Bill Text: IA SF2302 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying provisions relating to the appointment of the executive director of the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission. (Formerly SSB 3163.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-14 - Referred to State Government. H.J. 499. [SF2302 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2302-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2302
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2302
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3163)
(COMPANION
TO
HF
2348
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
modifying
provisions
relating
to
the
appointment
of
1
the
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
telecommunications
and
2
technology
commission.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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S.F.
2302
Section
1.
Section
8D.4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
8D.4
Executive
director
appointed.
3
The
commission,
in
consultation
with
the
director
of
4
the
department
of
administrative
services
and
the
chief
5
information
officer,
shall
appoint
an
executive
director
of
6
the
commission,
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
Such
7
individual
shall
not
serve
as
a
member
of
the
commission.
8
The
executive
director
shall
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
9
commission.
The
executive
director
shall
be
selected
primarily
10
for
administrative
ability
and
knowledge
in
the
field,
without
11
regard
to
political
affiliation.
The
governor
shall
establish
12
the
salary
of
the
executive
director
within
range
nine
as
13
established
by
the
general
assembly.
The
salary
and
support
of
14
the
executive
director
shall
be
paid
from
funds
deposited
in
15
the
Iowa
communications
network
fund.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
modifies
provisions
relating
to
the
appointment
20
of
the
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
telecommunications
and
21
technology
commission.
22
Currently,
the
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
23
telecommunications
and
technology
commission,
which
supervises
24
and
administers
the
network,
is
appointed
by
the
commission,
25
in
consultation
with
the
director
of
the
department
of
26
administrative
services
and
the
chief
information
officer.
27
The
bill
deletes
the
requirement
that
the
director
of
the
28
department
of
administrative
services
be
consulted
in
29
appointing
the
executive
director
of
the
commission.
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