Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 290.5 (2026)

Decision of state board — rules for appeals

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The decision of the state board shall be final. The state board may adopt rules of procedure for hearing appeals which shall include the power to delegate the actual hearing of the appeal to the director of the department of education or the director’s designee, and members of the director’s staff designated by the director. The record of appeal so heard shall be available to the state board, and, if required by section 256.7, subsection 6, the decision recommended by the director of the department of education or the designated administrative law judge shall be approved by the state board in the manner provided therein. [R60, §2139; C73, §1835; C97, §2820; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4302; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §290.5] 85 Acts, ch 212, §21 – 23; 89 Acts, ch 210, §12; 2024 Acts, ch 1169, §31

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1966–1986 · leading case: Bishop v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 395 N.W.2d 888 (Iowa 1986).
Bishop v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 395 N.W.2d 888 (Iowa 1986). · cites it 8× “Iowa Code § 290.5 . The panel in its decision found that the school board had the authority to pay the legal fees of its superintendent incurred in a proceeding against him before the professional teaching practices commission.”
Buchholtz v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Instruction, 315 N.W.2d 789 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 2× “§ 290.5. Accordingly, the present appeal was heard by the superintendent and two department staff members.”
Porter v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 144 N.W.2d 920 (Iowa 1966). · cites it 4× “This ruling was then appealed by the district board to the state board of public instruction under provisions of Code section 290.5. Two hearings of the appeal were held.”
Hargis v. Fleck, 157 N.W.2d 103 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 4× “The court held (November 22nd) it had jurisdiction of the parties and subject matter, the decision of the state board was final (Code section 290.5) and the order of the county superintendent should be enforced.”
Se. Warren Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Dep't of Pub. Instruction, 285 N.W.2d 173 (Iowa 1979). “See § 290.5, The Code (“The decision of the state board shall be final.”
Maquoketa Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. George, 193 N.W.2d 519 (Iowa 1972). · cites it 2× “Defendants’ appeal centers around the effect of the administrative determination that the children were nonresidents of the district and the refusal of the trial judge to consider the issue.”
Robert M. ex rel. Renee K. v. Benton, 634 F.2d 1139 (8th Cir. 1980). “Iowa Code § 290.5 (1980). See generally Iowa Code § 290.”
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