House File 2306 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2306 BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2143) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the membership of the commission of veterans 1 affairs. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5761HV (1) 90 sc/ns
H.F. 2306 Section 1. Section 35A.2, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024, 1 are amended to read as follows: 2 1. A commission of veterans affairs is created consisting of 3 eleven twelve persons who shall be appointed by the governor, 4 subject to confirmation by the senate. Members shall be 5 appointed to staggered terms of four years beginning and 6 ending as provided in section 69.19 . The governor shall fill 7 a vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. In addition 8 to the members appointed by the governor, the commandant shall 9 serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the commission. 10 2. Ten Eleven commissioners shall be honorably discharged 11 members of the armed forces of the United States. The American 12 legion of Iowa, disabled American veterans department of 13 Iowa, veterans of foreign wars department of Iowa, American 14 veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, the Vietnam 15 veterans of America, the military order of the purple heart, 16 the paralyzed veterans of America, the marine corps league, 17 and the Iowa association of county commissioners and veteran 18 service officers, through their department commanders, shall 19 submit two names respectively from their organizations to the 20 governor. The adjutant general and the Iowa affiliate of 21 the reserve officers association shall submit names to the 22 governor of persons to represent the Iowa national guard and 23 the association. The governor shall appoint from the group of 24 names submitted by the adjutant general and reserve officers 25 association two representatives and from each of the other 26 organizations one representative to serve as a member of the 27 commission, unless the appointments would conflict with the 28 bipartisan and gender balance provisions of sections 69.16 and 29 69.16A . In addition, the governor shall appoint one member 30 of the public, knowledgeable in the general field of veterans 31 affairs, to serve on the commission. 32 EXPLANATION 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 34 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 35 -1- LSB 5761HV (1) 90 sc/ns 1/ 2
H.F. 2306 This bill adds a 12th member to the commission of veterans 1 affairs and requires that the marine corps league recommend 2 for the position two of its members to the governor, who will 3 appoint one, subject to confirmation by the senate. 4 -2- LSB 5761HV (1) 90 sc/ns 2/ 2