256.3 - STATE BOARD ESTABLISHED.
256.3 STATE BOARD ESTABLISHED.
The state board of education is established for the department.
The state board consists of ten members, nine voting members and one
nonvoting student member. The voting members shall be appointed by
the governor subject to senate confirmation. The nonvoting student
member shall be appointed as provided in section 256.5A. The voting
members shall be registered voters of the state and hold no other
elective or appointive state office. A voting member shall not be
engaged in professional education for a major portion of the member's
time nor shall the member derive a major portion of income from any
business or activity connected with education. Not more than five
voting members shall be of the same political party.
The terms of office for voting members are for six years beginning
and ending as provided in section 69.19.
Three of the voting members shall have substantial knowledge
related to the community college system. The remaining six voting
members shall be members of the general public. Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1403; 90 Acts, ch 1253, § 4; 95 Acts, ch 49,
§4; 2002 Acts, ch 1140, §1
Referred to in § 256.31
Confirmation, see § 2.32