80E.2 - DRUG POLICY ADVISORY COUNCIL -- MEMBERSHIP -- DUTIES.
80E.2 DRUG POLICY ADVISORY COUNCIL -- MEMBERSHIP --
DUTIES.
1. An Iowa drug policy advisory council is established which
shall consist of the following fifteen members:
a. The drug policy coordinator, who shall serve as
chairperson of the council.
b. The director of the department of corrections, or the
director's designee.
c. The director of the department of education, or the
director's designee.
d. The director of the Iowa department of public health, or
the director's designee.
e. The commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner's
designee.
f. The director of the department of human services, or the
director's designee.
g. The director of the division of criminal and juvenile
justice planning in the department of human rights, or the division
director's designee.
h. A prosecuting attorney.
i. A licensed substance abuse treatment specialist.
j. A certified substance abuse prevention specialist.
k. A substance abuse treatment program director.
l. A justice of the Iowa supreme court, or judge, as
designated by the chief justice of the supreme court.
m. A member representing the Iowa association of chiefs of
police and peace officers.
n. A member representing the Iowa state police association.
o. A member representing the Iowa state sheriffs' and
deputies' association.
2. The prosecuting attorney, licensed substance abuse treatment
specialist, certified substance abuse prevention specialist,
substance abuse treatment program director, member representing the
Iowa association of chiefs of police and peace officers, member
representing the Iowa state police association, and the member
representing the Iowa state sheriffs' and deputies' association shall
be appointed by the governor, subject to senate confirmation, for
four-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. A
vacancy on the council shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
same manner as the original appointment was made.
3. The council shall make policy recommendations to the
appropriate departments concerning the administration, development,
and coordination of programs related to substance abuse education,
prevention, treatment, and enforcement.
4. The members of the council shall be reimbursed for actual and
necessary travel and related expenses incurred in the discharge of
official duties. Each member of the council may also be eligible to
receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
5. The council shall meet at least quarterly throughout the year.
6. A majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum,
and a majority of the total membership of the council is necessary to
act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the council. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 225, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1126, §3, 4; 2008 Acts, ch
1032, §167
Confirmation, see § 2.32