House Journal: Page 2253: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
May 30, 2003
The Honorable Chester Culver
Secretary of State
State Capitol Building
L O C A L
Dear Mr. Secretary:
I hereby transmit Senate File 433, an Act relating to and making appropriations to
the Department of Economic Development, certain Board of Regents Institutions,
Department of Workforce Development and the Public Employment Relations Board
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
Senate File 433 continues current levels of funding for the World Food Prize and
the workforce development fund account. It maintains funding for immigration service
centers and provides a small increase to fund operations of the Public Employment
Relations Board.
This administration has made clear from the first day of the 2003 Session that our
top priority is transforming Iowa's economy. This goal, which we share with a majority
of legislators from both parties, can only be accomplished with a significant investment
in Iowa's future - an investment that is provided through the Iowa Values Fund. While
Senate File 433 funds some important services Iowans rely on everyday, it is
completely inadequate and does not provide the commitment this state needs to retain
our current employers, attract new businesses, incent business expansion, and create
the high-paying jobs needed to keep our children and grandchildren living here.
It is vital the Legislature take action immediately to approve an Iowa Values Fund
to send a strong message that Iowa is open for business. In the meantime, we must
continue to provide the services that are funded through this bill. Senate File 433 is,
therefore, signed on this date with the following exceptions, which I hereby disapprove:
I am unable to approve the item designated as Section 1, subsection 3. As I
indicated last year, the Accountable Government Act establishes a comprehensive,
enterprise-wide process for setting program goals and establishing results measures.
These measures have been developed with data currently being compiled. This section
would create redundancies in the development and reporting of goals and results
measurements for the Department of Economic Development.
I am unable to approved the designated portion of Section 10, subsection 2. This
would require that small business development centers be located equally throughout
the different regions of the state. This bill contains no instruction as to the legislative
meaning or intent of "located equally throughout the different regions of the state." As
such, the bill is terminally vague making compliance impossible.
I am unable to approve the items designated as Section 10, subsection 3, paragraph
b, Section 11, subsection 2, paragraph b, and Section 12, subsection 2, paragraph b.
These sections would require any business or individual receiving benefits from
specified Regent programs to have a commercially viable service or product. This
legislative mandate would have an unacceptable dulling effect on innovation. Iowa
should be encouraging entrepreneurship. This section of Senate File 433 would have
the opposite impact.
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League of Women Voters of Iowa
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