Des Moines, Iowa — Members of the Iowa House are scaling back the governor’s plan to consolidate or eliminate 111 state boards and commissions.
A bill that cleared a House subcommittee Wednesday morning only focuses on the elimination of 49 boards or commissions. Republican Representative Jane Bloomingdale of Northwood is chair of the House State Government Committee.
A review committee met last fall and made recommendations about streamlining state boards and commissions, but Governor Reynolds’ bill to implement those changes wasn’t released until Monday. Bloomingdale says she reviewed the commission’s recommendations, developed a plan that focuses on the obvious changes and sent it to all of the members of her committee on Sunday.
A Senate subcommittee will meet at noon Wednesday to review the governor’s bill which would eliminate or merge 43 percent of state boards and commissions.
