Senate
File
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
SODDERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
that
the
director
of
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
1
academy
be
appointed
by
the
governor
for
a
four-year
term
2
from
nominees
selected
by
the
law
enforcement
academy
3
council
and
including
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
80B.5,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
80B.5
Administration.
3
The
administration
of
this
chapter
shall
be
vested
in
the
4
office
of
the
governor.
A
director
of
the
academy
and
such
5
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor
from
a
slate
of
nominees
6
submitted
to
the
governor
by
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
7
council.
The
council
shall
submit
a
slate
of
up
to
three
8
nominees
for
the
position
to
the
governor
for
the
governor’s
9
consideration.
The
nominees
shall
be
chosen
by
the
affirmative
10
vote
of
a
majority
of
council
members
upon
the
basis
of
their
11
qualifications
and
without
regard
to
political
affiliation.
12
The
slate
of
nominees
may
include
the
current
director.
The
13
director
shall
serve
for
a
four-year
term
beginning
on
January
14
1
of
an
even-numbered
year
in
which
a
general
election
for
the
15
office
of
governor
will
not
take
place.
A
vacancy
in
this
16
position
shall
be
filled
in
the
same
manner
as
the
original
17
appointee.
An
appointee
filling
a
vacancy
shall
serve
for
18
the
remainder
of
the
original
term.
Other
staff
as
may
be
19
necessary
for
it
the
academy
to
function
shall
be
employed
20
pursuant
to
the
Iowa
merit
system
provisions
of
chapter
8A,
21
subchapter
IV
.
22
Sec.
2.
POSITION
ABOLISHED.
The
position
of
the
director
23
of
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy,
subject
to
the
merit
24
system
provisions
of
chapter
8A,
subchapter
IV,
is
abolished
on
25
December
31,
2011.
26
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
the
appointment
27
of
the
director
of
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
for
terms
28
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2012.
29
EXPLANATION
30
Current
law
provides
that
the
position
of
director
of
the
31
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
is
a
state
merit
system
position.
32
This
bill
provides
that
the
director
is
appointed
by
the
33
governor
from
a
slate
of
up
to
three
nominees
submitted
by
34
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
council.
The
bill
provides
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that
nominees
be
chosen
by
the
affirmative
vote
of
a
majority
1
of
council
members
based
on
their
qualifications
and
without
2
regard
to
political
affiliation.
The
bill
provides
that
the
3
council
may
include
the
current
director
in
the
slate
of
4
nominees.
The
bill
provides
that
the
director
serves
for
a
5
four-year
term
starting
on
January
1
in
each
even-numbered
year
6
in
which
a
general
election
for
the
office
of
governor
will
not
7
take
place.
The
bill
provides
that
a
vacancy
in
the
position
8
be
filled
in
the
same
manner
as
the
original
appointee,
with
9
the
new
appointee
serving
for
the
remainder
of
the
original
10
term.
11
The
bill
abolishes
the
merit
position
of
the
director
of
the
12
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
on
December
31,
2011.
13
The
bill
applies
to
the
appointment
of
the
director
of
the
14
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
for
terms
beginning
on
or
after
15
January
1,
2012.
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