A bill for an act relating to qualifications to serve as a commissioner or an executive director for a county commission of veteran affairs. Effective date: 07/01/2026.

STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 15, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 93, an Act relating to qualifications to serve as a commissioner or an
executive director for a county commission of veteran affair's.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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Senate File 93
AN ACT
RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER OR
AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR A COUNTY COMMISSION OF VETERAN
AFFAIRS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 35B.3, Code 2025, is amended to read as
follows :
35B.3 County commission of veteran affairs.
1 . The county commission of veteran affairs shall consist
of either three or five persons, as determined by the board
of supervisors, all of whom shall be veteran s one of the
following ;
Senate File 93, p. 2
a. A veteran as defined in section 35.1.
b. An Iowa resident who is a current member of the Iowa
national guard or an Iowa unit of the reserve forces of the
United States, whose service is satisfactory according to a
letter of recommendation from the commander of the person's
current unit.
c. An Iowa resident who is a former member of the Iowa
national guard or an Iowa unit of the reserve forces of the
United States and was discharged under honorable conditions as
evidenced by the person's certificate of release or discharge
from active duty, commonly referred to as a DD214, or a letter
of recommendation from the commander of the person's last unit.
2 . If possible, each member of the commission shall be
a v e t e ran of have served in a different military branch.
However, this qualification does not preclude membership to a
veteran who served in more than one branch of the military.
Sec. 2. Section 35B.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2025,
is amended to read as follows:
a. The members of the commission shall qualify by taking
the usual oath of office. The commission shall organize by
selecting one of the commission members as chairperson and
one as secretary. The commission, subject to the annual
approval of the board of supervisors, shall employ an executive
director or administrator who shall have the power to employ
other necessary employees to carry out the provisions of this
chapter, including administrative or clerical assistants, but
no member of the commission shall be so employed. The state
department of veterans affairs shall recognize the executive
director or administrator as a county veterans service officer
of a veterans' service organization recognized pursuant to 38
C.F.R. §14. 628(c) for the purposes of assisting veterans and
their dependents in obtaining federal and state benefits. The
commission shall recommend the compensation of the executive
director or administrator and all employees of the county
veteran affairs office to the board of supervisors. The
board of supervisors shall consider the recommendation and
shall determine and approve the compensation of the executive
director or administrator and all employees of the county
veteran affairs office. The executive director must poss e s s
Senate File 93, p. 3
the same qualifications as— provided in aection 35B.3 for
commission m e mb e rs shall be a veteran as defined in section
35.1 . However, this qualification requirement shall not apply
to a person employed as an executive director prior to July 1,
1989
AMY SINO1ÄAIR
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLE/
Speaker or the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 93, Ninety-first General Assembly.
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Approved 2026
Secretary ofi^he Senate
KIM RÆOI0LDS
Governor