House File 2063 - Introduced



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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to fundraising activities conducted for a group
  2    or organization of public officials or public employees and
  3    making penalties applicable.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5280YH 81
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  68B.2B  FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES.
  1  2    An official, state employee, legislative employee, or
  1  3 member of the general assembly shall not use or permit the use
  1  4 of state property, facilities, equipment, supplies, or time
  1  5 for the purpose of fundraising or assisting the fundraising
  1  6 for an association or organization that is not an agency when
  1  7 one of the primary purposes of the association or organization
  1  8 is to raise funds for the benefit of a specific group or
  1  9 organization of public officials or public employees.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  476.58  TELEMARKETING DISCLOSURE
  1 11 REQUIREMENTS.
  1 12    1.  A nonprofit organization conducting fundraising by
  1 13 telephone on behalf of or for the purpose of raising money for
  1 14 a specific group or organization of public officials or public
  1 15 employees shall disclose all of the following in each
  1 16 fundraising telephone call made:
  1 17    a.  The name of the nonprofit organization conducting the
  1 18 fundraising.
  1 19    b.  The name of the group or organization of public
  1 20 officials or public employees benefiting from the fundraising.
  1 21    c.  The amount or percentage of each donation that will
  1 22 directly support the group or organization of public officials
  1 23 or public employees.
  1 24    2.  A violation of this section is an unlawful practice
  1 25 under section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph "a".
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill relates to conducting fundraising activities for
  1 28 a group or organization of public officials or public
  1 29 employees.  The bill restricts public officials, state
  1 30 employees, legislative employees, and members of the general
  1 31 assembly from using state property and facilities for the
  1 32 purpose of fundraising or assisting with the fundraising for a
  1 33 group or organization of public officials or public employees.
  1 34    The bill requires nonprofit organizations to make certain
  1 35 disclosures when conducting fundraising by telephone on behalf
  2  1 of a specific group or organization of public officials or
  2  2 public employees.  A violation of the disclosure requirements
  2  3 is an unlawful practice under Code section 714.16, subsection
  2  4 2, paragraph "a", which provides that the act of deception,
  2  5 fraud, false promise, or the misrepresentation, concealment,
  2  6 suppression, or omission of a material fact with the intent to
  2  7 induce the reliance of others is an unlawful practice and is
  2  8 subject to civil enforcement by the attorney general, who may
  2  9 seek and obtain civil remedies, including equitable relief and
  2 10 a civil penalty up to $40,000.
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