House
File
2258
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Enrolled
House
File
2258
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
MEMBERSHIP,
PROCEDURES,
AND
FUNCTIONS
OF
THE
IOWA
COUNCIL
ON
HOMELESSNESS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
A
council
on
homelessness
is
created
consisting
of
thirty-eight
voting
twenty
members
,
eleven
of
whom
are
voting
members
and
nine
of
whom
are
nonvoting
members
.
At
all
times,
at
least
one
voting
member
shall
be
a
member
of
a
minority
group.
Sec.
2.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
(1)
Twenty-six
Eleven
voting
members
of
from
the
general
public
appointed
to
two-year
staggered
terms
by
the
governor
in
consultation
with
the
nominating
committee
under
subsection
4
,
paragraph
“a”
.
(1)
(2)
Voting
members
Members
from
the
general
public
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
following
types
of
individuals
and
representatives
of
the
following
programs:
homeless
or
formerly
homeless
individuals
and
their
family
members,
youth
shelters,
faith-based
organizations,
local
homeless
service
providers,
emergency
shelters,
transitional
housing
providers,
family
and
domestic
violence
shelters,
private
business,
local
government,
veterans
or
veteran
organizations,
and
community-based
organizations.
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p.
2
(2)
(3)
Five
Two
of
the
twenty-six
voting
eleven
members
selected
from
the
general
public
shall
be
individuals
who
are
homeless,
formerly
homeless,
or
family
members
of
homeless
or
formerly
homeless
individuals.
(3)
One
of
the
twenty-six
members
selected
from
the
general
public
shall
be
a
representative
of
the
Iowa
state
association
of
counties.
(4)
One
of
the
twenty-six
members
selected
from
the
general
public
shall
be
a
representative
of
the
Iowa
league
of
cities.
Sec.
3.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
b.
Nine
nonvoting
agency
director
members
consisting
of
all
of
the
following:
(1)
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
director’s
designee.
(2)
The
director
of
human
services
or
the
director’s
designee.
(3)
The
attorney
general
or
the
attorney
general’s
designee.
(4)
The
director
of
public
health
or
the
director’s
designee.
(5)
The
director
of
the
department
on
aging
or
the
director’s
designee.
(6)
The
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
or
the
director’s
designee.
(7)
The
director
of
the
department
of
workforce
development
or
the
director’s
designee.
(8)
The
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
finance
authority
or
the
executive
director’s
designee.
(9)
The
director
of
the
department
of
veterans
affairs
or
the
director’s
designee.
Sec.
4.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
5.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
a.
The
council
shall
annually
elect
five
members
to
a
nominating
committee,
at
least
two
of
whom
shall
be
nonvoting
House
File
2258,
p.
3
members
and
at
least
two
of
whom
shall
be
voting
members.
The
governor
shall
appoint
members
of
the
general
public
to
the
council
from
names
the
nominating
commission
submits
to
the
governor.
Sec.
6.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
6,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
Code
2022,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
a.
Seven
voting
members
of
the
council
shall
constitute
a
quorum.
Any
action
taken
by
the
council
shall
require
the
affirmative
vote
of
a
majority
of
the
quorum.
The
majority
shall
not
include
any
member
who
has
a
conflict
of
interest
and
a
statement
by
a
member
who
asserts
a
conflict
of
interest
shall
be
conclusive
for
this
purpose.
b.
The
council
shall
annually
elect
a
chairperson
and
vice
chairperson
from
the
membership
of
the
council,
and
other
officers
as
determined
by
the
council.
Sec.
7.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
8,
paragraphs
d
and
e,
Code
2022,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
Sec.
8.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
9.
The
council
shall
file
a
point-in-time
report
on
homelessness
in
Iowa
with
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
December
1
of
each
year.
Sec.
9.
TRANSITION
——
APPOINTMENT
AND
TERM
OF
MEMBERS
ON
THE
IOWA
COUNCIL
ON
HOMELESSNESS.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
section
16.2D,
Code
2022,
and
any
provision
to
the
contrary
as
enacted
in
this
Act,
the
terms
of
all
members
from
the
general
public
serving
on
the
Iowa
council
of
homelessness
on
July
1,
2022,
shall
terminate
as
of
that
date.
The
governor
shall
appoint
eleven
members
of
the
general
public
to
the
council
from
names
submitted
by
a
nominating
committee
comprised
of
the
nine
agency
director
members
on
the
council.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
governor
should
appoint
at
least
eight
members
from
the
general
public
whose
terms
terminated
on
July
1,
2022,
in
the
interest
of
maintaining
institutional
knowledge
on
the
council.
All
new
general
public
members
shall
be
appointed
by
not
later
than
September
1,
2022,
with
five
members
appointed
to
terms
ending
June
30,
2023,
and
House
File
2258,
p.
4
six
members
appointed
to
terms
ending
June
30,
2024.
All
terms
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2023,
shall
be
subject
to
the
provision
of
this
Act
amending
section
16.2D,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2258,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2022
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor