House File 2297 - Introduced



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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring state agencies to provide internet posting of
  2    the reports from agency studies or other analyses.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5207HH 82
  5 jp/rj/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 8A.202, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    e.  Developing and maintaining an electronic repository for
  1  4 public access to reference copies of agency mandated reports,
  1  5 newsletters, and publications, and nonmandatory reports, in
  1  6 conformity with section 305.10, subsection 1, paragraph "h".
  1  7 The department shall develop technical standards for an
  1  8 electronic repository in consultation with the state librarian
  1  9 and the state archivist.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 305.10, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code
  1 11 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1 12    h.  (1)  Prepare all mandated reports, newsletters, and
  1 13 publications for electronic distribution in accordance with
  1 14 government information policies, standards, and guidelines.  A
  1 15 reference copy of all mandated reports, newsletters, and
  1 16 publications shall be located at an electronic repository for
  1 17 public access to be developed and maintained by the department
  1 18 of administrative services in consultation with the state
  1 19 librarian and the state archivist.
  1 20    (2)  To the extent release of information is not prohibited
  1 21 under chapter 22 or other provision of law, in addition to
  1 22 electronic distribution of the materials required under
  1 23 subparagraph (1), each agency head shall prepare for
  1 24 electronic distribution a report on any study or other
  1 25 analysis performed by the agency that was not mandated.  A
  1 26 reference copy of the materials subject to this subparagraph
  1 27 shall be included in the electronic repository for public
  1 28 access with the materials subject to subparagraph (1).
  1 29    (3)  Any report, newsletter, study, analysis, or
  1 30 publication that is prepared for electronic distribution as
  1 31 described in this lettered paragraph shall be posted in the
  1 32 internet site used by the agency within forty=five business
  1 33 days of completion.
  1 34                           EXPLANATION
  1 35    This bill amends Code section 8A.202, relating to the
  2  1 responsibilities of the department of administrative services
  2  2 for information technology services, and Code section 305.10,
  2  3 relating to state agency head responsibilities regarding
  2  4 agency records, to require internet posting of the
  2  5 nonmandatory reports from agency studies or other analyses.
  2  6 Under the definition in Code section 305.2, the bill applies
  2  7 to any executive or legislative branch department, office,
  2  8 commission, board, or other unit of state government except as
  2  9 otherwise provided by law.
  2 10    Current law in Code section 305.10 requires electronic
  2 11 publishing of mandated agency reports, newsletters, and
  2 12 publications.  The bill requires the same electronic
  2 13 publishing for reports and analyses that are not mandated.  In
  2 14 addition, the materials addressed by current law and the bill
  2 15 are all required to be posted on the agency internet site
  2 16 within 45 business days of completion.
  2 17 LSB 5207HH 82
  2 18 jp/rj/5.1