Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
515/281-7840
The Computer Support Bureau (CSB) serves the General Assembly and the Legislative Council by providing services and support for the computer systems used by the legislative staff and agencies. The CSB advises the Legislative Council on matters relating to computer services, computer needs and uses of the legislative computer system. The CSB also cooperates with the legislative agencies and staff with the development and maintenance of computer services and applications required by the Iowa General Assembly. In addition, the CSB advises the Legislative Council on expanding the uses and applications of the legislative computer system.
The specific types of applications (both mainframe and network) supported by the CSB for legislative agencies and staff include the following: bill drafting and automatic amending; maintaining databases containing bill history, amendments, and tracking; committee, legislator, and lobbyist information; and the Iowa Code; word processing; spreadsheets; graphics; electronic mail; and other software products useful in legislative work. In addition, the Computer Support Bureau assists legislative agencies and staff by training personnel to use the legislative computer system.
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