House
File
250
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House
File
250
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
COUNTY
COMMISSIONS
OF
VETERAN
AFFAIRS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
35A.5,
subsection
14,
paragraph
c,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
The
number
of
hours
of
veterans’
services
provided
by
each
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs
executive
director
or
administrator
during
the
previous
calendar
fiscal
year.
Sec.
2.
Section
35B.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
Code
2025,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subparagraphs
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
(1)
(a)
Upon
the
employment
of
an
executive
director
or
administrator,
the
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
comply
with
all
directives
of
the
commandant
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
regarding
the
completion
of
any
training
or
certification
required
for
the
person’s
position
under
applicable
state
and
federal
law.
The
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
also
obtain
a
personal
identification
verification
card
necessary
to
access
the
veterans
benefits
management
system.
An
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
be
removed
from
office
if,
after
one
year
of
employment,
the
executive
director
or
administrator
has
not
done
all
of
the
following:
(i)
Obtained
certification.
(ii)
Obtained
a
personal
identification
verification
card.
House
File
250,
p.
2
(iii)
Completed
training
directed
by
the
commandant
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs.
(b)
Upon
a
request
from
a
county
commission
of
veteran
affairs
and
based
on
extenuating
circumstances,
the
commandant
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs
may
extend
the
time
frame
for
an
executive
director
or
administrator
to
obtain
a
personal
identification
verification
card.
(2)
To
complete
continuing
education
federally
required
for
the
person’s
position,
an
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
receive
training
only
from
entities
approved
by
the
commandant
of
the
Iowa
department
of
veterans
affairs.
Failure
of
an
executive
director
or
administrator
to
maintain
certification
shall
be
cause
for
removal
from
office.
The
expenses
of
training
the
executive
director
or
administrator
shall
be
paid
from
the
appropriation
authorized
in
section
35B.14.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
250,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor