SENATE FILE 141

BY  JOHNSON

A BILL FOR

An Act concerning the legislative members of the college student aid commission and including applicability date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 261.1, subsection 2, paragraph c, subparagraphs (1) and (2), Code 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   (1)  Two members One member of the senate,one to be appointed by the president of the senate and one to be appointed by after consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader of the senate, to serve as an ex officio, nonvoting members member.
   (2)  Two members One member of the house of representatives, one to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one to be appointed by after consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader of the house of representatives, to serve as an ex officio, nonvoting members member.
   Sec. 2.  Section 261.1, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (4)  The two legislative members of the commission shall not be members of the same political party. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall consult with one another prior to any appointment made pursuant to this paragraph“c” to ensure the requirement in this subparagraph is met.
   Sec. 3.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to the appointment of legislative members of the college student aid commission for the term beginning upon the convening of the Eighty-fifth General Assembly.
EXPLANATION
   Under current law, there are four ex officio, nonvoting legislative members of the college student aid commission. Two members are from the senate, one appointed by the president of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate. Two members are from the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
   This bill provides that there shall be two ex officio, nonvoting legislative members of the college student aid commission. One shall be from the senate, appointed by the president of the senate after consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader of the senate, and one shall be from the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives after consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader of the house of representatives.
   The bill provides that the two legislative members of the commission shall not be members of the same political party. The bill directs the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives to consult with one another prior to any appointment made pursuant to the bill to carry out that requirement.
   The bill applies to the appointment of legislative members of the college student aid commission for the term beginning upon the convening of the Eighty-fifth General Assembly.