House File 2390 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2390 BY GAYMAN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the Iowa summer youth corps, Iowa green 1 corps, and Iowa conservation corps programs. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5988HH (5) 83 jp/sc
H.F. 2390 Section 1. Section 15H.2, Code 2009, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Projects performed by the Iowa summer 3 youth corps program or Iowa green corps program that are funded 4 in whole or in part with support from the federal AmeriCorps 5 program are not subject to chapter 8A or 23A and shall not 6 be considered to be a public improvement under section 26.2. 7 The commission may adopt rules identifying standard contract 8 terms that may be used when such a project involves more than 9 one state agency, political subdivision of the state, or a 10 combination of state agencies or political subdivisions of the 11 state. 12 Sec. 2. Section 84A.7, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsection: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. AmeriCorps program. Projects performed 15 by the Iowa conservation corps program that are funded in whole 16 or in part with support from the federal AmeriCorps program are 17 not subject to chapter 8A or 23A and shall not be considered 18 to be a public improvement under section 26.2. The department 19 of workforce development may adopt rules identifying standard 20 contract terms that may be used when such a project involves 21 more than one state agency, political subdivision of the state, 22 or a combination of state agencies or political subdivisions 23 of the state. 24 EXPLANATION 25 This bill relates to the Iowa summer youth corps program, 26 the Iowa green corps program, and the Iowa conservation corps 27 program. 28 Code section 15H.2, relating to the Iowa commission on 29 volunteer service, is amended to provide that projects 30 performed by the summer youth corps or green corps programs 31 that are funded in whole or in part with support from the 32 federal AmeriCorps program are not subject to Code chapter 33 8A (department of administrative services) or Code chapter 34 23A (relating to noncompetition by government) and are not 35 -1- LSB 5988HH (5) 83 jp/sc 1/ 2
H.F. 2390 considered to be a public improvement under Code section 26.2 1 (relating to building, construction work, or other improvements 2 constructed under the control of a governmental agency and paid 3 for in whole or in part with public funds). 4 Code section 84A.7, relating to the Iowa conservation corps 5 program in the department of workforce development, is amended 6 to apply similar exemptions to AmeriCorps-supported projects 7 performed by that program. 8 In addition, the bill authorizes the commission and the 9 department to adopt rules identifying standard contract terms 10 that may be used when a program project involves more than 11 one state agency, political subdivision of the state, or a 12 combination of state agencies or political subdivisions of the 13 state. 14 The bill may allow a state agency or political subdivision to 15 offer for sale to the public a service or product that competes 16 with private enterprise. 17 -2- LSB 5988HH (5) 83 jp/sc 2/ 2