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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
March 28, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 250, an Act relating to county commissions of veteran affairs.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sinc- ely,
Kim Reynolds "*
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.3527 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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House File 250
AN ACT
RELATING TO COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF VETERAN AFFAIRS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 35A.5, subsection 14, paragraph c, Code
2025, is amended to read as follows:
C. The number of hours of veterans" services provided by
each county commission of veteran affairs executive director or
administrator during the previous calcndar fiscal year.
Sec. 2. Section 35B.6, subsection 1, paragraph c,
subparagraphs ( 1) and ( 2), Code 2025, are amended by striking
the subparagraphs and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
( 1) ( a) Upon the employment of an executive director or
administrator, the executive director or administrator shall
comply with all directives of the commandant of the Iowa
department of veterans affairs regarding the completion of any
training or certification required for the person 's position
under applicable state and federal law. The executive director
or administrator shall also obtain a personal identification
verification card necessary to access the veterans benefits
management system. An executive director or administrator
shall be removed from office if, after one year of employment,
the executive director or administrator has not done all of the
following:
( i) Obtained certification.
( ii) Obtained a personal identification verification card.
House File 250, p. 2
( iii) Completed training directed by the commandant of the
Iowa department of veterans affairs.
( b) Upon a request from a county commission of veteran
affairs and based on extenuating circumstances, the commandant
of the Iowa department of veterans affairs may extend the time
frame for an executive director or administrator to obtain a
personal identification verification card.
( 2) To complete continuing education federally required for
the person's position, an executive director or administrator
shall receive training only from entities approved by the
commandant of the Iowa department of veterans affairs.
Failure of an executive director or administrator to maintain
certification shall be cause for removal from office. The
expenses of training the executive director or administrator
shall be paid from the appropriation authorized in section
35B.14.
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PAT ! GRASSLE AMY SII AIR
Speaker of'the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 250, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved % 4j,'K. ly , 2025
MEGUAN NELSON
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Governor
f the House