216A.3 Human rights board.
1. A human rights board is created within the department of human rights.
2. The board shall consist of sixteen members, including eleven voting members and five nonvoting members and determined as follows:
a. The voting members shall consist of nine voting members selected by each of the permanent commissions within the department, and two voting members, appointed by the governor. For purposes of this paragraph “a”, “permanent commissions” means the commission of Latino affairs, commission on the status of women, commission of persons with disabilities, commission on community action agencies, commission of deaf services, justice advisory board, commission on the status of African Americans, commission of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs, and commission of Native American affairs. The term of office for voting members is four years.
b. The nonvoting members shall consist of the department director, two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one by the minority leader of the house of representatives, and two state senators, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the minority leader of the senate.
3. A majority of the voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting members present is necessary for any substantive action taken by the board. The board shall select a chairperson from the voting members of the board. The board shall meet not less than four times a year.
4. The board shall have the following duties:
a. Develop and monitor implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan to remove barriers for underrepresented populations and, in doing so, to increase Iowa’s productivity and inclusivity, including performance measures and benchmarks.
b. Approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the budget recommended by the department director for the operation of the department, subject to the budget requirements pursuant to chapter 8.
c. Adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A, upon the recommendation of the department director, for the operation of the department.
d. By November 1 of each year, approve the department report to the general assembly and the governor that covers activities during the preceding fiscal year.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1203
C87, §601K.3
88 Acts, ch 1277, §28; 90 Acts, ch 1180, §4
C93, §216A.3
2010 Acts, ch 1031, §103, 170; 2010 Acts, ch 1189, §44; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §18; 2019 Acts, ch 156, §1
Referred to in §216A.2
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 216A - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 216A.1 - Department of human rights — purpose.
Section 216A.2 - Appointment of department director, deputy director, and administrators — duties.
Section 216A.3 - Human rights board.
Section 216A.6 - Confidentiality of individual client advocacy records.
Section 216A.7 - Access to information.
Section 216A.11 - Definitions.
Section 216A.12 - Commission of Latino affairs established.
Section 216A.13 - Commission of Latino affairs — duties.
Section 216A.14 - Office of Latino affairs — duties.
Section 216A.51 - Definitions.
Section 216A.52 - Office on the status of women.
Section 216A.53 - Commission on the status of women established.
Section 216A.54 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.55 - Objectives of commission.
Section 216A.56 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.58 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.59 - Access to information.
Section 216A.60 - Annual report.
Section 216A.71 - Definitions.
Section 216A.72 - Office of persons with disabilities.
Section 216A.73 - Ex officio members.
Section 216A.74 - Commission of persons with disabilities established.
Section 216A.75 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.78 - Administrator.
Section 216A.79 - Gifts, grants, or donations.
Section 216A.91 - Definitions.
Section 216A.92 - Division of community action agencies.
Section 216A.92A - Commission established.
Section 216A.92B - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.93 - Establishment of community action agencies.
Section 216A.94 - Community action agency board.
Section 216A.95 - Duties of board.
Section 216A.96 - Duties of community action agency.
Section 216A.97 - Administration.
Section 216A.99 - Allocation of financial assistance.
Section 216A.101 - Emergency weatherization fund.
Section 216A.102 - Energy crisis fund.
Section 216A.103 - Iowa affordable heating program established.
Section 216A.104 - Energy utility assessment and resolution program.
Section 216A.107 - Family development and self-sufficiency — council and grant program.
Section 216A.111 - Definitions.
Section 216A.112 - Office of deaf services.
Section 216A.113 - Deaf services commission established.
Section 216A.114 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.117 - Interpretation services account.
Section 216A.121 - Iowa Abraham Lincoln bicentennial commission.
Section 216A.131 - Definitions.
Section 216A.131A - Division of criminal and juvenile justice planning.
Section 216A.132 - Board established — terms — compensation.
Section 216A.133 - Purpose and duties.
Section 216A.133A - Public safety advisory board — duties.
Section 216A.134 - Administrator.
Section 216A.135 - Plan and report.
Section 216A.136 - Statistical analysis center — access to records.
Section 216A.137 - Correctional policy project.
Section 216A.138 - Multiagency database concerning juveniles.
Section 216A.139 - Sex offender research council.
Section 216A.141 - Definitions.
Section 216A.142 - Commission on the status of African Americans established.
Section 216A.143 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.144 - Objectives of commission.
Section 216A.145 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.146 - Office on the status of African Americans.
Section 216A.147 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.148 - Access to information.
Section 216A.149 - Annual report.
Section 216A.151 - Definitions.
Section 216A.152 - Commission of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs established.
Section 216A.153 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.154 - Office of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs.
Section 216A.156 - Review of grant applications and budget requests.
Section 216A.157 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.158 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.159 - State agency assistance.
Section 216A.160 - Annual report.
Section 216A.161 - Definitions.
Section 216A.162 - Establishment — purpose.
Section 216A.163 - Term of office.
Section 216A.164 - Meetings of the commission.
Section 216A.166 - Office of Native American affairs.
Section 216A.167 - Limitations on authority.
Section 216A.168 - Administrator.