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SF 2385 – State Government Boards and Commissions (LSB5023SV)
Staff Contact: Austin Brinks (515.725.2200) austin.brinks@legis.iowa.gov
Michael Peters (515.281.6934) michael.peters@legis.iowa.gov
Fiscal Note Version – New
Senate File 2385 eliminates, merges, changes, and creates various boards and commissions
that are in the State. A list of the boards and commissions that are being eliminated or merged
can be seen in Appendix A.
Divisions with No or Minimal Fiscal Impact
Division I — Repeals and reestablishes the State Government Efficiency Review Committee.
Division II — Alters the authority of the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
(DIAL).
Division IV — Requires the DIAL to review all current licensure renewal cycles and fees for
professional and occupational licenses issued in the State.
Division V — Allows the head of a department or independent agency to establish and utilize
an ad hoc advisory committee, and establish rules for the operation of the committee, as
deemed necessary.
Division VI — Requires governmental bodies to provide hybrid meetings, teleconference
participation, virtual meetings, remote participation, and other hybrid meeting options.
Division VII — Allows State boards, commissions, committees, and councils to call meetings as
necessary.
Division IX — Amends resignation procedures for an individual appointed by the Governor to a
board.
Division X — Alters the authority of the Council on Health and Human Services.
Divisions XI through XXIII — Eliminates various boards and commissions and transfers their
duties and authority accordingly.
Division XXIV — Provides transition language for SF 2385.
Division with a Fiscal Impact
Description and Background
Division III (Salaries — Certain Boards and Councils)
The Division provides for salaries of $10,000 per year for the members of the Board of
Education, the voting members of the Council on Health and Human Services, and the at-large
members of the Board of Regents.
Division VIII (Elimination and Mergers)
Eliminates and merges various boards and commissions and transfers their authority
accordingly. This includes the elimination of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
whose duties are being transferred to the Employment Appeals Board. This includes the
elimination of the Executive Director of the PERB who has a salary from $73,000 to $112,000.
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Services Division 2
Assumptions
• There will be a total of 24 members who receive a salary of $10,000 per year: Seven
members of the Board of Education, eight members of the Board of Regents, and nine
members of the Council on Health and Human Services.
• Costs associated with eliminated boards and commissions will not continue in the future.
• There will be a reduction in expenses to the State from the elimination of the Executive
Director of the PERB of up to $112,000.
Fiscal Impact
There will be increased costs associated with the salaries being given to members of the Board
of Regents, Board of Education, and Health and Human Services Council. The salaries for
these members will result in a total cost to the State of $240,000.
The elimination of the PERB Executive Director will result in a reduction in expenses to the
State of up to $112,000.
The elimination of the remaining boards and commissions throughout the various divisions of
the Bill are estimated to have a minimal decrease in expenses to the State.
Sources
Legislative Services Agency
Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
/s/ Jennifer Acton
April 8, 2024
Doc ID 1446960
The fiscal note for this Bill was prepared pursuant to Joint Rule 17 and the Iowa Code. Data used in developing this
fiscal note is available from the Fiscal Services Division of the Legislative Services Agency upon request.
www.legis.iowa.gov Appendix A
Senate File 2385
Boards Being Eliminated
911 Communications Council
Advisory Committee for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Advisory Committee for Perinatal Guidelines
Advisory Council for Public Outdoor Recreation and Resources
Advisory Council on Brain Injuries
Area Education Agency Advisory Group
Autism Council
Board of Dietetics
Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters
Board of Hearing Aid Specialists
Board of Pharmacy Alternates
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board
Capitol Planning Commission
Child Care Advisory Committee
Child Support Services Task Force on Liens and Motor Vehicle Registrations
Children's Behavioral Health System State Board
Commercial Air Service Retention and Expansion Committee
Commercial Pesticide Applicator Peer Review Panel
Commission of Latino Affairs
Commission of Native American Affairs
Commission on Aging
Commission on Community Action Agencies
Commission on Educator Leadership and Compensation
Commission on Status of African Americans
Commission on Status of Asian and Pacific Islanders
Commission on Status of Persons with Disabilities
Commission on Status of Women
Commission on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
Community College Council and Nonpublic School Advisory Committee
Community College Faculty Advisory Committee
Community Mental Health Centers and Disability Services Standards Advisory Committee
Congenital and Inherited Disorders Advisory Committee
Conservation Education Program Board
Consumer Advisory Panel
Dental Hygiene Committee
Dependent Adult Protective Advisory Council
Early Childhood Stakeholders Alliance
Elevator Safety Board
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Enhance Iowa Board
Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Council
Farm Deer Council
Farmer Advisory Committee
Federal Clean Air Act Compliance Advisory Panel
Fire Extinguishing System Contractors and Alarms Systems Advisory Board
Grain Industry Peer Review Panel
Hawki Board
Horizontal and Vertical Infrastructure Bid Threshold Committee
Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Technical Advisory Committee
Interagency Coordinating Council
Interior Design Examining Board
Interstate Cooperation Commission
Interstate Midwest Energy Commission Appendix A
Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development Council
Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Board
Iowa Council on Homelessness
Iowa Cultural Trust Board of Trustees
Iowa Drug Policy Advisory Council
Iowa Great Places Board
Justice Advisory Board
Landscape Architectural Examining Board
Leadership Council for Child Care Training and Development
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Advisory Board
Local Food and Farm Program Council
Mental Health and Disability Services Commission
Midwifery Advisory Council
Mississippi Parkway Planning Commission
Ongoing Quality Faculty Plan Professional Development Committee
Organic Advisory Council
Postsecondary Course Audit Committee
Prison Industries Advisory Board
Private Pesticide Applicator Peer Review Panel
Propane Education and Research Council
Public Employment Relations Board
Public Funds Interest Rates Committee
Public Policy Research Foundation
Secondary Road Fund Distribution Committee
State Advisory Board on Preserves
State Building Code Advisory Council
State Historical Records Advisory Board
Streamlined Sales Tax Advisory Council
Street Construction Fund Distribution Advisory Committee
Telecommunication Advisory Committee
Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Advisory Board
Tourist Signing Committee
Trauma System Advisory Council
Watershed Planning Advisory Council
Well Contractors' Council
New and Merging Boards
Merging: Behavioral Science, Psychology, and Social Work into the Board of Behavioral Health Professionals
Merging: Athletic Training, Chiropractic, Massage Therapy, and Physical and Occupational Therapy
Merging: State Building Code Review Board, Electrical Examining Board, and Plumbing and Mechanical Systems
Board into the Board of Building and Construction Occupations
Merging: Iowa Child Death Review Team, Child Fatality Review Committee, and Iowa Domestic Abuse Death
Review Team into the State Mortality Review Committee
New: Commission of Deaf Services and Dual Party Relay Council
New: Iowa Special Education Council
Reduction of Board Members
Board of Medicine from 10 to 7
State Historical Society Board from 12 to 7
Human Rights Board voting members from 11 to 7
Architectual Examining Board from 7 to 5
Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board from 7 to 5
Iowa Innovation Council from 29 to 9
Board of Education from 9 to 7