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Providing for the filling of a vacancy in the office of commissioner of soil and water conservation districts
Topics:AgricultureState government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 9, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When a vacancy opens on a soil and water conservation district commission, the local commissioners must post a notice and collect applications from interested people. These commissioners then send a list of names and qualifications to a state committee for consideration. Both the commissioners and the committee must make their appointment decisions in public meetings and try to choose someone who reflects the diversity of the district.1
Read the official explanation
BACKGROUND.1), established within the jurisdiction of the department of agriculture and land stewardship (DALS).5(1)).5(2)).4). A vacancy may occur on a commission for various reasons, including when a commissioner changes residence into a township where two commissioners then reside. A vacancy may also occur based on a commissioner’s nonattendance.5(2)). BILL’S PROVISIONS. The bill requires the commissioners to publish a notice of a vacancy in the district and accept applications from persons interested in being appointed to fill that vacancy. The commissioners must submit to the committee a list of the names and qualifications of one or more persons nominated by the commissioners and any applications that it received after publishing the notice. The committee must place consideration of the appointment on the published agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the committee following receipt of the list of nominations and applications. The commissioners and the committee shall make all decisions regarding an appointment in open session under Iowa’s open meeting law (Code chapter 21). The commissioners and the committee must consider representation on the commission in a manner that reflects the diversity of the district’s population.