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Which could go? A state panel is recommending eliminating or consolidating more than 100 Iowa boards and commissions, the latest step in Gov. Kim Reynolds' push to shrink state government. <br><br>
The preliminary recommendations come from a Tuesday meeting of the state's Boards and Commissions Review Committee, created as part of a sweeping government reorganization law Reynolds signed in April that reduced cabinet-level state government agencies from 37 to 16. <br><br>
Kraig Paulsen, the committee's chair and director of the Iowa Department of Management, said the group started with a list of 256 state boards and commissions and is proposing eliminating or consolidating 116, leaving the state with 140. <br><br>
After hearing from the public later this month, the committee will submit a report with final recommendations to Reynolds and the Iowa Legislature by Sept. 30. It would then be up to lawmakers to decide whether to act on the proposal. <br><br>
"No vote we take in here actually changes, modifies, eliminates, creates any boards or commissions anywhere," Paulsen said. "So this is part of the conversation. <br><br>
State Sen. Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, said she's concerned there wasn't an opportunity for the public to weigh in as the committee members came up with their initial recommendations for eliminating boards and commissions. <br><br>
"I think theres a line to be drawn between efficiency and not allowing sufficient input from the public and potentially consolidation of power," she said. <br><br>
Committee members said some of the boards or commissions have been defunct for years or haven't received new funding, while others have to operate in order for the state to receive federal funds. <br><br>
In most cases, eliminating a board or commission would result in its duties being taken over by the state agency it exists within. Consolidating boards or commissions would fold their duties into other boards and commissions. <br><br>
Under the committee's recommendations, the commissions on the Status of African Americans, Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, Deaf Services, Persons with Disabilities, Latino Affairs, Native American Affairs and the Status of Women would all be folded into the Iowa Human Rights Commission. <br><br>
One of the committee's overarching recommendations is to eliminate Iowa's legal requirement that boards and commissions are balanced with equal numbers of men and women. <br><br>
"I think that was a law that was put in place and was necessary and helpful in 1986," Paulsen said. "And maybe it is still necessary and helpful in 2023, but why not have the conversation? <br><br>
Some lawmakers, including Sen. Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig, proposed eliminating the gender balance requirement during this year's legislative session. But the idea did not pass. <br><br>
Rep. Jane Bloomingdale, R-Northwood, who chairs the House State Government Committee, said the state should strive to have some gender balance but she understands the desire to look at removing the requirement from the law. <br><br>
"Sometimes that gender balance gets in the way of getting good people on a board," she said. "I think we do want to strive to have men and women on a board, but when we require it, it can make it difficult for some boards. <br><br>
The committee's other recommendations include creating an ongoing process to review boards and commissions, streamlining the structure of advisory boards, allowing virtual or hybrid participation at board meetings, compensating board members and creating consistent licensing standards across professions. <br><br>
Iowans will have the chance to weigh in at a public hearing next week, where they can share their thoughts about whether certain boards should be kept the same, modified or eliminated. <br><br>
The committee's full report is available online . <br><br>
Here's a look at the committee's recommendations. <br><br>
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