Section 261.114.5. Council membership.

       114.5(1) The council shall consist of the following members:

        a.           Twenty voting members selected by the board to serve staggered, two-year terms beginning and ending as provided in Iowa Code section 69.19. Members to be selected shall include the following representatives:

       (1)             Seven shall be representatives from businesses in the targeted industries; and

       (2)             Thirteen shall be individuals who serve on the technology commercialization committee, or other committees of the board, and who have expertise with the targeted industries.

       (3)             Ten of the 20 members selected pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph “a” shall be executives actively engaged in the management of a business in a targeted industry.

        b.           Nine voting members as set forth below:

       (1)             One member, selected by the governor, who also serves on the Iowa capital investment board created in Iowa Code section 15E.63.

       (2)             The director of the authority, or the director’s designee.

       (3)             The chief technology officer appointed pursuant to Iowa Code section 15.117, who shall serve as chairperson of the council.

       (4)             The director of the department of workforce development, or the director’s designee.

       (5)             The president of the state university of Iowa, or the president’s designee.

       (6)             The president of Iowa state university of science and technology, or the president’s designee.

       (7)             The president of the university of northern Iowa, or the president’s designee.

       (8)             Two community college presidents from geographically diverse areas of the state, selected by the Iowa association of community college trustees.

        c.           Four members of the general assembly serving two-year terms in a nonvoting, ex officio capacity, with two from the senate and two from the house of representatives and not more than one member from each chamber being from the same political party. The two senators shall be designated one member each by the president of the senate after consultation with the majority leader of the senate, and by the minority leader of the senate. The two representatives shall be designated one member each by the speaker of the house of representatives after consultation with the majority leader of the house of representatives, and by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

       114.5(2) To be eligible to serve as a designee, a person must have sufficient authority to make decisions on behalf of the organization being represented. A designee shall not permit a substitute to attend council meetings on the designee’s behalf.

       114.5(3) A vacancy on the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection and shall be for the remainder of the term.

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