303.89 - STATE POET LAUREATE DESIGNATED -- NOMINATING COMMITTEE.

        303.89  STATE POET LAUREATE DESIGNATED -- NOMINATING      COMMITTEE.         1.  A state poet laureate nominating committee is created.  At the      request of the governor, the executive director of humanities Iowa      and the executive director of the Iowa arts council shall each      appoint three persons who reside in this state to a poet laureate      nominating committee.  At its initial meeting held at the call of the      executive directors of humanities Iowa and the Iowa arts council, the      state poet laureate nominating committee shall elect a chairperson      and vice chairperson from among its members and adopt rules of      procedure.  The members of the state poet laureate nominating      committee shall be invited to serve without compensation for their      services.  The nominating committee is charged with considering the      diversity of the people and poetry of Iowa.         2.  If more than one meeting is required, the state poet laureate      nominating committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson or as      determined by the nominating committee and select a list of three      nominees, along with biographical and professional information and      supporting representative material, who are residents of Iowa and      who, based on their poetic accomplishments, deserve recognition as      the state poet laureate.  The list of nominees shall be transmitted      to the governor.  The governor may select the state poet laureate      from the list of nominees for a two-year term of office.  The state      poet laureate is an honorary state office and the incumbent is      entitled to no compensation as a result of the appointment.  
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         99 Acts, ch 161, §1