21 follows section 282.20 which has to do with high school tuition is of no importance.”

Dean v. Armstrong, 68 N.W.2d 51 (Iowa 1955). · cites it 2× “18 and section 282.20 for all pupils attending designated school, except that high school pupils may attend school of choice and be entitled to tuition, but must attend school designated for attendance to qualify for transportation.”

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