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1 1 Amend Senate File 2280 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 16, by inserting after line 3 the
1 3 following:
1 4 "4A. SOUTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS DIVISION
1 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
1 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full-
1 7 time equivalent positions:
1 8 .................................................. $ 60,000
1 9 ............................................... FTEs .50
1 10 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be
1 11 used by the department to establish, beginning January
1 12 1, 1999, a division of southeast Asian affairs
1 13 pursuant to sections 216A.150 through 216A.157, if
1 14 enacted.
1 15 #2. Page 20, by inserting after line 7 the
1 16 following:
1 17 "Sec. 100. NEW SECTION. 216A.150 DEFINITIONS.
1 18 For purposes of this subchapter, unless the context
1 19 otherwise requires:
1 20 1. "Administrator" means the administrator of the
1 21 division of southeast Asian affairs of the department
1 22 of human rights.
1 23 2. "Commission" means the commission of southeast
1 24 Asian affairs.
1 25 3. "Division" means the division of southeast
1 26 Asian affairs of the department of human rights.
1 27 Sec. 101. NEW SECTION. 216A.151 COMMISSION OF
1 28 SOUTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS – TERMS – COMPENSATION.
1 29 The commission of southeast Asian affairs consists
1 30 of nine members, appointed by the governor.
1 31 Commission members shall be appointed in compliance
1 32 with sections 69.16 and 69.16A and with consideration
1 33 given to geographic residence and density of southeast
1 34 Asian population represented by each member. The
1 35 members of the commission shall be appointed during
1 36 the month of June and shall serve for terms of two
1 37 years commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year.
1 38 Members appointed shall continue to serve until their
1 39 respective successors are appointed. Vacancies in the
1 40 membership of the commission shall be filled by the
1 41 original appointing authority and in the manner of the
1 42 original appointments. Members shall receive actual
1 43 expenses incurred while serving in their official
1 44 capacity. Members may also be eligible to receive
1 45 compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
1 46 Sec. 102. NEW SECTION. 216A.152 ORGANIZATION.
1 47 The commission shall select from its membership a
1 48 chairperson and other officers as it deems necessary
1 49 and shall meet not less than six times a year. A
1 50 majority of the members of the commission shall
2 1 constitute a quorum.
2 2 Sec. 103. NEW SECTION. 216A.153 COMMISSION
2 3 EMPLOYEES.
2 4 The commission may employ personnel who shall be
2 5 qualified to assume the responsibilities of their
2 6 several offices. The administrator shall be the
2 7 administrative officer of the commission and shall
2 8 serve the commission by gathering and disseminating
2 9 information, forwarding proposals and evaluations to
2 10 the governor, the general assembly, and state
2 11 agencies, carrying out public education programs,
2 12 conducting hearings and conferences, and performing
2 13 other duties necessary for the proper operation of the
2 14 commission. The administrator shall carry out
2 15 programs and policies as determined by the commission.
2 16 Sec. 104. NEW SECTION. 216A.154 DUTIES.
2 17 The commission shall:
2 18 1. Coordinate, assist, and cooperate with the
2 19 efforts of state departments and agencies to serve the
2 20 needs of southeastern Asian persons in the fields of
2 21 education, employment, health, housing, welfare, and
2 22 recreation.
2 23 2. Develop, coordinate, and assist other public
2 24 organizations which serve southeastern Asian persons.
2 25 3. Evaluate existing programs and proposed
2 26 legislation affecting southeastern Asian persons, and
2 27 propose new programs.
2 28 4. Stimulate public awareness of the problems of
2 29 southeastern Asian persons by conducting a program of
2 30 public education and encouraging the governor and the
2 31 general assembly to develop programs to deal with
2 32 these problems.
2 33 5. Conduct training programs for southeastern
2 34 Asian persons to enable them to assume leadership
2 35 positions on the community level.
2 36 6. Conduct a survey of the southeastern Asian
2 37 people in Iowa in order to ascertain their needs.
2 38 7. Work to establish a southeastern Asian
2 39 information center in the state of Iowa.
2 40 8. Pursuant to section 216A.2, be responsible for
2 41 budgetary and personnel decisions for the commission
2 42 and division.
2 43 9. Maintain information on the qualifications of
2 44 southeastern Asian language interpreters and maintain
2 45 and provide a list of those deemed qualified to Iowa
2 46 courts or administrative agencies, as requested.
2 47 Sec. 105. NEW SECTION. 216A.155 POWERS.
2 48 The commission shall have all powers necessary to
2 49 carry out the functions and duties specified in this
2 50 subchapter, including, but not limited to, the power
3 1 to establish advisory committees on special studies,
3 2 to solicit and accept gifts and grants, adopt rules
3 3 according to chapter 17A for the commission and
3 4 division, and to contract with public and private
3 5 groups to conduct its business. All departments,
3 6 divisions, agencies, and offices of the state shall
3 7 make available upon request of the commission
3 8 information which is pertinent to the subject matter
3 9 of the study and which is not by law confidential.
3 10 Sec. 106. NEW SECTION. 216A.156 REPORT.
3 11 The commission shall make a detailed report of its
3 12 activities, studies, findings, conclusions, and
3 13 recommendations to the general assembly not later than
3 14 February 15 of each odd-numbered year."
3 15 #3. Page 22, by inserting after line 30 the
3 16 following:
3 17 "3. Sections 100 through 106 of this Act, enacting
3 18 sections 216A.150 through 216A.156, take effect
3 19 January 1, 1999."
3 20
3 21
3 22
3 23 TOM VILSACK
3 24 SF 2280.303 77
3 25 rn/cf/28
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