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House File 2401 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2401 BY INGELS A BILL FOR An Act relating to exceptions to member education course 1 requirements for official meetings open to the public. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5966YH (1) 91 lh/ns H.F. 2401 Section 1. Section 21.12, subsection 5, Code 2026, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 5. This section does not apply to a any of the following: 3 a. A member of a governmental body if the member or 4 governmental body is excluded from the jurisdiction of the Iowa 5 public information board under section 23.12 . 6 b. A member of a board, council, or committee that is 7 established solely to provide advice or recommendations, and 8 who is appointed by a school board, city council, or board of 9 supervisors. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 Current law requires a newly elected or appointed public 14 official who is a member of a governmental body to complete 15 a training course relating to the responsibilities of the 16 governmental body and its members under Code chapter 21 17 (official meetings open to public). This bill provides 18 that a member of a board, council, or committee that is 19 established solely to provide advice or recommendations, and 20 who is appointed by a school board, city council, or board of 21 supervisors, is exempt from this training requirement. 22 -1- LSB 5966YH (1) 91 lh/ns 1/ 1
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