CHAPTER 2
DUTIES
435—2.1(216A) Information. The commission gathers and distributes information through its office in the Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
435—2.2(216A) Authority. The administrator carries out the program and policies as determined by the commission. The commission holds hearings, adopts rules, enters into contracts, accepts grants, and seeks advice and counsel outside its membership in the performance of its duties which are to:
	1.	Serve as the central permanent agency for the development of services for women and act as a clearinghouse on present programs and agencies that operate to assist women.
	2.	Publish and disseminate information relating to women, develop educational programs, and conduct conferences.
	3.	Provide assistance to organized efforts by communities, organizations, associations, and other groups working toward the improvement of the status of women.
	4.	Assist governmental agencies in equalizing and expanding opportunities and rights of women and join in efforts of public and private agencies to study and resolve problems relating to the status of women.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 216A.54.
[Filed without Notice 10/16/75—published 11/3/75]
[Filed 6/26/87, Notice 4/8/87—published 7/15/87, effective 8/19/87]
[Filed 2/25/03, Notice 11/27/02—published 3/19/03, effective 4/23/03]