Bill Text: IA SF2086 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the membership, procedures, and functions of the Iowa council on homelessness.(Formerly SSB 3008.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-04-05 - Withdrawn. S.J. 707. [SF2086 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF2086-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2086
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2086
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3008)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
membership,
procedures,
and
functions
of
1
the
Iowa
council
on
homelessness.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
1,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
A
council
on
homelessness
is
created
consisting
of
3
thirty-eight
voting
nineteen
members
,
eleven
of
whom
are
voting
4
members
and
eight
of
whom
are
nonvoting
members
.
At
all
times,
5
at
least
one
voting
member
shall
be
a
member
of
a
minority
6
group.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2022,
8
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
a.
(1)
Twenty-six
Eleven
voting
members
of
from
the
general
10
public
appointed
to
two-year
staggered
terms
by
the
governor
11
in
consultation
with
the
nominating
committee
under
subsection
12
4
,
paragraph
“a”
.
13
(1)
(2)
Voting
members
Members
from
the
general
14
public
may
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
following
15
types
of
individuals
and
representatives
of
the
following
16
programs:
homeless
or
formerly
homeless
individuals
17
and
their
family
members,
youth
shelters,
faith-based
18
organizations,
local
homeless
service
providers,
emergency
19
shelters,
transitional
housing
providers,
family
and
domestic
20
violence
shelters,
private
business,
local
government,
and
21
community-based
organizations.
22
(2)
(3)
Five
Two
of
the
twenty-six
voting
eleven
members
23
selected
from
the
general
public
shall
be
individuals
who
are
24
homeless,
formerly
homeless,
or
family
members
of
homeless
or
25
formerly
homeless
individuals.
26
(3)
One
of
the
twenty-six
members
selected
from
the
general
27
public
shall
be
a
representative
of
the
Iowa
state
association
28
of
counties.
29
(4)
One
of
the
twenty-six
members
selected
from
the
general
30
public
shall
be
a
representative
of
the
Iowa
league
of
cities.
31
Sec.
3.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
2022,
32
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
33
thereof
the
following:
34
b.
Eight
nonvoting
agency
director
members
consisting
of
all
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of
the
following:
1
(1)
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
or
the
2
director’s
designee.
3
(2)
The
director
of
human
services
or
the
director’s
4
designee.
5
(3)
The
attorney
general
or
the
attorney
general’s
6
designee.
7
(4)
The
director
of
public
health
or
the
director’s
8
designee.
9
(5)
The
director
of
the
department
on
aging
or
the
10
director’s
designee.
11
(6)
The
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
or
the
12
director’s
designee.
13
(7)
The
director
of
the
department
of
workforce
development
14
or
the
director’s
designee.
15
(8)
The
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
finance
authority
or
16
the
executive
director’s
designee.
17
Sec.
4.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
18
by
striking
the
subsection.
19
Sec.
5.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
2022,
20
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
21
thereof
the
following:
22
a.
The
council
shall
annually
elect
five
members
to
a
23
nominating
committee,
at
least
two
of
whom
shall
be
nonvoting
24
members
and
at
least
two
of
whom
shall
be
voting
members.
The
25
governor
shall
appoint
members
of
the
general
public
to
the
26
council
from
names
the
nominating
commission
submits
to
the
27
governor.
28
Sec.
6.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
6,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
29
Code
2022,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs
and
inserting
30
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
31
a.
Seven
voting
members
of
the
council
shall
constitute
32
a
quorum.
Any
action
taken
by
the
council
shall
require
the
33
affirmative
vote
of
a
majority
of
the
quorum.
The
majority
34
shall
not
include
any
member
who
has
a
conflict
of
interest
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and
a
statement
by
a
member
who
asserts
a
conflict
of
interest
1
shall
be
conclusive
for
this
purpose.
2
b.
The
council
shall
annually
elect
a
chairperson
and
vice
3
chairperson
from
the
membership
of
the
council,
and
other
4
officers
as
determined
by
the
council.
5
Sec.
7.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
8,
paragraphs
d
and
e,
6
Code
2022,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
7
Sec.
8.
Section
16.2D,
subsection
9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
9
following:
10
9.
The
council
shall
file
a
point-in-time
report
on
11
homelessness
in
Iowa
with
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
12
on
or
before
December
1
of
each
year.
13
Sec.
9.
TRANSITION
——
APPOINTMENT
AND
TERM
OF
MEMBERS
ON
THE
14
IOWA
COUNCIL
ON
HOMELESSNESS.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
15
section
16.2D,
Code
2022,
and
any
provision
to
the
contrary
as
16
enacted
in
this
Act,
the
terms
of
all
members
from
the
general
17
public
serving
on
the
Iowa
council
of
homelessness
on
July
1,
18
2022,
shall
terminate
as
of
that
date.
The
governor
shall
19
appoint
eleven
members
of
the
general
public
to
the
council
20
from
names
submitted
by
a
nominating
committee
comprised
of
21
the
eight
agency
director
members
on
the
council.
It
is
the
22
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
governor
should
appoint
23
at
least
eight
members
from
the
general
public
whose
terms
24
terminated
on
July
1,
2022,
in
the
interest
of
maintaining
25
institutional
knowledge
on
the
council.
All
new
general
public
26
members
shall
be
appointed
by
not
later
than
September
1,
2022,
27
with
five
members
appointed
to
terms
ending
June
30,
2023,
and
28
six
members
appointed
to
terms
ending
June
30,
2024.
All
terms
29
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2023,
shall
be
subject
to
the
30
provision
of
this
Act
amending
section
16.2D,
subsection
2,
31
paragraph
“a”.
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
relates
to
the
membership,
procedures,
and
1
functions
of
the
Iowa
council
on
homelessness
(council).
Under
2
current
law,
the
council
has
38
voting
members
consisting
of
26
3
members
of
the
general
public
(public)
and
12
agency
directors.
4
Under
the
bill,
there
are
19
members
consisting
of
11
voting
5
members
from
the
public
and
8
nonvoting
agency
directors.
6
Under
the
bill,
the
directors
of
the
economic
development
7
authority,
the
department
of
human
rights,
the
department
of
8
public
safety,
and
the
department
of
veterans
affairs
are
no
9
longer
members
of
the
committee.
10
Under
current
law,
the
nominating
committee
(committee)
is
11
comprised
of
the
12
agency
directors,
unless
the
composition
12
of
the
committee
is
modified
by
rule.
The
bill
requires
the
13
council
to
annually
elect
five
members
to
the
committee,
at
14
least
two
of
whom
must
be
nonvoting
members
and
at
least
two
of
15
whom
must
be
voting
members.
16
Under
current
law,
a
majority
of
the
members
of
the
council
17
constitute
a
quorum
and
any
action
taken
by
the
council
must
18
be
adopted
by
the
affirmative
vote
of
a
majority
of
its
19
membership.
Under
the
bill,
seven
voting
members
of
the
20
council
constitute
a
quorum
and
any
action
taken
by
the
council
21
requires
the
affirmative
vote
of
a
majority
of
the
quorum.
22
The
majority
cannot
include
any
member
who
has
a
conflict
of
23
interest
and
a
statement
by
a
member
who
asserts
a
conflict
24
of
interest
is
conclusive
for
this
purpose.
Under
current
25
law,
the
council
is
required
to
elect
a
chairperson
and
vice
26
chairperson
and
each
serves
a
two-year
term.
Under
the
bill,
27
each
serves
a
one-year
term.
28
The
bill
eliminates
the
council’s
duties
to
use
existing
29
resources
to
prevent
persons
from
becoming
homeless
and
to
30
eliminate
factors
that
keep
people
homeless,
and
to
identify
31
and
use
federal
and
other
funding
to
address
and
reduce
32
homelessness
within
the
state.
The
bill
also
eliminates
the
33
requirement
that
the
council
make
annual
recommendations
to
the
34
governor
regarding
matters
which
impact
homelessness,
and
that
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the
council
assist
in
the
completion
of
the
state’s
continuum
1
of
care
application
to
the
United
States
department
of
housing
2
and
urban
development.
3
Current
law
requires
the
council
to
file
a
report
on
4
homelessness
with
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
in
5
odd-numbered
years.
The
bill
requires
the
council
to
file
an
6
annual
point-in-time
report
on
homelessness
in
Iowa
with
the
7
governor
and
the
general
assembly.
8
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
Code
section
16.2D,
9
Code
2022,
and
any
provision
as
enacted
in
this
bill
to
the
10
contrary,
the
term
of
all
members
of
the
general
public
who
11
currently
serve
on
the
council
shall
terminate
effective
July
12
1,
2022.
The
governor
shall
appoint
11
members
of
the
public
13
to
the
council
from
names
submitted
by
a
committee
comprised
14
of
all
eight
agency
director
members
of
the
council.
It
is
the
15
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
governor
should
appoint
16
at
least
eight
members
of
the
public
whose
terms
terminate
17
July
1,
2022,
in
the
interest
of
maintaining
institutional
18
knowledge
on
the
council.
All
new
general
public
members
19
shall
be
appointed
on
or
before
September
1,
2022,
with
five
20
members
appointed
to
terms
ending
on
June
30,
2023,
and
six
21
members
appointed
to
terms
ending
on
June
30,
2024.
All
terms
22
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2023,
are
for
two
years
as
23
detailed
in
the
bill.
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