House File 265 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  FORD


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning 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 2080HH 82
  5 ec/es/88

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  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 should provide, to the extent practicable, for
  1  5 minority representation.  All appointing authorities of
  1  6 boards, commissions, committees, and councils subject to this
  1  7 section should consider qualified minority persons for
  1  8 appointment to boards, commissions, committees, and councils.
  1  9 For purposes of this section, "minority" means a minority
  1 10 person as defined in section 15.102.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill provides that all appointive boards, commissions,
  1 13 committees, and councils established by the Code should
  1 14 provide for minority representation.  The bill provides that
  1 15 appointing authorities should consider qualified minority
  1 16 persons for appointment to such boards, commissions,
  1 17 committees, and councils.  A minority person means an
  1 18 individual who is a Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific
  1 19 Islander, American Indian, or Alaskan native American.
  1 20 LSB 2080HH 82
  1 21 ec:rj/es/88.1