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House Study Bill 75

Bill Text

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 14B.102, subsection 2, Code 2001, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  k.  Receiving and accepting donations,
  1  4 gifts, and contributions in the form of money, services,
  1  5 materials, or otherwise, from the United States or any of its
  1  6 agencies, from this state or any of its agencies, or from any
  1  7 other person, and to using or expending such moneys, services,
  1  8 materials, or other contributions in carrying on information
  1  9 technology operations.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 14B.203, subsection 1, unnumbered
  1 11 paragraph 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  1 12    The department shall collect moneys Moneys paid to a
  1 13 participating governmental entities entity from persons who
  1 14 complete an electronic financial transaction with the
  1 15 governmental entity by accessing IowAccess shall be
  1 16 transferred to the treasurer of state for deposit in the
  1 17 general fund, unless the disposition of the moneys is
  1 18 specifically provided for under other law.  The moneys may
  1 19 include all of the following:
  1 20    Sec. 3.  Section 14B.203, subsection 3, Code 2001, is
  1 21 amended by striking the subsection.
  1 22    Sec. 4.  Section 14B.203, subsection 4, Code 2001, is
  1 23 amended to read as follows:
  1 24    4.  In addition to other forms of payment, credit cards
  1 25 shall be accepted in payment for moneys owed to a governmental
  1 26 entity as provided in this section, according to rules which
  1 27 shall be adopted by the treasurer of state.  The fees to be
  1 28 charged shall not exceed those permitted by statute.  A
  1 29 governmental entity may adjust its fees to reflect the cost of
  1 30 processing as determined by the treasurer of state.  The
  1 31 discount charged by the credit card issuer may be included in
  1 32 determining the fees to be paid for completing a financial
  1 33 transaction under this section by using a credit card.  Moneys
  1 34 owed to a governmental entity as provided in this subsection
  1 35 shall not be dischargeable in any proceeding under the federal
  2  1 Bankruptcy Act.  
  2  2                           EXPLANATION
  2  3    This bill makes changes concerning designated financial
  2  4 operations and transactions of the information technology
  2  5 department.  The bill provides that the department shall be
  2  6 authorized to receive, accept, and utilize donations, gifts,
  2  7 and contributions in the form of money, services, materials,
  2  8 or otherwise, from the United States or any of its agencies,
  2  9 from the state of Iowa or any of its agencies, or from any
  2 10 other person.
  2 11    The bill also provides that moneys paid to a participating
  2 12 governmental entity from persons who complete an electronic
  2 13 financial transaction with the governmental entity by
  2 14 accessing IowAccess shall be transferred to the treasurer of
  2 15 state for deposit in the general fund, unless the disposition
  2 16 of such moneys is specifically provided for under other law.
  2 17 The bill deletes provisions which had previously specified
  2 18 that the department collected and served as an agent in
  2 19 collecting moneys for receipt by governmental entities, and
  2 20 that the moneys would be then transferred by the department to
  2 21 governmental entities directly or to the treasurer of state
  2 22 for disbursement to governmental entities.
  2 23    The bill additionally provides that moneys owed to a
  2 24 governmental entity by persons using a credit card in
  2 25 completing an electronic financial transaction utilizing
  2 26 IowAccess shall not be dischargeable in any proceeding under
  2 27 the federal Bankruptcy Act.  This makes Iowa law consistent
  2 28 with federal law.  
  2 29 LSB 1041DP 79
  2 30 rn/pj/5.1
     

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