House File 387 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  RANTS


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the establishment of a searchable database
  2    relating to warrants issued by the state and including an
  3    effective date.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1920YH 83
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 8A.203, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  a.  Effective July 1, 2009, the
  1  4 director shall make available on a searchable internet website
  1  5 data related to any state=issued warrant, or its equivalent,
  1  6 exceeding ten thousand dollars.  The requirement of this
  1  7 subsection does not apply to warrants, or the equivalent
  1  8 thereof, issued with respect to a state employee's
  1  9 compensation or state retiree's retirement or pension
  1 10 allowance.
  1 11    b.  The following data shall be included on the searchable
  1 12 internet website pursuant to paragraph "a":
  1 13    (1)  The recipient's name.
  1 14    (2)  The recipient's address.
  1 15    (3)  The purpose for which the warrant or its equivalent
  1 16 was issued.
  1 17    c.  The data to be made available on the searchable
  1 18 internet website shall be posted within twenty=four hours of
  1 19 the date of the issuance of the warrant or its equivalent.
  1 20    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 21 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23    This bill requires the director of the department of
  1 24 administrative services to make available on a searchable
  1 25 internet website data related to any warrants issued by the
  1 26 state which exceed $10,000.  The data is to be posted within
  1 27 24 hours of the date of the issuance of the warrant.  The
  1 28 requirement does not apply to warrants issued with respect to
  1 29 state employees' compensation or state retirees' retirement or
  1 30 pension allowances.
  1 31    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
  1 32 LSB 1920YH 83
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