261D.3  Commission members representing Iowa — terms — vacancies.
  1.  The members of the commission representing this state shall consist of the following:
  a.  The governor or the governor’s designee.
  b.  One member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate after consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the senate.
  c.  One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives after consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the house of representatives.
  d.  One member appointed by the state board of regents.
  e.  One member appointed by the Iowa association of community college trustees.
  2.  In order to maximize participation in and knowledge of commission activities, alternate members of the commission representing Iowa shall be designated in the following manner:
  a.  One alternate member appointed by the governor.
  b.  One alternate member from the senate from the opposite political party of the commissioner appointed pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “b”, selected in the manner provided in subsection 1, paragraph “b”.
  c.  One alternate member from the house of representatives from the opposite political party of the commissioner appointed pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “c”, selected in the manner provided in subsection 1, paragraph “c”.
  d.  One alternate member appointed by the Iowa association of independent colleges and universities.
  e.  One alternate member appointed by the Iowa college student aid commission.
  3.  Nonlegislative members shall serve two-year terms except as otherwise provided under the terms of the compact. Legislative members shall serve two-year terms as provided in section 69.16B. Nonlegislative members shall serve without compensation, but shall receive their actual and necessary expenses and travel. Legislative members shall receive actual and necessary expenses pursuant to sections 2.10 and 2.12. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointments. If a legislative member ceases to be a member of the general assembly, the legislative member shall no longer serve as a member of the commission.
  4.  It is the intent of the general assembly that commissioners representing the senate and the house of representatives be members of different political parties from one another.
2005 Acts, ch 145, §3
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2008 Acts, ch 1156, §40, 58
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2009 Acts, ch 41, §104