# Iowa Code § 231.14: Council duties and authority > Iowa · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.14 ## Section - **Citation:** Iowa Code § 231.14 - **Heading:** Council duties and authority - **Jurisdiction:** Iowa - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231 / Section 231.14 ## Text The council shall do all of the following: (1) Make recommendations to the department regarding approval of the state plan on aging developed under section 231.31 and area plans developed under section 231.33. (2) Recommend policies to coordinate state activities related to the purposes of this chapter. (3) Serve as an effective and visible advocate for older individuals and individuals with disabilities by recommending policies which affect older individuals and individuals with disabilities. (4) Make recommendations to ensure that the department will take into account the views of older individuals and individuals with disabilities in the development of policy. (5) Recommend policies and measures to ensure that preference will be given to providing services to older individuals and individuals with disabilities with the greatest economic need or greatest social need, with particular attention to low-income minority individuals, individuals with limited English proficiency, and individuals residing in rural areas. (6) Recommend policies to administer state programs authorized by this chapter. (7) Recommend policies that support the capabilities of the area agencies on aging and the aging and disabilities resource centers to serve older individuals and individuals with disabilities experiencing Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1008C87, §249D.1488 Acts, ch 1073, §1C93, §231.142003 Acts, ch 141, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 45, §4, 5; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §17; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §4, 5; 2018 Acts, ch 1049, §4; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §141; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §44 ## Nearby sections - [Iowa Code § 231.1 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.1.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.2 Legislative findings and declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.2.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.3 State policy and objectives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.3.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.4 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.4.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.11 Commission established.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.11.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.12 Terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.12.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.13 Meetings — officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.13.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.14 Council duties and authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.14.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.21 Administration of chapter department of health and human services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.21.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.22 Director assistant director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.22.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.23 Department duties and authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.23.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.23A Programs and services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.23A.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.24 Certified retirement communities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.24.md) - [Iowa Code § 231.31 State plan on aging.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.31.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TVI_C231_S231.14. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.