Senate File 2176 - Enrolled

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  1  1                                             SENATE FILE 2176
  1  2
  1  3                             AN ACT
  1  4 RELATING TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS BY PROVIDING FOR THE
  1  5    PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS, ESTABLISHING
  1  6    LOCAL CULTURAL COMMITTEES, AND CREATING A CIVIL WAR
  1  7    SESQUICENTENNIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
  1  8
  1  9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  1 10
  1 11                           DIVISION I
  1 12                     ONLINE RESEARCH CENTER
  1 13    Section 1.  Section 303.2, subsection 2, Code 2007, is
  1 14 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1 15    NEW PARAGRAPH.  l.  Establish, maintain, and administer a
  1 16 digital collection of historical manuscripts, documents,
  1 17 records, reports, images, and artifacts and make the
  1 18 collection available to the public through an online research
  1 19 center.
  1 20                           DIVISION II
  1 21            CULTURE, HISTORY, AND ARTS TEAMS PROGRAM
  1 22    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  303.3E  CULTURE, HISTORY, AND ARTS
  1 23 TEAMS PROGRAM.
  1 24    1.  The department of cultural affairs shall establish and
  1 25 administer a statewide program facilitating the promotion of
  1 26 culture, history, and arts in Iowa.  The program's purpose
  1 27 shall be to encourage cooperation and collaboration among the
  1 28 various state and local organizations working in these areas
  1 29 to improve Iowa's quality of life.
  1 30    2.  The department shall implement the program by working
  1 31 with the local organizations to establish local committees.
  1 32 Each committee shall:
  1 33    a.  Include representatives from local organizations
  1 34 dedicated to promoting culture, history, and arts.
  1 35    b.  Gather and disseminate information on the cultural,
  2  1 historical, and arts opportunities in the regions.
  2  2    c.  Enhance communication among the local organizations.
  2  3    d.  Assist the staff members of local organizations in
  2  4 obtaining technical and professional training.
  2  5    3.  The department shall assist local organizations in the
  2  6 delivery of technical services, professional training, and
  2  7 programming opportunities by working with these committees.
  2  8                          DIVISION III
  2  9          CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
  2 10    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  303.19  AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
  2 11 SESQUICENTENNIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
  2 12    1.  ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.  A civil war
  2 13 sesquicentennial advisory committee is established within the
  2 14 historical division of the department of cultural affairs for
  2 15 the purpose of advising and assisting the division in its
  2 16 efforts to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Iowa's
  2 17 involvement in the American civil war.
  2 18    2.  MEMBERSHIP AND QUALIFICATIONS.  The committee shall
  2 19 consist of twenty members appointed by the administrator of
  2 20 the historical division.  Each member shall be from an
  2 21 academic institution, a museum, or a civic organization or
  2 22 otherwise be someone with an interest in the preservation of
  2 23 Iowa's civil war heritage.  Membership of the committee shall
  2 24 reflect multicultural diversity, and shall be appointed
  2 25 pursuant to the requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A.
  2 26 Vacancies shall be filled by an appointment by the
  2 27 administrator of the historical division in the same manner as
  2 28 other appointments.
  2 29    3.  EXPENSES AND REIMBURSEMENT.  The members of the
  2 30 committee are not entitled to receive per diem compensation
  2 31 but are entitled to receive reimbursement for actual expenses
  2 32 incurred while engaged in the performance of official duties.
  2 33    4.  DUTIES AND AUTHORITY.  The committee shall, for the
  2 34 period beginning in 2010 and ending in 2016, advise and assist
  2 35 the historical division as it plans, coordinates, and
  3  1 implements activities and programs relating to the
  3  2 commemoration of the sesquicentennial of Iowa's involvement in
  3  3 the American civil war.
  3  4    a.  The activities and programs of the division may include
  3  5 but are not limited to creating interpretive and educational
  3  6 materials such as exhibitions, literature and films, planning
  3  7 and promoting special events, designing logos and advertising
  3  8 campaigns, and producing commemorative items and memorabilia.
  3  9 The division shall have the authority to sell or offer for
  3 10 sale any of the materials, or other goods or services produced
  3 11 pursuant to this section, notwithstanding section 23A.2.
  3 12    b.  The division may hold copyrights or trademarks in the
  3 13 materials created during the commemoration, including but not
  3 14 limited to the interpretive materials and memorabilia it
  3 15 designs and produces.  In addition, the division, at its
  3 16 discretion, may license the rights to the materials.  For the
  3 17 purposes of this section, section 22.2 shall not be
  3 18 interpreted to prevent the division's exclusive ability to
  3 19 license the use, reproduction, or dissemination of the
  3 20 materials produced for the commemoration.
  3 21    c.  The division may adopt, in consultation with the
  3 22 committee and pursuant to chapter 17A, any rules necessary for
  3 23 the licensing of materials created during the commemoration.
  3 24    5.  DISSOLUTION.  The committee shall complete its duties
  3 25 no later than June 30, 2017, but may complete its duties and
  3 26 dissolve itself prior to that date.
  3 27    6.  REPEAL.  This section is repealed June 30, 2017.
  3 28                           DIVISION IV
  3 29                   ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVE
  3 30    Sec. 4.  Section 305.9, subsection 1, Code 2007, is amended
  3 31 by adding the following new paragraph:
  3 32    NEW PARAGRAPH.  m.  Establish, maintain, and administer an
  3 33 archive of records created and maintained in electronic format
  3 34 in order to preserve and provide public access to state
  3 35 government records identified as having permanent historical
  4  1 value by the commission.
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  4  4                                                             
  4  5                               JOHN P. KIBBIE
  4  6                               President of the Senate
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  4  8
  4  9                                                             
  4 10                               PATRICK J. MURPHY
  4 11                               Speaker of the House
  4 12
  4 13    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
  4 14 is known as Senate File 2176, Eighty=second General Assembly.
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  4 16
  4 17                                                             
  4 18                               MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
  4 19                               Secretary of the Senate
  4 20 Approved                , 2008
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  4 22
  4 23                                
  4 24 CHESTER J. CULVER
  4 25 Governor