1. The department shall administer the regional conferences and statewide caucus on arts and cultural enhancement. The purpose of the conferences and caucus is to guide the development of the arts and cultural enhancement program by identifying opportunities for programs regarding education, outreach, and enhancement, by reviewing any recommended changes in enhancement program policies, programs, and funding, and by making recommendations to the department regarding distribution of matching funds to nonprofit organizations pursuant to section 303C.4.
2. Biennially, during odd-numbered years, the department shall convene a statewide caucus on arts and cultural enhancement. The caucus shall be held for one day during the month of June in the capitol complex, Des Moines.
a. Prior to a caucus, the department shall make arrangements to hold a conference in each of six regions of the state as defined by the Iowa arts council. The department shall promote attendance of interested persons at each conference. A designee of the department shall call each conference to order and serve as temporary chairperson until persons attending elect a chairperson. The department shall provide persons attending with current information regarding cultural enhancement programs and expenditures. Persons attending shall identify opportunities for programs in the areas of education, outreach, and enhancement and review recommended changes in enhancement account policies, programs, and funding, and make recommendations in the form of a resolution. The persons attending each conference shall elect six persons to serve as delegates to the caucus, and one person to serve as chairperson of the region. The selection of persons at each conference to serve as delegates to the caucus shall conform to the gender balance requirements of section 69.16A.
b. A designee of the department shall call the caucus to order and serve as temporary chairperson until persons attending the caucus elect a chairperson. Persons attending the caucus shall discuss the recommendations of the regional conferences and decide upon recommendations to be made to the department. Elected chairpersons of the regional conferences shall meet with representatives of the department and present the recommendations of the caucus.
3. The expenses of the department in making the arrangements for and the conducting of the conferences and the caucus, and the expenses of the delegates at the caucus shall be paid from funds in the enhancement account designated for purposes of the regional conferences and caucus.
91 Acts, ch 157, §7
Referred to in § 303C.2, 303C.4
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