256.3  State board established.
  The state board of education is established for the department. The state board consists of ten members, nine voting members and one nonvoting student member. The voting members shall be appointed by the governor subject to senate confirmation. The nonvoting student member shall be appointed as provided in section 256.5A. The voting members shall be registered voters of the state and hold no other elective or appointive state office. A voting member shall not be engaged in professional education for a major portion of the member’s time nor shall the member derive a major portion of income from any business or activity connected with education. Not more than five voting members shall be of the same political party.
  The terms of office for voting members are for six years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.
  Three of the voting members shall have substantial knowledge related to the community college system. The remaining six voting members shall be members of the general public.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1403; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §4; 95 Acts, ch 49, §4; 2002 Acts, ch 1140, §1

Confirmation, see §2.32