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1 1 Amend House File 2442 as follows:
1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting
1 3 clause and inserting the following:
1 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 2D.1 INTERNATIONAL
1 5 RELATIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
1 6 1. An international relations advisory council is
1 7 created to provide coordination of state and local
1 8 international relations activities, through both the
1 9 public and private sectors, and to provide
1 10 recommendations to the governor and to the general
1 11 assembly relating to international relations
1 12 activities.
1 13 2. The international relations advisory council
1 14 shall consist of all of the following members:
1 15 a. The co-chairpersons of the international
1 16 relations committee established by the legislative
1 17 council, or their designees.
1 18 b. Two members of the senate who are members of
1 19 the international relations committee of the
1 20 legislative council, appointed by the majority leader
1 21 of the senate, after consultation with the president
1 22 of the senate, and the minority leader of the senate,
1 23 and two members of the house of representatives who
1 24 are members of the international relations committee
1 25 of the legislative council, appointed by the speaker
1 26 of the house, after consultation with the majority
1 27 leader and the minority leader of the house of
1 28 representatives.
1 29 c. The director of the department of economic
1 30 development, or the director's designee.
1 31 d. The secretary of agriculture, or the
1 32 secretary's designee.
1 33 e. The director of the department of general
1 34 services, or the director's designee.
1 35 f. The director of the department of workforce
1 36 development, or the director's designee.
1 37 g. The director of the department of cultural
1 38 affairs, or the director's designee.
1 39 h. The director of the department of education, or
1 40 the director's designee.
1 41 i. The director of the department of public
1 42 health, or the director's designee.
1 43 j. Representatives of agriculture, private
1 44 business and industry, international programs provided
1 45 through universities and colleges located in this
1 46 state, Iowa sister states, the refugee services center
1 47 of the department of human services, and others,
1 48 selected by the legislative council, based upon
1 49 recommendations made by the international relations
1 50 committee of the legislative council.
2 1 3. The co-chairpersons of the international
2 2 relations committee of the legislative council shall
2 3 serve as co-chairpersons of the advisory council.
2 4 4. The executive branch protocol officer and the
2 5 legislative branch protocol officer shall act in a
2 6 consultative capacity to the advisory council. The
2 7 legislative branch protocol officer shall provide
2 8 staff support to the advisory council.
2 9 5. The advisory council shall do all of the
2 10 following:
2 11 a. Create a statewide network to coordinate
2 12 international relations activities involving the
2 13 executive and legislative branches, business and
2 14 industry, public and private educational institutions,
2 15 and other entities involved in promoting international
2 16 relations. The network shall include provision of
2 17 information to the public via electronic access
2 18 utilizing the most advanced and cost-effective and
2 19 efficient technology.
2 20 b. Coordinate existing resources, provided through
2 21 state agencies and other entities with international
2 22 relations expertise, to facilitate international
2 23 relations activities. Resources shall be utilized in
2 24 a manner which is most appropriate to the type of
2 25 international relations activity involved.
2 26 c. Provide continuity, over time, at the state
2 27 level in the development and enhancement of
2 28 partnerships with international colleagues.
2 29 d. Develop a comprehensive, state international
2 30 relations policy and define the state's role in the
2 31 international relations arena.
2 32 e. Coordinate efforts with the executive branch
2 33 and legislative branch protocol officers.
2 34 f. Sponsor an annual state summit on international
2 35 relations capacity to promote international relations
2 36 activities in a variety of arenas including but not
2 37 limited to international market development and civic,
2 38 cultural, and educational opportunities. The summit
2 39 should incorporate input from city, county, and state
2 40 entities from both the public and private sectors.
2 41 g. Inform and educate the public, workforce,
2 42 students, businesses, and state policymakers regarding
2 43 the importance of international involvement in both
2 44 economic and noneconomic international relations
2 45 activities.
2 46 h. Compile reference materials and a listing of
2 47 resources to be available to policymakers and the
2 48 public in preparing for international relations
2 49 activities and travel. The compiled materials and
2 50 listing of resources shall be provided via electronic
3 1 access utilizing the most advanced and cost-effective
3 2 and efficient technology.
3 3 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 2D.2 INTERNATIONAL
3 4 RELATIONS COMMITTEE – PROTOCOL.
3 5 1. The international relations committee of the
3 6 legislative council shall establish and utilize
3 7 protocol for visitors to the capitol, who may include
3 8 state, national, or international visitors. The
3 9 protocol established shall include provisions relating
3 10 to transportation of visitors to and from the capitol,
3 11 the designation of an official point of entry and a
3 12 receiving area for visitors, security provisions,
3 13 official introduction of visitors to the general
3 14 assembly while the general assembly is in session, the
3 15 provision of gifts to visitors, and other provisions
3 16 appropriate to the visitor's position.
3 17 2. The international relations committee shall
3 18 work with the executive branch protocol officer and
3 19 with the legislative branch protocol officer in
3 20 developing the protocol and in coordinating the visits
3 21 of state, national, and international visitors to the
3 22 capitol.
3 23 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 2D.3 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
3 24 PROTOCOL OFFICER.
3 25 The legislative service bureau shall employ a
3 26 legislative branch protocol officer to coordinate
3 27 activities related to state, national, and
3 28 international visitors to the state capitol or with an
3 29 interest in the general assembly, and related to
3 30 travel of members of the general assembly abroad. The
3 31 protocol officer shall serve in a consultative
3 32 capacity and shall provide staff support to the
3 33 international advisory council. The protocol officer
3 34 shall also work with the executive branch protocol
3 35 officer to coordinate state, national, and
3 36 international relations activities. The legislative
3 37 branch protocol officer shall submit periodic reports
3 38 to the international relations committee of the
3 39 legislative council regarding the visits of state,
3 40 national, and international visitors and regarding
3 41 international activities.
3 42 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 2D.4 EXECUTIVE BRANCH
3 43 PROTOCOL OFFICER.
3 44 The lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant
3 45 governor's designee, shall be the executive branch
3 46 protocol officer. The protocol officer shall serve in
3 47 a consultative capacity to the international relations
3 48 advisory council. The protocol officer shall work
3 49 with the international relations committee of the
3 50 legislative council and the legislative branch
4 1 protocol officer in developing and implementing
4 2 protocol for state, national, and international
4 3 visitors to the state capitol and in improving
4 4 coordination between the legislative and executive
4 5 branches in international relations activities."
4 6 #2. Title page, by striking line 1, and inserting
4 7 the following: "An Act relating to international
4 8 relations including the creation of an international
4 9 relations advisory council and the designation of
4 10 legislative and executive branch protocol officers."
4 11
4 12
4 13
4 14 GIPP of Winneshiek
4 15 HF 2442.302 78
4 16 pf/cf
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