Senate File 425 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1296)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act establishing an Iowa Abraham Lincoln bicentennial
2 commission and fund and providing for its prospective repeal.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 216A.121 IOWA ABRAHAM LINCOLN
1 2 BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION.
1 3 1. ORGANIZATION. An Iowa Abraham Lincoln bicentennial
1 4 commission is established in the department of human rights.
1 5 The commission shall be chartered and shall operate as a
1 6 nonprofit corporation within the state of Iowa, according to
1 7 the 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 relating to the commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth
1 11 of Abraham Lincoln in 2009.
1 12 3. MEMBERSHIP. a. The commission shall consist of
1 13 twenty=one members, including seventeen voting members and
1 14 four nonvoting members.
1 15 (1) The voting members shall be as follows:
1 16 (a) The governor or the governor's designee.
1 17 (b) One member, appointed by the governor, who is an Iowa
1 18 designated representative to the federal Abraham Lincoln
1 19 bicentennial commission governors' council.
1 20 (c) One member appointed by the president of Humanities
1 21 Iowa.
1 22 (d) One member appointed by the director of the department
1 23 of economic development.
1 24 (e) One member appointed by the administrator of the state
1 25 historical society of Iowa.
1 26 (f) One member appointed by the executive director of the
1 27 Iowa arts council.
1 28 (g) One member appointed by the executive director of the
1 29 Iowa museum society.
1 30 (h) One member appointed by the president of the league of
1 31 Iowa human rights agencies.
1 32 (i) One member appointed by the president of the Iowa
1 33 league of cities.
1 34 (j) One member appointed by the director of the department
1 35 of education.
2 1 (k) One member appointed by the chairperson of the state
2 2 board of regents.
2 3 (l) One member appointed by the president of the Iowa
2 4 library board.
2 5 (m) One member appointed by the chairperson of the Iowa
2 6 state chapter of the national association for the advancement
2 7 of colored people.
2 8 (n) Four public members, appointed by the governor, with a
2 9 demonstrated interest in history and substantial knowledge and
2 10 appreciation of Abraham Lincoln.
2 11 (2) The nonvoting members shall be two state
2 12 representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house of
2 13 representatives and one by the minority leader of the house,
2 14 and two state senators, one appointed by the majority leader
2 15 of the senate and one by the minority leader of the senate.
2 16 b. Nine voting members of the board shall constitute a
2 17 quorum. Persons making appointments shall consult with one
2 18 another to ensure that the commission is balanced by gender,
2 19 political affiliation, and geographic location, and to ensure
2 20 selection of members representing diverse interest groups.
2 21 The provisions of chapters 21 and 22 shall apply to meetings
2 22 and records of the commission.
2 23 c. The commission shall elect a chairperson and vice
2 24 chairperson from the members of the commission. Commission
2 25 members shall serve without compensation, but shall be
2 26 reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses.
2 27 4. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The department, in cooperation
2 28 with the commission, may adopt rules in accordance with
2 29 chapter 17A in order to accomplish the purpose of the
2 30 commission.
2 31 5. AUTHORITY. The commission may receive and make grants,
2 32 receive and expend appropriations, contract for services, hold
2 33 licenses and copyrights, and otherwise act as is necessary to
2 34 accomplish the purpose of the commission.
2 35 6. FUND ESTABLISHED. The Abraham Lincoln bicentennial
3 1 fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury
3 2 under the control of the commission.
3 3 7. FUNDS RECEIVED. All funds received by the commission,
3 4 including but not limited to gifts, transfers, endowments,
3 5 moneys from the sale of mementos and products related to the
3 6 purposes of the commission, and appropriations, shall be
3 7 credited to the bicentennial fund and are appropriated to the
3 8 commission to be invested or used to support the activities of
3 9 the commission. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in
3 10 the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the
3 11 general fund of the state.
3 12 8. EXPIRATION. The commission shall expire no later than
3 13 June 30, 2010. Upon expiration, all fund balances from
3 14 appropriations of state funds shall be returned to the general
3 15 fund of the state, and all other assets shall be transferred
3 16 to the Iowa historical foundation authorized pursuant to
3 17 section 303.9, subsection 3, subject to any conditions or
3 18 restrictions previously placed on the assets.
3 19 9. This section is repealed June 30, 2010.
3 20 EXPLANATION
3 21 This bill establishes an Iowa Abraham Lincoln bicentennial
3 22 commission in the department of human rights. The commission
3 23 shall be chartered and shall operate as a nonprofit
3 24 corporation within the state of Iowa. The purpose of the
3 25 commission is to plan, coordinate, and administer activities
3 26 and programs relating to the commemoration of the bicentennial
3 27 of the birth of Abraham Lincoln in 2009.
3 28 The bill provides that the commission consist of 17 voting
3 29 members and four nonvoting legislative members appointed by
3 30 legislative leaders. The 17 voting members shall consist of
3 31 the governor or governor's designee, four public members
3 32 appointed by the governor, and twelve additional members
3 33 appointed by various state and nonprofit entities. The bill
3 34 grants authority to the commission to receive and expend funds
3 35 and grants authority to the department of human rights, in
4 1 cooperation with the commission, to adopt rules. The bill
4 2 establishes an Abraham Lincoln bicentennial fund under the
4 3 control of the commission. The bill provides that the
4 4 commission expires no later than June 30, 2010, and all fund
4 5 balances from state appropriations shall be returned to the
4 6 general fund of the state and all other assets shall be
4 7 transferred to the Iowa historical foundation.
4 8 The bill also provides for its repeal on June 30, 2010.
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