Iowa Code 305.16 – Iowa historical records advisory board established
The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the governor for three-year staggered terms. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. The members shall have experience in a field of research or an activity that administers or makes extensive use of historical records. The majority of the members shall have professional qualifications and experience in the administration of government records, historical records, or archives. The administrator of the historical division of the department of cultural affairs shall serve as an ex officio member of the board.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 305.16
- Agency: means any executive or legislative branch department, office, commission, board, or other unit of state government except as otherwise provided by law. See Iowa Code 305.2
- Archives: means records that have been appraised by the state records commission as having sufficient historical, research, evidential, or informational value to warrant permanent preservation and that have been transferred to the custody of the state archives. See Iowa Code 305.2
- Commission: means the state records commission created in section 305. See Iowa Code 305.2
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
The state archivist shall serve as chair of the board and as state historical records coordinator.
The department of cultural affairs, through the state archives and records program, is the primary agency responsible for providing administrative personnel and services for the board.
The board shall meet at least three times annually and at the call of the chair. At least one meeting annually shall be held outside the state capital or in conjunction with a meeting of a relevant statewide professional organization.
Members of the board shall serve without compensation but may receive their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.