256H.2 - COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN.

        256H.2  COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR
      MILITARY CHILDREN.
         1.  A council on educational opportunity for military children is
      created to provide advice and recommendations regarding this state's
      participation in and compliance with the interstate compact on
      educational opportunity for military children in accordance with
      section 256H.1.
         2.  The council shall consist of the following seven members:
         a.  The director of the department of education or the
      director's designee.
         b.  The superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, for
      the school district with the highest percentage per capita of
      military children during the previous school year.
         c.  Two members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall
      represent a military installation located within this state and one
      of whom shall represent the executive branch and possess experience
      in assisting military families in obtaining educational services for
      their children.  The term of each member appointed under this
      paragraph shall be for four years, except that, in order to provide
      for staggered terms, the governor shall initially appoint one member
      to a term of two years and one member to a term of three years.
         d.  One member appointed jointly by the president of the
      senate and the speaker of the house of representatives as provided in
      sections 2.32A and 69.16B.
         e.  The compact commissioner appointed pursuant to section
      256H.3 and the military family education liaison appointed in
      accordance with subsection 4, shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio
      members of the council unless already appointed to the council as
      voting members.  The compact commissioner and the military family
      education liaison shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
         3.  Nonlegislative members of the council shall serve without
      compensation, but shall receive their actual and necessary expenses
      and travel incurred in the performance of their duties.  Vacancies on
      the commission shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term
      in the same manner as the original appointments.
         4.  The council shall appoint a military family education liaison
      pursuant to section 256H.1, article VIII of the interstate compact on
      educational opportunity for military children, to assist military
      families and the state in facilitating the implementation of this
      compact.
         5.  The council shall comply with the requirements of chapters 21
      and 22.
         6.  The department of education shall provide administrative
      support to the council.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2009 Acts, ch 31, §2, 4
         Referred to in § 256H.1