217.2 - COUNCIL ON HUMAN SERVICES.
217.2 COUNCIL ON HUMAN SERVICES.
1. a. There is created within the department of human
services a council on human services which shall act in a
policymaking and advisory capacity on matters within the jurisdiction
of the department. The council shall consist of seven voting members
appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate.
Appointments shall be made on the basis of interest in public
affairs, good judgment, and knowledge and ability in the field of
human services. Appointments shall be made to provide a diversity of
interest and point of view in the membership and without regard to
religious opinions or affiliations. The voting members of the
council shall serve for six-year staggered terms.
b. Each term of a voting member shall commence and end as
provided by section 69.19.
c. All voting members of the council shall be electors of the
state of Iowa. No more than four members shall belong to the same
political party and no more than two members shall, at the time of
appointment, reside in the same congressional district. At least one
member of the council shall be a member of a county board of
supervisors at the time of appointment to the council. Vacancies
occurring during a term of office shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term
subject to confirmation by the senate.
2. In addition to the voting members described in subsection 1,
the membership of the council shall include four legislators as ex
officio, nonvoting members. The four legislators shall be appointed
one each by the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of
the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
minority leader of the house of representatives for terms as provided
in section 69.16B. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 217.2; 81 Acts, ch 78, § 20, 21] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 96, § 157, 159; 2009 Acts, ch 115, §1
Confirmation, see § 2.32