House File 2170 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY HOGG, KAUFMANN, D. OLSON,
MAY, FORD, GRANZOW, SMITH,
CHAMBERS, HUSEMAN, OLDSON,
WILDERDYKE, WISE, CARROLL,
and MILLER
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act establishing an Iowa Civil War sesquicentennial commission
2 and fund and providing for its prospective repeal.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 5083HH 81
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 7G.1 IOWA CIVIL WAR
1 2 SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
1 3 1. ORGANIZATION. An Iowa Civil War sesquicentennial
1 4 commission is established in the office of the governor. The
1 5 commission shall be chartered and shall operate as a nonprofit
1 6 corporation within the state of Iowa, according to the
1 7 provisions of chapter 504.
1 8 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of the commission shall be to
1 9 plan, coordinate, and administer activities and programs
1 10 during the years 2011 through 2015 relating to the
1 11 commemoration of the sesquicentennial of Iowa's involvement in
1 12 the American Civil War.
1 13 3. MEMBERSHIP. The commission shall consist of twenty=
1 14 five members, five of whom shall be appointed by the governor,
1 15 and twenty of whom shall be selected by leaders of the general
1 16 assembly. Of the five members appointed by the governor, one
1 17 member shall be the administrator of the state historical
1 18 society within the department of cultural affairs. Of the
1 19 twenty members selected by leaders of the general assembly,
1 20 five public members each shall be selected by the majority
1 21 leader of the senate and the speaker of the house, and the
1 22 minority leaders of each body respectively. The governor
1 23 shall appoint the chairperson and co=chairperson of the
1 24 commission, subject to confirmation by the senate. Persons
1 25 making appointments shall consult with one another to ensure
1 26 that the commission is balanced by gender, political
1 27 affiliation, and geographic location, and to ensure selection
1 28 of members representing diverse interest groups. The
1 29 provisions of chapters 21 and 22 shall apply to meetings and
1 30 records of the commission.
1 31 4. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The commission may adopt rules
1 32 in accordance with chapter 17A in order to accomplish the
1 33 purpose of the commission.
1 34 5. AUTHORITY. The commission may receive and make grants,
1 35 receive and expend appropriations, contract for services, hold
2 1 licenses and copyrights, and otherwise act as is necessary to
2 2 accomplish the purpose of the commission.
2 3 6. FUND ESTABLISHED. The sesquicentennial fund is
2 4 established as a separate fund in the state treasury under the
2 5 control of the commission.
2 6 7. FUNDS RECEIVED. All funds received by the commission,
2 7 including but not limited to gifts, transfers, endowments,
2 8 moneys from the sale of mementos and products related to the
2 9 purposes of the commission, and appropriations, shall be
2 10 credited to the sesquicentennial fund and are appropriated to
2 11 the commission to be invested or used to support the
2 12 activities of the commission. Notwithstanding section 8.33,
2 13 any balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall
2 14 not revert to the general fund of the state.
2 15 8. PERSONNEL.
2 16 a. The commission may employ personnel, including an
2 17 executive director whose salary shall not exceed executive
2 18 branch pay grade classification 40, to administer its programs
2 19 and services. The personnel shall be considered state
2 20 employees.
2 21 b. Personnel employed by the commission shall be exempt
2 22 from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV.
2 23 9. EXPIRATION. The commission shall expire no later than
2 24 June 30, 2016. Upon expiration, all fund balances from
2 25 appropriations of state funds shall be returned to the general
2 26 fund of the state, and all other assets shall be transferred
2 27 to the Iowa historical foundation authorized pursuant to
2 28 section 303.9, subsection 3, subject to any conditions or
2 29 restrictions previously placed on the assets.
2 30 10. This section is repealed June 30, 2016.
2 31 EXPLANATION
2 32 This bill establishes an Iowa Civil War sesquicentennial
2 33 commission as established in the office of the governor. The
2 34 commission shall be chartered and shall operate as a nonprofit
2 35 corporation within the state of Iowa. The purpose of the
3 1 commission is to plan, coordinate, and administer activities
3 2 and programs during the years 2011 through 2015 relating to
3 3 the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of Iowa's
3 4 involvement in the American Civil War.
3 5 The bill provides that the commission consist of 25
3 6 members, with five members appointed by the governor and 20
3 7 public members selected by legislative leaders. The bill
3 8 grants authority to the commission to adopt rules, receive and
3 9 expend funds, and to employ personnel, including an executive
3 10 director. The bill establishes a sesquicentennial fund under
3 11 the control of the commission. The bill provides that the
3 12 commission expires no later than June 30, 2016, and all fund
3 13 balances from state appropriations shall be returned to the
3 14 general fund of the state and all other assets shall be
3 15 transferred to the Iowa historical foundation.
3 16 The bill also provides that it is repealed on June 30,
3 17 2016.
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