Iowa § 274.40 - 274.40 Vesting of powers to convey.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 274.40 — 274.40 Vesting of powers to convey., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 274.40. 274.40 Vesting of powers to convey.
Whenever a majority of the directors of any school district affected as in section 274.39 have moved from such district and have ceased to be residents thereof thereby creating vacancies on the school board and reducing it to less than a quorum, the powers vested by said section in the board of directors shall vest in the area education agency board and the instrument of conveyance shall be executed on behalf of such school district by the president of the area education agency board until an election is called pursuant to chapter 277. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §274.40] Referred to in §274.41, 274.42 Thu Dec 11 19:27:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 274.40 (20, 0)
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Section 274.40 ("274.40 Vesting of powers to convey.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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