Iowa Code § 256.3: State board established.

1. The state board of education is established for the department. The state board consists of nine members: seven voting members, one nonvoting student member, and the director of the department of workforce development, who shall serve as a nonvoting member. The voting members shall be appointed by the governor subject to senate confirmation. The nonvoting student member shall be appointed as provided in section 256.5A.

2. The voting members shall be registered voters of the state and hold no other elective or appointive state office. Not more than five voting members shall be of the same political party. The voting members shall be members of the general public. A voting member shall not be engaged in professional education for a major portion of the member’s time nor shall the member derive a major portion of income from any business or activity connected with education.

3. The terms of office for voting members are for six years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.