216A.52  Commission created.

The commission on the status of women is created, composed of thirteen members as follows:

1.  Four members of the general assembly serving as ex officio nonvoting members, one to be appointed by the speaker of the house from the membership of the house, one to be appointed by the minority leader of the house from the membership of the house, one to be appointed by the president of the senate, after consultation with the majority leader of the senate, from the membership of the senate, and one to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, after consultation with the president of the senate, from the membership of the senate.

2.  Nine members to be appointed by the governor representing a cross section of the citizens of the state, subject to confirmation by the senate.

No more than a simple majority of the commission shall be of the same political party. The members of the commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson of the commission.

Section History: Recent form

  86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1222

  C87, § 601K.52

  88 Acts, ch 1150, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1223, § 30

  C93, § 216A.52

Footnotes

  Confirmation, see § 2.32


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