35A.3 - DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
35A.3 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
The commission shall do all of the following:
1. Organize and annually select a chairperson.
2. Review proposed rules submitted by the department concerning
the management and operation of the department. Unless the
commission votes to disapprove a proposed rule on a two-thirds vote
at the earlier of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
commission or a special meeting of the commission called by the
commission within thirty days of the date the proposed rule is
submitted, the department may proceed to adopt the rule.
3. a. Advise and make recommendations to the department, the
general assembly, and the governor concerning issues involving and
impacting veterans in this state.
b. Advise and make recommendations to the general assembly
and the governor concerning the management and operation of the
department.
4. Supervise the commandant's administration of commission policy
for the operations and conduct of the Iowa veterans home.
5. Conduct an equal number of meetings at Camp Dodge and the Iowa
veterans home. The agenda for each meeting shall include a
reasonable time period for public comment. Section History: Early Form
[C39, § 482.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §
35.1; C79, 81, § 35A.3] Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1707; 92 Acts, ch 1140, § 9; 94 Acts, ch 1107,
§3; 95 Acts, ch 161, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §223; 2005 Acts, ch 115,
§10, 11, 40; 2007 Acts, ch 202, §3
Referred to in § 35A.5