1. A governmental services card advisory committee is established consisting of the telecommunication and information management council, as reconstituted by executive order number 33, dated August 21, 1987, representatives of the principal central departments of the executive branch as enumerated in section 7E.5 and representatives of private industry, including, but not limited to, financial institutions. The governmental services card advisory committee shall formulate a plan for the development and implementation of a statewide governmental services card system which shall be submitted to the general assembly by January 1, 1995, and shall include all of the following:
a. A governmental services card mission statement which shall be consistent with the stated purposes of the governmental services card.
b. A stated definition of the goals and objectives of the committee.
c. A reasonable estimation of the costs and benefits which would be incurred or realized through implementation of a governmental services card system.
d. Recommendations for the process of coordinating the receipt and disbursement of funds through the treasurer of state's office and the appropriate state agencies.
e. A proposed list of pilot projects where the governmental services card may be implemented.
f. A schedule for implementation in which reasonable attempts shall be made to comply with the intent of the general assembly that the first pilot project begin no later than January 1, 1996.
2. The governmental services card shall be used for any governmental purpose requiring identification, including, but not limited to, a driver's license, nonoperator's identification card, library card, hunting and fishing license, and university identification card. In addition, the governmental services card shall be used for the electronic transfer of funds and shall allow the user to receive state benefits and entitlements and to pay indebtedness to the state, including tax payments and refunds, and shall serve as a source of access to governmental information. The holder of a governmental services card shall have a personal identification number which shall allow the holder to gain access to the system.
3. The governmental services card standards shall be compatible with the standards established for the electronic transfer of funds under chapter 527. Any funds necessary for issuance of the governmental services card shall be transferred from funds appropriated to the various state agencies for costs associated with their respective identification card, information systems, and disbursement and receipt of funds.
4. The governmental services card advisory committee shall review and evaluate procedures for the implementation of a statewide network for the electronic processing and payment of claims for health care services. The committee shall seek input from health care providers and other persons with expertise in electronic health care claims processing in conducting its review and evaluation.
5. Local governments may participate in this program to allow access to local governmental information services and financial transactions through use of the governmental services card.
6. The governmental services card advisory committee shall consider procedures to ensure the full protection of privacy of personal information and the security of a holder's personal identification number.
7. For purposes of this section:
a. "Financial institution" means financial institution as defined in section 527.2.
b. "Governmental services card" means a card containing identifying information in written and machine readable form, which can be used as an access device by the holder for any of the purposes as stated in this section.
92 Acts, ch 1193, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1073, § 9
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