House Concurrent Resolution 10 - Introduced PAG LIN H.C.R. ________ S.C.R. ________ 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY JOCHUM, ABDUL-SAMAD, BOAL, DRAKE, GASKILL, 1 3 GIPP, GREINER, JACOBS, JACOBY, KAUFMANN, LENSING, 1 4 L. MILLER, QUIRK, RAECKER, REASONER, 1 5 REICHERT, ROBERTS, SHOMSHOR, T. TAYLOR, 1 6 WENDT, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, and WHITEAD 1 7 A Concurrent Resolution requesting that the 1 8 legislative council create a study committee 1 9 relating to open meetings and public records laws 1 10 in Iowa. 1 11 WHEREAS, concern has been raised about whether 1 12 Iowa's open meetings law, Code chapter 21, and Iowa's 1 13 public records law, Code chapter 22, and related Code 1 14 sections have been consistently and uniformly 1 15 interpreted and applied by various public bodies and 1 16 public officials; and 1 17 WHEREAS, such issues are in need of further 1 18 examination and analysis by the general assembly; NOW 1 19 THEREFORE, 1 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 1 21 SENATE CONCURRING, That the legislative council is 1 22 requested to establish an interim study committee for 1 23 the 2007 interim to recommend Code revisions relating 1 24 to Code chapters 21 and 22 and to include any 1 25 necessary revisions to Code chapter 305, Iowa's state 1 26 archives and records Act; and 1 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the study committee 1 28 shall consist of 10 members of both political parties 1 29 from both houses of the general assembly and the 1 30 following ex officio, nonvoting members: a professor 2 1 from the university of Iowa and an attorney from the 2 2 Iowa attorney general's office, both with expertise in 2 3 the areas of open meetings and public records laws, 2 4 and one representative each from the office of the 2 5 citizens' aide, the Iowa newspaper association, the 2 6 Iowa civil liberties union, the Iowa association of 2 7 counties, the Iowa league of cities, the Iowa 2 8 association of school boards, the Iowa freedom of 2 9 information council, and the judicial branch. The 2 10 committee shall meet for a total of five days. 2 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the interim study 2 12 committee consider and make recommendations concerning 2 13 Code chapters 21, 22, and 305, and recommend any 2 14 necessary technical, practical, and policy revisions, 2 15 including revisions relating to information security 2 16 and privacy, electronic communications, record 2 17 retention procedures and technologies in relation to 2 18 Code chapter 22, enforcement procedures including the 2 19 possibility of creating a regulatory body to enforce 2 20 compliance with Code chapters 21 and 22 by all public 2 21 bodies and public officials, and the possibility of 2 22 creating an educational program for custodians of 2 23 public records and members of all covered bodies. 2 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the interim study 2 25 committee shall submit a report of its findings and 2 26 recommendations, including any proposed legislation, 2 27 to the general assembly on or before January 7, 2008. 2 28 LSB 2876HH 82 2 29 rh:rj/je/5