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2066
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HOUSE
FILE
2066
BY
COLLINS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
terms
of
service
of
certain
statewide
1
boards.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
16.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
The
members
of
the
authority
appointed
by
the
3
governor
on
or
before
June
30,
2026,
shall
serve
for
staggered
4
terms
of
six
years
beginning
and
ending
as
provided
in
section
5
69.19
.
6
b.
The
members
of
the
authority
appointed
by
the
governor
on
7
or
after
July
1,
2026,
shall
serve
for
staggered
terms
of
four
8
years
beginning
and
ending
as
provided
in
section
69.19.
9
c.
A
person
appointed
by
the
governor
to
fill
a
vacancy
10
shall
serve
only
for
the
unexpired
portion
of
the
term.
A
11
member
is
eligible
for
reappointment.
The
ex
officio
voting
12
member
designated
by
the
agricultural
development
board
shall
13
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
that
board.
A
member
of
the
authority
14
may
be
removed
from
office
by
the
governor
for
misfeasance,
15
malfeasance,
or
willful
neglect
of
duty
or
other
just
cause,
16
after
notice
and
hearing,
unless
the
notice
and
hearing
is
17
expressly
waived
in
writing.
18
Sec.
2.
Section
16.2C,
subsection
4,
paragraph
c,
Code
2026,
19
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
c.
(1)
Members
appointed
on
or
before
June
30,
2026,
shall
21
serve
for
staggered
terms
of
six
years
beginning
and
ending
as
22
provided
in
section
69.19
.
23
(2)
Members
appointed
on
or
after
July
1,
2026,
shall
serve
24
for
staggered
terms
of
four
years
beginning
and
ending
as
25
provided
in
section
69.19.
26
(3)
A
person
appointed
to
fill
a
vacancy
shall
serve
only
27
for
the
unexpired
portion
of
the
member’s
term.
A
member
is
28
eligible
for
reappointment.
An
appointed
member
may
be
removed
29
from
office
by
the
governor
for
misfeasance,
malfeasance,
30
willful
neglect
of
duty,
or
other
just
cause,
after
notice
and
31
hearing,
unless
the
notice
and
hearing
is
expressly
waived
in
32
writing.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
52.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
34
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
The
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
appoint
three
1
members
to
a
board
of
examiners
for
voting
systems,
not
more
2
than
two
of
whom
shall
be
from
the
same
political
party.
The
3
examiners
Examiners
appointed
on
or
before
June
30,
2026,
4
shall
hold
office
for
staggered
terms
of
six
years,
subject
to
5
removal
at
the
pleasure
of
the
state
commissioner
of
elections.
6
Examiners
appointed
on
or
after
July
1,
2026,
shall
hold
office
7
for
staggered
terms
of
four
years
beginning
and
ending
as
8
provided
in
section
69.19,
subject
to
removal
at
the
pleasure
9
of
the
state
commissioner
of
elections.
10
Sec.
4.
Section
97B.8A,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
11
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
d.
(1)
The
appointive
terms
of
the
members
appointed
by
the
13
governor
on
or
before
June
30,
2026,
are
for
a
period
of
six
14
years
beginning
and
ending
as
provided
in
section
69.19
.
15
(2)
The
appointive
terms
of
the
members
appointed
by
the
16
governor
on
or
after
July
1,
2026,
are
for
a
period
of
four
17
years
beginning
and
ending
as
provided
in
section
69.19.
18
(3)
If
there
is
a
vacancy
in
the
membership
of
the
board
19
for
one
of
the
members
appointed
by
the
governor,
the
governor
20
has
the
power
of
appointment.
Gubernatorial
appointees
to
this
21
board
are
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
256.3,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
3.
a.
The
terms
of
office
for
voting
members
appointed
on
25
or
before
June
30,
2026,
are
for
six
years
beginning
and
ending
26
as
provided
in
section
69.19
.
27
b.
The
terms
of
office
for
voting
members
appointed
on
or
28
after
July
1,
2026,
are
for
four
years
beginning
and
ending
as
29
provided
in
section
69.19.
30
Sec.
6.
Section
262.2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
262.2
Appointment
——
term
of
office.
33
1.
The
members
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor
subject
34
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
Prior
to
appointing
the
ninth
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member
as
specified
in
section
262.1
,
the
governor
shall
1
consult
with
the
appropriate
student
body
government
at
the
2
institution
at
which
the
proposed
appointee
is
enrolled.
3
2.
Subject
to
subsection
3:
4
a.
The
term
of
each
member
of
the
board
appointed
on
or
5
before
June
30,
2026,
shall
be
for
six
years
,
unless
.
6
b.
The
term
of
each
member
of
the
board
appointed
on
or
7
after
July
1,
2026,
shall
be
for
four
years.
8
3.
If
the
ninth
member,
appointed
in
accordance
with
section
9
262.1
,
graduates
or
is
no
longer
enrolled
at
an
institution
of
10
higher
education
under
the
board’s
control
more
than
one
year
11
before
the
expiration
of
the
term
,
at
which
time
the
term
of
12
the
ninth
member
shall
expire
one
year
from
the
date
on
which
13
the
member
graduates
or
is
no
longer
enrolled
in
an
institution
14
of
higher
education
under
the
board’s
control.
However,
if
15
within
that
year
the
ninth
member
reenrolls
in
any
institution
16
of
higher
education
under
the
board’s
control
on
a
full-time
17
basis
and
is
a
student
in
good
standing
at
either
the
graduate
18
or
undergraduate
level,
the
term
of
the
ninth
member
shall
19
continue
in
effect.
20
4.
The
terms
of
three
members
of
the
board
shall
begin
and
21
expire
in
each
odd-numbered
year
as
provided
in
section
69.19
.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
the
terms
of
service
of
members
of
26
certain
statewide
boards.
The
bill
changes
the
terms
of
27
service
for
members
of
the
Iowa
finance
authority
board
of
28
directors,
agricultural
development
board,
board
of
examiners
29
for
voting
systems,
investment
board
of
the
Iowa
public
30
employees’
retirement
system,
state
board
of
education,
and
31
state
board
of
regents
from
six
years
to
four
years.
This
32
change
in
terms
of
service
applies
to
members
appointed
on
or
33
after
July
1,
2026.
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