House
File
2143
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2143
BY
INGELS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
membership
of
the
commission
of
veterans
1
affairs.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.2,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2024,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
A
commission
of
veterans
affairs
is
created
consisting
of
3
eleven
twelve
persons
who
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor,
4
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
Members
shall
be
5
appointed
to
staggered
terms
of
four
years
beginning
and
6
ending
as
provided
in
section
69.19
.
The
governor
shall
fill
7
a
vacancy
for
the
unexpired
portion
of
the
term.
In
addition
8
to
the
members
appointed
by
the
governor,
the
commandant
shall
9
serve
as
a
nonvoting,
ex
officio
member
of
the
commission.
10
2.
Ten
Eleven
commissioners
shall
be
honorably
discharged
11
members
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States.
The
American
12
legion
of
Iowa,
disabled
American
veterans
department
of
13
Iowa,
veterans
of
foreign
wars
department
of
Iowa,
American
14
veterans
of
World
War
II,
Korea,
and
Vietnam,
the
Vietnam
15
veterans
of
America,
the
military
order
of
the
purple
heart,
16
the
paralyzed
veterans
of
America,
the
marine
corps
league,
17
and
the
Iowa
association
of
county
commissioners
and
veteran
18
service
officers,
through
their
department
commanders,
shall
19
submit
two
names
respectively
from
their
organizations
to
the
20
governor.
The
adjutant
general
and
the
Iowa
affiliate
of
21
the
reserve
officers
association
shall
submit
names
to
the
22
governor
of
persons
to
represent
the
Iowa
national
guard
and
23
the
association.
The
governor
shall
appoint
from
the
group
of
24
names
submitted
by
the
adjutant
general
and
reserve
officers
25
association
two
representatives
and
from
each
of
the
other
26
organizations
one
representative
to
serve
as
a
member
of
the
27
commission,
unless
the
appointments
would
conflict
with
the
28
bipartisan
and
gender
balance
provisions
of
sections
69.16
and
29
69.16A
.
In
addition,
the
governor
shall
appoint
one
member
30
of
the
public,
knowledgeable
in
the
general
field
of
veterans
31
affairs,
to
serve
on
the
commission.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
adds
a
12th
member
to
the
commission
of
veterans
1
affairs
and
requires
that
the
marine
corps
league
recommend
2
for
the
position
two
of
its
members
to
the
governor,
who
will
3
appoint
one,
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
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