1. A commission of veterans affairs is created consisting of seven persons who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. Members shall be appointed to staggered terms of four years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. The governor shall fill a vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term.
2. Six commissioners shall be honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States. The American legion of Iowa, disabled American veterans department of Iowa, veterans of foreign wars department of Iowa, American veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, the Vietnam veterans of America, and the military order of the purple heart, through their department commanders, shall submit two names respectively from their organizations to the governor. The governor shall appoint from each of the organizations one representative to serve as a member of the commission, unless the appointments would conflict with the bipartisan and gender balance provisions of sections 69.16 and 69.16A. In addition, the governor shall appoint one member of the public, knowledgeable in the general field of veterans affairs, to serve on the commission.
[C31, § 446-c1; C35, § 467-f42; C39, § 467.44; C46, 50, § 29.44; C54, 58, 62, § 29.12; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 29A.12; C79, 81, § 35A.2; 81 Acts, ch 33, § 1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1705, 1706; 92 Acts, ch 1140, § 8; 95 Acts, ch 67, §6; 95 Acts, ch 161, §1, 2
Referred to in § 35A.1, 35D.1
Confirmation, see § 2.32
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