Iowa Code § 84A.1A - Workforce development board

1. An Iowa workforce development board is created, consisting of the following members. a. The voting members of the Iowa workforce development board shall include the following: (1) The governor. (2) One state senator appointed by the president of the senate after consultation with the majority leader of the senate, who shall serve a term as provided in section 4A.13. (3) One state representative appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives after consultation with the majority leader of the house of representatives, who shall serve a term as provided in section 4A.13. (4) The director of the department of workforce development or the director’s designee. (5) The director of the department for the blind or the director’s designee. (6) The administrator of the division of Iowa vocational rehabilitation services of the department of workforce development or the administrator’s designee. (7) The following members who shall be appointed by the governor for staggered terms of four years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19, subject to confirmation by the senate: (a) Ten members who shall be representatives of businesses in the state to whom each of the following applies, and at least one of whom shall represent small businesses as defined by the United States small business administration: (i) The members shall be owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority, and may, in addition, be members of a local workforce development board described in section 84A.4. (ii) The members shall represent businesses, including small businesses, or organizations representing businesses described in this subparagraph (a), that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high quality, work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the state. (iii) The members shall be appointed from among individuals nominated by state business organizations and business trade associations. (b) Four members who shall be representatives of the workforce in the state and who shall include all of the following: (i) At least two representatives of labor organizations who have been nominated by state labor federations. (ii) At least one representative of a joint labor-management apprenticeship program in the state who shall be a member of a labor organization or a training director. If such a joint program does not exist in the state, the member shall instead be a representative of an apprenticeship program in the state. (c) One city chief elected official, as defined in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, §3(9). (d) One county chief elected official, as defined in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, §3(9). b. The director of the department of education or the director’s designee shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member. c. The terms of members of the board described in paragraph “a”, subparagraph (7), shall be staggered so that the terms of no more than nine members expire in a calendar year. d. The members of the board shall represent diverse geographic areas of the state, including urban, rural, and suburban areas. e. An individual shall not serve as a member of the board in more than one capacity described in paragraph “a”. 2. A vacancy on the workforce development board shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments are made for the unexpired portion of the regular term. 3. The governor shall select a chairperson for the workforce development board from among the members who are representatives of business described in subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (7), subparagraph division (a). The workforce development board shall meet at the call of the chairperson or when a majority of voting members of the workforce development board file a written request with the chairperson for a meeting. Written notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be given to each member of the workforce development board. A majority of the voting members constitutes a quorum. 4. Members of the workforce development board and other employees of the department of workforce development shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. All expenses shall be paid from appropriations for those purposes and the department of workforce development is subject to the budget requirements of chapter 8. Each member of the workforce development board may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. 5. A member of the workforce development board shall not do any of the following: a. Vote on a matter under consideration by the board that concerns the provision of services by the member or by an entity that the member represents. b. Vote on a matter under consideration by the board that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or the immediate family of the member. c. Engage in any other activity determined by the governor to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the state workforce development plan. 6. The workforce development board may establish standing committees of the board in the bylaws of the board. 7. In addition to meeting the requirements of chapter 22, the workforce development board shall make available to the public, on a regular basis through electronic means and, if applicable, through open meetings in accordance with chapter 21, information regarding the activities of the board, including all of the following: a. All documents required by current federal workforce rules and regulations. b. Information regarding the membership of the board. c. The bylaws of the board. 8. Section 4A.12 shall apply only to those members of the board appointed by the governor pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (7). 96 Acts, ch 1186, §9; 97 Acts, ch 110, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 24, §21; 2002 Acts, ch 1050, §10; 2008 Acts, ch 1156, §25, 58; 2009 Acts, ch 3, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §29; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89; 2016 Acts, ch 1118, §1 – 3, 21; 2017 Acts, ch 74, §1, 2, 6; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §34, 43; 2018 Acts, ch 1143, §1, 2, 9; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §46, 2235; 2024 Acts, ch 1004, §14; 2024 Acts, ch 1043, §37; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §181 – 186; 2025 Acts, ch 6, §3, 4 Confirmation, see §2.32 Subsection 6 stricken and rewritten Subsection 7, paragraph a stricken and rewritten