Senate File 2358 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2176)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the administrative duties of the state board
  2    of regents.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5873SV 81
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 15H.3, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code
  1  2 Supplement 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    e.  The executive secretary director of the state board of
  1  4 regents, or the executive secretary's director's designee.
  1  5    Sec. 2.  Section 261.1, subsection 1, Code 2005, is amended
  1  6 to read as follows:
  1  7    1.  A member of the state board of regents to be named by
  1  8 the board, or the secretary thereof executive director of the
  1  9 board if so appointed by the board, who shall serve for a
  1 10 four=year term or until the expiration of the member's term of
  1 11 office.  Such member shall convene the organizational meeting
  1 12 of the commission.
  1 13    Sec. 3.  Section 262.7, subsection 1, Code 2005, is amended
  1 14 to read as follows:
  1 15    1.  The state university of Iowa, including the university
  1 16 of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
  1 17    Sec. 4.  Section 262.8, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  1 18 follows:
  1 19    262.8  MEETINGS.
  1 20    The board shall meet four times a year.  Special meetings
  1 21 may be called by the board, by the president of the board, or
  1 22 by the secretary executive director of the board upon written
  1 23 request of any five members thereof.
  1 24    Sec. 5.  Section 262.11, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  1 25 follows:
  1 26    262.11  RECORD == ACTS AFFECTING PROPERTY.
  1 27    All acts of the board relating to the management, purchase,
  1 28 disposition, or use of lands and other property of said
  1 29 institutions shall be entered of record, which shall show the
  1 30 members present, and how each voted upon each proposition.
  1 31 The board may, in its discretion, delegate to each university
  1 32 the authority to approve leases.
  1 33    Sec. 6.  Section 262.34A, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  1 34 follows:
  1 35    262.34A  BID REQUESTS AND TARGETED SMALL BUSINESS
  2  1 PROCUREMENT.
  2  2    1.  The state board of regents shall request bids and
  2  3 proposals for materials, products, supplies, provisions, and
  2  4 other needed articles to be purchased at public expense, from
  2  5 Iowa state industries as defined in section 904.802,
  2  6 subsection 2, when the articles are available in the requested
  2  7 quantity and at comparable prices and quality.
  2  8    2.  Notwithstanding section 73.16, subsection 2, the board
  2  9 may issue electronic bid notices for distribution to the
  2 10 targeted small business internet site through internet links
  2 11 to each of the regents institutions.
  2 12    3.  Notwithstanding section 73.17, the board shall notify
  2 13 the director of the department of economic development of
  2 14 regents institutions' targeted small business purchases on an
  2 15 annual basis.
  2 16    Sec. 7.  Section 262.58, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  2 17 follows:
  2 18    262.58  RATES AND TERMS OF BONDS OR NOTES.
  2 19    Such bonds or notes may bear such date or dates, may bear
  2 20 interest at such rate or rates, payable semiannually, may
  2 21 mature at such time or times, may be in such form, carry such
  2 22 registration privileges, may be payable at such place or
  2 23 places, may be subject to such terms of redemption prior to
  2 24 maturity with or without premium, if so stated on the face
  2 25 thereof, and may contain such terms and covenants all as may
  2 26 be provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the
  2 27 issuance of the bonds or notes.  In addition to the estimated
  2 28 cost of construction, the cost of the project shall be deemed
  2 29 to include interest upon the bonds or notes during
  2 30 construction and for six months after the estimated completion
  2 31 date, the compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser, and
  2 32 engineering, administrative and legal expenses.  Such bonds or
  2 33 notes shall be executed by the president of the state board of
  2 34 regents and attested by the secretary thereof executive
  2 35 director of the state board of regents and the coupons thereto
  3  1 attached shall be executed with the original or facsimile
  3  2 signatures of said president and secretary executive director.
  3  3 Any bonds or notes bearing the signatures of officers in
  3  4 office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and
  3  5 binding for all purposes, notwithstanding that before delivery
  3  6 thereof any or all such persons whose signatures appear
  3  7 thereon shall have ceased to be such officers.  Each such bond
  3  8 or note shall state upon its face the name of the institution
  3  9 on behalf of which it is issued, that it is payable solely and
  3 10 only from the net rents, profits and income derived from the
  3 11 operation of residence halls or dormitories, including dining
  3 12 and other incidental facilities, at such institution as
  3 13 hereinbefore provided, and that it does not constitute a
  3 14 charge against the state of Iowa within the meaning or
  3 15 application of any constitutional or statutory limitation or
  3 16 provision.  The issuance of such bonds or notes shall be
  3 17 recorded in the office of the treasurer of the institution on
  3 18 behalf of which the same are issued, and a certificate by such
  3 19 treasurer to this effect shall be printed on the back of each
  3 20 such bond or note.
  3 21    Sec. 8.  Section 262A.6, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  3 22 follows:
  3 23    262A.6  FORM AND CONDITION OF BONDS.
  3 24    Such bonds may bear such date or dates, may bear interest
  3 25 at such rate or rates, payable semiannually, may mature at
  3 26 such time or times, may be in such form and denominations, may
  3 27 carry such registration privileges, may be payable at such
  3 28 place or places, may be subject to such terms of redemption
  3 29 prior to maturity with or without premium, if so stated on the
  3 30 face thereof, and may contain such terms and covenants,
  3 31 including the establishment of reserves, all as may be
  3 32 provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the
  3 33 issuance of the bonds.  In addition to the estimated cost of
  3 34 construction, including site costs, the cost of the project
  3 35 may include interest upon the bonds during construction and
  4  1 for six months after the estimated completion date, the
  4  2 compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser, engineering,
  4  3 architectural, administrative and legal expenses and provision
  4  4 for contingencies.  Such bonds shall be executed by the
  4  5 president of the state board of regents and attested by the
  4  6 executive secretary director, secretary or other official
  4  7 thereof performing the duties of secretary executive director,
  4  8 and the coupons thereto attached shall be executed with the
  4  9 original or facsimile signatures of said president, executive
  4 10 secretary director, secretary or other official; provided,
  4 11 however, that the facsimile signature of either of such
  4 12 officers executing such bonds may be imprinted on the face of
  4 13 the bonds in lieu of the manual signature of such officer, but
  4 14 at least one of the signatures appearing on the face of each
  4 15 bond shall be a manual signature.  Any bonds bearing the
  4 16 signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing
  4 17 thereof shall be valid and binding for all purposes,
  4 18 notwithstanding that before delivery thereof any or all such
  4 19 persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to
  4 20 be such officers.  Each such bond shall state upon its face
  4 21 the name of the institution on behalf of which it is issued,
  4 22 that it is payable solely and only from the student fees and
  4 23 charges and institutional income received by such institution
  4 24 as hereinbefore provided, and that it does not constitute a
  4 25 debt of or charge against the state of Iowa within the meaning
  4 26 or application of any constitutional or statutory limitation
  4 27 or provision.  The issuance of such bonds shall be recorded in
  4 28 the office of the treasurer of the institution on behalf of
  4 29 which the same are issued, and a certificate by such treasurer
  4 30 to this effect shall be printed on the back of each such bond.
  4 31    Sec. 9.  Section 263A.4, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  4 32 follows:
  4 33    263A.4  BONDS OR NOTES PROVISIONS.
  4 34    Such bonds or notes may bear such date or dates, may bear
  4 35 interest at such rate or rates, payable semiannually, may
  5  1 mature at such time or times, may be in such form and
  5  2 denominations, carry such registration privileges, may be
  5  3 payable at such place or places, may be subject to such terms
  5  4 of redemption prior to maturity with or without premium, if so
  5  5 stated on the face thereof, and may contain such terms and
  5  6 covenants, including the establishment of reserves, all as may
  5  7 be provided by the resolution of the board authorizing the
  5  8 issuance of the bonds or notes.  In addition to the estimated
  5  9 cost of construction, including site costs, the cost of the
  5 10 project may include interest upon the bonds or notes during
  5 11 construction and for six months after the estimated completion
  5 12 date, the compensation of a fiscal agent or adviser,
  5 13 engineering, architectural, administrative, and legal expenses
  5 14 and provision for contingencies.  Such bonds or notes shall be
  5 15 executed by the president of the state board of regents and
  5 16 attested by the executive secretary director, secretary, or
  5 17 other official thereof performing the duties of secretary
  5 18 executive director, and the coupons thereto attached shall be
  5 19 executed with the original or facsimile signatures of said
  5 20 president, executive secretary director, secretary, or other
  5 21 official; provided, however, that the facsimile signature of
  5 22 either of such officers executing such bonds may be imprinted
  5 23 on the face of the bonds in lieu of the manual signature of
  5 24 such officer, but at least one of the signatures appearing on
  5 25 the face of each bond shall be a manual signature.  Any bonds
  5 26 or notes bearing the signatures of officers in office on the
  5 27 date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding for all
  5 28 purposes, notwithstanding that before delivery thereof any or
  5 29 all such persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have
  5 30 ceased to be such officers.  Each such bond or note shall
  5 31 state upon its face the name of the institution on behalf of
  5 32 which it is issued, that it is payable solely and only from
  5 33 hospital income received by such institution as provided in
  5 34 this chapter, and that it does not constitute a debt of or
  5 35 charge against the state of Iowa within the meaning or
  6  1 application of any constitutional or statutory limitation or
  6  2 provision.  The issuance of such bonds or notes shall be
  6  3 recorded in the office of the treasurer of the institution,
  6  4 and a certificate by such treasurer to this effect shall be
  6  5 printed on the back of each such bond or note.
  6  6    Sec. 10.  Section 262.29, Code 2005, is repealed.
  6  7                           EXPLANATION
  6  8    This bill contains a number of amendments relating to the
  6  9 administration of institutions under the control of the state
  6 10 board of regents.
  6 11    The bill modifies, for institutions under the control of
  6 12 the board of regents, a general provision requiring state
  6 13 agencies to issue electronic project bid notices for
  6 14 distribution to the targeted small business internet site if
  6 15 that notice is provided in an electronic format through
  6 16 internet links.
  6 17    Current law requires state agencies to notify the
  6 18 department of economic development, on a quarterly basis, of
  6 19 anticipated purchases and procurements designated to satisfy
  6 20 the targeted small business procurement goal. The bill changes
  6 21 the reporting period to annual reporting for institutions
  6 22 under the control of the board of regents.
  6 23    The bill adds the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics
  6 24 to the enumeration of institutions under the governance of the
  6 25 board of regents.
  6 26    The bill empowers the board to delegate to each university
  6 27 the authority to approve leases.
  6 28    The bill allows the board to file all claims for the
  6 29 actual, necessary expenses in the same manner as claims for
  6 30 similar expenses by state officers, eliminating the role of
  6 31 the department of administrative services.
  6 32    The bill changes the name of the chief executive officer of
  6 33 the board from executive secretary to executive director.
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