Senate File 2270 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY WARNSTADT Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the operation and responsibilities of the 2 state and local governments by creating a government 3 restructuring council, establishing a government restructuring 4 council fund, and providing an effective date. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 6327XS 82 7 md/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 8.70 GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING 1 2 COUNCIL. 1 3 1. A government restructuring council is created 1 4 consisting of sixteen voting members and four ex officio, 1 5 nonvoting members. 1 6 a. Voting members of the council shall be appointed as 1 7 follows: 1 8 (1) Two members representing county government appointed 1 9 by the president of the Iowa state association of counties. 1 10 One member shall be from a county with a population greater 1 11 than twenty thousand and one member shall be from a county 1 12 with a population of twenty thousand or less. 1 13 (2) Two members representing city government appointed by 1 14 the president of the Iowa league of cities. One member shall 1 15 be from a city with a population greater than two thousand and 1 16 one member shall be from a city with a population of two 1 17 thousand or less. 1 18 (3) Two members representing school districts appointed by 1 19 the president of the Iowa association of school boards. One 1 20 member shall be from a school district with an enrollment 1 21 greater than one thousand students and one member shall be 1 22 from a school district with an enrollment of one thousand 1 23 students or less. 1 24 (4) One member from a metropolitan planning organization, 1 25 appointed by the governor. 1 26 (5) Two members designated by the president of the 1 27 American federation of state, county, and municipal employees, 1 28 Iowa council 61. One member shall be a state employee and one 1 29 member shall be an employee of a local government. 1 30 (6) One member representing the Iowa state education 1 31 association appointed by the Iowa state education association 1 32 president. 1 33 (7) One member who is a professor of public administration 1 34 appointed by the state board of regents. 1 35 (8) Two members appointed by the governor, both of whom 2 1 shall possess private business expertise and who are employees 2 2 or officers of Iowa businesses having revenues in excess of 2 3 one billion dollars. 2 4 (9) One member designated by the president of the Iowa 2 5 taxpayers association. 2 6 (10) Two members representing organizations that 2 7 specialize in the delivery of services to Iowans, appointed by 2 8 the governor. 2 9 b. Four ex officio, nonvoting members of the general 2 10 assembly shall be appointed, one each appointed by the 2 11 majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the 2 12 senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the 2 13 minority leader of the house of representatives. 2 14 2. a. The council shall expire no later than January 1, 2 15 2010. Terms of all members shall be for the duration of the 2 16 council. 2 17 b. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the 2 18 original appointment was made for the unexpired portion of the 2 19 term. 2 20 c. Members of the council shall be allowed their actual 2 21 and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their 2 22 duties. Per diem and expenses paid to council members shall 2 23 be paid from moneys appropriated to the government 2 24 restructuring fund, except that the per diem and expenses of 2 25 members of the general assembly shall be paid pursuant to 2 26 section 2.12. 2 27 d. The council shall convene its first meeting no later 2 28 than October 1, 2008, and shall elect one of its voting 2 29 members as chairperson. The council shall meet at the call of 2 30 the chairperson or when a majority of the voting members of 2 31 the council files a written request with the chairperson for a 2 32 meeting. Written notice of the time and place of each meeting 2 33 shall be given to each member of the council. 2 34 e. A majority of the voting members of the council 2 35 constitutes a quorum. Any action taken by the council must be 3 1 adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of its voting 3 2 membership. 3 3 f. The council is located for administrative purposes 3 4 within the department. The department shall provide office 3 5 space, staff assistance, administrative support, and necessary 3 6 supplies and equipment to the council. 3 7 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 8.71 DUTIES OF COUNCIL. 3 8 The government restructuring council shall do all of the 3 9 following: 3 10 1. Promote, encourage, and advance innovation and 3 11 efficiency in state and local governance. 3 12 2. Convene public hearings throughout the state to solicit 3 13 public comment on the current strengths and deficiencies of 3 14 government services. 3 15 3. Conduct a review and analysis of the state and local 3 16 governance structure, and to the extent possible consider and 3 17 incorporate expertise of other units of government and 3 18 previous research. 3 19 4. Develop and approve recommendations for all of the 3 20 following: 3 21 a. Which services should be provided by a unit of 3 22 government and which services should be provided by another 3 23 entity. 3 24 b. Which unit of government is best equipped and most 3 25 efficient at providing certain services. 3 26 c. Which unit of government should be responsible for 3 27 financing certain services. 3 28 5. Identify ways a unit of government may leverage 3 29 resources to improve services and develop a competitive 3 30 advantage. 3 31 6. Recommend ways to eliminate the duplication of 3 32 government administration and services. 3 33 7. Identify government services that require modernization 3 34 to increase efficiency. 3 35 8. On or before January 1, 2010, submit to the general 4 1 assembly, as provided in section 7A.11A, and to the office of 4 2 the governor a report and recommendations for legislation that 4 3 would increase efficiency, provide flexibility, and improve 4 4 government services. 4 5 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 8.72 GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING 4 6 COUNCIL FUND. 4 7 1. A government restructuring council fund is established 4 8 as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of 4 9 the department. 4 10 2. All funds received by the department for purposes of 4 11 the government restructuring council, including but not 4 12 limited to gifts, transfers, endowments, and appropriations, 4 13 shall be credited to the fund and are appropriated to the 4 14 council to be invested or used to support the duties of the 4 15 council. 4 16 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund 4 17 on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general 4 18 fund of the state. 4 19 4. Upon expiration of the council, all fund balances from 4 20 appropriations of state funds shall be returned to the general 4 21 fund of the state and all other assets shall be transferred to 4 22 the general fund of the state, subject to any conditions or 4 23 restrictions previously placed on the assets. 4 24 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 8.73 FUTURE REPEAL OF COUNCIL. 4 25 Sections 8.70 through 8.72 and this section are repealed 4 26 effective January 1, 2010. 4 27 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 4 28 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 4 29 EXPLANATION 4 30 This bill establishes a government restructuring council. 4 31 The council is located in the department of management for 4 32 administrative purposes. Members of the council represent 4 33 county and city governments, school districts, education 4 34 associations, state and local employee organizations, private 4 35 service organizations, a taxpayer advocacy organization, and 5 1 the private business sector. The bill also requires the 5 2 council to include a professor of public administration 5 3 appointed by the board of regents. Four members of the 5 4 general assembly are also appointed as nonvoting members of 5 5 the council. 5 6 The bill directs the council to promote, encourage, and 5 7 advance innovation and efficiency in state and local 5 8 governance, convene public hearings throughout the state to 5 9 solicit public comment on the strengths and deficiencies of 5 10 government services, develop recommendations for the types of 5 11 services that should be provided by a unit of government and 5 12 which unit of government should provide such service, identify 5 13 ways to leverage resources to improve services, eliminate the 5 14 duplication of government administration and services, and 5 15 identify services that would benefit from modernization. 5 16 The bill requires the council to submit to the general 5 17 assembly and to the governor a report and recommendations for 5 18 legislation that would increase efficiency, provide 5 19 flexibility, and improve government services no later than 5 20 January 1, 2010. 5 21 The bill creates a government restructuring council fund 5 22 for the purpose of supporting the duties of the council. 5 23 The bill specifies that the council expires no later than 5 24 January 1, 2010. 5 25 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 5 26 LSB 6327XS 82 5 27 md/nh/5