Text: HSB00509 Text: HSB00511 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 68B.26, Code 1999, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 68B.26 ACTIONS COMMENCED. 1 4Actions against public officials or public employees to1 5enforce the provisions of this chapter may be commenced by the1 6filing of a complaint with the county attorney by any legal1 7resident of the state of Iowa who is eighteen years of age or1 8more at the time of commencing the action or by the attorney1 9general.Complaints regarding conduct of local officials or 1 10 local employees which violates this chapter shall be filed 1 11 with the county attorney in the county where the accused 1 12 resides. However, if the county attorney is the person 1 13 against whom the complaint is filed, or if the county attorney 1 14 otherwise has a personal or legal conflict of interest, the 1 15 complaint shall be filed with the attorney general. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 68B.32D, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 1 17 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 18 NEW PARAGRAPH. j. Charge a fee to the respondent not to 1 19 exceed seventy-five dollars for conducting a contested case 1 20 proceeding pursuant to this chapter, chapter 56, or rules 1 21 adopted by the board which leads to a disciplinary action 1 22 against the respondent. In addition to the fee, the board may 1 23 recover costs for all of the following procedures along with 1 24 associated personnel expenses for the procedures: 1 25 (1) Preparation of a transcript of the proceeding. 1 26 (2) Witness fees and expenses. 1 27 (3) Depositions. 1 28 Sec. 3. Section 68B.32D, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 1 29 amended to read as follows: 1 30 3. If a person fails to comply with anorderaction of the 1 31 board under subsection 1,paragraph "a", "b", "c", or "h",the 1 32 board may petition the Polk county district courthaving1 33jurisdictionfor an order for enforcement of theorderaction 1 34 of the board. The enforcement proceeding shall be conducted 1 35 as provided in section 68B.33. 2 1 Sec. 4. Section 68B.38, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 2 2 amended to read as follows: 2 3 1.Beginning in 1994, no later thanOn or before January 2 4 31 and July 31 of each year,unless no payments are made,a 2 5 lobbyist's client shall file with the general assembly or 2 6 board a report that contains information on all salaries, 2 7 fees, and retainers paid by the lobbyist's client to the 2 8 lobbyist for lobbying purposes during the preceding six 2 9 calendar months. Reports by lobbyists' clients shall be filed 2 10 with the same entity with which the lobbyist filed the 2 11 lobbyist's registration. 2 12 EXPLANATION 2 13 This bill limits actions which can be commenced to enforce 2 14 provisions of the Code relating to conflicts of interest of 2 15 public officers and public employees. The bill provides that 2 16 an action may only be brought against local officials or local 2 17 employees and not against state employees or legislative 2 18 employees. The bill does not impact the legislative ethics 2 19 committee's jurisdiction over legislators and lobbyists and 2 20 the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board's jurisdiction 2 21 over state officials and employees of state government. 2 22 The bill provides that, in an action to enforce provisions 2 23 of the Code relating to conflicts of interest of public 2 24 officers and employees, the complaint shall be filed with the 2 25 attorney general if the county attorney is the person against 2 26 whom the complaint is filed or if the county attorney 2 27 otherwise has a personal or legal conflict of interest. All 2 28 other complaints are filed with the county attorney in the 2 29 county where the accused resides. 2 30 The bill provides that the ethics and campaign disclosure 2 31 board may charge a fee for conducting a contested case 2 32 pursuant to provisions of the Code relating to conflicts of 2 33 interest of public officers and employees and campaign 2 34 finance, or rules, which case leads to a disciplinary action. 2 35 The bill provides that the board may also recover costs, 3 1 including associated personnel expenses, for preparation of a 3 2 transcript of the proceeding, witness fees and expenses, and 3 3 depositions. 3 4 The bill provides that if a person fails to comply with an 3 5 action of the board, the board may file a petition in the Polk 3 6 county district court to enforce the order. 3 7 The bill requires that a lobbyist's client file a report on 3 8 or before January 31 and July 31 containing information on all 3 9 salaries, fees, and retainers paid by the lobbyist's client to 3 10 the lobbyist for lobbying purposes, regardless of whether any 3 11 payments have been made during the previous six months. 3 12 Currently, if no payments are made during the previous six 3 13 months, a report is not required. 3 14 LSB 5281DP 78 3 15 tm/gg/8
Text: HSB00509 Text: HSB00511 Text: HSB00500 - HSB00599 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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