House Journal: Page 280: Tuesday, February 6, 2001
15 7. TRAVEL EXPENSES. A member or employee of the
16 house shall not charge to the state of Iowa amounts
17 for travel and expenses unless the member or employee
18 actually has incurred those mileage and expense costs.
19 Members or employees shall not file the vouchers for
20 weekly mileage reimbursement required by section 2.10,
21 subsection 1 of the Code, unless the travel expense
22 was actually incurred.
23 A member or employee of the house shall not file a
24 claim for per diem compensation for a meeting of an
25 interim study committee or a visitation committee
26 unless the member or employee attended the meeting.
27 However, the speaker may waive this provision and
28 allow a claim to be filed if the member or employee
29 attempted to attend the meeting but was unable to do
30 so because of circumstances beyond the member's or
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1 employee's control.
2 8. GIFTS ACCEPTED OR RECEIVED. Members and
3 employees of the house shall comply with the
4 restrictions relating to the receipt or acceptance of
5 gifts contained in section 68B.22 of the Code.
6 9. HONORARIA RESTRICTIONS. Members and employees
7 of the house shall comply with the restrictions
8 relating to the receipt of honoraria contained in
9 section 68B.23 of the Code.
10 10. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. Each member of the house
11 and the chief clerk of the house shall file the
12 personal financial disclosure statements required
13 under section 68B.35 of the Code by February 15 of
14 each year for the prior calendar year.
15 11. SEXUAL HARASSMENT. Members and employees of
16 the house shall not engage in conduct which
17 constitutes sexual harassment as defined in section
18 19B.12 of the Code or pursuant to the sexual
19 harassment policy adopted by the house committee on
20 administration and rules.
21 12. COMPLAINTS.
22 a. Filing of complaint. Complaints may be filed
23 by any person believing that a member or employee of
24 the house, a lobbyist, or a client of a lobbyist is
25 guilty of a violation of the house code of ethics, the
26 house rules governing lobbyists, or chapter 68B of the
27 Code.
28 b. Complaints by committee. The ethics committee
29 may initiate a complaint on its own motion. Committee
30 complaints may be initiated by the committee as a
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