55.3 - SERVICE ON BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, TASK FORCES, AND COMMITTEES.
55.3 SERVICE ON BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, TASK FORCES, AND
COMMITTEES.
For the purpose of this section, "state board" includes any
board, commission, committee, council, or task force of the state
government created by the Constitution of the State of Iowa, or by
statute, resolution of the general assembly, motion of the
legislative council, executive order of the governor, or supreme
court order, but does not include any such state board, commission,
committee, council, or task force for which an annual salary is
provided for its members.
A person who is appointed to serve on a state board, upon written
application to the person's employer, shall be granted leaves of
absence from regular employment to attend the meetings of the state
board, except if leaves of absence are prohibited by federal law.
The leaves of absence may be granted without pay and shall be granted
without loss of net credited service and benefits earned. This
section does not apply if the employer employs less than twenty
full-time employees. Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 2061; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §39