Iowa § 55.3 - 55.3 Service on boards, commissions, task forces, and committees.
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§ 55.3. 55.3 Service on boards, commissions, task forces, and committees.
1. For the purpose of this section, “state board” includes any board, commission, committee, council, or task force of the state government created by the Constitution of the State of Iowa, or by statute, resolution of the general assembly, motion of the legislative council, executive order of the governor, or supreme court order, but does not include any such state board, commission, committee, council, or task force for which an annual salary is provided for its members. 2. A person who is appointed to serve on a state board, upon written application to the person’s employer, shall be granted leaves of absence from regular employment to attend the meetings of the state board, except if leaves of absence are prohibited by federal law. The leaves of absence may be granted without pay and shall be granted without loss of net credited service and benefits earned. This section does not apply if the employer employs less than twenty full-time employees. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §2061; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §39; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94 Wed Dec 10 22:25:48 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 55.3 (17, 0)
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