Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 285.9 (2026)

Powers and duties of area boards

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The powers and duties of the respective area education agency boards shall be to:

1. Enforce all laws and all rules and regulations of the department of education relating to transportation.

2. Review and approve all transportation arrangements between districts in the agency and in all districts in the agency not operating high schools. If such transportation arrangements, designations, and contracts are not in conformity to law or established uniform standards for the locating and operating of bus routes, the agency board shall, after receiving all facts, make such alterations or changes as necessary to make the arrangements, designations, and contracts conform to the legal and established requirements and shall notify local board of such action.\n\nTue Dec 09 22:17:39 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 285 (26, 0) §285.9, STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION 8\n\n 3. Approve all bus routes outside the boundary of the district of the school operating buses.

4. When a local board fails to make designations and other necessary arrangements for transportation as required by law, the agency board shall, after due notice to the local board, make necessary arrangements in conformity with law and established requirements. Notice shall be given to the local board of the arrangements as made. The arrangements shall be binding on the local board which shall pay the costs for service as arranged. [C35, §4274-e1, -e2; C39, §4274.03, 4274.04; C46, §282.10, 282.11, 285.9; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §285.9] Referred to in §285.1, 285.2 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1965–1976 · leading case: State Ex Rel. LeBuhn v. White, 133 N.W.2d 903 (Iowa 1965).

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State Ex Rel. LeBuhn v. White, 133 N.W.2d 903 (Iowa 1965). · cites it 2× “7, and Section 285.9 make it the specific duty of the county board to enforce all laws, rules and regulations of the Department of Public Instruction for the transportation of pupils to and from public schools in all school districts of the county, and if the community district…”

Americans United for Separation of Church & State v. Benton, 413 F. Supp. 955 (S.D. Iowa 1976). · cites it 2× “1(16)] As an alternative to the provisions enumerated in this subsection, subject to the provisions of section 285.9, subsection 3, where practicable, and at the option of the public school district in which a nonpublic school pupil resides, the school district may transport a…”

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