House File 2396 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 569) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to cultural affairs by providing for the 2 preservation of electronic records, establishing local 3 cultural committees, and creating a civil war sesquicentennial 4 advisory committee. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5308HV 82 7 tw/rj/8 PAG LIN 1 1 DIVISION I 1 2 ONLINE RESEARCH CENTER 1 3 Section 1. Section 303.2, subsection 2, Code 2007, is 1 4 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 5 NEW PARAGRAPH. l. Establish, maintain, and administer a 1 6 digital collection of historical manuscripts, documents, 1 7 records, reports, images, and artifacts and make the 1 8 collection available to the public through an online research 1 9 center. 1 10 DIVISION II 1 11 CULTURE, HISTORY, AND ARTS TEAMS PROGRAM 1 12 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 303.3E CULTURE, HISTORY, AND ARTS 1 13 TEAMS PROGRAM. 1 14 1. The department of cultural affairs shall establish and 1 15 administer a statewide program facilitating the promotion of 1 16 culture, history, and arts in Iowa. The program's purpose 1 17 shall be to encourage cooperation and collaboration among the 1 18 various state and local organizations working in these areas 1 19 to improve Iowa's quality of life. 1 20 2. The department shall implement the program by working 1 21 with the local organizations to establish local committees. 1 22 Each committee shall: 1 23 a. Include representatives from local organizations 1 24 dedicated to promoting culture, history, and arts. 1 25 b. Gather and disseminate information on the cultural, 1 26 historical, and arts opportunities in the regions. 1 27 c. Enhance communication among the local organizations. 1 28 d. Assist the staff members of local organizations in 1 29 obtaining technical and professional training. 1 30 3. The department shall assist local organizations in the 1 31 delivery of technical services, professional training, and 1 32 programming opportunities by working with these committees. 1 33 DIVISION III 1 34 CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1 35 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 303.19 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 2 1 SESQUICENTENNIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 2 2 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE. A civil war 2 3 sesquicentennial advisory committee is established within the 2 4 historical division of the department of cultural affairs for 2 5 the purpose of advising and assisting the division in its 2 6 efforts to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Iowa's 2 7 involvement in the American civil war. 2 8 2. MEMBERSHIP AND QUALIFICATIONS. The committee shall 2 9 consist of twenty members appointed by the administrator of 2 10 the historical division. Each member shall be from an 2 11 academic institution, a museum, or a civic organization or 2 12 otherwise be someone with an interest in the preservation of 2 13 Iowa's civil war heritage. Membership of the committee shall 2 14 reflect multicultural diversity, and shall be appointed 2 15 pursuant to the requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A. 2 16 Vacancies shall be filled by an appointment by the 2 17 administrator of the historical division in the same manner as 2 18 other appointments. 2 19 3. EXPENSES AND REIMBURSEMENT. The members of the 2 20 committee are not entitled to receive per diem compensation 2 21 but are entitled to receive reimbursement for actual expenses 2 22 incurred while engaged in the performance of official duties. 2 23 4. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. The committee shall, for the 2 24 period beginning in 2010 and ending in 2016, advise and assist 2 25 the historical division as it plans, coordinates, and 2 26 implements activities and programs relating to the 2 27 commemoration of the sesquicentennial of Iowa's involvement in 2 28 the American civil war. 2 29 a. The activities and programs of the division may include 2 30 but are not limited to creating interpretive and educational 2 31 materials such as exhibitions, literature and films, planning 2 32 and promoting special events, designing logos and advertising 2 33 campaigns, and producing commemorative items and memorabilia. 2 34 The division shall have the authority to sell or offer for 2 35 sale any of the materials, or other goods or services produced 3 1 pursuant to this section, notwithstanding section 23A.2. 3 2 b. The division may hold copyrights or trademarks in the 3 3 materials created during the commemoration, including but not 3 4 limited to the interpretive materials and memorabilia it 3 5 designs and produces. In addition, the division, at its 3 6 discretion, may license the rights to the materials. For the 3 7 purposes of this section, section 22.2 shall not be 3 8 interpreted to prevent the division's exclusive ability to 3 9 license the use, reproduction, or dissemination of the 3 10 materials produced for the commemoration. 3 11 c. The division may adopt, in consultation with the 3 12 committee and pursuant to chapter 17A, any rules necessary for 3 13 the licensing of materials created during the commemoration. 3 14 5. DISSOLUTION. The committee shall complete its duties 3 15 no later than June 30, 2017, but may complete its duties and 3 16 dissolve itself prior to that date. 3 17 6. REPEAL. This section is repealed June 30, 2017. 3 18 DIVISION IV 3 19 ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVE 3 20 Sec. 4. Section 305.9, subsection 1, Code 2007, is amended 3 21 by adding the following new paragraph: 3 22 NEW PARAGRAPH. m. Establish, maintain, and administer an 3 23 archive of records created and maintained in electronic format 3 24 in order to preserve and provide public access to state 3 25 government records identified as having permanent historical 3 26 value by the commission. 3 27 EXPLANATION 3 28 This bill relates to the duties of the department of 3 29 cultural affairs. 3 30 The bill requires the historical division of the department 3 31 to create a digital collection of records for research 3 32 purposes and to make the collection available to the public. 3 33 The bill requires the department to establish a statewide 3 34 culture, history, and arts team program, and to implement the 3 35 program by creating local committees for the coordination of 4 1 cultural efforts. 4 2 The bill establishes a civil war advisory committee to help 4 3 the historical division of the department of cultural affairs 4 4 plan a sesquicentennial commemoration of Iowa's role in the 4 5 American civil war. The bill authorizes the division and the 4 6 committee to plan the commemoration and the division to 4 7 produce materials and memorabilia for licensed use or sale. 4 8 The bill requires the department to establish and maintain 4 9 an archive of records created electronically and having 4 10 historical value, and to make the archive available to the 4 11 public. 4 12 The bill may authorize a department of state government to 4 13 offer products or services in competition with private 4 14 enterprise as prohibited by Code section 23A.2. However, the 4 15 bill specifically authorizes the offering of goods and 4 16 services to the public in connection with the commemoration of 4 17 Iowa's role in the American civil war. 4 18 LSB 5308HV 82 4 19 tw/rj/8