142A.3 TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CONTROL -- DIVISION
-- COMMISSION -- CREATED.
1. The department shall establish, as a separate and distinct
division within the department, a division of tobacco use prevention
and control. The division shall develop, implement, and administer
the initiative established in this chapter and shall perform other
duties as directed by this chapter or as assigned by the director of
public health.
2. A commission on tobacco use prevention and control is
established to develop policy, provide direction for the initiative,
and perform all other duties related to the initiative and other
tobacco use prevention and control activities as directed by this
chapter or referred to the commission by the director of public
health.
3. The membership of the commission shall include the following
voting members who shall serve three-year, staggered terms:
a. Members, at least one of whom is a member of a racial
minority, to be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by
the senate pursuant to sections 2.32 and 69.19, and consisting of the
following:
(1) Three members who are active with nonprofit health
organizations that emphasize tobacco use prevention or who are active
as health services providers, at the local level.
(2) One member who is a retailer.
(3) Three members who are active with health promotion activities
at the local level in youth education, law enforcement, nonprofit
services, or other activities relating to tobacco use prevention and
control.
b. Three voting members, to be selected by the participants
in the annual statewide youth summit of the initiative's youth
program, who shall not be subject to section 69.16 or 69.16A.
However, the selection process shall provide for diversity among the
members and at least one of the youth members shall be a female.
4. The commission shall also include the following ex officio,
nonvoting members:
a. Four members of the general assembly, with not more than
one member from each chamber being from the same political party.
The majority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the
senate shall each appoint one of the senate members. The majority
leader of the house and the minority leader of the house of
representatives shall each appoint one of the house members.
b. The presiding officer of the statewide youth executive
body, selected by the delegates to the statewide youth summit.
5. In addition to the members of the commission, the following
agencies, organizations, and persons shall each assign a single
liaison to the commission to provide assistance to the commission in
the discharge of the commission's duties:
a. The department of education.
b. The drug policy coordinator.
c. The department of justice, office of the attorney general.
d. The department of human services.
e. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of
commerce.
6. Citizen members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary
expenses incurred in performance of their duties. Citizen members
shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6. Legislative
members are eligible for per diem and expenses as provided in section
2.10.
7. A member of the commission who is convicted of a crime
relating to tobacco, alcohol, or controlled substances is subject to
removal from the commission.
8. A vacancy on the commission other than for the youth members
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for
the balance of the unexpired term. A youth member vacancy shall be
filled by the presiding officer of the statewide executive body as
selected by the delegates to the statewide youth summit.
9. The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its voting
members and may select other officers from among its voting members,
as determined necessary by the commission. The commission shall meet
regularly as determined by the commission, upon the call of the
chairperson, or upon the call of a majority of the voting members.
10. The commission may designate an advisory council. The
commission shall determine the membership and representation of the
advisory council and members of the council shall serve at the
pleasure of the commission. The advisory council may include
representatives of health care provider groups, parent groups,
antitobacco advocacy programs and organizations, tobacco retailers,
research and evaluation experts, and youth organizers.
142A.3 TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CONTROL -- DIVISION
-- COMMISSION -- CREATED.
1. The department shall establish, as a separate and distinct
division within the department, a division of tobacco use prevention
and control. The division shall develop, implement, and administer
the initiative established in this chapter and shall perform other
duties as directed by this chapter or as assigned by the director of
public health.
2. A commission on tobacco use prevention and control is
established to develop policy, provide direction for the initiative,
and perform all other duties related to the initiative and other
tobacco use prevention and control activities as directed by this
chapter or referred to the commission by the director of public
health.
3. The membership of the commission shall include the following
voting members who shall serve three-year, staggered terms:
a. Members, at least one of whom is a member of a racial
minority, to be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by
the senate pursuant to sections 2.32 and 69.19, and consisting of the
following:
(1) Three members who are active with nonprofit health
organizations that emphasize tobacco use prevention or who are active
as health services providers, at the local level.
(2) One member who is a retailer.
(3) Three members who are active with health promotion activities
at the local level in youth education, law enforcement, nonprofit
services, or other activities relating to tobacco use prevention and
control.
b. Three voting members, to be selected by the participants
in the annual statewide youth summit of the initiative's youth
program, who shall not be subject to section 69.16 or 69.16A.
However, the selection process shall provide for diversity among the
members and at least one of the youth members shall be a female.
4. The commission shall also include the following ex officio,
nonvoting members:
a. Four members of the general assembly, with not more than
one member from each chamber being from the same political party.
The majority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the
senate shall each appoint one of the senate members. The majority
leader of the house and the minority leader of the house of
representatives shall each appoint one of the house members.
b. The presiding officer of the statewide youth executive
body, selected by the delegates to the statewide youth summit.
5. In addition to the members of the commission, the following
agencies, organizations, and persons shall each assign a single
liaison to the commission to provide assistance to the commission in
the discharge of the commission's duties:
a. The department of education.
b. The drug policy coordinator.
c. The department of justice, office of the attorney general.
d. The department of human services.
e. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of
commerce.
6. Citizen members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary
expenses incurred in performance of their duties. Citizen members
shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6. Legislative
members are eligible for per diem and expenses as provided in section
2.10.
7. A member of the commission who is convicted of a crime
relating to tobacco, alcohol, or controlled substances is subject to
removal from the commission.
8. A vacancy on the commission other than for the youth members
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for
the balance of the unexpired term. A youth member vacancy shall be
filled by the presiding officer of the statewide executive body as
selected by the delegates to the statewide youth summit.
9. The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its voting
members and may select other officers from among its voting members,
as determined necessary by the commission. The commission shall meet
regularly as determined by the commission, upon the call of the
chairperson, or upon the call of a majority of the voting members.
10. The commission may designate an advisory council. The
commission shall determine the membership and representation of the
advisory council and members of the council shall serve at the
pleasure of the commission. The advisory council may include
representatives of health care provider groups, parent groups,
antitobacco advocacy programs and organizations, tobacco retailers,
research and evaluation experts, and youth organizers.
142A.3 TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CONTROL -- DIVISION
-- COMMISSION -- CREATED.
1. The department shall establish, as a separate and distinct
division within the department, a division of tobacco use prevention
and control. The division shall develop, implement, and administer
the initiative established in this chapter and shall perform other
duties as directed by this chapter or as assigned by the director of
public health.
2. A commission on tobacco use prevention and control is
established to develop policy, provide direction for the initiative,
and perform all other duties related to the initiative and other
tobacco use prevention and control activities as directed by this
chapter or referred to the commission by the director of public
health.
3. The membership of the commission shall include the following
voting members who shall serve three-year, staggered terms:
a. Members, at least one of whom is a member of a racial
minority, to be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by
the senate pursuant to sections 2.32 and 69.19, and consisting of the
following:
(1) Three members who are active with nonprofit health
organizations that emphasize tobacco use prevention or who are active
as health services providers, at the local level.
(2) One member who is a retailer.
(3) Three members who are active with health promotion activities
at the local level in youth education, law enforcement, nonprofit
services, or other activities relating to tobacco use prevention and
control.
b. Three voting members, to be selected by the participants
in the annual statewide youth summit of the initiative's youth
program, who shall not be subject to section 69.16 or 69.16A.
However, the selection process shall provide for diversity among the
members and at least one of the youth members shall be a female.
4. The commission shall also include the following ex officio,
nonvoting members:
a. Four members of the general assembly, with not more than
one member from each chamber being from the same political party.
The majority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the
senate shall each appoint one of the senate members. The majority
leader of the house and the minority leader of the house of
representatives shall each appoint one of the house members.
b. The presiding officer of the statewide youth executive
body, selected by the delegates to the statewide youth summit.
5. In addition to the members of the commission, the following
agencies, organizations, and persons shall each assign a single
liaison to the commission to provide assistance to the commission in
the discharge of the commission's duties:
a. The department of education.
b. The drug policy coordinator.
c. The department of justice, office of the attorney general.
d. The department of human services.
e. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of
commerce.
6. Citizen members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary
expenses incurred in performance of their duties. Citizen members
shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6. Legislative
members are eligible for per diem and expenses as provided in section
2.10.
7. A member of the commission who is convicted of a crime
relating to tobacco, alcohol, or controlled substances is subject to
removal from the commission.
8. A vacancy on the commission other than for the youth members
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for
the balance of the unexpired term. A youth member vacancy shall be
filled by the presiding officer of the statewide executive body as
selected by the delegates to the statewide youth summit.
9. The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its voting
members and may select other officers from among its voting members,
as determined necessary by the commission. The commission shall meet
regularly as determined by the commission, upon the call of the
chairperson, or upon the call of a majority of the voting members.
10. The commission may designate an advisory council. The
commission shall determine the membership and representation of the
advisory council and members of the council shall serve at the
pleasure of the commission. The advisory council may include
representatives of health care provider groups, parent groups,
antitobacco advocacy programs and organizations, tobacco retailers,
research and evaluation experts, and youth organizers.
