House File 2273 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  MILLER


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act allowing the state poet laureate to be reimbursed for
  2    expenses for the performance of official duties and making an
  3    appropriation.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6063HH 81
  6 kh/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS == POET
  1  2 LAUREATE.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the
  1  3 state to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal
  1  4 year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the
  1  5 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
  1  6 used for the purpose designated:
  1  7    For the purpose of reimbursing the actual and necessary
  1  8 expenses incurred by the state poet laureate as a result of
  1  9 the performance of duties under section 303.89:
  1 10 .................................................. $      5,000
  1 11    Sec. 2.  Section 303.89, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
  1 12 amended to read as follows:
  1 13    2.  If more than one meeting is required, the state poet
  1 14 laureate nominating committee shall meet at the call of the
  1 15 chairperson or as determined by the nominating committee and
  1 16 select a list of three nominees, along with biographical and
  1 17 professional information and supporting representative
  1 18 material, who are residents of Iowa and who, based on their
  1 19 poetic accomplishments, deserve recognition as the state poet
  1 20 laureate.  The list of nominees shall be transmitted to the
  1 21 governor.  The governor may select the state poet laureate
  1 22 from the list of nominees for a two=year term of office.  The
  1 23 state poet laureate is an honorary state office and the
  1 24 incumbent is entitled to no compensation as a result of the
  1 25 appointment, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary
  1 26 expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as
  1 27 determined by the director of the department of cultural
  1 28 affairs.
  1 29                           EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill allows the state poet laureate to be reimbursed
  1 31 for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
  1 32 of official duties as determined by the director of the
  1 33 department of cultural affairs, and appropriates $5,000 from
  1 34 the general fund of the state to the department for fiscal
  1 35 year 2006=2007 to reimburse the state poet laureate's
  2  1 expenses.
  2  2 LSB 6063HH 81
  2  3 kh:rj/sh/8