House File 617 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 388)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act creating a generation Iowa commission.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15.411 GENERATION IOWA
1 2 COMMISSION.
1 3 1. The generation Iowa commission is established within
1 4 the department for purposes of advising and assisting in the
1 5 retention and attraction of the young adult population in the
1 6 state in both urban and rural areas.
1 7 2. a. The commission shall consist of fifteen voting
1 8 members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by
1 9 the senate. At the time of appointment or reappointment, a
1 10 member shall be at least eighteen years of age, but less than
1 11 thirty=five years of age. The voting membership shall reflect
1 12 diversity within all of the following areas:
1 13 (1) Geographic location within the state.
1 14 (2) Public, private, and nonprofit sector employment.
1 15 (3) Location of secondary and higher education within and
1 16 outside Iowa.
1 17 (4) Urban and rural residents.
1 18 b. Four members of the general assembly shall serve as
1 19 nonvoting, ex officio members of the commission with two from
1 20 the senate and two from the house of representatives and not
1 21 more than one member from each chamber being from the same
1 22 political party. The two senators shall be designated by the
1 23 president of the senate after consultation with the majority
1 24 and minority leaders of the senate. The two representatives
1 25 shall be designated by the speaker of the house of
1 26 representatives after consultation with the majority and
1 27 minority leaders of the house of representatives.
1 28 3. The voting members shall be appointed in compliance
1 29 with the requirements of sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.19,
1 30 and shall serve staggered, three=year terms as designated by
1 31 the governor. Members may be reappointed by the governor
1 32 provided the requirements of subsection 2 are met.
1 33 4. The commission shall annually elect a chairperson and a
1 34 vice chairperson from the voting members of the commission.
1 35 5. The commission shall do all of the following:
2 1 a. (1) By January 15, 2008, the commission shall submit a
2 2 written report to the governor and the general assembly. The
2 3 report shall include findings and recommendations of the
2 4 commission regarding the status of efforts to attract and
2 5 retain the young adult population in the state, career
2 6 opportunities and educational needs of young adults, and the
2 7 movement of the young adult population between rural areas and
2 8 urban areas and between Iowa and other states. The commission
2 9 shall submit an updated report to the governor and the general
2 10 assembly by January 15, 2009, and by January 15 in every
2 11 odd=numbered year thereafter.
2 12 (2) By January 15 in years when the report required in
2 13 subparagraph (1) is not updated, the commission shall submit
2 14 to the governor and the general assembly a written status
2 15 report which shall include an analysis of progress made during
2 16 the previous calendar year on any recommendations in the
2 17 report and any available updates on data included in the
2 18 report.
2 19 b. Advise and assist the department in activities designed
2 20 to retain and attract the young adult population.
2 21 c. Develop and make available best practices guidelines
2 22 for employers to attract and retain young adult employees.
2 23 EXPLANATION
2 24 This bill creates a generation Iowa commission.
2 25 The bill establishes a generation Iowa commission within
2 26 the department of economic development for purposes of
2 27 advising and assisting in the retention and attraction of the
2 28 young adult population in the state in both urban and rural
2 29 areas. The bill provides that the commission shall consist of
2 30 15 voting members appointed by the governor, subject to
2 31 confirmation by the senate, and four members of the general
2 32 assembly serving as nonvoting, ex officio members.
2 33 The bill requires the commission to annually file certain
2 34 reports with the governor and the general assembly regarding
2 35 the status of efforts to attract and retain the young adult
3 1 population in the state, career opportunities and educational
3 2 needs of young adults, and the movement of the young adult
3 3 population between rural areas and urban areas and between
3 4 Iowa and other states. The bill requires the commission to
3 5 advise and assist the department in activities designed to
3 6 retain and attract the young adult population and to develop
3 7 and make available best practices guidelines for employers to
3 8 attract and retain young adult employees.
3 9 LSB 1781HV 82
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