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1 1 HOUSE FILE 2442
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INCLUDING THE CREATION
1 5 OF AN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE
1 6 DESIGNATION OF LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH PROTOCOL
1 7 OFFICERS.
1 8
1 9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 10
1 11 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 2D.1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
1 12 ADVISORY COUNCIL.
1 13 1. An international relations advisory council is created
1 14 to provide coordination of state and local international
1 15 relations activities, through both the public and private
1 16 sectors, and to provide recommendations to the governor and to
1 17 the general assembly relating to international relations
1 18 activities.
1 19 2. The international relations advisory council shall
1 20 consist of all of the following members:
1 21 a. The co-chairpersons of the international relations
1 22 committee established by the legislative council, or their
1 23 designees.
1 24 b. Two members of the senate who are members of the
1 25 international relations committee of the legislative council,
1 26 appointed by the majority leader of the senate, after
1 27 consultation with the president of the senate, and the
1 28 minority leader of the senate, and two members of the house of
1 29 representatives who are members of the international relations
1 30 committee of the legislative council, appointed by the speaker
1 31 of the house, after consultation with the majority leader and
1 32 the minority leader of the house of representatives.
1 33 c. The director of the department of economic development,
1 34 or the director's designee.
1 35 d. The secretary of agriculture, or the secretary's
2 1 designee.
2 2 e. The director of the department of general services, or
2 3 the director's designee.
2 4 f. The director of the department of workforce
2 5 development, or the director's designee.
2 6 g. The director of the department of cultural affairs, or
2 7 the director's designee.
2 8 h. The director of the department of education, or the
2 9 director's designee.
2 10 i. The director of the department of public health, or the
2 11 director's designee.
2 12 j. Representatives of agriculture, private business and
2 13 industry, international programs provided through universities
2 14 and colleges located in this state, Iowa sister states, the
2 15 refugee services center of the department of human services,
2 16 and others, selected by the legislative council, based upon
2 17 recommendations made by the international relations committee
2 18 of the legislative council.
2 19 3. The co-chairpersons of the international relations
2 20 committee of the legislative council shall serve as co-
2 21 chairpersons of the advisory council.
2 22 4. The executive branch protocol officer and the
2 23 legislative branch protocol officer shall act in a
2 24 consultative capacity to the advisory council. The
2 25 legislative branch protocol officer shall provide staff
2 26 support to the advisory council.
2 27 5. The advisory council shall do all of the following:
2 28 a. Create a statewide network to coordinate international
2 29 relations activities involving the executive and legislative
2 30 branches, business and industry, public and private
2 31 educational institutions, and other entities involved in
2 32 promoting international relations. The network shall include
2 33 provision of information to the public via electronic access
2 34 utilizing the most advanced and cost-effective and efficient
2 35 technology.
3 1 b. Coordinate existing resources, provided through state
3 2 agencies and other entities with international relations
3 3 expertise, to facilitate international relations activities.
3 4 Resources shall be utilized in a manner which is most
3 5 appropriate to the type of international relations activity
3 6 involved.
3 7 c. Provide continuity, over time, at the state level in
3 8 the development and enhancement of partnerships with
3 9 international colleagues.
3 10 d. Develop a comprehensive, state international relations
3 11 policy and define the state's role in the international
3 12 relations arena.
3 13 e. Coordinate efforts with the executive branch and
3 14 legislative branch protocol officers.
3 15 f. Sponsor an annual state summit on international
3 16 relations capacity to promote international relations
3 17 activities in a variety of arenas including but not limited to
3 18 international market development and civic, cultural, and
3 19 educational opportunities. The summit should incorporate
3 20 input from city, county, and state entities from both the
3 21 public and private sectors.
3 22 g. Inform and educate the public, workforce, students,
3 23 businesses, and state policymakers regarding the importance of
3 24 international involvement in both economic and noneconomic
3 25 international relations activities.
3 26 h. Compile reference materials and a listing of resources
3 27 to be available to policymakers and the public in preparing
3 28 for international relations activities and travel. The
3 29 compiled materials and listing of resources shall be provided
3 30 via electronic access utilizing the most advanced and cost-
3 31 effective and efficient technology.
3 32 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 2D.2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3 33 COMMITTEE – PROTOCOL.
3 34 1. The international relations committee of the
3 35 legislative council shall establish and utilize protocol for
4 1 visitors to the capitol, who may include state, national, or
4 2 international visitors. The protocol established shall
4 3 include provisions relating to transportation of visitors to
4 4 and from the capitol, the designation of an official point of
4 5 entry and a receiving area for visitors, security provisions,
4 6 official introduction of visitors to the general assembly
4 7 while the general assembly is in session, the provision of
4 8 gifts to visitors, and other provisions appropriate to the
4 9 visitor's position.
4 10 2. The international relations committee shall work with
4 11 the executive branch protocol officer and with the legislative
4 12 branch protocol officer in developing the protocol and in
4 13 coordinating the visits of state, national, and international
4 14 visitors to the capitol.
4 15 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 2D.3 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PROTOCOL
4 16 OFFICER.
4 17 The legislative service bureau shall employ a legislative
4 18 branch protocol officer to coordinate activities related to
4 19 state, national, and international visitors to the state
4 20 capitol or with an interest in the general assembly, and
4 21 related to travel of members of the general assembly abroad.
4 22 The protocol officer shall serve in a consultative capacity
4 23 and shall provide staff support to the international advisory
4 24 council. The protocol officer shall also work with the
4 25 executive branch protocol officer to coordinate state,
4 26 national, and international relations activities. The
4 27 legislative branch protocol officer shall submit periodic
4 28 reports to the international relations committee of the
4 29 legislative council regarding the visits of state, national,
4 30 and international visitors and regarding international
4 31 activities.
4 32 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 2D.4 EXECUTIVE BRANCH PROTOCOL
4 33 OFFICER.
4 34 The lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's
4 35 designee, shall be the executive branch protocol officer. The
5 1 protocol officer shall serve in a consultative capacity to the
5 2 international relations advisory council. The protocol
5 3 officer shall work with the international relations committee
5 4 of the legislative council and the legislative branch protocol
5 5 officer in developing and implementing protocol for state,
5 6 national, and international visitors to the state capitol and
5 7 in improving coordination between the legislative and
5 8 executive branches in international relations activities.
5 9
5 10
5 11
5 12 BRENT SIEGRIST
5 13 Speaker of the House
5 14
5 15
5 16
5 17 MARY E. KRAMER
5 18 President of the Senate
5 19
5 20 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
5 21 is known as House File 2442, Seventy-eighth General Assembly.
5 22
5 23
5 24
5 25 ELIZABETH ISAACSON
5 26 Chief Clerk of the House
5 27 Approved , 2000
5 28
5 29
5 30
5 31 THOMAS J. VILSACK
5 32 Governor
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