225C.5 - MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND BRAIN INJURY COMMISSION.
225C.5 MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL RETARDATION,
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND BRAIN INJURY COMMISSION.
1. A mental health, mental retardation, developmental
disabilities, and brain injury commission is created as the state
policy-making body for the provision of services to persons with
mental illness, mental retardation or other developmental
disabilities, or brain injury. The commission's voting members shall
be appointed to three-year staggered terms by the governor and are
subject to confirmation by the senate. Commission members shall be
appointed on the basis of interest and experience in the fields of
mental health, mental retardation or other developmental
disabilities, and brain injury, in a manner so as to ensure adequate
representation from persons with disabilities and individuals
knowledgeable concerning disability services. The department shall
provide staff support to the commission, and the commission may
utilize staff support and other assistance provided to the commission
by other persons. The commission shall meet at least four times per
year. The membership of the commission shall consist of the
following persons who, at the time of appointment to the commission,
are active members of the indicated groups:
a. Three members shall be members of a county board of
supervisors selected from nominees submitted by the county supervisor
affiliate of the Iowa state association of counties.
b. Two members shall be selected from nominees submitted by
the director.
c. One member shall be an active board member of a community
mental health center selected from nominees submitted by the Iowa
association of community providers.
d. One member shall be an active board member of an agency
serving persons with a developmental disability selected from
nominees submitted by the Iowa association of community providers.
e. One member shall be a board member or employee of a
provider of mental health or developmental disabilities services to
children.
f. Two members shall be administrators of the central point
of coordination process established in accordance with section
331.440 selected from nominees submitted by the community services
affiliate of the Iowa state association of counties.
g. One member shall be selected from nominees submitted by
the state's council of the association of federal, state, county, and
municipal employees.
h. Three members shall be service consumers or family members
of service consumers. Of these members, one shall be a service
consumer, one shall be a parent of a child service consumer, and one
shall be a parent or other family member of a person admitted to and
living at a state resource center.
i. Two members shall be selected from nominees submitted by
service advocates. Of these members, one shall be an active member
of a statewide organization for persons with brain injury.
j. One member shall be an active board member of an agency
serving persons with a substance abuse problem selected from nominees
submitted by the Iowa behavioral health association.
k. In addition to the voting members, the membership shall
include four members of the general assembly with one member
designated by each of the following: 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. A legislative member serves for a term as provided
in section 69.16B in an ex officio, nonvoting capacity and is
eligible for per diem and expenses as provided in section 2.10.
2. The three-year terms shall begin and end as provided in
section 69.19. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled as
provided in section 2.32. A member shall not be appointed for more
than two consecutive three-year terms.
3. Members of the commission shall qualify by taking the oath of
office prescribed by law for state officers. At its first meeting of
each year, the commission shall organize by electing a chairperson
and a vice chairperson for terms of one year. Commission members are
entitled to a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 and reimbursement
for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in their
official duties, to be paid from funds appropriated to the
department. Section History: Early Form
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 225B.2, 225B.3, 225B.6; C79, 81, § 225B.3;
S81, § 225C.4; 81 Acts, ch 78, § 5, 20] Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1256, §39; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §14; 2002 Acts, ch 1146,
§1; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, § 238, 262; 2003 Acts, ch 101, §3, 4;
2004 Acts, ch 1090, §5, 33; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §30, 58; 2008 Acts,
ch 1187, §51; 2009 Acts, ch 106, §7, 14
Referred to in §135C.23, 227.4, 331.438
Confirmation, see § 2.32