House File 2453 - Introduced



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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act directing certain state agencies to increase efforts to
  2    publicize their programs.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6395HH 82
  5 jr/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 15.108, subsection 9, Code Supplement
  1  2 2007, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  g.  Increase, to the extent practicable,
  1  4 public awareness of the department's programs targeting women,
  1  5 minorities, and economically disadvantaged persons by
  1  6 distributing informational material to religious, nonprofit,
  1  7 and business organizations and encouraging those organizations
  1  8 to assist in maximizing awareness of the department's
  1  9 programs.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 16.6, Code 2007, is amended by adding the
  1 11 following new subsection:
  1 12    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  To the extent practicable, the
  1 13 executive director shall increase public awareness of the
  1 14 authority's programs targeting minorities, the elderly, and
  1 15 the economically disadvantaged by distributing informational
  1 16 material to religious, nonprofit, and business organizations
  1 17 and encouraging those organizations to assist in maximizing
  1 18 awareness of the authority's programs.
  1 19    Sec. 3.  Section 135.11, Code Supplement 2007, is amended
  1 20 by adding the following new subsection:
  1 21    NEW SUBSECTION.  32.  To the extent practicable, the
  1 22 director shall increase public awareness of the department's
  1 23 programs by distributing informational material to religious,
  1 24 nonprofit, and business organizations and encouraging those
  1 25 organizations to assist in maximizing awareness of the
  1 26 department's programs.
  1 27    Sec. 4.  Section 216A.2, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1 28 the following new subsection:
  1 29    NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  To the extent practicable, increase
  1 30 public awareness of the programs and forms of public
  1 31 assistance available through the divisions of the department
  1 32 by distributing informational material to religious,
  1 33 nonprofit, and business organizations and encouraging those
  1 34 organizations to assist in maximizing awareness of the
  1 35 existence of such divisions, the programs they administer, and
  2  1 the assistance available through those divisions.
  2  2    Sec. 5.  Section 217.3, Code 2007, is amended by adding the
  2  3 following new subsection:
  2  4    NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  To the extent practicable, encourage
  2  5 the divisions within the department to increase public
  2  6 awareness of the programs and forms of public assistance
  2  7 available through the department by distributing informational
  2  8 material to religious, nonprofit, and business organizations
  2  9 and encouraging those organizations to assist in maximizing
  2 10 awareness of such programs and assistance available through
  2 11 the department.
  2 12                           EXPLANATION
  2 13    This bill requires, to the extent practicable, the
  2 14 department of economic development, the Iowa finance
  2 15 authority, the department of public health, the department of
  2 16 human services, and the department of human rights to increase
  2 17 public awareness of the programs and forms of public
  2 18 assistance available through these agencies by distributing
  2 19 informational material to religious, nonprofit, and business
  2 20 organizations and encouraging those organizations to assist in
  2 21 maximizing awareness of the programs and assistance available
  2 22 through those departments.
  2 23 LSB 6395HH 82
  2 24 jr/nh/5