217.41 Refugee services foundation.
1. The department of human services shall cause a refugee services foundation to be created for the sole purpose of engaging in refugee resettlement activities to promote the welfare and self-sufficiency of refugees who live in Iowa and who are not citizens of the United States. The foundation may establish an endowment fund to assist in the financing of its activities. The foundation shall be incorporated under chapter 504.
2. The foundation shall be created in a manner so that donations and bequests to the foundation qualify as tax deductible under federal and state income tax laws. The foundation is not a state agency and shall not exercise sovereign power of the state. The state is not liable for any debts of the foundation.
3. The refugee services foundation shall have a board of directors of five members. One member shall be appointed by the governor and four members shall be appointed by the director of human services. Members of the board shall serve three-year terms beginning on July 1, and ending on June 30. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the term. Not more than two members appointed by the director of human services shall be of the same gender or of the same political party.
4. The refugee services foundation may accept and administer trusts deemed by the board to be beneficial. Notwithstanding section 633.63, the foundation may act as trustee of such a trust.
2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §146; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §50
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 217 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Section 217.1 - Programs of department.
Section 217.2 - Council on human services.
Section 217.3 - Duties of council.
Section 217.3A - Advisory committees.
Section 217.4 - Meetings of council.
Section 217.5 - Director of human services.
Section 217.6 - Rules and regulations — organization of department.
Section 217.7 - Administrators of divisions.
Section 217.8 - Division of child and family services.
Section 217.9 - Additional duties.
Section 217.9A - Commission on children, youth, and families.
Section 217.10 - Administrator of division of mental health and disability services.
Section 217.13 - Department to provide certain volunteer services — volunteer liability.
Section 217.15 - Administrator of division of administration.
Section 217.16 - Cooperation with other divisions.
Section 217.17 - Administrator of division of planning.
Section 217.18 - Official seal.
Section 217.20 - Trips to other states.
Section 217.21 - Annual report.
Section 217.23 - Personnel — merit system — reimbursement for damaged property.
Section 217.24 - Payment by electronic funds transfer.
Section 217.30 - Confidentiality of records — report of recipients.
Section 217.31 - Action for damages.
Section 217.32 - Office space in county.
Section 217.33 - Legal services.
Section 217.35 - Fraud and recoupment activities.
Section 217.36 - Distribution of earned income tax credit information.
Section 217.38 - Restitution to individuals of Japanese ancestry.
Section 217.39 - Persecuted victims of World War II — reparations — heirs.
Section 217.40 - Training for guardians and conservators.
Section 217.41 - Refugee services foundation.
Section 217.41A - Electronic health records system task force.
Section 217.42 - Service areas — offices.
Section 217.43 - Service area advisory boards — location of county offices.
Section 217.44 - Service areas — employee and volunteer record checks.