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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 68B.32, subsection 1, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. An Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board is 1 4 established as an independent agency. Effective January 1, 1 5 1994, the board shall administer this chapter and set 1 6 standards for, investigate complaints relating to, and monitor 1 7 the ethics of officials, employees, lobbyists, and candidates 1 8 for office inthe executive branch ofstate government. The 1 9 board shall also administer and set standards for, investigate 1 10 complaints relating to, and monitor the campaign finance 1 11 practices of candidates for public office. The board shall 1 12 consist of six members and shall be balanced as to political 1 13 affiliation as provided in section 69.16. The members shall 1 14 be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the 1 15 senate. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 68B.32A, subsection 12, Code 1997, is 1 17 amended to read as follows: 1 18 12. Establish rules relating to ethical conduct for 1 19 persons holding a state office in the executive branch of 1 20 state government,including candidates, andfor employees of 1 21 the executive branch of state government, and for candidates 1 22 for any state office. The board shall also establish 1 23 regulations governing the conduct of lobbyists of the 1 24 executive branch of state government, including. The rules 1 25 and regulations shall include, but are not limited to, rules 1 26 and regulations governing conflicts of interest, abuse of 1 27 office or position, misuse of public or campaign property, 1 28 campaign advertising, use of confidential information, 1 29 participation in matters in which an official or state 1 30 employee has a financial interest, and rejection of improper 1 31 offers. 1 32 Sec. 3. Section 68B.32B, subsection 1, Code 1997, is 1 33 amended to read as follows: 1 34 1. Any person may file a complaint alleging that a 1 35 candidate, committee, person holding a state office in the 2 1 executive branch of state government, employee of the 2 2 executive branch of state government, or other person has 2 3 committed a violation of chapter 56 or rules adopted by the 2 4 board. Any person may file a complaint alleging that a person 2 5 holding a state office in the executive branch of state 2 6 government, an employee of the executive branch of state 2 7 government, a candidate for state office, or a lobbyist or a 2 8 client of a lobbyist of the executive branch of state 2 9 government has committed a violation of this chapter or rules 2 10 adopted by the board. The board shall prescribe and provide 2 11 forms for this purpose. A complaint must include the name and 2 12 address of the complainant, a statement of the facts believed 2 13 to be true that form the basis of the complaint, including the 2 14 sources of information and approximate dates of the acts 2 15 alleged, and a certification by the complainant under penalty 2 16 of perjury that the facts stated to be true are true to the 2 17 best of the complainant's knowledge. 2 18 EXPLANATION 2 19 This bill includes all candidates for state office in the 2 20 jurisdiction of the ethics and campaign disclosure board for 2 21 purposes of adoption of rules and the hearing of complaints 2 22 alleging violations of Code chapter 68B and rules established 2 23 pursuant to Code chapter 68B governing ethical conduct by 2 24 candidates. Currently, the board has jurisdiction over 2 25 candidate campaign finance practices. The board may impose 2 26 various sanctions for violations of Code chapter 56, 68B, or 2 27 rules adopted by the board, ranging from requiring violators 2 28 to cease or desist from an activity, to imposing a civil 2 29 penalty of not more than $2,000, to referring the matter to 2 30 the attorney general or an appropriate county attorney for 2 31 prosecution. 2 32 LSB 2091XS 77 2 33 lh/jw/5
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