1. A mental health and developmental disabilities commission is created as the state policy-making body for the provision of services to persons with mental illness, mental retardation or other developmental disabilities, or brain injury. The commission shall consist of sixteen voting members appointed to three-year staggered terms by the governor and subject to confirmation by the senate. Commission members shall be appointed on the basis of interest and experience in the fields of mental health, mental retardation or other developmental disabilities, and brain injury, in a manner so as to ensure adequate representation from persons with disabilities and individuals knowledgeable concerning disability services. The department shall provide staff support to the commission, and the commission may utilize staff support and other assistance provided to the commission by other persons. The commission shall meet at least four times per year. Members of the commission shall include the following persons who, at the time of appointment to the commission, are active members of the indicated groups:
a. Three members shall be members of a county board of supervisors selected from nominees submitted by the county supervisor affiliate of the Iowa state association of counties.
b. Two members shall be selected from nominees submitted by the director.
c. One member shall be an active board member of a community mental health center.
d. One member shall be an active board member of an agency serving persons with a developmental disability selected from nominees submitted by the Iowa association of community providers.
e. One member shall be a board member or employee of a provider of mental health or developmental disabilities services to children.
f. Two members shall be administrators of the single entry point process established in accordance with section 331.440 selected from nominees submitted by the community services affiliate of the Iowa state association of counties.
g. One member shall be selected from nominees submitted by the state's council of the association of federal, state, county, and municipal employees.
h. Three members shall be service consumers or family members of service consumers. Of these members, one shall be a service consumer, one shall be a parent of a child service consumer, and one shall be a parent or other family member of a person admitted to and living at a state resource center.
i. Two members shall be selected from nominees submitted by service advocates. Of these members, one shall be an active member of a statewide organization for persons with brain injury.
j. In addition to the voting members, the membership shall include four members of the general assembly with one member designated by each of the following: the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives. A legislative member serves in an ex officio, nonvoting capacity and is eligible for per diem and expenses as provided in section 2.10.
2. The three-year terms shall begin and end as provided in section 69.19. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled as provided in section 2.32. A member shall not be appointed for more than two consecutive three-year terms.
3. Members of the commission shall qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by law for state officers. At its first meeting of each year, the commission shall organize by electing a chairperson and a vice chairperson for terms of one year. Commission members are entitled to a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in their official duties, to be paid from funds appropriated to the department.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 225B.2, 225B.3, 225B.6; C79, 81, § 225B.3; S81, § 225C.4; 81 Acts, ch 78, § 5, 20]
90 Acts, ch 1256, §39; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §14; 2002 Acts, ch 1146, §1; 2002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, § 238, 262
Confirmation; § 2.32
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