H.F. 2096 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 2E.1 IOWA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC 1 POLICY —— BOARD —— EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR —— FUNDING. 2 1. The Iowa institute for public policy shall be established 3 as a nonprofit corporation under chapter 504 and section 4 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The institute shall 5 provide policymakers with timely information, research, and 6 recommendations to assist policymakers in this state in making 7 informed judgments about important long-term issues facing the 8 state and to improve the effectiveness of government in the 9 state. 10 2. a. The board of directors of the Iowa institute for 11 public policy shall consist of twelve members as follows: 12 (1) Two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker 13 of the house of representatives and one by the minority leader 14 of the house, and two state senators, one appointed by the 15 majority leader of the senate and one by the minority leader 16 of the senate. 17 (2) Two members appointed by the governor. 18 (3) One member appointed by the president of the university 19 of northern Iowa. 20 (4) One member appointed by the president of the university 21 of Iowa. 22 (5) One member appointed by the president of Iowa state 23 university of science and technology. 24 (6) One member appointed by the Iowa association of 25 independent colleges and universities. 26 (7) One member appointed by the Iowa association of 27 community college presidents. 28 (8) The director of the legislative services agency. 29 b. One co-chairperson shall be appointed by the board who 30 is a state representative and one co-chairperson shall be 31 appointed by the board who is a state senator. Members of 32 the board other than the director of the legislative services 33 agency shall serve two-year terms from the date of their 34 appointment, and shall continue to serve until their successors 35 -1- LSB 5949YH (2) 83 ec/nh 1/ 4

H.F. 2096 have been appointed. A member shall not serve more than two 1 consecutive terms. All members of the board serve at the 2 pleasure of the respective appointing authority, if any. 3 c. The board of directors shall meet at least quarterly, or 4 more frequently at the call of the co-chairpersons. 5 d. The board of directors shall adopt bylaws necessary for 6 the conduct of the business of the institute consistent with 7 this section. 8 3. The duties of the institute shall include but not be 9 limited to the following: 10 a. Initiate, sponsor, conduct, and publish research useful 11 to policymakers. 12 b. Organize conferences or other meetings on matters of 13 common interest to policymakers, academic experts, and other 14 stakeholders. 15 c. Conduct reviews and evaluations of state programs 16 and policies for the purpose of enhancing their long-term 17 effectiveness. 18 d. Provide technical and scientific assistance to 19 policymakers in connection with long-term issues facing the 20 state. 21 e. Strengthen the links between state government and Iowa’s 22 academic, educational, and research communities in the interest 23 of more informed policymaking and more relevant academic 24 research. 25 4. a. The board shall employ an executive director who 26 shall serve as the chief executive officer for the institute. 27 The executive director shall be responsible for all operations 28 of the institute, including the hiring and supervision of 29 staff which may be authorized by the board, contracting with 30 university and other researchers, managing projects, and 31 communicating with the public and other stakeholders, including 32 the legislative council and legislative staff. 33 b. A person employed by the institute is a state employee 34 for purposes of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, 35 -2- LSB 5949YH (2) 83 ec/nh 2/ 4

H.F. 2096 state health and dental plans, and other state employee 1 benefits plans and chapter 669. Chapters 8, 8A, and 20, 2 and other provisions of law that relate to requirements or 3 restrictions dealing with state personnel or state funds, do 4 not apply to the institute or any employees of the board or the 5 institute except to the extent provided in this chapter. 6 5. The institute shall be funded by appropriations by the 7 general assembly and from other public sources which may be 8 approved by the board. The institute shall accept no private 9 funding, except long-term funding commitments of three years or 10 more from private foundations or nonprofit organizations solely 11 for the purpose of supporting the institute’s employment of 12 students attending a postsecondary educational institution in 13 Iowa, which funding may not be conditioned by the institute or 14 the entity providing the funds to support any specific research 15 project or any other program undertaken by the institute. The 16 institute may employ such students directly or may support the 17 employment of students by contract. The institute may impose 18 registration fees on participants for conferences it organizes, 19 and may retain the proceeds of such registration fees. 20 Sec. 2. REPEAL. Section 7D.15, Code 2009, is repealed. 21 EXPLANATION 22 This bill provides for the establishment of the Iowa 23 institute for public policy as a nonprofit corporation for 24 the purpose of assisting policymakers in this state in making 25 informed judgments about important long-term issues facing the 26 state and to improve the effectiveness of government in the 27 state. 28 The institute is governed by a 12-member board of 29 directors. The membership of the board consists of two state 30 representatives, two state senators, two members appointed 31 by the governor, one member appointed by the president of 32 the university of northern Iowa, one member appointed by the 33 president of the university of Iowa, one member appointed 34 by the president of Iowa state university of science and 35 -3- LSB 5949YH (2) 83 ec/nh 3/ 4

H.F. 2096 technology, one member appointed by the Iowa association of 1 independent colleges and universities, one member appointed by 2 the Iowa association of community college presidents, and the 3 director of the legislative services agency. The bill provides 4 that the board shall appoint co-chairpersons of the board, one 5 who is a state representative and one who is a state senator. 6 The bill provides for meetings of the board and for adoption of 7 bylaws for the board and the institute. 8 The bill provides that the board shall employ an executive 9 director who shall be responsible for all operations of the 10 institute, including the hiring and supervision of staff. The 11 bill provides that employees of the institute or board shall 12 be considered state employees for purposes of the Iowa public 13 employees’ retirement system, state health and dental plans, 14 and other state employee benefits plans and the state tort 15 claims act. The bill also provides that the institute may be 16 funded from public and private sources. 17 Code section 7D.15, requiring the executive council to 18 establish a public policy research foundation, is repealed. 19 -4- LSB 5949YH (2) 83 ec/nh 4/ 4