House File 2323
HOUSE FILE
BY HUTTER
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act providing for election of an executive director by the
2 state board of regents to act as the chief executive officer
3 of the regents universities and providing for related matters.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 15.103, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 The Iowa economic development board is created, consisting
1 4 of eleven voting members appointed by the governor and seven
1 5 ex officio nonvoting members. The ex officio nonvoting
1 6 members are four legislative members; one president the
1 7 executive director, or the president's designee, of the
1 8 University of Northern Iowa, the University of Iowa, or Iowa
1 9 State University of science and technology designated elected
1 10 by the state board of regents on a rotating basis, or the
1 11 executive director's designee; and one president, or the
1 12 president's designee, of a private college or university
1 13 appointed by the Iowa association of independent colleges and
1 14 universities; and one superintendent, or the superintendent's
1 15 designee, of a community college, appointed by the Iowa
1 16 association of community college presidents. The legislative
1 17 members are two state senators, one appointed by the president
1 18 of the senate, after consultation with the majority leader of
1 19 the senate, and one appointed by the minority leader of the
1 20 senate, after consultation with the president of the senate,
1 21 from their respective parties; and two state representatives,
1 22 one appointed by the speaker and one appointed by the minority
1 23 leader of the house of representatives from their respective
1 24 parties. Not more than six of the voting members shall be
1 25 from the same political party. The secretary of agriculture
1 26 shall be one of the voting members. The governor shall
1 27 appoint the remaining ten voting members of the board for a
1 28 term of four years beginning and ending as provided by section
1 29 69.19, subject to confirmation by the senate, and the
1 30 governor's appointments shall include persons knowledgeable of
1 31 the various elements of the department's responsibilities.
1 32 Sec. 2. Section 21.2, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code
1 33 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 34 d. Those multimembered bodies to which the state board of
1 35 regents or a president of a university the executive director
2 1 elected by the state board of regents has delegated the
2 2 responsibility for the management and control of the
2 3 intercollegiate athletic programs at the state universities.
2 4 Sec. 3. Section 84A.1A, subsection 1, Code 2003, is
2 5 amended to read as follows:
2 6 1. An Iowa workforce development board is created,
2 7 consisting of nine voting members appointed by the governor
2 8 and eight ex officio nonvoting members. The ex officio
2 9 nonvoting members are four legislative members; one president
2 10 or the president's designee of the university of northern
2 11 Iowa, the university of Iowa, or Iowa state university of
2 12 science and technology, designated executive director elected
2 13 by the state board of regents on a rotating basis or the
2 14 executive director's designee; one representative from the
2 15 largest statewide public employees' organization representing
2 16 state employees; one president or the president's designee of
2 17 an independent Iowa college, appointed by the Iowa association
2 18 of independent colleges and universities; and one
2 19 superintendent or the superintendent's designee of a community
2 20 college, appointed by the Iowa association of community
2 21 college presidents. The legislative members are two state
2 22 senators, one appointed by the president of the senate, after
2 23 consultation with the majority leader of the senate, and one
2 24 appointed by the minority leader of the senate, after
2 25 consultation with the president of the senate, from their
2 26 respective parties; and two state representatives, appointed
2 27 by the speaker after consultation with the majority and
2 28 minority leaders of the house of representatives from their
2 29 respective parties. Not more than five of the voting members
2 30 shall be from the same political party. Of the nine voting
2 31 members, one member shall represent a nonprofit organization
2 32 involved in workforce development services, four members shall
2 33 represent employers, and four members shall represent
2 34 nonsupervisory employees. Of the members appointed by the
2 35 governor to represent nonsupervisory employees, two members
3 1 shall be from statewide labor organizations, one member shall
3 2 be an employee representative of a labor management council,
3 3 and one member shall be a person with experience in worker
3 4 training programs. The governor shall consider
3 5 recommendations from statewide labor organizations for the
3 6 members representing nonsupervisory employees. The governor
3 7 shall appoint the nine voting members of the workforce
3 8 development board for a term of four years beginning and
3 9 ending as provided by section 69.19, subject to confirmation
3 10 by the senate, and the governor's appointments shall include
3 11 persons knowledgeable in the area of workforce development.
3 12 Sec. 4. Section 173.1, subsection 1, Code 2003, is amended
3 13 to read as follows:
3 14 1. The governor of the state, the secretary of
3 15 agriculture, and the president of the Iowa state university of
3 16 science and technology executive director elected by the state
3 17 board of regents, or their qualified representatives.
3 18 Sec. 5. Section 225B.4, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code
3 19 2003, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in
3 20 lieu thereof the following:
3 21 h. The executive director elected by the state board of
3 22 regents, or the executive director's designee.
3 23 Sec. 6. Section 225B.4, subsection 1, paragraphs i and j,
3 24 Code 2003, are amended by striking the paragraphs.
3 25 Sec. 7. Section 255.30, Code 2003, is amended to read as
3 26 follows:
3 27 255.30 COLLECTING AND SETTLING CLAIMS FOR CARE.
3 28 Whenever a patient or person legally liable for the
3 29 patient's care at the hospital has insurance, an estate,
3 30 rights of action against others, or other assets, any of which
3 31 can be subjected thereto, the university hospital, by its
3 32 superintendent or the superintendent's assistants through the
3 33 facilities of the attorney general's office, is hereby
3 34 authorized to file claims, institute or defend suits in
3 35 courts, and use such other legal means as may be available to
4 1 collect accounts incurred for the care of indigent or private
4 2 patients, and may compromise, settle and release the same, all
4 3 under such rules and procedures therefor as may be prescribed
4 4 by the president of the university executive director elected
4 5 by the state board of regents and the attorney general. If a
4 6 county has paid any part of such patient's care a pro rata
4 7 part of the amount collected, after deduction for cost of
4 8 collection, shall be remitted to said county and the balance
4 9 shall go into the hospital fund.
4 10 Sec. 8. Section 261.1, subsection 1, Code 2003, is amended
4 11 to read as follows:
4 12 1. A member of the state board of regents to be named by
4 13 the board, or the secretary thereof executive director elected
4 14 by the board if so appointed by the board, who shall serve for
4 15 a four=year term or until the expiration of the member's term
4 16 of office. Such member shall convene the organizational
4 17 meeting of the commission.
4 18 Sec. 9. Section 262.8, Code 2003, is amended to read as
4 19 follows:
4 20 262.8 MEETINGS.
4 21 The board shall meet four times a year. Special meetings
4 22 may be called by the board, by the president of the board, or
4 23 by the secretary executive director of the board upon written
4 24 request of any five members thereof of the board.
4 25 Sec. 10. Section 262.9, subsection 2, Code Supplement
4 26 2003, is amended to read as follows:
4 27 2. Elect a president of each of the institutions of higher
4 28 learning an executive director who shall be the chief
4 29 executive officer of the institutions of higher learning
4 30 governed by the board; a superintendent of each of the other
4 31 institutions; a treasurer and a secretarial officer for each
4 32 institution annually; professors, instructors, officers, and
4 33 employees; and fix their compensation. Sections 279.12
4 34 through 279.19 and section 279.27 apply to employees of the
4 35 Iowa braille and sight saving school and the state school for
5 1 the deaf, who are licensed pursuant to chapter 272. In
5 2 following those sections in chapter 279, the references to
5 3 boards of directors of school districts shall be interpreted
5 4 to apply to the board of regents.
5 5 Sec. 11. Section 262.24, Code 2003, is amended to read as
5 6 follows:
5 7 262.24 REPORTS REPORT OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DIRECTOR.
5 8 The executive officer of each of said institutions director
5 9 shall, for each institution, on or before the first day of
5 10 August of each even=numbered year, make a report to the board,
5 11 setting forth such observations and recommendations as in the
5 12 executive officer's director's judgment are for the benefit of
5 13 the institution institutions, and also the executive officer's
5 14 director's recommendations of a budget for the several
5 15 colleges and departments of the each institution, in detail,
5 16 and estimates of the amount of funds required therefor for the
5 17 ensuing biennium.
5 18 Sec. 12. Section 262.26, Code 2003, is amended to read as
5 19 follows:
5 20 262.26 REPORT OF BOARD.
5 21 The board shall, biennially, at the time provided by law,
5 22 report to the governor and the legislature such facts,
5 23 observations, and conclusions respecting each of such
5 24 institutions as in the judgment of the board should be
5 25 considered by the legislature. Such report shall contain an
5 26 itemized account of the receipts and expenditures of the
5 27 board, and also the reports made to the board by the executive
5 28 officers of director for the several institutions or a summary
5 29 thereof, and shall submit budgets for biennial appropriations
5 30 deemed necessary and proper to be made for the support of the
5 31 several institutions and for the extraordinary and special
5 32 expenditures for buildings, betterments, and other
5 33 improvements.
5 34 Sec. 13. Section 262.34B, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2003,
5 35 are amended to read as follows:
6 1 1. A student fee committee composed of five students and
6 2 five university employees shall be established at each of the
6 3 universities governed by the board as identified in section
6 4 262.7, subsections 1 through 3. The five student members of
6 5 the student fee committee of each university shall be
6 6 appointed by the recognized student government organization of
6 7 each university. The five university employees shall be
6 8 appointed by the president of the university executive
6 9 director.
6 10 2. The student fee committee shall consider any proposed
6 11 student activity changes at the university and shall make
6 12 recommendations concerning student activity fee changes to the
6 13 president of the affected university for review no later than
6 14 April 15 of the year which includes the subsequent academic
6 15 period in which the proposed fee change will take effect. The
6 16 student fee committee shall provide a copy of its
6 17 recommendations to the recognized student government
6 18 organizations at each university and those organizations may
6 19 review the recommendations and provide comment to the
6 20 president of the university executive director and the state
6 21 board of regents. The president of the university executive
6 22 director shall transmit the recommendations of the student fee
6 23 committee and the president's executive director's endorsement
6 24 or recommendation to the state board of regents for
6 25 consideration. The president of the university executive
6 26 director shall transmit a copy of the president's executive
6 27 director's endorsement or recommendation to the recognized
6 28 student government organizations for the university.
6 29 Sec. 14. Section 262.58, Code 2003, is amended to read as
6 30 follows:
6 31 262.58 RATES AND TERMS OF BONDS OR NOTES.
6 32 Such bonds or notes may bear such date or dates, may bear
6 33 interest at such rate or rates, payable semiannually, may
6 34 mature at such time or times, may be in such form, carry such
6 35 registration privileges, may be payable at such place or
7 1 places, may be subject to such terms of redemption prior to
7 2 maturity with or without premium, if so stated on the face
7 3 thereof, and may contain such terms and covenants all as may
7 4 be provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the
7 5 issuance of the bonds or notes. In addition to the estimated
7 6 cost of construction, the cost of the project shall be deemed
7 7 to include interest upon the bonds or notes during
7 8 construction and for six months after the estimated completion
7 9 date, the compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser, and
7 10 engineering, administrative and legal expenses. Such bonds or
7 11 notes shall be executed by the president of the state board of
7 12 regents and attested by the secretary thereof executive
7 13 director and the coupons thereto attached shall be executed
7 14 with the original or facsimile signatures of said president
7 15 and secretary executive director. Any bonds or notes bearing
7 16 the signatures of officers in office on the date of the
7 17 signing thereof shall be valid and binding for all purposes,
7 18 notwithstanding that before delivery thereof any or all such
7 19 persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to
7 20 be such officers. Each such bond or note shall state upon its
7 21 face the name of the institution on behalf of which it is
7 22 issued, that it is payable solely and only from the net rents,
7 23 profits and income derived from the operation of residence
7 24 halls or dormitories, including dining and other incidental
7 25 facilities, at such institution as hereinbefore provided, and
7 26 that it does not constitute a charge against the state of Iowa
7 27 within the meaning or application of any constitutional or
7 28 statutory limitation or provision. The issuance of such bonds
7 29 or notes shall be recorded in the office of the treasurer of
7 30 the institution on behalf of which the same are issued, and a
7 31 certificate by such treasurer to this effect shall be printed
7 32 on the back of each such bond or note.
7 33 Sec. 15. Section 262.78, subsection 3, Code 2003, is
7 34 amended to read as follows:
7 35 3. The president of the university of Iowa, in
8 1 consultation with the president of Iowa state university of
8 2 science and technology, executive director shall employ a
8 3 full=time director of the center. The center may employ staff
8 4 to carry out the center's purpose. The director shall
8 5 coordinate the agricultural health and safety programs of the
8 6 center. The director shall regularly meet and consult with
8 7 the advisory committee to the center for rural health and
8 8 primary care. The director shall provide the board of regents
8 9 with relevant information regarding the center.
8 10 Sec. 16. Section 262.92, subsection 2, Code 2003, is
8 11 amended to read as follows:
8 12 2. The board of regents shall establish a voucher program
8 13 for students in grades seven through twelve. Vouchers may be
8 14 obtained by any qualified secondary student at any regents'
8 15 university upon completion of a college=bound program provided
8 16 under subsection 1. Students may receive one voucher for each
8 17 program. One or more vouchers entitle a student to priority
8 18 over other persons applying for grants under the Iowa minority
8 19 academic grants for economic success program established in
8 20 section 261.101. Vouchers shall be submitted with the grant
8 21 application within one year after a student graduates from
8 22 high school at any higher education institution which offers
8 23 grants under the Iowa minority academic grants for economic
8 24 success program. Vouchers earned can only be used by the
8 25 person who participated in the college=bound voucher program
8 26 and are not transferable. Vouchers issued by a university
8 27 under this program shall be signed by the president of the
8 28 university executive director.
8 29 Sec. 17. Section 262A.6, Code 2003, is amended to read as
8 30 follows:
8 31 262A.6 FORM AND CONDITION OF BONDS.
8 32 Such bonds may bear such date or dates, may bear interest
8 33 at such rate or rates, payable semiannually, may mature at
8 34 such time or times, may be in such form and denominations, may
8 35 carry such registration privileges, may be payable at such
9 1 place or places, may be subject to such terms of redemption
9 2 prior to maturity with or without premium, if so stated on the
9 3 face thereof, and may contain such terms and covenants,
9 4 including the establishment of reserves, all as may be
9 5 provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the
9 6 issuance of the bonds. In addition to the estimated cost of
9 7 construction, including site costs, the cost of the project
9 8 may include interest upon the bonds during construction and
9 9 for six months after the estimated completion date, the
9 10 compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser, engineering,
9 11 architectural, administrative and legal expenses and provision
9 12 for contingencies. Such bonds shall be executed by the
9 13 president of the state board of regents and attested by the
9 14 executive secretary director, secretary or other official
9 15 thereof performing the duties of secretary, and the coupons
9 16 thereto attached shall be executed with the original or
9 17 facsimile signatures of said the president, executive
9 18 secretary director, secretary or other official; provided,
9 19 however, that the facsimile signature of either of such
9 20 officers executing such bonds may be imprinted on the face of
9 21 the bonds in lieu of the manual signature of such officer, but
9 22 at least one of the signatures appearing on the face of each
9 23 bond shall be a manual signature. Any bonds bearing the
9 24 signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing
9 25 thereof shall be valid and binding for all purposes,
9 26 notwithstanding that before delivery thereof any or all such
9 27 persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to
9 28 be such officers. Each such bond shall state upon its face
9 29 the name of the institution on behalf of which it is issued,
9 30 that it is payable solely and only from the student fees and
9 31 charges and institutional income received by such institution
9 32 as hereinbefore provided, and that it does not constitute a
9 33 debt of or charge against the state of Iowa within the meaning
9 34 or application of any constitutional or statutory limitation
9 35 or provision. The issuance of such bonds shall be recorded in
10 1 the office of the treasurer of the institution on behalf of
10 2 which the same are issued, and a certificate by such treasurer
10 3 to this effect shall be printed on the back of each such bond.
10 4 Sec. 18. Section 262A.6A, subsection 3, Code 2003, is
10 5 amended to read as follows:
10 6 3. The bonds may bear a date or dates, may bear interest
10 7 at a rate or rates, payable at a time or times, may mature at
10 8 a time or times, may be in a form and denominations, may carry
10 9 registration privileges, may be payable at a place or places,
10 10 may be subject to terms of redemption prior to maturity with
10 11 or without premium, if so stated on their face, and may
10 12 contain terms and covenants, including the establishment of
10 13 reserves, all as may be provided by the resolution of the
10 14 board authorizing the issuance of the bonds. In addition to
10 15 the estimated cost of construction, including site costs, the
10 16 cost of the project may include interest upon the bonds during
10 17 construction and for six months after the estimated completion
10 18 date, the compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser,
10 19 engineering, architectural, administrative and legal expenses
10 20 and provision for contingencies. The bonds shall be executed
10 21 by the president of the state board of regents and attested by
10 22 the executive secretary director, secretary or other official
10 23 of the state board performing the duties of secretary, and the
10 24 coupons attached to the bonds shall be executed with the
10 25 original or facsimile signatures of the president, executive
10 26 secretary director, secretary or other official. The
10 27 facsimile signatures of the officers executing the bonds may
10 28 be imprinted on the face of the bonds in lieu of the manual
10 29 signature of the officer, but at least one of the signatures
10 30 appearing on the face of each bond shall be a manual
10 31 signature. Bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office
10 32 on the date of the signing are valid and binding for all
10 33 purposes, notwithstanding that before delivery any or all of
10 34 the persons whose signatures appear have ceased to be
10 35 officers. Each bond shall state upon its face the name of the
11 1 institution on behalf of which it is issued, that it is
11 2 payable solely and only from the student fees and charges and
11 3 institutional income received by the institution, and that it
11 4 does not constitute a debt of or charge against the state of
11 5 Iowa within the meaning or application of a constitutional or
11 6 statutory limitation or provision. The issuance of these
11 7 bonds shall be recorded in the office of the treasurer of the
11 8 institution on behalf of which the bonds are issued, and a
11 9 certificate by the treasurer to this effect shall be printed
11 10 on the back of each bond.
11 11 Sec. 19. Section 263.6, Code 2003, is amended to read as
11 12 follows:
11 13 263.6 MANAGEMENT.
11 14 The management and control of such institute shall be
11 15 vested in a director appointed by the said state board of
11 16 regents and an advisory board of seven members to be appointed
11 17 by the president of the university executive director, elected
11 18 by the state board of regents pursuant to section 262.9, from
11 19 the faculty of the graduate college of said the university of
11 20 Iowa.
11 21 Sec. 20. Section 263A.4, Code 2003, is amended to read as
11 22 follows:
11 23 263A.4 BONDS OR NOTES PROVISIONS.
11 24 Such bonds or notes may bear such date or dates, may bear
11 25 interest at such rate or rates, payable semiannually, may
11 26 mature at such time or times, may be in such form and
11 27 denominations, carry such registration privileges, may be
11 28 payable at such place or places, may be subject to such terms
11 29 of redemption prior to maturity with or without premium, if so
11 30 stated on the face thereof, and may contain such terms and
11 31 covenants, including the establishment of reserves, all as may
11 32 be provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the
11 33 issuance of the bonds or notes. In addition to the estimated
11 34 cost of construction, including site costs, the cost of the
11 35 project may include interest upon the bonds or notes during
12 1 construction and for six months after the estimated completion
12 2 date, the compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser,
12 3 engineering, architectural, administrative, and legal expenses
12 4 and provision for contingencies. Such bonds or notes shall be
12 5 executed by the president of the state board of regents and
12 6 attested by the executive secretary director, secretary, or
12 7 other official thereof performing the duties of secretary, and
12 8 the coupons thereto attached shall be executed with the
12 9 original or facsimile signatures of said president, executive
12 10 secretary director, secretary, or other official; provided,
12 11 however, that the facsimile signature of either of such
12 12 officers executing such bonds may be imprinted on the face of
12 13 the bonds in lieu of the manual signature of such officer, but
12 14 at least one of the signatures appearing on the face of each
12 15 bond shall be a manual signature. Any bonds or notes bearing
12 16 the signatures of officers in office on the date of the
12 17 signing thereof shall be valid and binding for all purposes,
12 18 notwithstanding that before delivery thereof any or all such
12 19 persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to
12 20 be such officers. Each such bond or note shall state upon its
12 21 face the name of the institution on behalf of which it is
12 22 issued, that it is payable solely and only from hospital
12 23 income received by such institution as provided in this
12 24 chapter, and that it does not constitute a debt of or charge
12 25 against the state of Iowa within the meaning or application of
12 26 any constitutional or statutory limitation or provision. The
12 27 issuance of such bonds or notes shall be recorded in the
12 28 office of the treasurer of the institution, and a certificate
12 29 by such treasurer to this effect shall be printed on the back
12 30 of each such bond or note.
12 31 Sec. 21. Section 266.31, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code
12 32 2003, is amended to read as follows:
12 33 The president of the university executive director elected
12 34 by the state board of regents shall appoint the director of
12 35 the center and assistants as are deemed necessary to carry on
13 1 the work of the center. The president executive director
13 2 shall fix the salaries of the director and assistants with the
13 3 approval of the board.
13 4 Sec. 22. Section 266.39, subsection 3, paragraphs a, b,
13 5 and c, Code 2003, are amended to read as follows:
13 6 a. Three persons from Iowa state university of science and
13 7 technology, appointed by its president the executive director
13 8 elected by the state board of regents.
13 9 b. Two persons from the state university of Iowa,
13 10 appointed by its president the executive director elected by
13 11 the state board of regents.
13 12 c. Two persons from the university of northern Iowa,
13 13 appointed by its president the executive director elected by
13 14 the state board of regents.
13 15 Sec. 23. Section 266.39, subsection 3, paragraph h,
13 16 subparagraph (4), unnumbered paragraph l, Code 2003, is
13 17 amended to read as follows:
13 18 The terms of the members shall begin and end as provided in
13 19 section 69.19 and any vacancy shall be filled by the original
13 20 appointing authority. The terms shall be for four years and
13 21 shall be staggered as determined by the president of Iowa
13 22 state university of science and technology executive director
13 23 elected by the state board of regents. The members appointed
13 24 by the titular heads of agricultural organizations shall be
13 25 reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while
13 26 engaged in their official duties, but shall not be entitled to
13 27 per diem compensation as authorized under section 7E.6.
13 28 Sec. 24. Section 266.39, subsection 4, unnumbered
13 29 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
13 30 The Iowa agricultural and home economics experiment station
13 31 shall employ a director for the center, who shall be appointed
13 32 by the president of Iowa state university of science and
13 33 technology executive director elected by the state board of
13 34 regents. The director of the center shall employ the
13 35 necessary research and support staff. The director and staff
14 1 shall be employees of Iowa state university of science and
14 2 technology. No more than five hundred thousand dollars of the
14 3 funds received from the agriculture management account
14 4 annually shall be expended by the center for the salaries and
14 5 benefits of the employees of the center, including the salary
14 6 and benefits of the director. The remainder of the funds
14 7 received from the agriculture management account shall be used
14 8 to sponsor research grants and projects on a competitive basis
14 9 from Iowa colleges and universities and private nonprofit
14 10 agencies and foundations. The center may also solicit
14 11 additional grants and funding from public and private
14 12 nonprofit agencies and foundations.
14 13 Sec. 25. Section 266.39, subsection 5, Code 2003, is
14 14 amended to read as follows:
14 15 5. The board shall provide the president of Iowa state
14 16 university of science and technology executive director
14 17 elected by the state board of regents with a list of three
14 18 candidates from which the director of the center shall be
14 19 selected. The board shall provide an additional list of three
14 20 candidates if requested by the president executive director.
14 21 The board shall advise the director of the center in the
14 22 development of a budget, on the policies and procedures of the
14 23 center, in the funding of research grant proposals, and
14 24 regarding program planning and review.
14 25 Sec. 26. Section 266.39C, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
14 26 2003, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in
14 27 lieu there of the following:
14 28 a. One person from each of the institutions of higher
14 29 learning under the control of the state of regents, appointed
14 30 by the executive director elected by the state board of
14 31 regents.
14 32 Sec. 27. Section 266.39C, subsection 2, paragraphs b and
14 33 c, Code 2003, are amended by striking the paragraphs.
14 34 Sec. 28. section 266.39C, subsection 2, unnumbered
14 35 paragraph 2, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
15 1 The terms of the members shall begin and end as provided in
15 2 section 69.19 and any vacancy shall be filled by the original
15 3 appointing authority. The terms shall be for four years and
15 4 shall be staggered as determined by the president of Iowa
15 5 state university of science and technology executive director
15 6 elected by the state board of regents.
15 7 Sec. 29. Section 266.39C, subsection 3, unnumbered
15 8 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
15 9 3. Iowa state university of science and technology shall
15 10 employ a director for the center, who shall be appointed by
15 11 the president of Iowa state university of science and
15 12 technology executive director elected by the state board of
15 13 regents. The director of the center shall employ necessary
15 14 research and support staff. The director and staff shall be
15 15 employees of Iowa state university of science and technology.
15 16 No more than seven hundred thousand dollars of the funds made
15 17 available by appropriation from state revenues in any one year
15 18 shall be expended by the center for the salaries and benefits
15 19 of the employees of the center, including the salary and
15 20 benefits of the director. The limit on expenditures for
15 21 salaries and benefits shall be adjusted annually by a
15 22 percentage equal to the average percentage salary adjustment
15 23 approved annually by the state board of regents for
15 24 professional and scientific employees at Iowa state university
15 25 of science and technology. The remainder of the funds
15 26 appropriated from state funds shall be used to sponsor
15 27 research grants and projects submitted on a competitive basis
15 28 by Iowa colleges and universities and private nonprofit
15 29 agencies and foundations. The center may also solicit
15 30 additional grants and funding from public and private
15 31 nonprofit agencies and foundations.
15 32 Sec. 30. Section 266.39C, subsection 4, Code 2003, is
15 33 amended to read as follows:
15 34 4. The advisory council shall provide the president of
15 35 Iowa state university of science and technology executive
16 1 director elected by the state board of regents with a list of
16 2 three candidates from which the director of the center shall
16 3 be selected. The council shall provide an additional list of
16 4 three candidates if requested by the president executive
16 5 director. The council shall advise the director in the
16 6 development of a budget, on the policies and procedures of the
16 7 center, in the funding of research grant proposals, and
16 8 regarding program planning and review.
16 9 Sec. 31. Section 461A.16, Code 2003, is amended to read as
16 10 follows:
16 11 461A.16 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
16 12 The commission may call upon the Iowa State University of
16 13 science and technology for the services of at least one
16 14 competent landscape architect, engineer, or gardener, who
16 15 shall, under the direction of the commission, proceed to work
16 16 with it in the improvement of the state property under the
16 17 control of said commission. The president of said university
16 18 executive director elected by the state board of regents
16 19 shall, when called upon, designate the landscape architect,
16 20 engineer, or gardener, as the case may be, who shall work with
16 21 said commission.
16 22 EXPLANATION
16 23 This bill replaces a requirement that the state board of
16 24 regents elect a president of each regents university with a
16 25 requirement that the board elect an executive director who is
16 26 to serve as the chief executive officer of the regents
16 27 universities. The bill makes conforming changes as necessary.
16 28 LSB 5795HH 80
16 29 kh/pj/5.1