House File 363 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY FORD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the appointment of minorities to appointive 2 boards, commissions, committees and councils. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2466HH 81 5 ec/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 69.16B MINORITY REPRESENTATION. 1 2 All appointive boards, commissions, committees, and 1 3 councils of the state established by the Code if not otherwise 1 4 provided by law shall, in the aggregate, provide for minority 1 5 representation. A person shall not be appointed or 1 6 reappointed to any board, commission, committee, or council 1 7 established by the Code if that appointment or reappointment 1 8 would cause the percentage of total members of all boards, 1 9 commissions, committees, and councils subject to this section, 1 10 of a particular minority, to be less than the percentage of 1 11 that minority of the total population of the state based upon 1 12 the most recent federal decennial census. All appointing 1 13 authorities of boards, commissions, committees, and councils 1 14 subject to this section shall consult with one another to 1 15 avoid a violation of this section. For purposes of this 1 16 section, "minority" means a minority person as defined in 1 17 section 15.102. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill provides that all appointive boards, commissions, 1 20 committees, and councils established by the Code shall provide 1 21 for minority representation. The bill provides that no person 1 22 shall be appointed to any board, commission, committee, or 1 23 council if that appointment would cause the percentage of 1 24 total members of all boards, commissions, committees, and 1 25 councils to be less than the percentage of that particular 1 26 minority of the population of the state based upon the last 1 27 census. A minority person means an individual who is a Black, 1 28 Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian, or 1 29 Alaskan native American. 1 30 LSB 2466HH 81 1 31 ec:rj/sh/8