Senate Study Bill 3030 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON APPEL) A BILL FOR An Act concerning state government reorganization and 1 efficiency, making appropriations, establishing fees, 2 establishing criminal penalties, and providing effective and 3 applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj
S.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 2 Section 1. Section 8A.104, subsection 12, Code 2009, is 3 amended by striking the subsection. 4 Sec. 2. Section 8A.111, subsection 3, Code 2009, is amended 5 by striking the subsection. 6 Sec. 3. Section 8A.111, subsection 5, Code 2009, is amended 7 by striking the subsection. 8 Sec. 4. Section 8A.122, subsection 3, Code 2009, is amended 9 to read as follows: 10 3. The Except for obtaining information technology services 11 pursuant to subchapter II, the state board of regents shall 12 not be required to obtain any service for the state board of 13 regents or any institution under the control of the state board 14 of regents that is provided by the department pursuant to this 15 chapter without the consent of the state board of regents. 16 Sec. 5. Section 8A.201, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 1. “Information technology” means computing and electronics 19 applications used to process and distribute information in 20 digital and other forms and includes information technology 21 devices, information technology services, infrastructure 22 services, and value-added services. 23 Sec. 6. Section 8A.201, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 24 following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. “Infrastructure services” includes all 26 of the following: 27 a. Data centers used to support mainframe and other 28 computers and their associated components including information 29 networks, storage systems, redundant or backup power systems, 30 redundant data communications connections, environmental 31 controls, and security devices. 32 b. Servers, mainframes, or other centralized processing 33 systems. 34 c. Storage systems, including but not limited to disk, tape, 35 -1- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 1/ 252
S.F. _____ optical, and other structured repositories for storing digital 1 information. 2 d. Telecommunications networks, sometimes referred to as 3 wide area networks, used for the transmission of video, voice, 4 and data. 5 e. Computer networks commonly referred to as local area 6 networks. 7 f. Groupware applications used to facilitate collaboration, 8 communication, and workflow, including electronic mail, 9 directory services, calendaring and scheduling, and imaging 10 systems. 11 g. Information technology help desk services. 12 h. Cyber security functions and equipment. 13 i. Digital printing and printing procurement services. 14 j. Data warehouses, including services that assist in 15 managing and locating digital information. 16 k. Disaster recovery technology and services. 17 l. Other similar or related services as determined by the 18 chief information officer. 19 Sec. 7. Section 8A.201, subsection 4, Code 2009, is amended 20 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 21 following: 22 4. “Participating agency” means any state agency. 23 Sec. 8. Section 8A.201, subsection 5, Code 2009, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 5. “Technology governance board” advisory council” means the 26 board council established in section 8A.204. 27 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION . 8A.201A Chief information officer 28 appointed. 29 1. A chief information officer shall be appointed by the 30 governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor and is 31 subject to confirmation by the senate. If the office becomes 32 vacant, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as 33 provided for the original appointment. 34 2. The person appointed as the chief information officer 35 -2- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 2/ 252
S.F. _____ for the state shall be professionally qualified by education 1 and have no less than five years’ experience in the fields 2 of information technology and financial management. The 3 chief information officer shall not be a member of any local, 4 state, or national committee of a political party, an officer 5 or member of a committee in any partisan political club or 6 organization, or hold or be a candidate for a paid elective 7 public office. The chief information officer is subject to the 8 restrictions on political activity provided in section 8A.416. 9 Sec. 10. Section 8A.202, subsection 2, paragraph g, Code 10 2009, is amended to read as follows: 11 g. Coordinating and managing the acquisition of information 12 technology services by participating agencies in furtherance of 13 the purposes of this chapter. The department shall institute 14 procedures to ensure effective and efficient compliance 15 with the applicable standards established pursuant to this 16 subchapter. This subchapter shall not be construed to prohibit 17 or limit a participating agency from entering into an agreement 18 or contract for information technology with a qualified private 19 entity. 20 Sec. 11. Section 8A.202, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 21 following new subsection: 22 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. Waivers. 23 a. The department shall adopt rules allowing for 24 participating agencies to seek a temporary or permanent waiver 25 from any of the requirements of this subchapter concerning 26 the acquisition of information technology. The rules shall 27 provide that a waiver may be granted upon a written request by 28 a participating agency and approval of the chief information 29 officer. A waiver shall only be approved if one of the 30 following applies: 31 (1) The participating agency shows that it can obtain or 32 provide the information technology more economically than the 33 information technology can be provided by the department. For 34 purposes of determining if the participating agency can obtain 35 -3- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 3/ 252
S.F. _____ or provide the information technology more economically, the 1 department shall consider the impact on other participating 2 agencies if the waiver is approved or denied. 3 (2) The participating agency shows that a waiver would be in 4 the best interests of the state. 5 b. Prior to approving or denying a request for a waiver, the 6 department shall consider all of the following: 7 (1) Whether the waiver would violate any state or federal 8 law; or any published policy, standard, or requirement 9 established by a governing body other than the department. 10 (2) Whether the waiver would result in the duplication of 11 existing services, resources, or support. 12 (3) Whether the waiver would obstruct the state’s 13 information technology strategic plan, enterprise architecture, 14 security plans, or any other information technology policy, 15 standard, or requirement. 16 (4) Whether the waiver would result in excessive 17 expenditures or expenditures above market rates. 18 (5) The life cycle of the system or application for which 19 the waiver is requested. 20 c. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection relating to a 21 request for a waiver, at a minimum, shall provide for all of 22 the following: 23 (1) The request shall be in writing and signed by the head 24 of the participating agency seeking the waiver. 25 (2) The request shall include a reference to the specific 26 policy, standard, or requirement for which the waiver is 27 submitted. 28 (3) The request shall include a statement of facts including 29 a description of the problem or issue prompting the request; 30 the participating agency’s preferred solution; an alternative 31 approach to be implemented by the participating agency intended 32 to satisfy the waived policy, standard, or requirement; the 33 business case for the alternative approach; the economic 34 justification for the waiver or a statement as to why the 35 -4- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 4/ 252
S.F. _____ waiver is in the best interests of the state; the time period 1 for which the waiver is requested; and any other information 2 deemed appropriate. 3 Sec. 12. Section 8A.203, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2009, 4 is amended to read as follows: 5 The chief information officer, in consultation with 6 the director , shall do all of the following as it relates to 7 information technology services: 8 Sec. 13. Section 8A.203, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsections: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. Coordinate the internal operations 11 of the department as they relate to information technology 12 and develop and implement policies and procedures designed to 13 ensure the efficient administration of the department as they 14 relate to information technology. 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. Recommend to the director for adoption 16 rules deemed necessary for the administration of this 17 subchapter in accordance with chapter 17A. 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. Enter into contracts for the receipt and 19 provision of services as deemed necessary. 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 9. Exercise and perform such other 21 powers and duties related to information technology as may be 22 delegated by the director or as may be prescribed by law. 23 Sec. 14. Section 8A.204, Code 2009, is amended by striking 24 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 25 8A.204 Technology advisory council. 26 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the 27 context otherwise requires: 28 a. “Large agency” means a participating agency with more 29 than seven hundred full-time, year-round employees. 30 b. “Medium-sized agency” means a participating agency with 31 at least seventy or more full-time, year-round employees, but 32 not more than seven hundred permanent employees. 33 c. “Small agency” means a participating agency with less 34 than seventy full-time, year-round employees. 35 -5- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 5/ 252
S.F. _____ 2. Membership. 1 a. The technology advisory council is composed of ten 2 members as follows: 3 (1) The chief information officer. 4 (2) The director of the department of management, or the 5 director’s designee. 6 (3) Eight members appointed by the governor as follows: 7 (a) Three representatives from large agencies. 8 (b) Two representatives from medium-sized agencies. 9 (c) One representative from a small agency. 10 (d) Two public members who are knowledgeable and have 11 experience in information technology matters. 12 b. (1) Members appointed pursuant to paragraph “a” , 13 subparagraph (3), shall serve two-year staggered terms. The 14 department shall provide, by rule, for the commencement of the 15 term of membership for the nonpublic members. The terms of 16 the public members shall be staggered at the discretion of the 17 governor. 18 (2) Sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.19 shall apply to the 19 public members of the council. 20 (3) Public members appointed by the governor are subject to 21 senate confirmation. 22 (4) Public members appointed by the governor may be eligible 23 to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. 24 (5) Members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary 25 expenses incurred in performance of the members’ duties. 26 (6) A director, deputy director, or chief financial officer 27 of an agency is preferred as an appointed representative 28 for each of the agency categories of membership pursuant to 29 paragraph “a” , subparagraph (3). 30 c. The technology advisory council annually shall elect a 31 chair and a vice chair from among the members of the council, 32 by majority vote, to serve one-year terms. 33 d. A majority of the members of the council shall constitute 34 a quorum. 35 -6- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 6/ 252
S.F. _____ e. Meetings of the council shall be held at the call of the 1 chairperson or at the request of three members. 2 3. Powers and duties of the council. The powers and 3 duties of the technology advisory council as they relate to 4 information technology services shall include but are not 5 limited to all of the following: 6 a. Advise the chief information officer in developing and 7 adopting information technology standards pursuant to sections 8 8A.203 and 8A.206 applicable to all agencies. 9 b. Make recommendations to the chief information officer 10 regarding all of the following: 11 (1) Technology utility services to be implemented by the 12 department or other agencies. 13 (2) Improvements to information technology service 14 levels and modifications to the business continuity plan for 15 information technology operations developed by the department 16 for agencies, and to maximize the value of information 17 technology investments by the state. 18 (3) Technology initiatives for the executive branch. 19 c. Advise the chief information officer regarding rates to 20 be charged for access to and for value-added services performed 21 through IowAccess. 22 Sec. 15. Section 8A.205, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 23 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 24 lieu thereof the following: 25 f. Assist participating agencies in converting printed 26 government materials to electronic materials which can be 27 accessed through an internet searchable database. 28 Sec. 16. Section 8A.206, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 1. The department, in conjunction after consultation with 31 the technology governance board advisory council , shall develop 32 and adopt information technology standards applicable to the 33 procurement of information technology by all participating 34 agencies. Such standards, unless waived by the department 35 -7- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 7/ 252
S.F. _____ pursuant to section 8A.202, subsection 4A , shall apply to all 1 information technology procurements for participating agencies. 2 Sec. 17. Section 8A.207, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 3 following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. The department shall develop policies 5 and procedures that apply to all information technology goods 6 and services acquisitions, and shall ensure the compliance 7 of all participating agencies. The department shall also be 8 the sole provider of infrastructure services for participating 9 agencies. 10 Sec. 18. Section 8A.221, Code 2009, is amended by striking 11 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 12 8A.221 IowAccess —— duties and responsibilities. 13 1. IowAccess. The department shall establish IowAccess as 14 a service to the citizens of this state that is the gateway 15 for one-stop electronic access to government information and 16 transactions, whether federal, state, or local. Except as 17 provided in this section, IowAccess shall be a state-funded 18 service providing access to government information and 19 transactions. The department, in establishing the fees for 20 value-added services, shall consider the reasonable cost of 21 creating and organizing such government information through 22 IowAccess. 23 2. Duties. The department shall do all of the following: 24 a. Establish rates to be charged for access to and for 25 value-added services performed through IowAccess. 26 b. Approve and establish the priority of projects 27 associated with IowAccess. The determination may also include 28 requirements concerning funding for a project proposed by 29 a political subdivision of the state or an association, 30 the membership of which is comprised solely of political 31 subdivisions of the state. Prior to approving a project 32 proposed by a political subdivision, the department shall 33 verify that all of the following conditions are met: 34 (1) The proposed project provides a benefit to the state. 35 -8- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 8/ 252
S.F. _____ (2) The proposed project, once completed, can be shared 1 with and used by other political subdivisions of the state, as 2 appropriate. 3 (3) The state retains ownership of any final product or is 4 granted a permanent license to the use of the product. 5 c. Establish expected outcomes and effects of the use of 6 IowAccess and determine the manner in which such outcomes are 7 to be measured and evaluated. 8 d. Establish the IowAccess total budget request and 9 ensure that such request reflects the priorities and goals of 10 IowAccess as established by the department. 11 e. Advocate for access to government information and 12 services through IowAccess and for data privacy protection, 13 information ethics, accuracy, and security in IowAccess 14 programs and services. 15 f. Receive status and operations reports associated with 16 IowAccess. 17 3. Data purchasing. This section shall not be construed 18 to impair the right of a person to contract to purchase 19 information or data from the Iowa court information system 20 or any other governmental entity. This section shall not be 21 construed to affect a data purchase agreement or contract in 22 existence on April 25, 2000. 23 Sec. 19. Section 8A.224, subsection 1, Code Supplement 24 2009, is amended to read as follows: 25 1. An IowAccess revolving fund is created in the state 26 treasury. The revolving fund shall be administered by the 27 department and shall consist of moneys collected by the 28 department as fees, moneys appropriated by the general 29 assembly, and any other moneys obtained or accepted by the 30 department for deposit in the revolving fund. The proceeds 31 of the revolving fund are appropriated to and shall be used 32 by the department to maintain, develop, operate, and expand 33 IowAccess consistent with this subchapter, and for the support 34 of activities of the technology governance board advisory 35 -9- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 9/ 252
S.F. _____ council pursuant to section 8A.204. 1 Sec. 20. REPEAL. Section 8A.223, Code 2009, is repealed. 2 Sec. 21. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INFORMATION 3 TECHNOLOGY —— UTILIZATION BY LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL 4 BRANCH. The department of administrative services shall 5 consult with and explore opportunities with the legislative 6 and judicial branches of government relative to the providing 7 of information technology services to those branches of 8 government. 9 Sec. 22. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER —— CONVENIENCE FEE 10 STUDY. The chief information officer of the state shall 11 conduct a study concerning convenience or other handling fees 12 charged by state agencies by credit or debit card or other 13 electronic means of payment. The goal of the study would be to 14 encourage the elimination of such fees wherever possible. The 15 department shall determine the extent and amount of the fees 16 charged, revenues generated by those fees, and explore ways to 17 reduce or eliminate the fees. The chief information officer 18 shall submit a report to the general assembly by January 15, 19 2011, concerning the results of the study, including any 20 recommendations for legislative consideration. 21 Sec. 23. STATE AGENCY ELECTRONIC RENEWAL NOTICES. State 22 agencies, as defined in section 8A.101, should, to the greatest 23 extent possible, utilize electronic mail or similar electronic 24 means to notify holders of licenses or permits issued by that 25 state agency that the license or permit needs to be renewed. 26 The chief information officer of the state shall assist state 27 agencies in implementing the directive in this section. 28 DIVISION II 29 ELECTRONIC RECORDS 30 Sec. 24. Section 7A.11A, Code 2009, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 7A.11A Reports to the general assembly. 33 All reports required to be filed with the general assembly by 34 a state department or agency shall be filed by delivering one 35 -10- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 10/ 252
S.F. _____ printed copy and one copy in electronic format as prescribed by 1 the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house. 2 Sec. 25. STUDY —— CREATION, STORAGE, AND RETENTION OF 3 ELECTRONIC RECORDS —— STATE AGENCIES. The departments of 4 administrative services and cultural affairs, in consultation 5 with the state records commission, shall conduct a study on and 6 make recommendations for the creation, storage, and retention 7 of state agency records in an electronic format and shall 8 submit a report containing the recommendations to the general 9 assembly by December 15, 2010. In conducting the study, the 10 departments shall collect and assess information from each 11 state agency that includes an inventory of each agency’s 12 records including the types of agency records as well as agency 13 records series retention and disposition schedules. The 14 assessment shall include agency records identified as having 15 permanent historical value by the state records commission. 16 The departments shall also describe in the report what 17 efficiencies and cost-saving efforts could be achieved through 18 the creation, storage, and maintenance of such records in an 19 electronic format. 20 DIVISION III 21 PUBLICATION MODERNIZATION 22 Sec. 26. Section 2.42, subsection 13, Code 2009, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 13. To establish policies with regard to the publishing 25 of printed and electronic versions of legal publications 26 as provided in chapters 2A and 2B, including the Iowa 27 administrative code, the Iowa administrative bulletin, the 28 Iowa Code, the Iowa Code Supplement, and the Iowa Acts Acts, 29 Iowa Code, Code Supplement, Iowa administrative bulletin, 30 Iowa administrative code, and Iowa court rules , or any part 31 of those publications. The publishing policies may include, 32 but are not limited to: the style and format to be used; the 33 frequency of publication; the contents of the publications; 34 the numbering system systems to be used in the Iowa Code, the 35 -11- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 11/ 252
S.F. _____ Iowa Code Supplement, and the Iowa Acts ; the preparation of 1 editorial comments or notations; the correction of errors; 2 the type of print or electronic media and data processing 3 software to be used; the number of printed volumes to be 4 published; recommended revisions of the Iowa Code, the Iowa 5 Code Supplement, and the Iowa Acts ; the letting of contracts 6 for the publication of the Iowa administrative code, the Iowa 7 administrative bulletin, the Iowa court rules, the Iowa Code, 8 the Iowa Code Supplement, and the Iowa Acts ; the pricing of 9 the publications to which section 22.3 does not apply; access 10 to, and the use, reproduction, legal protection, sale or 11 distribution, and pricing of related data processing software 12 consistent with chapter 22; and any other matters deemed 13 necessary to the publication of uniform and understandable 14 publications. 15 Sec. 27. Section 2A.1, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 2009, 16 is amended to read as follows: 17 d. Publication of the official legal publications of 18 the state, including but not limited to the Iowa Acts, Iowa 19 Code, Iowa Code Supplement, Iowa Acts, Iowa court rules, Iowa 20 administrative bulletin, and Iowa administrative code , and 21 Iowa court rules as provided in chapter 2B. The legislative 22 services agency shall do all of the following: 23 (1) Designate a legal publication described in chapter 2B as 24 an official legal publication. The legislative services agency 25 may also designate a legal publication as an unofficial legal 26 publication. The legislative services agency may use the great 27 seal of the state of Iowa as provided in section 1A.1 or other 28 symbol to identify an official or unofficial legal publication. 29 (2) Provide for citing official legal publications as 30 provided in chapter 2B. 31 Sec. 28. Section 2A.5, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 1. The legislative services agency shall publish the 34 official legal publications of the state as provided in chapter 35 -12- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 12/ 252
S.F. _____ 2B. The legislative services agency shall have legal custody of 1 the publications and shall provide for the warehousing, sale, 2 and distribution of the publications. The legislative services 3 agency shall retain or cause to be retained a number of old 4 editions of the publications but may otherwise distribute or 5 cause to be distributed old editions of the publications to any 6 person upon payment by the person of any distribution costs. 7 This section and chapter 2B do not require the legislative 8 services agency to publish a publication in both a printed and 9 electronic version. 10 Sec. 29. Section 2A.5, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2009, 11 is amended to read as follows: 12 b. The Iowa Code Supplement. 13 Sec. 30. Section 2A.5, subsection 3, Code 2009, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 3. The legislative services agency shall in each 16 odd-numbered year compile for publication and distribute in 17 odd-numbered years a printed or electronic version of the Iowa 18 official register for distribution as soon as practicable . 19 The register shall contain historical, political, and other 20 information and statistics of general value but shall not 21 contain information or statistics of a partisan character. The 22 print printed and electronic versions of the register need 23 not contain the same information and statistics but shall be 24 published to provide the greatest access to such information 25 and statistics at the most reasonable cost as determined by the 26 legislative services agency. The different versions of the 27 register may be distributed free of charge, may be distributed 28 free of charge except for postage and handling charges, or 29 may be sold at a price to be established by the legislative 30 services agency. 31 Sec. 31. Section 2A.5, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 32 following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. Subject to section 2.42, the legislative 34 services agency shall determine its payment procedures 35 -13- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 13/ 252
S.F. _____ associated with publishing, distributing, and selling printed 1 or electronic versions of publications. The legislative 2 services agency may create a publications revolving fund 3 in the state treasury under the control of the legislative 4 services agency to defray costs associated with publishing, 5 distributing, and selling printed or electronic versions of 6 publications as the legislative services agency determines 7 appropriate. Payment procedures may include crediting all or 8 part of moneys received from the sale of publications into the 9 revolving fund. 10 Sec. 32. Section 2B.5, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2009, 11 are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in lieu 12 thereof the following: 13 1. Publish the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa 14 administrative code as provided in section 2B.5A. 15 2. Publish the Iowa court rules as provided in section 16 2B.5B. 17 Sec. 33. Section 2B.5, subsection 3, Code 2009, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 3. Cause to be published annually a Publish annually an 20 electronic or printed edition of the roster of state officials. 21 The roster of state officials shall include a correct list of 22 state officers and deputies; members of boards and commissions; 23 justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, 24 and judges of the district courts including district associate 25 judges and judicial magistrates; and members of the general 26 assembly. The office of the governor shall cooperate in the 27 preparation of the list. 28 Sec. 34. NEW SECTION . 2B.5A Iowa administrative bulletin 29 and Iowa administrative code. 30 1. The legislative services agency shall control and 31 maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial 32 information used to produce the Iowa administrative bulletin 33 and the Iowa administrative code. 34 2. In consultation with the administrative rules 35 -14- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 14/ 252
S.F. _____ coordinator, the administrative code editor shall prescribe 1 a uniform style and form required for a person filing a 2 document for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin 3 or the Iowa administrative code, including but not limited 4 to a rulemaking document. A rulemaking document includes a 5 notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4 or an 6 adopted rule for filing as provided in section 17A.5. The 7 rulemaking document shall correlate each rule to the uniform 8 numbering system established by the administrative code editor. 9 The administrative code editor shall provide for electronic 10 publication of the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa 11 administrative code. The administrative code editor shall 12 review all submitted documents for style and form and notify 13 the administrative rules coordinator if a rulemaking document 14 is not in proper style or form, and may return or revise a 15 document which is not in proper style and form. The style 16 and form prescribed shall require that a rulemaking document 17 include a reference to the statute which the rules are intended 18 to implement. 19 3. a. The administrative code editor may omit from the Iowa 20 administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative code any 21 document for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin or 22 the Iowa administrative code, if the administrative code editor 23 determines that its publication would be unduly cumbersome, 24 expensive, or otherwise inexpedient. The person filing the 25 document for publication shall provide the administrative 26 code editor with an electronic version of the document. The 27 administrative code editor shall publish the document on the 28 general assembly’s internet site, and publish a notice in the 29 Iowa administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative code 30 stating the specific subject matter of the omitted document and 31 how the omitted document may be accessed. 32 b. The administrative code editor shall omit or cause to be 33 omitted from the Iowa administrative code any rule or portion 34 of a rule nullified by the general assembly pursuant to Article 35 -15- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 15/ 252
S.F. _____ III, section 40, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. 1 4. The administrative code editor who receives a 2 publication from an agency because the publication is 3 referenced in the Iowa administrative bulletin or Iowa 4 administrative code shall make the publication available to the 5 public pursuant to section 17A.6. 6 5. The administrative code editor shall publish the Iowa 7 administrative bulletin in accordance with section 2.42 at 8 least every other week, unless the administrative code editor 9 and the administrative rules review committee determine 10 that an alternative publication schedule is preferable. The 11 administrative code editor shall provide for the arrangement of 12 the contents of the Iowa administrative bulletin. 13 a. The Iowa administrative bulletin shall contain all of the 14 following: 15 (1) Rulemaking documents, including notices of intended 16 action as provided in section 17A.4, and rules adopted and 17 effective immediately upon filing and rules adopted and filed 18 as provided in section 17A.5. 19 (2) Resolutions nullifying administrative rules passed by 20 the general assembly pursuant to Article III, section 40 of the 21 Constitution of the State of Iowa. 22 (3) All proclamations and executive orders of the governor 23 which are general and permanent in nature. 24 (4) Other materials deemed fitting and proper by the 25 administrative rules review committee. 26 (5) Items required to be published by statute. 27 (6) A comprehensive method to search and identify its 28 contents. An electronic version may include search and 29 retrieval programming and index. 30 b. The Iowa administrative bulletin may contain all of the 31 following: 32 (1) A preface. 33 (2) A rulemaking schedule. 34 (3) The agenda for the next meeting of the administrative 35 -16- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 16/ 252
S.F. _____ rules review committee as provided in section 17A.8, if 1 available. 2 (4) A schedule of known public hearings. 3 (5) A list of agencies referenced by agency identification 4 number. 5 6. The administrative code editor shall publish the Iowa 6 administrative code in accordance with section 2.42 at least 7 every other week, unless the administrative code editor and 8 the administrative rules review committee determine that an 9 alternative publication schedule is preferable. However, the 10 legislative services agency may publish supplements in lieu of 11 the Iowa administrative code. The administrative code editor 12 shall provide for the arrangement of the Iowa administrative 13 code. 14 a. The Iowa administrative code shall include all of the 15 following: 16 (1) Rules of general application adopted and filed with 17 the administrative code editor by state agencies. However, 18 the administrative code editor may delete a rule from the Iowa 19 administrative code if the agency that adopted the rule has 20 ceased to exist, no successor agency has jurisdiction over the 21 rule, and no statutory authority exists supporting the rule. 22 (2) A comprehensive method to search and identify its 23 contents, including rules. 24 (a) An electronic version may include search and retrieval 25 programming and index. 26 (b) A print edition may include an index. 27 b. The Iowa administrative code may include all of the 28 following: 29 (1) A preface. 30 (2) Uniform rules on agency procedure. 31 Sec. 35. NEW SECTION . 2B.5B Iowa court rules. 32 1. The legislative services agency shall control and 33 maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial 34 information used to produce the Iowa court rules. 35 -17- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 17/ 252
S.F. _____ 2. The administrative code editor, upon direction by 1 the Iowa supreme court and in accordance with the policies 2 of the legislative council pursuant to section 2.42 and the 3 legislative services agency pursuant to section 2A.1, shall 4 prescribe a uniform style and form required for filing a 5 document for publication in the Iowa court rules. The document 6 shall correlate each rule to the uniform numbering system. 7 The administrative code editor shall provide for electronic 8 publication of the Iowa court rules. The administrative code 9 editor shall review all submitted documents for style and form 10 and notify the Iowa supreme court if a rulemaking document 11 is not in proper style or form, and may return or revise a 12 document which is not in proper style and form. 13 3. a. The administrative code editor shall publish the 14 Iowa court rules in accordance with section 2.42. However, the 15 legislative services agency may publish supplements in lieu of 16 the Iowa court rules. The administrative code editor shall 17 provide for arrangement of the Iowa court rules in consultation 18 with the Iowa supreme court. 19 b. The Iowa court rules shall include all of the following: 20 (1) Rules prescribed by the supreme court, which may include 21 the Iowa rules of civil procedure, the Iowa rules of criminal 22 procedure, the Iowa rules of evidence, the Iowa rules of 23 appellate procedure, the Iowa rules of professional conduct, 24 and the Iowa code of judicial conduct. 25 (2) A comprehensive method to search and identify its 26 contents, including court rules. 27 (a) An electronic version may include search and retrieval 28 programming and index. 29 (b) A print version shall include an index. 30 c. The Iowa court rules may include all of the following: 31 (1) A preface. 32 (2) Tables, including tables of corresponding rule numbers. 33 Sec. 36. Section 2B.6, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2009, 1 are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in lieu 2 -18- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 18/ 252
S.F. _____ thereof the following: 3 2. Provide for the publication of all of the following: 4 a. The Iowa Acts as provided in section 2B.10. 5 b. The Iowa Code or Code Supplement, as provided in section 6 2B.12. 7 Sec. 37. Section 2B.10, Code 2009, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 2B.10 Iowa Acts. 10 1. The legislative services agency shall control and 11 maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial 12 information used to produce the Iowa Acts. 13 2. The legislative services agency shall publish the annual 14 edition of the Iowa Acts as soon as possible after the final 15 adjournment of a regular session of the general assembly. The 16 legislative services agency may also publish an updated edition 17 of the Iowa Acts or a supplement to the Iowa Acts after a 18 special session of the general assembly. 19 1. 3. a. The arrangement of the Acts and resolutions, 20 and the size, style, type, binding, general arrangement, and 21 tables of the Iowa Acts , appearance, and contents of the Iowa 22 Acts shall be printed and published in the manner determined 23 by the Iowa Code editor in accordance with the policies set 24 by the of the legislative council and legislative services 25 agency as provided in section 2.42. 26 2. b. Chapters of The bills and joint resolutions of the 27 Iowa Acts may be arranged by chapter, numbered from one for the 28 first regular session shall be numbered from one and chapters 29 of the second regular session shall be and numbered from one 30 thousand one for the second regular session . 31 4. The Iowa Acts shall include all of the following: 32 a. A preface. 33 b. A table of contents. 34 3. c. A list of elective state officers and deputies, 35 supreme court justices, judges of the court of appeals, 1 and members of the general assembly shall be published annually 2 -19- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 19/ 252
S.F. _____ with the Iowa Acts , and members of Iowa’s congressional 3 delegation . 4 4. d. A statement of the condition of the state treasury 5 shall be included, as provided by Article III, section 18, 6 of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. The statement shall 7 be furnished to the legislative services agency by the director 8 of the department of administrative services. 9 e. An analysis of its chapters. 10 f. The text of bills that have been enacted and joint 11 resolutions that have been enacted or passed by the general 12 assembly, including text indicating items disapproved in 13 appropriation bills. 14 g. Messages transmitted by the governor disapproving items 15 in appropriation bills. 16 h. A notation of the filing of an estimate of a state 17 mandate prepared by the legislative services agency pursuant 18 to section 25B.5. 19 i. Tables including any analysis of tables. 20 j. A comprehensive method to search and identify its 21 contents, including the text of bills that have been enacted 22 and joint resolutions that have been enacted or passed by the 23 general assembly. 24 (1) An electronic version may include search and retrieval 25 programming and an index and a summary index. 26 (2) A print version may include an index and a summary 27 index. 28 k. Other reference material as determined by the Iowa Code 29 editor in accordance with any policies of the legislative 30 council. 31 5. The enrolling clerks of the house and senate shall 32 arrange for the Iowa Code editor to receive suitable copies of 33 all Acts and resolutions as soon as they are enrolled. 34 6. A notation of the filing of an estimate of a state 35 mandate prepared by the legislative services agency pursuant to 1 section 25B.5 shall be included in the Iowa Acts with the text 2 -20- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 20/ 252
S.F. _____ of an enacted bill or joint resolution containing the state 3 mandate. 4 Sec. 38. Section 2B.12, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2009, are 5 amended to read as follows: 6 1. The legislative services agency shall control and 7 maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial 8 information used to publish the Iowa Code. 9 1. 2. A new Iowa Code shall be issued The legislative 10 services agency shall publish an annual edition of the Iowa 11 Code as soon as possible after the final adjournment of the 12 second a regular session of the a general assembly. A However, 13 the legislative services agency may publish a new Code 14 Supplement shall be issued in lieu of the Iowa Code as soon as 15 possible after the first final adjournment of a regular session 16 of the a general assembly. A The legislative services agency 17 may publish a new edition of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement 18 may be issued as soon as possible after the final adjournment 19 of a special session of the general assembly or as required by 20 the legislative council . 21 2. The entire Iowa Code shall be maintained on a computer 22 database which shall be updated as soon as possible after 23 each session of the general assembly. The Iowa Code and Code 24 Supplement shall be prepared and printed on a good quality 25 of paper in one or more volumes, in the manner determined by 26 the Iowa Code editor in accordance with the policies of the 27 legislative council, as provided in section 2.42 . 28 Sec. 39. Section 2B.12, subsection 5, Code 2009, is amended 29 by striking the subsection. 30 Sec. 40. Section 2B.12, subsection 6, unnumbered paragraph 31 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 32 The Iowa Code published after the second regular session of 33 the general assembly shall include all of the following : 34 Sec. 41. Section 2B.12, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 1 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph. 2 Sec. 42. Section 2B.12, subsection 6, paragraph h, Code 3 -21- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 21/ 252
S.F. _____ 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 4 lieu thereof the following: 5 h. The arrangement of the Code into distinct units, as 6 established by the legislative services agency, which may 7 include titles, subunits of titles, chapters, subunits of 8 chapters, and sections, and subunits of sections. The distinct 9 units shall be numbered and may include names. 10 Sec. 43. Section 2B.12, subsection 6, paragraph j, Code 11 2009, is amended to read as follows: 12 j. A comprehensive index and a summary index covering method 13 to search and identify its contents, including the text of the 14 Constitution and statutes of the State of Iowa. 15 (1) An electronic version may include search and retrieval 16 programming, analysis of titles and chapters, and an index and 17 a summary index. 18 (2) A print version shall include an analysis of titles and 19 chapters, and an index and a summary index. 20 Sec. 44. Section 2B.12, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 21 following new subsection: 22 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. The Iowa Code may include all of the 23 following: 24 a. A preface. 25 b. A description of citations to statutes. 26 c. Abbreviations to other publications which may be referred 27 to in the Iowa Code. 28 d. Appropriate historical references or source notes. 29 e. An analysis of the Code by titles and chapters. 30 f. Other reference materials as determined by the Iowa 31 Code editor in accordance with any policies of the legislative 32 council. 33 Sec. 45. Section 2B.12, subsections 7 and 8, Code 2009, are 34 amended to read as follows: 35 7. The A Code Supplement published after the first regular 1 session of the general assembly shall include all of the 2 following : 3 -22- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 22/ 252
S.F. _____ a. All of the The text of statutes of Iowa of a general 4 and permanent nature which that were enacted or amended during 5 that the preceding regular or special session, except as 6 provided in subsection 3 , and ; an indication of all sections 7 repealed during that session , ; and any amendments to the 8 Constitution of the State of Iowa approved by the voters at 9 the preceding general election since the adjournment of the 10 previous regular session of the general assembly . 11 b. A chapter title and number for each chapter or part of a 12 chapter included. 13 c. An index covering the material included A comprehensive 14 method to search and identify its contents, including the text 15 of statutes and the Constitution of the State of Iowa . 16 (1) An electronic version may include search and retrieval 17 programming and an index and a summary index. 18 (2) A print version may include an index and a summary 19 index. 20 8. A The Iowa Code or Code Supplement may include 21 appropriate tables showing the disposition of Acts of the 22 general assembly, the corresponding sections from edition 23 to edition of a an Iowa Code or Code Supplement, and other 24 reference material as determined by the Iowa Code editor in 25 accordance with policies of the legislative council. 26 Sec. 46. Section 2B.13, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 27 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 28 The Iowa Code editor in preparing the copy for an edition 29 of the Iowa Code or Iowa Code Supplement shall not alter the 30 sense, meaning, or effect of any Act of the general assembly, 31 but may: 32 Sec. 47. Section 2B.13, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 33 2009, is amended to read as follows: 34 f. Perform any other editorial tasks required or authorized 35 by section 17A.6 2B.5A . 1 Sec. 48. Section 2B.13, subsections 3, 4, 5, and 7, Code 2 2009, are amended to read as follows: 3 -23- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 23/ 252
S.F. _____ 3. a. The Iowa Code editor may, in preparing the copy for 4 an edition of the Iowa Code or Iowa Code Supplement, establish 5 standards for and change capitalization, spelling, and 6 punctuation in any Code provision for purposes of uniformity 7 and consistency in Code language. 8 b. The administrative code editor may establish standards 9 for capitalization, spelling, and punctuation for purposes of 10 uniformity and consistency in the Iowa administrative code. 11 4. a. The Iowa Code editor shall seek direction from 12 the senate committee on judiciary and the house committee 13 on judiciary when making Iowa Code or Iowa Code Supplement 14 changes , and the . 15 b. The administrative code editor shall seek direction 16 from the administrative rules review committee and 17 the administrative rules coordinator when making Iowa 18 administrative code changes, which appear to require 19 substantial editing and which might otherwise be interpreted to 20 exceed the scope of the authority granted in this section. 21 5. The Iowa Code editor may prepare and publish comments 22 deemed necessary for a proper explanation of the manner 23 of printing a section or chapter of the Iowa Code or Code 24 Supplement . The Iowa Code editor shall maintain a record of 25 all of the corrections made under subsection 1. The Iowa Code 26 editor shall also maintain a separate record of the changes 27 made under subsection 1, paragraphs “b” through “h” . The 28 records shall be available to the public. 29 7. a. The effective date of all editorial changes in an 30 edition of the Iowa Code or Iowa Code Supplement is the date 31 of the Iowa Code editor’s approval of the final press proofs 32 for the statutory text contained within that publication. The 33 effective date of all editorial changes for the or an edition 34 of the Iowa administrative code is the its publication date 35 those changes are published in the Iowa administrative code . A 1 publication date is the date the publication is conclusively 2 presumed to be complete, incorporating all revisions or 3 -24- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 24/ 252
S.F. _____ editorial changes. 4 b. The publication date for the publications are as follows: 5 (1) For the Iowa Code or Code Supplement, the publication 6 date is the first day of the next regular session of the 7 general assembly convened pursuant to Article III, section 8 2, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa. However, the 9 legislative services agency may establish an alternative 10 publication date, which may be the date that the publication is 11 first available to the public accessing the general assembly’s 12 internet site. The legislative services agency shall provide 13 notice of such an alternative publication date on the general 14 assembly’s internet site. 15 (2) The publication date for the Iowa administrative code 16 is the date that it is first available to the public accessing 17 the general assembly’s internet site according to a publication 18 schedule provided in section 2B.5A. 19 c. A publication designated by the legislative services 20 agency as unofficial shall not be used to establish a 21 publication date. 22 Sec. 49. Section 2B.17, Code 2009, is amended by striking 23 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 24 2B.17 Official legal publications —— citations. 25 1. An official legal publication designated as such by 26 the legislative services agency as provided in sections 2.42 27 and 2A.1, is the official and authoritative version of the 28 statutes, administrative rules, or court rules of the state of 29 Iowa. 30 2. a. The codified version of the state’s constitution 31 shall be known as the Constitution of the State of Iowa. 32 b. For statutes, the official versions of publications 33 shall be known as the Iowa Acts, the Iowa Code, and the Code 34 Supplement. 35 c. For administrative rules, the official versions of the 1 publications shall be known as the Iowa Administrative Bulletin 2 and the Iowa Administrative Code. 3 -25- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 25/ 252
S.F. _____ d. For court rules, the official version of the publication 4 shall be known as the Iowa Court Rules. 5 3. The legislative services agency may adopt a style manual 6 providing a uniform system of citing the codified Constitution 7 of the State of Iowa and the official versions of publications 8 listed in subsection 2, including by reference to commonly 9 accepted legal sources. The legislative services agency 10 style manual may provide for a different form of citation 11 for electronic and printed versions of the same publication. 12 Nothing in this section affects rules for style and format 13 adopted pursuant to section 2.42. 14 4. The codified Constitution of the State of Iowa, and 15 statutes enacted and joint resolutions enacted or passed by the 16 general assembly shall be cited as follows: 17 a. The codified Constitution of the State of Iowa shall 18 be cited as the Constitution of the State of Iowa, with a 19 reference identifying the preamble or boundaries, or article, 20 section, and subunit of a section. Subject to the legislative 21 services agency style manual, the Constitution of the State of 22 Iowa may be cited as the Iowa Constitution. 23 b. The Iowa Acts shall be cited as the Iowa Acts with 24 a reference identifying the year of the publication in 25 conformance with section 2.2, and the chapter of a bill 26 enacted or joint resolution enacted or passed during a regular 27 session, or in the alternative the bill or joint resolution 28 chamber designation, and the section of the chapter or bill 29 or subunit of a section. A bill or joint resolution enacted 30 or passed during a special session shall be cited by the 31 extraordinary session designation in conformance with section 32 2.2. If the Iowa Acts have not been published, a bill or joint 33 resolution may be cited by its bill or joint resolution chamber 34 designation. 35 c. The Iowa Code shall be cited as the Iowa Code. The Code 1 Supplement shall be cited as the Code Supplement. Subject 2 to the legislative services agency style manual, the Iowa 3 -26- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 26/ 252
S.F. _____ Code may be cited as the Code of Iowa or Code and the Code 4 Supplement may be cited as the Iowa Code Supplement, with 5 references identifying parts of the publication, including 6 but not limited to title or chapter, section, or subunit of a 7 section. If the citation refers to a past edition of the Iowa 8 Code or Code Supplement, the citation shall identify the year 9 of publication. 10 5. Administrative rules shall be cited as follows: 11 a. The Iowa Administrative Bulletin shall be cited as 12 the IAB, with references identifying the volume number which 13 may be based on a fiscal year cycle, the issue number, and 14 the ARC number assigned to the rulemaking document by the 15 administrative rules coordinator pursuant to section 17A.4. 16 Subject to the legislative services agency style manual, the 17 citation may also include the publication’s page number. 18 b. The Iowa Administrative Code shall be cited as the IAC, 19 with references to an agency’s identification number placed at 20 the beginning of the citation and with references to parts of 21 the publication, including but not limited to chapter, rule, or 22 subunit of a rule. 23 6. The Iowa Court Rules shall be cited as the Iowa Court 24 Rules, with references to the rule number and to subunits 25 of the publication, which may include but are not limited 26 to the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, the Iowa Rules of 27 Criminal Procedure, the Iowa Rules of Evidence, the Iowa 28 Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Iowa Rules of Professional 29 Conduct, and the Iowa Code of Judicial Conduct. Subject to 30 the legislative services agency style manual, the names of the 31 rules may be abbreviated. 32 Sec. 50. NEW SECTION . 2B.18 Iowa Code editor and 33 administrative code editor —— custody and authentication. 34 1. The Iowa Code editor is the custodian of the official 35 legal publications known as the Iowa Acts, Iowa Code, and 1 Code Supplement. The Iowa Code editor may attest to and 2 authenticate any portion of such official legal publication 3 -27- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 27/ 252
S.F. _____ for purposes of admitting a portion of the official legal 4 publication in any court or office of any state, territory, or 5 possession of the United States or in a foreign jurisdiction. 6 2. The administrative code editor is the custodian of the 7 official legal publications known as the Iowa administrative 8 bulletin, the Iowa administrative code, and the Iowa court 9 rules. The administrative code editor may attest to and 10 authenticate any portion of such official legal publication 11 for purposes of admitting a portion of the official legal 12 publication in any court or office of any state, territory, or 13 possession of the United States or in a foreign jurisdiction. 14 Sec. 51. Section 7.17, subsection 2, Code 2009, is amended 15 by striking the subsection. 16 Sec. 52. Section 17A.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 17 2009, is amended to read as follows: 18 a. Give notice of its intended action by submitting 19 the notice to the administrative rules coordinator and 20 the administrative code editor. The administrative rules 21 coordinator shall assign an ARC number to each rulemaking 22 document. The administrative code editor shall publish 23 each notice meeting the requirements of this chapter in the 24 Iowa administrative bulletin created pursuant to section 25 17A.6 2B.5A . Any notice of intended action shall be published 26 at least thirty-five days in advance of the action. The notice 27 shall include a statement of either the terms or substance of 28 the intended action or a description of the subjects and issues 29 involved, and the time when, the place where, and the manner in 30 which interested persons may present their views. 31 Sec. 53. Section 17A.6, Code 2009, is amended by striking 32 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 33 17A.6 Publications. 34 1. The administrative code editor shall publish the Iowa 35 administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative code as 1 provided in section 2B.5A. 2 2. An agency which adopts standards by reference to 3 -28- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 28/ 252
S.F. _____ another publication shall deliver an electronic copy of 4 the publication, or the relevant part of the publication, 5 containing the standards to the administrative code editor 6 who shall publish it on the general assembly’s internet site. 7 If an electronic copy of the publication is not available, 8 the agency shall deliver a printed copy of the publication to 9 the administrative code editor who shall deposit the copy in 10 the state law library where it shall be made available for 11 inspection and reference. 12 Sec. 54. Section 89.5, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph 13 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 14 A rule adopted pursuant to this chapter which adopts 15 standards by reference to another publication shall be exempt 16 from the requirements of section 17A.6 2B.5A , subsection 4, if 17 the following conditions exist: 18 Sec. 55. Section 89A.3, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 19 1, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 20 A rule adopted pursuant to this section which adopts 21 standards by reference to another publication shall be exempt 22 from the requirements of section 17A.6 2B.5A , subsection 4, if 23 the following conditions exist: 24 Sec. 56. Section 256.53, Code 2009, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 256.53 State publications. 27 Upon issuance of a state publication in any format, a 28 state agency shall deposit with provide the division with 29 an electronic version of the publication at no cost to the 30 division , seventy-five copies of the publication or a lesser 31 number if specified by the division, except as provided in 32 section 2A.6 . 33 Sec. 57. Section 267.6, Code 2009, is amended to read as 34 follows: 35 267.6 Iowa administrative procedure Act. 1 The provisions of chapter 17A shall not apply to the council 2 or any actions taken by it, except that any recommendations 3 -29- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 29/ 252
S.F. _____ adopted by the council pursuant to section 267.5, subsection 4 3, and any rules adopted by the council shall be adopted, 5 amended, or repealed only after compliance with the provisions 6 of sections 17A.4 , and 17A.5, and 17A.6 the publication 7 requirements in section 2B.5A . 8 DIVISION IV 9 ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICES 10 Sec. 58. Section 21.4, subsection 4, Code 2009, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 4. If another section of the Code requires or authorizes a 13 manner of giving specific notice of a meeting, hearing, or 14 an intent to take action by a governmental body, compliance 15 with that section shall constitute compliance with the notice 16 requirements of this section. 17 Sec. 59. NEW SECTION . 22A.1 Electronic publication of 18 public notices. 19 1. For purposes of this section, “governmental body” means a 20 governmental body as defined in section 21.2. 21 2. a. A governmental body that is required by statute 22 to publish or post in a public place a notice, action, or 23 other information, may, in lieu of such requirements, post 24 the notice, action, or other information on an internet site 25 if posting such information on an internet site has been 26 authorized, by ordinance, resolution, or other official action 27 of the governmental body, as a means of official publication. 28 b. An ordinance, resolution, or other official action 29 that authorizes posting on an internet site as an official 30 publication shall identify each type of notice, action, or 31 information that shall be posted on an internet site in lieu of 32 publication and shall identify the location of the governmental 33 body’s office where such notices, actions, or information 34 will be available for public inspection. If the governmental 35 body is a city or a county, such authorization shall be by 1 ordinance. If the governmental body is an agency as defined 2 in section 17A.2, such authorization shall be adopted in 3 -30- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 30/ 252
S.F. _____ accordance with chapter 17A. 4 c. This section shall not apply to the publication of 5 notices under chapter 6B, notices published under chapter 17A, 6 notices provided under the rules of civil procedure, or any 7 notice required to be given by personal service. 8 3. Notices, actions, or other information posted by 9 a governmental body on an internet site pursuant to this 10 section shall include all information otherwise required to 11 be contained in the publication and shall comply with all 12 requirements relating to the date of publication. 13 4. If posting on an internet site is authorized by a 14 governmental body to satisfy publication requirements, all of 15 the following shall apply: 16 a. The internet site shall be operated and maintained by the 17 governmental body. 18 b. The internet site shall be accessible at all times by the 19 public, including the visually impaired. 20 c. The public shall not be charged for access to any notice, 21 action, or other information posted on the internet site 22 pursuant to this section. 23 d. The internet site shall be searchable by keyword, type of 24 notice, action, or information, and geographic location. 25 e. The notice, action, or other information posted on an 26 internet site pursuant to this section shall be maintained 27 and accessible through the same internet site address for as 28 long as required by law or as long as such information is 29 customarily maintained by the governmental body, whichever is 30 longer. 31 f. A notice, action, or other information posted on an 32 internet site pursuant to this section by a governmental 33 body shall also be made available by the governmental body 34 in a paper format in the office of the governmental body as 35 identified pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “b” . 1 Sec. 60. Section 49.53, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2009, 2 is amended to read as follows: 3 -31- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 31/ 252
S.F. _____ 2. The notice shall be published in at least one newspaper, 4 as defined in section 618.3, which is published in the county 5 or other political subdivision in which the election is to 6 occur or, if no newspaper is published there, in at least 7 one newspaper of substantial circulation in the county or 8 political subdivision. For the general election or the primary 9 election the foregoing notice shall be published in at least 10 two newspapers published in the county. However, if there 11 is only one newspaper published in the county, publication 12 in one newspaper shall be sufficient. Compliance with the 13 requirements of section 22A.1 shall constitute compliance with 14 the publication requirements of this section. 15 Sec. 61. Section 279.36, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2009, 16 is amended to read as follows: 17 The requirements of section 279.35 are satisfied by 18 publication in at least one newspaper published in the 19 district or, if there is none, in at least one newspaper having 20 general circulation within the district. Compliance with the 21 requirements of section 22A.1 shall constitute compliance with 22 the publication requirements of this section. 23 Sec. 62. Section 331.305, Code 2009, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 331.305 Publication of notices. 26 Unless otherwise provided by state law, if notice of an 27 election, hearing, or other official action is required by this 28 chapter, the board shall publish the notice at least once, not 29 less than four nor more than twenty days before the date of the 30 election, hearing, or other action, in one or more newspapers 31 which meet the requirements of section 618.14. Notice of an 32 election shall also comply with section 49.53. Compliance with 33 the requirements of section 22A.1 shall constitute compliance 34 with the publication requirements of this section. 35 Sec. 63. Section 362.3, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 1 following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Compliance with the requirements of 3 -32- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 32/ 252
S.F. _____ section 22A.1 shall constitute compliance with the requirements 4 of this section relating to publication in a newspaper and to 5 publication by posting. 6 DIVISION V 7 STATE BUDGETING AND PERSONNEL 8 Sec. 64. Section 8.36A, subsection 2, Code 2009, is amended 9 to read as follows: 10 2. a. If a department or establishment has reached or 11 anticipates reaching the full-time equivalent position level 12 authorized for the department but determines that conversion 13 of a contract position to a full-time equivalent position 14 would result in cost savings while providing comparable or 15 better services, the department or establishment may request 16 the director of the department of management to approve the 17 conversion and addition of the full-time equivalent position. 18 The request shall be accompanied by evidence demonstrating how 19 the cost savings and service quality will be achieved through 20 the conversion. If approved by the director of the department 21 of management, the department’s or establishment’s authorized 22 full-time equivalent position level shall be increased 23 accordingly and the revised level shall be reported to the 24 fiscal committee of the legislative council and the legislative 25 services agency. 26 b. A department or establishment shall not convert a 27 full-time equivalent position authorized for the department 28 or establishment to a contract position and shall not use 29 appropriated moneys for such a contract position unless the 30 department or establishment receives approval from the director 31 of the department of management to convert the full-time 32 equivalent position to a contract position. The director of 33 the department of management shall not approve the conversion 34 unless the department or establishment submits sufficient 35 evidence that the conversion would result in cost savings while 1 providing comparable or better services. 2 Sec. 65. Section 8.36A, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 3 -33- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 33/ 252
S.F. _____ following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. If a full-time equivalent position 5 authorized for a department or establishment remains vacant 6 for a period of at least six months, the department’s or 7 establishment’s authorized full-time equivalent position level 8 shall be decreased accordingly. However, the department or 9 establishment may request the director of the department of 10 management to reauthorize the full-time equivalent position if 11 the department or establishment can establish that the position 12 is difficult to fill and is critical for fulfilling the duties 13 of the department or establishment. 14 Sec. 66. Section 8.62, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2009, 15 is amended to read as follows: 16 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8.33 or any 17 other provision of law to the contrary, if on June 30 of a 18 fiscal year, a balance of an operational appropriation remains 19 unexpended or unencumbered, not more than fifty percent of 20 the balance may be encumbered by the agency to which the 21 appropriation was made and used as provided in this section and 22 the remaining balance shall be deposited in the cash reserve 23 fund created in section 8.56. Moneys encumbered under this 24 section shall only be used by the agency during the succeeding 25 fiscal year for internet-based employee training, technology 26 enhancement, or purchases of goods and services from Iowa 27 prison industries. Unused moneys encumbered under this section 28 shall be deposited in the cash reserve fund on June 30 of the 29 succeeding fiscal year. 30 Sec. 67. Section 8A.413, Code Supplement 2009, is amended by 31 adding the following new subsection: 32 NEW SUBSECTION . 24. For the development and operation of 33 programs to promote job sharing, telecommuting, and flex-time 34 opportunities for employment within the executive branch. 35 Sec. 68. COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS —— STATE ACCOUNTING 1 SYSTEM. Each judicial district department of correctional 2 services shall utilize the state accounting system for purposes 3 -34- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 34/ 252
S.F. _____ of tracking both appropriations and expenditures. Each 4 judicial district department shall coordinate its accounting 5 activities with the department of management for purposes of 6 implementing the requirements of this section. 7 Sec. 69. STATE AGENCY EFFICIENCY EFFORTS. 8 1. LEAN EFFORTS. State agencies shall budget for and plan 9 to conduct lean events as described in section 8.70. Each 10 state agency shall coordinate its activities with the office 11 of lean enterprise created in section 8.70 in developing plans 12 to conduct lean events. 13 2. SHARED RESOURCES. State agencies are encouraged to 14 share resources and services, including staff, training, and 15 educational services, to the greatest extent possible in order 16 to best fulfill the duties of each agency at the least cost. 17 Sec. 70. CONTRACT SERVICES —— TRAINING. 18 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending 19 June 30, 2011, each department, as defined in section 8.2, 20 shall separately track the budget and actual expenditures 21 for contract services and for employee training for each 22 appropriation line item. 23 2. The terms of the contracts for contracted services 24 entered into or revised during the fiscal year shall 25 incorporate quality assurance and cost control measures. 26 3. The employee training tracking information shall be 27 further divided into training categories. Each department’s 28 report on training tracking shall specifically address the use 29 of electronically based training. 30 4. Each department shall report quarterly to the 31 legislative services agency concerning the budget, expenditure, 32 quality assurance, and cost control information addressed by 33 this section. 34 Sec. 71. JOINT APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES —— REVIEW OF 1 AGENCY FEES. Each joint appropriations subcommittee of the 2 general assembly shall examine and review on an annual basis 3 the fees charged by state agencies under the purview of that 4 -35- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 35/ 252
S.F. _____ joint appropriations subcommittee. 5 DIVISION VI 6 SPAN OF CONTROL 7 Sec. 72. Section 8A.402, subsection 2, paragraph g, Code 8 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 9 g. (1) (a) Consult with the department of management 10 and discuss and collaborate with executive branch agencies to 11 implement and maintain a policy for incrementally increasing 12 the aggregate ratio in the number of employees per 13 supervisor supervisory employee in executive branch agencies 14 to be fourteen employees for one supervisor . For purposes of 15 determining the effects of the policy on the state employee 16 workforce, the base date of July 1, 2008, shall be used and the 17 target date for full implementation shall be July 1, 2011 2016 . 18 The target aggregate ratio of supervisory employees to other 19 employees shall be as follows: 20 (i) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, one to 21 fourteen. 22 (ii) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, one to 23 fifteen. 24 (iii) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, one to 25 sixteen. 26 (iv) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, one to 27 seventeen. 28 (v) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, one to 29 eighteen. 30 (vi) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, one to 31 nineteen. 32 (vii) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, one to 33 twenty. 34 (b) For the purposes of this paragraph “g” , “supervisory 35 employee” means a public employee who is not a member of a 1 collective bargaining unit and who has authority, in the 2 interest of a public employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay 3 off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline 4 -36- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 36/ 252
S.F. _____ other public employees, to direct such public employees, or 5 to adjust the grievances of such public employees, or to 6 effectively recommend any such action. 7 (c) In this paragraph “g” , executive branch agencies shall 8 not grant a supervisory employee with the right to replace or 9 bump a junior employee not being laid off for a position for 10 which the supervisory employee is qualified. 11 (b) (d) The policy shall allow appropriation units 12 with twenty-eight or fewer full-time equivalent employee 13 positions to apply for an exception to the policy through the 14 executive council. The policy shall allow for exceptions 15 when the supervisory employee ratio is mandated by a federal 16 requirement. 17 (e) The policy shall provide that if layoffs are 18 implemented, the number of middle management position layoffs 19 shall correspond to the relative number of direct service 20 position layoffs. 21 (f) The policy shall improve on the system in effect as 22 of the base date by specifically defining and accounting for 23 supervisory employee span of control. 24 (c) (g) The department shall present an interim report 25 to the governor and general assembly on or before April 1, 26 2010, annual updates on or before April 1 subsequently, and a 27 final report on or before April 1, 2011 2017 , detailing the 28 effects of the policy on the composition of the workforce, cost 29 savings, government efficiency, and outcomes. 30 (d) The policy developed pursuant to this paragraph 31 “g” shall not encompass employees under the state board of 32 regents, the department of human services, or a judicial 33 district department of correctional services. However, the 34 department of administrative services shall work with the 35 state board of regents, the department of human services, and 1 the judicial district departments of correctional services to 2 advance the policy as a goal for the supervisory staff of these 3 units of state government. 4 -37- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 37/ 252
S.F. _____ (2) Evaluate the state’s systems for job classification of 5 executive branch employees in order to ensure the existence 6 of technical skill-based career paths for such employees 7 which do not depend upon an employee gaining supervisory 8 responsibility for advancement, and which provide incentives 9 for such employees to broaden their knowledge and skill base. 10 The evaluation shall include but is not limited to a review 11 of the classifications for all noncontract positions and 12 providing options for eliminating obsolete, duplicative, or 13 unnecessary job classifications. The department shall present 14 interim reports to the general assembly on or before January 15 15, 2010, and January 14, 2011, concerning the department’s 16 progress in completing the evaluation and associated outcomes. 17 Sec. 73. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 18 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 19 enactment. 20 DIVISION VII 21 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— PURCHASING 22 Sec. 74. Section 8A.302, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 23 to read as follows: 24 1. Providing a system of uniform standards and 25 specifications for purchasing. When the system is developed, 26 all items of general use shall be purchased by state agencies 27 through the department , except items used by . However, 28 the department may authorize the state department of 29 transportation, institutions under the control of the state 30 board of regents, the department for the blind, and any other 31 agencies otherwise exempted by law from centralized purchasing, 32 to directly purchase items used by those agencies without going 33 through the department, if the department of administrative 34 services determines such purchasing is in the best interests 35 of the state . However, items of general use may be purchased 1 through the department by any governmental entity. 2 Sec. 75. Section 8A.311, subsection 10, paragraph a, Code 3 2009, is amended to read as follows: 4 -38- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 38/ 252
S.F. _____ a. The director shall adopt rules providing that any state 5 agency may, upon request and approval by the department , 6 purchase directly from a vendor if the direct purchasing is 7 as economical or more economical than purchasing through the 8 department, or upon a showing if the agency shows that direct 9 purchasing by the state agency would be in the best interests 10 of the state due to an immediate or emergency need . The rules 11 shall include a provision permitting a state agency to purchase 12 directly from a vendor, on the agency’s own authority , or if 13 the purchase will not exceed ten thousand dollars and the 14 purchase will would contribute to the agency complying with or 15 exceeding the targeted small business procurement goals under 16 sections 73.15 through 73.21. 17 Sec. 76. NEW SECTION . 8A.311A Centralized purchasing. 18 1. The department may designate goods and services of 19 general use that agencies shall, and governmental subdivisions 20 may, purchase pursuant to a master purchasing or service 21 contract negotiated by the department for that good or service. 22 The department shall negotiate a master contract subject to the 23 requirements of this section if the department determines that 24 a high-quality good or service can be acquired by agencies and 25 governmental subdivisions at lower cost through negotiation of 26 a master contract. 27 2. The department shall negotiate a master contract 28 pursuant to this section on a competitive basis, and the 29 purchase of a good or service pursuant to the contract shall be 30 deemed to satisfy any otherwise applicable competitive bidding 31 requirements. 32 3. Upon negotiation of a master contract for a good or 33 service pursuant to this section, an agency shall purchase the 34 good or service pursuant to the service contract, and shall 35 not expend money to purchase the good or service directly 1 from a vendor and not through the contract, unless any of the 2 following applies: 3 a. The department determines, upon a request by the agency, 4 -39- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 39/ 252
S.F. _____ that the agency can satisfy the requirements for purchase of 5 the good or service directly from a vendor as provided in 6 section 8A.311, subsection 10, paragraph “a” . 7 b. The agency is purchasing the good or service pursuant 8 to a service contract in effect on the effective date of the 9 master contract. However, the agency shall terminate the 10 service contract if the contract permits the termination of 11 the contract without penalty and the agency shall not renew 12 the service contract beyond the term of the existing service 13 contract. 14 Sec. 77. Section 8A.312, Code 2009, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 8A.312 Cooperative purchasing. 17 The director may purchase items through the state department 18 of transportation, institutions under the control of the state 19 board of regents, and any other agency otherwise exempted by 20 law from centralized purchasing for items authorized by the 21 department to be exempt . These state agencies shall upon 22 request furnish the director with a list of and specifications 23 for all items of office equipment, furniture, fixtures, 24 motor vehicles, heavy equipment, and other related items to 25 be purchased during the next quarter and the date by which 26 the director must file with the agency the quantity of items 27 to be purchased by the state agency for the department. 28 The department shall be liable to the state agency for the 29 proportionate costs the items purchased for the department bear 30 to the total purchase price. When items purchased have been 31 delivered, the state agency shall notify the director and after 32 receipt of the purchase price shall release the items to the 33 director or upon the director’s order. 34 Sec. 78. Section 307.21, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 1 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 d. Provide centralized purchasing services for the 3 department, in cooperation with if authorized by the department 4 of administrative services. The administrator shall, when 5 -40- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 40/ 252
S.F. _____ the price is reasonably competitive and the quality as 6 intended, purchase soybean-based inks and plastic products with 7 recycled content, including but not limited to plastic garbage 8 can liners, and shall purchase these items in accordance 9 with the schedule established in section 8A.315. However, 10 the administrator need not purchase garbage can liners in 11 accordance with the schedule if the liners are utilized by a 12 facility approved by the environmental protection commission 13 created under section 455A.6, for purposes of recycling. For 14 purposes of this section, “recycled content” means that the 15 content of the product contains a minimum of thirty percent 16 postconsumer material. 17 Sec. 79. STATE GOVERNMENT PURCHASING EFFORTS —— DEPARTMENT 18 OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. In order to facilitate efficient 19 and cost-effective purchasing, the department of administrative 20 services shall do the following: 21 1. Require state agencies to provide the department a report 22 regarding planned purchases on an annual basis and to report 23 on an annual basis regarding efforts to standardize products 24 and services within their own agencies and with other state 25 agencies. 26 2. Require all state employees who conduct bids for services 27 to receive training on an annual basis about procurement rules 28 and regulations and procurement best practices. 29 3. Identify procurement compliance employees within the 30 department. 31 4. Review the process and basis for establishing 32 departmental fees for purchasing. 33 5. Establish a work group to collaborate on best practices 34 to implement the best cost savings for the state concerning 35 purchasing. 1 6. Explore interstate and intergovernmental purchasing 2 opportunities and encourage the legislative and judicial 3 branches to participate in consolidated purchasing and 4 efficiencies wherever possible. 5 -41- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 41/ 252
S.F. _____ 7. Expand the use of procurement cards throughout state 6 government to facilitate purchasing of items by state agencies. 7 DIVISION VIII 8 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— OPERATIONS 9 Sec. 80. Section 8A.104, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 10 following new subsection: 11 NEW SUBSECTION . 12A. Examine and develop best practices 12 for the efficient operation of government and encourage state 13 agencies to adopt and implement these practices. 14 Sec. 81. NEW SECTION . 8A.459 State employee pay and 15 allowances —— electronic funds transfer. 16 Effective July 1, 2011, notwithstanding any provision of 17 law to the contrary, all pay and allowances to state employees 18 shall be paid via electronic funds transfer. A state employee 19 may elect to receive pay and allowances as paper warrants 20 in lieu of electronic funds transfers, but the department 21 shall charge an administrative fee for processing such paper 22 warrants. However, the department may, for good cause shown, 23 waive the administrative fee. The fee may be automatically 24 deducted from the state employee’s pay and allowances before 25 the warrant is issued to the state employee. 26 Sec. 82. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— 27 STREAMLINED HIRING. The department of administrative services 28 shall, in consultation with the department of management, 29 examine the process by which state agencies hire personnel 30 with the goal of simplifying and reducing the steps needed 31 for state agencies to hire personnel. The department shall 32 provide information to the general assembly concerning steps 33 taken to implement a more streamlined hiring process and any 34 recommendations for legislative action. 35 Sec. 83. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— REAL 1 ESTATE AND LEASE MANAGEMENT. 2 1. REAL ESTATE AUDIT. The department of administrative 3 services shall complete an inventory of surplus and unused 4 state properties and recommend which assets could be sold at a 5 -42- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 42/ 252
S.F. _____ premium price. State historic buildings would not be eligible 6 for sale and only those assets identified as being surplus and 7 no longer related to their mission would be eligible for sale. 8 2. LEASE AUDIT. The department of administrative services 9 shall conduct a thorough review of all state office leases 10 and wherever possible, require state agencies to consolidate 11 office spaces that are rented from private sector landlords. 12 In addition, the department should work directly with all state 13 agencies to begin renegotiating office leases to obtain more 14 favorable lease terms. 15 3. SALE AND LEASEBACK OF STATE OFFICE BUILDING ASSETS. The 16 department of administrative services shall explore potential 17 opportunities for state agencies and the state board of regents 18 to sell some properties to a private sector owner and then 19 lease them back. 20 4. REPORT. The department shall submit a report to 21 the general assembly by January 1, 2011, concerning the 22 requirements of this section. The report shall, if applicable, 23 identify any statutory barriers for pursuing efforts described 24 in this section and shall include in the report its findings 25 and any recommendations for legislative action. 26 DIVISION IX 27 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION —— REORGANIZATION 28 Sec. 84. Section 22.7, subsection 24, Code Supplement 2009, 29 is amended to read as follows: 30 24. Records of purchases of alcoholic liquor from 31 the alcoholic beverages division of the department of 32 commerce revenue which would reveal purchases made by an 33 individual class “E” liquor control licensee. However, the 34 records may be revealed for law enforcement purposes or for the 35 collection of payments due the division pursuant to section 1 123.24. 2 Sec. 85. Section 123.3, subsection 14, Code 2009, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 14. “Division” means the alcoholic beverages division of the 5 -43- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 43/ 252
S.F. _____ department of commerce revenue established by this chapter. 6 Sec. 86. Section 123.4, Code 2009, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 123.4 Alcoholic beverages division created. 9 An alcoholic beverages division is created within the 10 department of commerce revenue to administer and enforce the 11 laws of this state concerning beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor. 12 Sec. 87. Section 123.14, subsection 2, Code 2009, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 2. The county attorney, the county sheriff and the 15 sheriff’s deputies, and the police department of every city, 16 and the alcoholic beverages division of the department of 17 commerce revenue , shall be supplementary aids to the department 18 of public safety. Any neglect, misfeasance, or malfeasance 19 shown by any peace officer included in this section shall be 20 sufficient cause for the peace officer’s removal as provided by 21 law. This section shall not be construed to affect the duties 22 and responsibilities of any county attorney or peace officer 23 with respect to law enforcement. 24 Sec. 88. Section 123.53, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code 25 Supplement 2009, are amended to read as follows: 26 4. The treasurer of state shall, each quarter, prepare 27 an estimate of the gaming revenues and of the moneys to be 28 deposited in the beer and liquor control fund that will become 29 available during the remainder of the appropriate fiscal year 30 for the purposes described in subsection 3. The department of 31 management, the department of inspections and appeals, and the 32 department of commerce revenue shall take appropriate actions 33 to provide that the sum of the amount of gaming revenues 34 available to be deposited into the revenue bonds debt service 35 fund during a fiscal year and the amount of moneys to be 1 deposited in the beer and liquor control fund available to 2 be deposited into the revenue bonds debt service fund during 3 such fiscal year will be sufficient to cover any anticipated 4 deficiencies. 5 -44- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 44/ 252
S.F. _____ 5. After any transfer provided for in subsection 3 is 6 made, the department of commerce revenue shall transfer into a 7 special revenue account in the general fund of the state, a sum 8 of money at least equal to seven percent of the gross amount 9 of sales made by the division from the beer and liquor control 10 fund on a monthly basis but not less than nine million dollars 11 annually. Of the amounts transferred, two million dollars, 12 plus an additional amount determined by the general assembly, 13 shall be appropriated to the Iowa department of public health 14 for use by the staff who administer the comprehensive substance 15 abuse program under chapter 125 for substance abuse treatment 16 and prevention programs. Any amounts received in excess of the 17 amounts appropriated to the Iowa department of public health 18 for use by the staff who administer the comprehensive substance 19 abuse program under chapter 125 shall be considered part of the 20 general fund balance. 21 6. After any transfers provided for in subsections 3 and 22 5, the department of commerce revenue shall transfer to the 23 division from the beer and liquor control fund and before any 24 other transfer to the general fund, an amount sufficient to pay 25 the costs incurred by the division for collecting and properly 26 disposing of the liquor containers. 27 Sec. 89. Section 142A.3, subsection 5, paragraph e, Code 28 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 29 e. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of 30 commerce revenue . 31 Sec. 90. Section 142A.4, subsection 14, Code Supplement 32 2009, is amended to read as follows: 33 14. Approve contracts entered into with the alcoholic 34 beverages division of the department of commerce revenue , to 35 provide for enforcement of tobacco laws and regulations. 1 Sec. 91. Section 142A.5, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 2 2009, is amended to read as follows: 3 e. Enter into contracts with the alcoholic beverages 4 division of the department of commerce revenue , to provide 5 -45- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 45/ 252
S.F. _____ enforcement of tobacco laws and regulations. Such contracts 6 shall require that enforcement efforts include training of 7 local authorities who issue retailer permits and education of 8 retailers. 9 Sec. 92. Section 321.19, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 10 2, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 11 The department shall furnish, on application, free of 12 charge, distinguishing plates for vehicles thus exempted, 13 which plates except plates on state patrol vehicles shall bear 14 the word “official” and the department shall keep a separate 15 record. Registration plates issued for state patrol vehicles, 16 except unmarked patrol vehicles, shall bear two red stars 17 on a yellow background, one before and one following the 18 registration number on the plate, which registration number 19 shall be the officer’s badge number. Registration plates 20 issued for county sheriff’s patrol vehicles shall display one 21 seven-pointed gold star followed by the letter “S” and the call 22 number of the vehicle. However, the director of the department 23 of administrative services or the director of transportation 24 may order the issuance of regular registration plates for any 25 exempted vehicle used by peace officers in the enforcement 26 of the law, persons enforcing chapter 124 and other laws 27 relating to controlled substances, persons in the department of 28 justice, the alcoholic beverages division of the department of 29 commerce revenue , disease investigators of the Iowa department 30 of public health, the department of inspections and appeals, 31 and the department of revenue, who are regularly assigned to 32 conduct investigations which cannot reasonably be conducted 33 with a vehicle displaying “official” state registration plates, 34 persons in the Iowa lottery authority whose regularly assigned 35 duties relating to security or the carrying of lottery tickets 1 cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying 2 “official” registration plates, persons in the department of 3 economic development who are regularly assigned duties relating 4 to existing industry expansion or business attraction, and 5 -46- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 46/ 252
S.F. _____ mental health professionals or health care professionals who 6 provide off-site or in-home medical or mental health services 7 to clients of publicly funded programs. For purposes of sale 8 of exempted vehicles, the exempted governmental body, upon the 9 sale of the exempted vehicle, may issue for in-transit purposes 10 a pasteboard card bearing the words “Vehicle in Transit”, the 11 name of the official body from which the vehicle was purchased, 12 together with the date of the purchase plainly marked in at 13 least one-inch letters, and other information required by the 14 department. The in-transit card is valid for use only within 15 forty-eight hours after the purchase date as indicated on the 16 bill of sale which shall be carried by the driver. 17 Sec. 93. Section 453A.2, subsection 7, Code 2009, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 7. A tobacco compliance employee training fund is created in 20 the office of the treasurer of state. The fund shall consist 21 of civil penalties assessed by the Iowa department of public 22 health under section 453A.22 for violations of this section. 23 Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the alcoholic beverages 24 division of the department of commerce revenue and shall be 25 used to develop and administer the tobacco compliance employee 26 training program under section 453A.5. Moneys deposited in the 27 fund shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, 28 or otherwise encumbered except as provided in this subsection. 29 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended balance in the 30 fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be retained in the 31 fund. 32 Sec. 94. Section 453A.5, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 1. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of 35 commerce revenue shall develop a tobacco compliance employee 1 training program not to exceed two hours in length for 2 employees and prospective employees of retailers, as defined 3 in sections 453A.1 and 453A.42, to inform the employees about 4 state and federal laws and regulations regarding the sale of 5 -47- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 47/ 252
S.F. _____ cigarettes and tobacco products to persons under eighteen years 6 of age and compliance with and the importance of laws regarding 7 the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to persons under 8 eighteen years of age. 9 Sec. 95. Section 455C.3, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2009, are 10 amended to read as follows: 11 2. A distributor shall accept and pick up from a dealer 12 served by the distributor or a redemption center for a 13 dealer served by the distributor at least weekly, or when the 14 distributor delivers the beverage product if deliveries are 15 less frequent than weekly, any empty beverage container of the 16 kind, size and brand sold by the distributor, and shall pay to 17 the dealer or person operating a redemption center the refund 18 value of a beverage container and the reimbursement as provided 19 under section 455C.2 within one week following pickup of the 20 containers or when the dealer or redemption center normally 21 pays the distributor for the deposit on beverage products 22 purchased from the distributor if less frequent than weekly. 23 A distributor or employee or agent of a distributor is not in 24 violation of this subsection if a redemption center is closed 25 when the distributor attempts to make a regular delivery or a 26 regular pickup of empty beverage containers. This subsection 27 does not apply to a distributor selling alcoholic liquor 28 to the alcoholic beverages division of the department of 29 commerce revenue . 30 5. The alcoholic beverages division of the department 31 of commerce revenue shall provide for the disposal of empty 32 beverage containers as required under subsection 2. The 33 division shall give priority consideration to the recycling 34 of the empty beverage containers to the extent possible, 35 before any other appropriate disposal method is considered or 1 implemented. 2 Sec. 96. Section 546.2, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code 3 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph. 4 Sec. 97. NEW SECTION . 421.2A Alcoholic beverages division. 5 -48- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 48/ 252
S.F. _____ An alcoholic beverages division is created within the 6 department of revenue. The alcoholic beverages division shall 7 enforce and implement chapter 123. The division is headed by 8 the administrator of alcoholic beverages who shall be appointed 9 pursuant to section 123.10. The alcoholic beverages commission 10 shall perform duties within the division pursuant to chapter 11 123. 12 Sec. 98. REPEAL. Section 546.9, Code 2009, is repealed. 13 Sec. 99. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION —— TRANSITION 14 PROVISIONS. 15 1. In regard to updating references and format in the 16 Iowa administrative code in order to correspond to the 17 transferring of the division from the department of commerce 18 to the department of revenue as established by this division 19 of this Act, the administrative rules coordinator and the 20 administrative rules review committee, in consultation with the 21 administrative code editor, shall jointly develop a schedule 22 for the necessary updating of the Iowa administrative code. 23 2. Any replacement of signs, logos, stationery, insignia, 24 uniforms, and related items that is made due to the effect of 25 this division of this Act should be done as part of the normal 26 replacement cycle for such items. 27 DIVISION X 28 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION —— OPERATIONS 29 Sec. 100. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION —— STATE WAREHOUSE 30 FRIDAY CLOSURE. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, 31 and ending June 30, 2011, the administrator of the alcoholic 32 beverages division of the department of commerce as created 33 in chapter 123 shall close the main state warehouse every 34 Friday. However, the administrator may keep the warehouse open 35 on designated Fridays if the administrator determines that 1 anticipated sales on that Friday justify keeping the state 2 warehouse open. The administrator may extend the closure 3 authorized pursuant to this section to the succeeding fiscal 4 year. 5 -49- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 49/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 101. TOBACCO RETAIL COMPLIANCE CHECKS. The terms 6 of a chapter 28D agreement entered into between the division 7 of tobacco use prevention and control of the Iowa department 8 of public health and the alcoholic beverages division of the 9 department of commerce, governing compliance checks conducted 10 to ensure licensed retail tobacco outlet conformity with 11 tobacco laws, regulations, and ordinances relating to persons 12 under eighteen years of age, shall restrict the number of such 13 checks to one check per retail outlet for the fiscal year 14 beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011. 15 DIVISION XI 16 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION —— DIRECT SHIPMENT OF WINE 17 Sec. 102. Section 123.173, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 1. Permits Except as provided in section 123.187, 20 permits exclusively for the sale or manufacture and sale of 21 wine shall be divided into four classes, and shall be known as 22 class “A”, “B”, “B” native, or “C” native wine permits. 23 Sec. 103. Section 123.187, Code 2009, is amended by striking 24 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 25 123.187 Direct shipment of wine —— licenses and requirements. 26 1. A wine manufacturer licensed or permitted pursuant to 27 laws regulating alcoholic beverages in another state may apply 28 for a wine direct shipper license, as provided in this section. 29 2. a. The administrator shall issue a wine direct 30 shipper license to a wine manufacturer who submits a written 31 application for the license on a form to be established by 32 the administrator by rule, accompanied by a true copy of the 33 manufacturer’s current alcoholic beverage license or permit 34 issued in another state, and a copy of the manufacturer’s 35 winery license issued by the federal alcohol and tobacco tax 1 and trade bureau. 2 b. An application submitted pursuant to paragraph “a” shall 3 be accompanied by a license fee in the amount of twenty-five 4 dollars. 5 -50- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 50/ 252
S.F. _____ c. A license issued pursuant to this section may be renewed 6 annually by resubmitting the information required in paragraph 7 “a” , accompanied by the twenty-five dollar license fee. 8 3. The direct shipment of wine pursuant to this 9 section shall be subject to the following requirements and 10 restrictions: 11 a. No more than eighteen liters of wine per month may be 12 shipped by a wine direct shipper licensee to a resident of 13 this state who is at least twenty-one years of age, for the 14 resident’s personal use and not for resale. 15 b. Wine subject to direct shipping shall be properly 16 registered with the federal alcohol and tobacco tax and trade 17 bureau, and manufactured on the winery premises of the wine 18 direct shipper licensee. 19 c. All containers of wine shipped directly to a resident 20 of this state shall be conspicuously labeled with the words 21 CONTAINS ALCOHOL: SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER REQUIRED 22 FOR DELIVERY or shall be conspicuously labeled with alternative 23 wording preapproved by the administrator. 24 d. All containers of wine shipped directly to a resident of 25 this state shall be shipped by an alcohol carrier licensed as 26 provided in subsection 6. 27 4. a. In addition to the annual license fee, a wine 28 direct shipper licensee shall remit to the division an amount 29 equivalent to the wine gallonage tax at the rate specified in 30 section 123.183 for deposit in the beer and liquor control fund 31 created in section 123.53. The amount shall be remitted at 32 the same time and in the same manner as provided in section 33 123.184, and the ten percent penalty specified therein shall 34 be applicable. 35 b. Shipment of wine pursuant to this subsection is not 1 subject to sales tax under section 423.2, use tax under 2 section 423.5, and does not require a refund value for beverage 3 container control purposes under chapter 455C. 4 5. A wine direct shipper licensee shall be deemed to 5 -51- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 51/ 252
S.F. _____ have consented to the jurisdiction of the division or any 6 other agency or court in this state concerning enforcement 7 of this section and any related laws, rules, or regulations. 8 A licensee shall permit the division to perform an audit of 9 shipping records upon request. 10 6. a. Wine subject to direct shipment pursuant to this 11 section shall be delivered only by a carrier having obtained 12 from the division an alcohol carrier license. An alcohol 13 carrier license shall be issued subject to requirements, 14 fees, and upon application forms to be determined by the 15 administrator by rule. 16 b. An alcohol carrier licensee shall not deliver wine to 17 any person under twenty-one years of age, or to any person 18 who either is or appears to be in an intoxicated state or 19 condition. A licensee shall obtain valid proof of identity and 20 age prior to delivery, and shall obtain the signature of an 21 adult as a condition of delivery. 22 c. An alcohol carrier licensee shall maintain records of 23 wine shipped which include the license number and name of the 24 wine manufacturer, quantity of wine shipped, recipient’s name 25 and address, and an electronic or paper form of signature from 26 the recipient of the wine. 27 7. The holder of a permit for the sale or manufacture and 28 sale of wine listed in section 123.173, subsection 1, shall be 29 authorized under that permit and without any other licensing 30 requirement to ship out of this state by private common 31 carrier, to a person twenty-one years of age or older, not more 32 than eighteen liters of wine per month, for consumption or use 33 by the person. 34 8. A violation of this section shall subject a licensee to 35 the penalty provisions of section 123.39. 1 DIVISION XII 2 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS —— REORGANIZATION 3 Sec. 104. Section 216A.1, Code 2009, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 -52- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 52/ 252
S.F. _____ 216A.1 Department of human rights —— purpose . 6 1. A department of human rights is created, with the 7 following divisions and offices : 8 a. Division of community advocacy and services, with the 9 following offices: 10 1. (1) Division Office of Latino affairs. 11 2. (2) Division Office on the status of women. 12 3. (3) Division Office of persons with disabilities. 13 4. Division of community action agencies. 14 5. (4) Division Office of deaf services. 15 6. Division of criminal and juvenile justice planning. 16 7. (5) Division Office on the status of 17 African-Americans African Americans . 18 8. (6) Division Office on the status of Iowans of Asian and 19 Pacific Islander heritage. 20 9. (7) Division Office on Native American affairs. 21 b. Division of community action agencies. 22 c. Division of criminal and juvenile justice planning. 23 2. The purpose of the department is to ensure basic 24 rights, freedoms, and opportunities for all by empowering 25 underrepresented Iowans and eliminating economic, social, and 26 cultural barriers. 27 Sec. 105. Section 216A.2, Code 2009, is amended by striking 28 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 29 216A.2 Appointment of department director, deputy director, 30 and administrators —— duties. 31 1. The governor shall appoint a director of the department 32 of human rights, subject to confirmation by the senate pursuant 33 to section 2.32. The department director shall serve at the 34 pleasure of the governor and is exempt from the merit system 35 provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV. The governor shall 1 set the salary of the department director within the ranges set 2 by the general assembly. 3 2. The director is the chief administrative officer of 4 the department and in that capacity administers the programs 5 -53- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 53/ 252
S.F. _____ and services of the department in compliance with applicable 6 federal and state laws and regulations. The duties of the 7 director include preparing a budget, establishing an internal 8 administrative structure, and employing personnel. 9 3. The department director shall appoint the administrators 10 of the divisions within the department and all other personnel 11 deemed necessary for the administration of this chapter. 12 The department director shall establish the duties of the 13 administrators of the divisions within the department. 14 4. The department director shall do all of the following: 15 a. Establish general operating policies for the department 16 to provide general uniformity among the offices while providing 17 for necessary benefits. 18 b. Prepare a budget for the department, subject to the 19 budget requirements pursuant to chapter 8, for approval by the 20 board. 21 c. Coordinate and supervise personnel services and shared 22 administrative support services to assure maximum support and 23 assistance to the divisions. 24 d. Identify and facilitate the opportunities for 25 consolidation and efficiencies within the department. 26 e. Serve as an ex officio member of all commissions or 27 councils within the department. 28 f. Serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the human 29 rights board. 30 g. Solicit and accept gifts and grants on behalf of the 31 department and each commission or council and administer such 32 gifts and grants in accordance with the terms thereof. 33 h. Enter into contracts with public and private individuals 34 and entities to conduct the business and achieve the objectives 35 of the department and each commission or council. 1 i. Issue an annual report to the governor and general 2 assembly no later than November 1 of each year concerning 3 the operations of the department. However, the division of 4 criminal and juvenile justice planning and the division of 5 -54- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 54/ 252
S.F. _____ community action agencies shall submit annual reports as 6 specified in this chapter. 7 j. Seek to implement the comprehensive strategic plan 8 approved by the board under section 216A.3. 9 k. Assist the department of economic development in 10 implementing the requirements of chapter 73 concerning targeted 11 small business procurement. 12 Sec. 106. Section 216A.3, Code 2009, is amended by striking 13 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 14 216A.3 Human rights board. 15 1. A human rights board is created within the department of 16 human rights. 17 2. The board shall consist of fourteen members, including 18 nine voting members and five nonvoting members and determined 19 as follows: 20 a. The voting members shall consist of nine voting members 21 selected by each of the permanent commissions within the 22 department, and two voting members, appointed by the governor. 23 For purposes of this paragraph “a” , “permanent commissions” 24 means the commission of Latino affairs, commission on the 25 status of women, commission of persons with disabilities, 26 commission on community action agencies, commission on the 27 deaf, criminal and juvenile justice planning advisory council, 28 commission on the status of African Americans, commission on 29 the status of Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage, 30 and commission on Native American affairs. 31 b. The nonvoting members shall consist of the department 32 director, two state representatives, one appointed by the 33 speaker of the house of representatives and one by the minority 34 leader of the house of representatives, and two state senators, 35 one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by 1 the minority leader of the senate. 2 3. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute 3 a quorum, and the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting 4 members is necessary for any substantive action taken by the 5 -55- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 55/ 252
S.F. _____ board. The board shall select a chairperson from the voting 6 members of the board. The board shall meet not less than four 7 times a year. 8 4. The board shall have the following duties: 9 a. Develop and monitor implementation of a comprehensive 10 strategic plan to remove barriers for underrepresented 11 populations and, in doing so, to increase Iowa’s productivity 12 and inclusivity, including performance measures and benchmarks. 13 b. Approve, disapprove, amend, or modify the budget 14 recommended by the department director for the operation of 15 the department, subject to the budget requirements pursuant to 16 chapter 8. 17 c. Adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A, 18 upon the recommendation of the department director, for the 19 operation of the department. 20 d. By November 1 of each year, approve the department report 21 to the general assembly and the governor that covers activities 22 during the preceding fiscal year. 23 Sec. 107. Section 216A.4, Code 2009, is amended by adding 24 the following new subsections: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 0A. “Board” means human rights board. 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. “Underrepresented” means the historical 27 marginalization of populations or groups in the United States 28 and Iowa, including but not limited to African Americans, Asian 29 and Pacific Islanders, persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, 30 persons with disabilities, Latinos, Native Americans, women, 31 persons who have low incomes, and adults or juveniles with a 32 criminal history. 33 Sec. 108. NEW SECTION . 216A.7 Access to information. 34 Upon request of the director or a commission, council, or 35 administrator of a division of the department, all boards, 1 agencies, departments, and offices of the state shall make 2 available nonconfidential information, records, data, and 3 statistics which are relevant to the populations served by the 4 offices, councils, and commissions of the department. 5 -56- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 56/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 109. Section 216A.11, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 6 amended by striking the subsection. 7 Sec. 110. Section 216A.11, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 3. “Division” “Office” means the division office of Latino 10 affairs of the department of human rights. 11 Sec. 111. Section 216A.12, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 216A.12 Commission of Latino affairs —— terms —— 14 compensation. 15 1. The commission of Latino affairs consists of 16 nine seven members, appointed by the governor , and subject 17 to confirmation by the senate pursuant to section 2.32 . 18 Commission members shall be appointed in compliance with 19 sections 69.16 and 69.16A and with consideration given to 20 geographic residence in the state and density of Latino 21 population represented by each member in the area of geographic 22 residence . Commission members shall reside in the state. 23 2. The members of the commission shall be appointed during 24 the month of June and shall serve for terms of two years 25 commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year. Members appointed 26 shall continue to serve until their respective successors are 27 appointed. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall 28 be filled by the original appointing authority and in the 29 manner of the original appointments. Members shall receive 30 actual expenses incurred while serving in their official 31 capacity. Members may also be eligible to receive compensation 32 as provided in section 7E.6. 33 3. The commission shall select from its membership a 34 chairperson and other officers as it deems necessary and shall 35 meet at least quarterly each fiscal year. A majority of the 1 members currently appointed to the commission shall constitute 2 a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of the 3 currently appointed members is necessary for any substantive 4 action taken by the commission. A member shall not vote on any 5 -57- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 57/ 252
S.F. _____ action if the member has a conflict of interest on the matter 6 and a statement by the member of a conflict of interest shall 7 be conclusive for this purpose. 8 Sec. 112. Section 216A.14, Code 2009, is amended by striking 9 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 10 216A.14 Office of Latino affairs —— duties. 11 The office of Latino affairs is established and shall do the 12 following: 13 1. Serve as the central permanent agency to advocate for 14 Latino persons. 15 2. Coordinate, assist, and cooperate with the efforts of 16 state departments and agencies to serve the needs of Latino 17 persons in the fields of education, employment, health, 18 housing, welfare, and recreation. 19 3. Develop, coordinate, and assist other public 20 organizations which serve Latino persons. 21 4. Serve as an information clearinghouse on programs and 22 agencies operating to assist Latino persons. 23 Sec. 113. Section 216A.15, subsections 1 through 9, Code 24 2009, are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in 25 lieu thereof the following: 26 1. Study the opportunities for and changing needs of the 27 Latino population of this state. 28 2. Serve as liaison between the office and the public, 29 sharing information and gathering constituency input. 30 3. Recommend to the board for adoption rules pursuant 31 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 32 office. 33 4. Recommend to the department director policies and 34 programs for the office. 35 5. Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other 1 coalitions as appropriate. 2 Sec. 114. Section 216A.51, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 3 amended by striking the subsection. 4 Sec. 115. Section 216A.51, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 5 -58- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 58/ 252
S.F. _____ amended to read as follows: 6 3. “Division” “Office” means the division office on the 7 status of women of the department of human rights. 8 Sec. 116. Section 216A.52, Code 2009, is amended by striking 9 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 10 216A.52 Office on the status of women. 11 The office on the status of women is established, and shall 12 do all of the following: 13 1. Serve as the central permanent agency to advocate for 14 women and girls. 15 2. Coordinate and cooperate with the efforts of state 16 departments and agencies to serve the needs of women and girls 17 in participating fully in the economic, social, and cultural 18 life of the state, and provide direct assistance to individuals 19 who request it. 20 3. Serve as a clearinghouse on programs and agencies 21 operating to assist women and girls. 22 4. Develop, coordinate, and assist other public or private 23 organizations which serve women and girls. 24 Sec. 117. Section 216A.53, Code 2009, is amended by striking 25 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 26 216A.53 Commission on the status of women established. 27 1. The commission on the status of women is established and 28 shall consist of seven voting members who shall be appointed by 29 the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate pursuant 30 to section 2.32, and shall represent a cross section of the 31 citizens of the state. No more than a simple majority of the 32 commission members shall be from the same political party. All 33 members shall reside in the state. 34 2. The term of office for voting members is four years. 35 Members whose terms expire may be reappointed. Vacancies in 1 voting membership positions on the commission shall be filled 2 for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original 3 appointment. Voting members of the commission shall receive a 4 per diem as specified in section 7E.6 and shall be reimbursed 5 -59- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 59/ 252
S.F. _____ for actual expenses incurred while serving in their official 6 capacity, subject to statutory limits. 7 3. Members of the commission shall appoint a chairperson and 8 vice chairperson and any other officers as the commission deems 9 necessary. The commission shall meet at least quarterly during 10 each fiscal year. A majority of the voting members currently 11 appointed to the commission shall constitute a quorum. A 12 quorum of the members shall be required for the conduct of 13 business of the commission and the affirmative vote of a 14 majority of the currently appointed voting members is necessary 15 for any substantive action taken by the commission. A member 16 shall not vote on any action if the member has a conflict of 17 interest on the matter and a statement by the member of a 18 conflict of interest shall be conclusive for this purpose. 19 Sec. 118. Section 216A.54, Code 2009, is amended by striking 20 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 21 216A.54 Commission powers and duties. 22 1. The commission shall have the following powers and 23 duties: 24 a. Study the opportunities for and changing needs of the 25 women and girls of this state. 26 b. Serve as liaison between the office and the public, 27 sharing information and gathering constituency input. 28 c. Recommend to the board the adoption of rules pursuant 29 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 30 office. 31 d. Recommend legislative and executive action to the 32 governor and general assembly. 33 e. Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other 34 coalitions as appropriate. 35 Sec. 119. Section 216A.71, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 1 amended by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 120. Section 216A.71, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 3. “Division” “Office” means the division office of persons 5 -60- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 60/ 252
S.F. _____ with disabilities of the department of human rights. 6 Sec. 121. Section 216A.72, Code 2009, is amended by striking 7 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 8 216A.72 Office of persons with disabilities. 9 The office of persons with disabilities is established, and 10 shall do all of the following: 11 1. Serve as the central permanent agency to advocate for 12 persons with disabilities. 13 2. Coordinate and cooperate with the efforts of state 14 departments and agencies to serve the needs of persons with 15 disabilities in participating fully in the economic, social, 16 and cultural life of the state, and provide direct assistance 17 to individuals who request it. 18 3. Develop, coordinate, and assist other public or private 19 organizations which serve persons with disabilities. 20 4. Serve as an information clearinghouse on programs and 21 agencies operating to assist persons with disabilities. 22 Sec. 122. Section 216A.74, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 23 by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 24 following: 25 216A.74 Commission of persons with disabilities established. 26 1. The commission of persons with disabilities is 27 established and shall consist of seven voting members 28 appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the 29 senate pursuant to section 2.32. Insofar as practicable, 30 the commission shall consist of persons with disabilities; 31 family members of persons with disabilities; representatives of 32 industry, labor, business, and agriculture; representatives of 33 federal, state, and local government; and representatives of 34 religious, charitable, fraternal, civic, educational, medical, 35 legal, veteran, welfare, and other professional groups and 1 organizations. Members of the commission shall be appointed 2 with consideration given to geographic residence of the state. 3 All members shall reside in the state. 4 2. Terms of office are four years and shall begin and end 5 -61- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 61/ 252
S.F. _____ pursuant to section 69.19. Members whose terms expire may 6 be reappointed. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled 7 for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original 8 appointment. Voting members shall receive actual expenses 9 incurred while serving in their official capacity, subject 10 to statutory limits. Voting members may also be eligible to 11 receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. 12 3. Members of the commission shall appoint a chairperson. 13 The commission shall meet at least quarterly during each fiscal 14 year. A majority of the voting members currently appointed 15 to the commission shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall 16 be required for the conduct of business of the commission and 17 the affirmative vote of a majority of the currently appointed 18 voting members is necessary for any substantive action taken by 19 the commission. A member shall not vote on any action if the 20 member has a conflict of interest on the matter and a statement 21 by the member of a conflict of interest shall be conclusive for 22 this purpose. 23 Sec. 123. Section 216A.75, Code 2009, is amended by striking 24 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 25 216A.75 Commission powers and duties. 26 The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 27 1. Study the opportunities for and changing needs of persons 28 with disabilities in this state. 29 2. Serve as liaisons between the office and the public, 30 sharing information and gathering constituency input. 31 3. Recommend to the board the adoption of rules pursuant 32 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 33 office. 34 4. Recommend legislative and executive action to the 35 governor and general assembly. 1 5. Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other 2 coalitions as appropriate. 3 Sec. 124. Section 216A.92, Code 2009, is amended by striking 4 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 5 -62- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 62/ 252
S.F. _____ 216A.92 Division of community action agencies. 6 1. The division of community action agencies is 7 established. The purpose of the division of community action 8 agencies is to strengthen, supplement, and coordinate efforts 9 to develop the full potential of each citizen by recognizing 10 certain community action agencies and supporting certain 11 community-based programs delivered by community action 12 agencies. 13 2. The division shall do all of the following: 14 a. Provide financial assistance for community action 15 agencies to implement community action programs, as permitted 16 by the community service block grant and subject to the funding 17 made available for the program. 18 b. Administer the community services block grant, the 19 low-income energy assistance block grants, department of energy 20 funds for weatherization, and other possible funding sources. 21 If a political subdivision is the community action agency, 22 the financial assistance shall be allocated to the political 23 subdivision. 24 c. Implement accountability measures for its programs and 25 require regular reporting on the measures by the community 26 action agencies. 27 d. Issue an annual report to the governor and general 28 assembly by July 1 of each year. 29 Sec. 125. Section 216A.92A, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 30 2009, is amended to read as follows: 31 c. One-third of the members shall be persons who, according 32 to federal guidelines, have incomes at or below one hundred 33 eighty-five percent of poverty level. 34 Sec. 126. Section 216A.92A, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. The commission shall select from its membership a 3 chairperson and other officers as it deems necessary. The 4 commission shall meet no less than four times per year. A 5 majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a 6 -63- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 63/ 252
S.F. _____ quorum. 7 Sec. 127. Section 216A.92B, Code 2009, is amended by 8 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 9 following: 10 216A.92B Commission powers and duties. 11 The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 12 1. Recommend to the board the adoption of rules pursuant 13 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 14 division. 15 2. Supervise the collection of data regarding the scope of 16 services provided by the community action agencies. 17 3. Serve as liaisons between the division and the public, 18 sharing information and gathering constituency input. 19 4. Make recommendations to the governor and the general 20 assembly for executive and legislative action designed to 21 improve the status of low-income persons in the state. 22 5. Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other 23 coalitions as appropriate. 24 Sec. 128. Section 216A.93, Code 2009, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 216A.93 Establishment of community action agencies. 27 The division shall recognize and assist in the designation 28 of certain community action agencies to assist in the 29 delivery of community action programs. These programs shall 30 include , but not be limited to , outreach, community services 31 block grant, low-income energy assistance, and weatherization 32 programs. If a community action agency is in effect and 33 currently serving an area, that community action agency shall 34 become the designated community action agency for that area. 35 If there is not a designated community action agency in the 1 area a city council or county board of supervisors or any 2 combination of one or more councils or boards may establish 3 a community action agency and may apply to the division for 4 recognition. The council or board or the combination may adopt 5 an ordinance or resolution establishing a community action 6 -64- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 64/ 252
S.F. _____ agency if a community action agency has not been designated. 7 It is the purpose of the division of community action agencies 8 to strengthen, supplement, and coordinate efforts to develop 9 the full potential of each citizen by recognizing certain 10 community action agencies and the continuation of certain 11 community-based programs delivered by community action 12 agencies. If any geographic area of the state ceases to be 13 served by a designated community action agency, the division 14 may solicit applications and assist the governor in designating 15 a community action agency for that area in accordance with 16 current community services block grant requirements. 17 Sec. 129. Section 216A.94, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a public agency 20 shall establish an advisory board or may contract with a 21 delegate agency to assist the governing board in meeting 22 the requirements of section 216A.95 . The advisory board or 23 delegate agency board shall be composed of the same type 24 of membership as a board of directors for community action 25 agencies under subsection 1. However, the public agency acting 26 as In addition, the advisory board of the community action 27 agency shall have the sole authority to determine annual 28 program budget requests. 29 Sec. 130. Section 216A.95, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 30 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 31 thereof the following: 32 1. The governing board or advisory board shall fully 33 participate in the development, planning, implementation, and 34 evaluation of programs to serve low-income communities. 35 Sec. 131. Section 216A.96, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 1 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 2 thereof the following: 3 1. Plan and implement strategies to alleviate the 4 conditions of poverty and encourage self-sufficiency for 5 citizens in its service area and in Iowa. In doing so, 6 -65- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 65/ 252
S.F. _____ an agency shall plan for a community action program by 7 establishing priorities among projects, activities, and areas 8 to provide for the most efficient use of possible resources. 9 Sec. 132. Section 216A.96, subsection 4, Code 2009, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 4. Encourage and support self-help, volunteer, business, 12 labor, and other groups and organizations to assist public 13 officials and agencies in supporting a community action program 14 which results in the additional use of by providing private 15 resources while , developing new employment opportunities, 16 encouraging investments which have an impact on reducing 17 poverty among the poor in areas of concentrated poverty, and 18 providing methods by which low-income persons can work with 19 private organizations, businesses, and institutions in seeking 20 solutions to problems of common concern. 21 Sec. 133. Section 216A.97, Code 2009, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 216A.97 Administration. 24 A community action agency or a delegate agency may 25 administer the components of a community action program 26 when the program is consistent with plans and purposes and 27 applicable law. The community action programs may be projects 28 which are eligible for assistance from any source. The 29 programs shall be developed to meet local needs and may be 30 designed to meet eligibility standards of a federal or state 31 program providing assistance to a plan to meet local needs . 32 Sec. 134. Section 216A.98, Code 2009, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 216A.98 Audit. 35 Each community action agency shall be audited annually but 1 shall not be required to obtain a duplicate audit to meet the 2 requirements of this section. In lieu of an audit by the 3 auditor of state, the community action agency may contract with 4 or employ a certified public accountant to conduct the audit, 5 pursuant to the applicable terms and conditions prescribed by 6 -66- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 66/ 252
S.F. _____ sections 11.6 and 11.19 and an audit format prescribed by the 7 auditor of state. Copies of each audit shall be furnished to 8 the division within three months following the annual audit in 9 a manner prescribed by the division . 10 Sec. 135. Section 216A.102, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 3. Under rules developed by the division of community action 13 agencies of the department of human rights and adopted by 14 the board , the fund may be used to negotiate reconnection of 15 essential utility services with the energy provider. 16 Sec. 136. Section 216A.104, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2009, 17 are amended by striking the subsections. 18 Sec. 137. Section 216A.107, subsection 2, Code Supplement 19 2009, is amended to read as follows: 20 2. Unless otherwise provided by law, terms of members, 21 election of officers, and other procedural matters shall be 22 as determined by the council. A quorum shall be required for 23 the conduct of business of the council and the affirmative 24 vote of a majority of the currently appointed voting members 25 is necessary for any substantive action taken by the council. 26 A member shall not vote on any action if the member has a 27 conflict of interest on the matter and a statement by the 28 member of a conflict of interest shall be conclusive for this 29 purpose. 30 Sec. 138. Section 216A.111, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 31 amended by striking the subsection. 32 Sec. 139. Section 216A.111, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 3. “Division” “Office” means the division office of deaf 35 services of the department of human rights. 1 Sec. 140. Section 216A.112, Code 2009, is amended by 2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 3 following: 4 216A.112 Office of deaf services. 5 The office of deaf services is established, and shall do all 6 -67- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 67/ 252
S.F. _____ of the following: 7 1. Serve as the central permanent agency to advocate for 8 persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. 9 2. Coordinate and cooperate with the efforts of state 10 departments and agencies to serve the needs of persons who are 11 deaf or hard of hearing in participating fully in the economic, 12 social, and cultural life of the state, and provide direct 13 assistance to individuals who request it. 14 3. Develop, coordinate, and assist other public or private 15 organizations which serve persons who are deaf or hard of 16 hearing. 17 4. Serve as an information clearinghouse on programs and 18 agencies operating to assist persons who are deaf or hard of 19 hearing. 20 Sec. 141. Section 216A.113, Code 2009, is amended by 21 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 22 following: 23 216A.113 Deaf services commission established. 24 1. The commission on the deaf is established, and shall 25 consist of seven voting members appointed by the governor, 26 subject to confirmation by the senate pursuant to section 27 2.32. Lists of nominees for appointment to membership on the 28 commission may be submitted by the Iowa association of the 29 deaf, the Iowa state registry of interpreters for the deaf, 30 the Iowa school for the deaf, and the commission of persons 31 with disabilities. Membership of the commission shall include 32 at least four members who are deaf and who cannot hear human 33 speech with or without use of amplification and at least one 34 member who is hard of hearing. All members shall reside in 35 Iowa. 1 2. Terms of office are three years and shall begin and end 2 pursuant to section 69.19. Members whose terms expire may be 3 reappointed. Vacancies on the commission may be filled for 4 the remainder of the term in the same manner as the original 5 appointment. Members shall receive actual expenses incurred 6 -68- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 68/ 252
S.F. _____ while serving in their official capacity, subject to statutory 7 limits. Members may also be eligible to receive compensation 8 as provided in section 7E.6. 9 3. Members of the commission shall appoint a chairperson 10 and vice chairperson and other officers as the commission 11 deems necessary. The commission shall meet at least quarterly 12 during each fiscal year. A majority of the members currently 13 appointed to the commission shall constitute a quorum. A 14 quorum shall be required for the conduct of business of the 15 commission and the affirmative vote of a majority of the 16 currently appointed members is necessary for any substantive 17 action taken by the commission. A member shall not vote on any 18 action if the member has a conflict of interest on the matter 19 and a statement by the member of a conflict of interest shall 20 be conclusive for this purpose. 21 Sec. 142. Section 216A.114, Code 2009, is amended by 22 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 23 following: 24 216A.114 Commission powers and duties. 25 The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 26 1. Study the changing needs and aspirations of the deaf and 27 hard-of-hearing people in this state. 28 2. Serve as a liaison between the office and the public, 29 sharing information and gathering constituency input. 30 3. Recommend to the board for adoption rules pursuant 31 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 32 office. 33 4. Recommend legislative and executive action to the 34 governor and general assembly. 35 5. Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other 1 coalitions as appropriate. 2 Sec. 143. NEW SECTION . 216A.131A Division of criminal and 3 juvenile justice planning. 4 The division of criminal and juvenile justice planning is 5 established to fulfill the responsibilities of this subchapter, 6 -69- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 69/ 252
S.F. _____ including the duties specified in sections 216A.135, 216A.136, 7 216A.137, 216A.138, and 216A.139. 8 Sec. 144. Section 216A.132, subsection 1, unnumbered 9 paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 10 A criminal and juvenile justice planning advisory council is 11 established consisting of twenty-three members who shall all 12 reside in the state . 13 Sec. 145. Section 216A.132, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 14 2009, is amended to read as follows: 15 b. The departments of human services, corrections, 16 and public safety, the division office on the status of 17 African-Americans African Americans , the Iowa department of 18 public health, the chairperson of the board of parole, the 19 attorney general, the state public defender, the governor’s 20 office of drug control policy, and the chief justice of the 21 supreme court shall each designate a person to serve on the 22 council. The person appointed by the Iowa department of public 23 health shall be from the departmental staff who administer the 24 comprehensive substance abuse program under chapter 125. 25 Sec. 146. Section 216A.132, Code 2009, is amended by adding 26 the following new subsection: 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Members of the council shall appoint 28 a chairperson and vice chairperson and other officers as the 29 council deems necessary. A majority of the voting members 30 currently appointed to the council shall constitute a quorum. 31 A quorum shall be required for the conduct of business of the 32 council and the affirmative vote of a majority of the currently 33 appointed members is necessary for any substantive action taken 34 by the council. A member shall not vote on any action if the 35 member has a conflict of interest on the matter and a statement 1 by the member of a conflict of interest shall be conclusive for 2 this purpose. 3 Sec. 147. Section 216A.133, subsection 5, Code 2009, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 5. Administer federal funds and funds appropriated by 6 -70- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 70/ 252
S.F. _____ the state or that are otherwise available in compliance with 7 applicable laws, regulations, and other requirements for 8 purposes of study, research, investigation, planning, and 9 implementation in the areas of criminal and juvenile justice. 10 Sec. 148. Section 216A.133, Code 2009, is amended by adding 11 the following new subsections: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. Provide input to the department director 13 in the development of budget recommendations for the division. 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 9. Serve as liaison between the division 15 and the public, sharing information and gathering constituency 16 input. 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. Recommend to the board for adoption 18 rules pursuant to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the 19 council and division. 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 11. Recommend legislative and executive 21 action to the governor and general assembly. 22 NEW SUBSECTION . 12. Establish advisory committees, work 23 groups, or other coalitions as appropriate. 24 Sec. 149. Section 216A.138, subsection 8, Code 2009, is 25 amended by striking the subsection. 26 Sec. 150. Section 216A.141, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 27 amended by striking the subsection. 28 Sec. 151. Section 216A.141, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 3. “Division” “Office” means the division office on the 31 status of African-Americans African Americans of the department 32 of human rights. 33 Sec. 152. Section 216A.142, Code 2009, is amended by 1 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 2 following: 3 216A.142 Commission on the status of African Americans 4 established. 5 1. The commission on the status of African Americans is 6 established and shall consist of seven members appointed 7 by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. 8 -71- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 71/ 252
S.F. _____ Commission members shall be appointed with consideration given 9 to geographic residence. All members shall reside in Iowa. 10 At least five members shall be individuals who are African 11 American. 12 2. Terms of office are staggered four-year terms. Members 13 whose terms expire may be reappointed. Vacancies on the 14 commission shall be filled for the remainder of the term of and 15 in the same manner as the original appointment. The commission 16 shall meet quarterly and may hold special meetings on the call 17 of the chairperson. The members of the commission shall be 18 reimbursed for actual expenses while engaged in their official 19 duties. Members may also be eligible to receive compensation 20 as provided in section 7E.6. 21 3. Members of the commission shall appoint a chairperson 22 and vice chairperson and other officers as the commission 23 deems necessary. A majority of members of the commission 24 shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required for the 25 conduct of business of the commission and the affirmative vote 26 of a majority of the currently appointed members is necessary 27 for any substantive action taken by the commission. A member 28 shall not vote on any action if the member has a conflict of 29 interest on the matter and a statement by the member of a 30 conflict of interest shall be conclusive for this purpose. 31 Sec. 153. Section 216A.143, Code 2009, is amended by 32 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 33 following: 34 216A.143 Commission powers and duties. 35 The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 1 1. Study the opportunities for and changing needs of the 2 African American community in this state. 3 2. Serve as liaison between the office and the public, 4 sharing information and gathering constituency input. 5 3. Recommend to the board for adoption rules pursuant 6 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 7 office. 8 -72- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 72/ 252
S.F. _____ 4. Recommend executive and legislative action to the 9 governor and general assembly. 10 5. Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other 11 coalitions as appropriate. 12 Sec. 154. Section 216A.146, Code 2009, is amended by 13 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 14 following: 15 216A.146 Office on the status of African Americans. 16 The office on the status of African Americans is established 17 and shall do all of the following: 18 1. Serve as the central permanent agency to advocate for 19 African Americans. 20 2. Coordinate and cooperate with the efforts of state 21 departments and agencies to serve the needs of African 22 Americans in participating fully in the economic, social, and 23 cultural life of the state, and provide direct assistance to 24 individuals who request it. 25 3. Develop, coordinate, and assist other public or private 26 organizations which serve African Americans. 27 4. Serve as an information clearinghouse on programs and 28 agencies operating to assist African Americans. 29 Sec. 155. Section 216A.151, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 30 amended by striking the subsection. 31 Sec. 156. Section 216A.151, subsection 4, Code 2009, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 4. “Division” “Office” means the division office on the 34 status of Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage of the 35 department of human rights. 1 Sec. 157. Section 216A.152, Code 2009, is amended by 2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 3 following: 4 216A.152 Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander affairs 5 established. 6 1. The commission on Asian and Pacific Islander affairs is 7 established and shall consist of seven members appointed by the 8 -73- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 73/ 252
S.F. _____ governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. Members shall 9 be appointed representing every geographical area of the state 10 and ethnic groups of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage. All 11 members shall reside in Iowa. 12 2. Terms of office are four years and shall begin and end 13 pursuant to section 69.19. Members whose terms expire may be 14 reappointed. Vacancies on the commission may be filled for the 15 remainder of the term of and in the same manner as the original 16 appointment. Members shall receive actual expenses incurred 17 while serving in their official capacity, subject to statutory 18 limits. Members may also be eligible to receive compensation 19 as provided in section 7E.6. 20 3. Members of the commission shall appoint a chairperson 21 and vice chairperson and other officers as the commission deems 22 necessary. The commission shall meet at least quarterly during 23 each fiscal year. A majority of the members of the commission 24 shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required for the 25 conduct of business of the commission and the affirmative vote 26 of a majority of the currently appointed members is necessary 27 for any substantive action taken by the commission. A member 28 shall not vote on any action if the member has a conflict of 29 interest on the matter and a statement by the member of a 30 conflict of interest shall be conclusive for this purpose. 31 Sec. 158. Section 216A.153, Code 2009, is amended by 32 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 33 following: 34 216A.153 Commission powers and duties. 35 The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 1 1. Study the opportunities for and changing needs of the 2 Asian and Pacific Islander persons in this state. 3 2. Serve as liaison between the office and the public, 4 sharing information and gathering constituency input. 5 3. Recommend to the board for adoption rules pursuant 6 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 7 office. 8 -74- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 74/ 252
S.F. _____ 4. Recommend legislative and executive action to the 9 governor and general assembly. 10 5. Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other 11 coalitions as appropriate. 12 Sec. 159. Section 216A.154, Code 2009, is amended by 13 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 14 following: 15 216A.154 Office on the status of Iowans of Asian and Pacific 16 Islander heritage. 17 The office on the status of Iowans of Asian and Pacific 18 Islander Heritage is established and shall do all of the 19 following: 20 1. Serve as the central permanent agency to advocate for 21 Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage. 22 2. Coordinate and cooperate with the efforts of state 23 departments and agencies to serve the needs of Iowans of Asian 24 and Pacific Islander heritage in participating fully in the 25 economic, social, and cultural life of the state, and provide 26 direct assistance to individuals who request it. 27 3. Develop, coordinate, and assist other public or private 28 organizations which serve Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander 29 heritage. 30 4. Serve as an information clearinghouse on programs 31 and agencies operating to assist Iowans of Asian and Pacific 32 Islander heritage. 33 Sec. 160. Section 216A.161, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 34 amended by striking the subsection. 35 Sec. 161. Section 216A.161, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. “Division” “Office” means the division office on Native 3 American affairs of the department of human rights. 4 Sec. 162. Section 216A.162, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 5 amended to read as follows: 6 1. A commission on Native American affairs is established 7 consisting of eleven voting members appointed by the governor, 8 -75- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 75/ 252
S.F. _____ subject to confirmation by the senate. The members of the 9 commission shall appoint one of the members to serve as 10 chairperson of the commission. 11 Sec. 163. Section 216A.162, Code 2009, is amended by adding 12 the following new subsection: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Members of the commission shall appoint 14 one of their members to serve as chairperson and may appoint 15 such other officers as the commission deems necessary. The 16 commission shall meet at least four times per year and shall 17 hold special meetings on the call of the chairperson. The 18 members of the commission shall be reimbursed for actual 19 expenses while engaged in their official duties. A member 20 may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in 21 section 7E.6. A majority of the members of the commission 22 shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required for the 23 conduct of business of the commission and the affirmative vote 24 of a majority of the currently appointed members is necessary 25 for any substantive action taken by the commission. A member 26 shall not vote on any action if the member has a conflict of 27 interest on the matter and a statement by the member of a 28 conflict of interest shall be conclusive for this purpose. 29 Sec. 164. Section 216A.165, subsections 1 through 9, Code 30 2009, are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in 31 lieu thereof the following: 32 1. Study the opportunities for and changing needs of Native 33 American persons in this state. 34 2. Serve as a liaison between the department and the public, 35 sharing information and gathering constituency input. 1 3. Recommend to the board for adoption rules pursuant 2 to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the commission and 3 office. 4 4. Recommend legislative and executive action to the 5 governor and general assembly. 6 5. Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other 7 coalitions as appropriate. 8 -76- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 76/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 165. Section 216A.166, Code 2009, is amended by 9 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 10 following: 11 216A.166 Office of Native American affairs. 12 The office of Native American affairs is established and 13 shall do all of the following: 14 1. Serve as the central permanent agency to advocate for 15 Native Americans. 16 2. Coordinate and cooperate with the efforts of state 17 departments and agencies to serve the needs of Native Americans 18 in participating fully in the economic, social, and cultural 19 life of the state, and provide direct assistance to individuals 20 who request it. 21 3. Develop, coordinate, and assist other public or private 22 organizations which serve Native Americans. 23 4. Serve as an information clearinghouse on programs and 24 agencies operating to assist Native Americans. 25 Sec. 166. Section 216A.167, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2009, 26 are amended by striking the subsections. 27 Sec. 167. Section 216A.167, subsection 3, unnumbered 28 paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 29 The commission and office shall not have the authority to do 30 any of the following: 31 Sec. 168. REPEAL. Sections 216A.13, 216A.16, 216A.17, 32 216A.55, 216A.56, 216A.57, 216A.58, 216A.59, 216A.60, 216A.73, 33 216A.76, 216A.77, 216A.78, 216A.79, 216A.101, 216A.103, 34 216A.115, 216A.116, 216A.117, 216A.134, 216A.144, 216A.145, 35 216A.147, 216A.148, 216A.149, 216A.155, 216A.156, 216A.157, 1 216A.158, 216A.159, 216A.160, 216A.164, 216A.168, 216A.169, and 2 216A.170, Code 2009, are repealed. 3 Sec. 169. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS REORGANIZATION —— 4 TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 5 1. Except for the department director, no other employee 6 of the department of human rights shall be appointed by the 7 governor. Those persons now occupying positions that were 8 -77- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 77/ 252
S.F. _____ previously appointed by the governor shall be subject to the 9 merit system and state human resource management system as 10 provided by sections 8A.412 and 8A.413. 11 2. Through December 31, 2010, the department director shall 12 be granted reasonable flexibility within the department’s 13 appropriation and allotted full-time equivalent positions to 14 reassign, retrain, or reclassify personnel as deemed necessary 15 in order to most effectively and efficiently carry out the 16 department’s mission. Any personnel in the state merit system 17 of employment who are transferred from one work unit to another 18 due to the effect of this division of this Act shall be so 19 transferred without any loss in salary, benefits, or accrued 20 years of service. 21 3. In regard to updating references and format in the Iowa 22 administrative code in order to correspond to the transferring 23 of the authority to adopt rules from the previous divisions 24 of the department of human rights to the department of human 25 rights as established by this division of this Act, the 26 administrative rules coordinator and the administrative rules 27 review committee, in consultation with the administrative code 28 editor, shall jointly develop a schedule for the necessary 29 updating of the Iowa administrative code. 30 4. Current contracts that bind any division of the 31 department of human rights shall be honored by the department, 32 or expediently and judiciously amended if changes in the name 33 of the contractor must be made before the expiration of the 34 contract. 35 5. All client and organizational files in the possession 1 of any office subsumed within the division of community 2 advocacy and services as enacted by this division of this Act 3 will become the property of the office that will serve that 4 population. 5 6. Any replacement of signs, logos, stationery, insignia, 6 uniforms, and related items that is made due to the effect of 7 this division of this Act shall if possible be done as part of 8 -78- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 78/ 252
S.F. _____ the normal replacement cycle for such items. 9 7. a. The terms of office of voting members of the 10 following commissions shall terminate effective July 1, 2010. 11 (1) Commission of Latino affairs. 12 (2) Commission on the status of women. 13 (3) Commission of persons with disabilities. 14 (4) Commission on the status of African Americans. 15 (5) Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander affairs. 16 b. Members whose terms are terminated may reapply for 17 reappointment to that commission. 18 c. Appointments to the commissions described in this 19 subsection shall be staggered. 20 DIVISION XIII 21 GAMBLING SETOFFS 22 Sec. 170. Section 99D.28, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 1. A licensee or a person acting on behalf of a licensee 25 shall be provided electronic access to the names of the 26 persons indebted to a claimant agency pursuant to the process 27 established pursuant to section 99D.7, subsection 23. The 28 electronic access provided by the claimant agency shall include 29 access to the names of the debtors, their social security 30 numbers, and any other information that assists the licensee 31 in identifying the debtors. If the name of a debtor provided 32 to the licensee through electronic access is retrieved by 33 the licensee and the winnings are equal to or greater than 34 ten one thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence, the 35 retrieval of such a name shall constitute a valid lien upon and 1 claim of lien against the winnings of the debtor whose name 2 is electronically retrieved from the claimant agency. If a 3 debtor’s winnings are equal to or greater than ten one thousand 4 two hundred dollars per occurrence, the full amount of the debt 5 shall be collectible from any winnings due the debtor without 6 regard to limitations on the amounts that may be collectible in 7 increments through setoff or other proceedings. 8 -79- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 79/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 171. Section 99F.19, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 1. A licensee or a person acting on behalf of a licensee 11 shall be provided electronic access to the names of the 12 persons indebted to a claimant agency pursuant to the process 13 established pursuant to section 99F.4, subsection 26. The 14 electronic access provided by the claimant agency shall include 15 access to the names of the debtors, their social security 16 numbers, and any other information that assists the licensee 17 in identifying the debtors. If the name of a debtor provided 18 to the licensee through electronic access is retrieved by 19 the licensee and the winnings are equal to or greater than 20 ten one thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence, the 21 retrieval of such a name shall constitute a valid lien upon and 22 claim of lien against the winnings of the debtor whose name 23 is electronically retrieved from the claimant agency. If a 24 debtor’s winnings are equal to or greater than ten one thousand 25 two hundred dollars per occurrence, the full amount of the debt 26 shall be collectible from any winnings due the debtor without 27 regard to limitations on the amounts that may be collectible in 28 increments through setoff or other proceedings. 29 DIVISION XIV 30 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT —— FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION 31 REORGANIZATION 32 Sec. 172. NEW SECTION . 8.71 Definitions. 33 As used in this section and sections 8.72 through 8.89, 34 unless the context otherwise requires: 35 1. “Agency” or “state agency” means a unit of state 1 government, which is an authority, board, commission, 2 committee, council, department, or independent agency as 3 defined in section 7E.4, including but not limited to each 4 principal central department enumerated in section 7E.5. 5 However, “agency” or “state agency” does not mean any of the 6 following: 7 a. The office of the governor or the office of an elective 8 -80- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 80/ 252
S.F. _____ constitutional or statutory officer. 9 b. The general assembly, or any office or unit under its 10 administrative authority. 11 c. The judicial branch, as provided in section 602.1102. 12 d. A political subdivision of the state or its offices 13 or units, including but not limited to a county, city, or 14 community college. 15 2. “Department” means the department of management. 16 3. “Director” means the director of the department of 17 management or the director’s designee. 18 Sec. 173. NEW SECTION . 8.72 Financial administration 19 duties. 20 The department shall provide for the efficient management 21 and administration of the financial resources of state 22 government and shall have and assume the following powers and 23 duties: 24 1. Centralized accounting and payroll system. To assume the 25 responsibilities related to a centralized accounting system for 26 state government and to establish a centralized payroll system 27 for all state agencies. 28 2. Setoff procedures. To establish and maintain a setoff 29 procedure as provided in section 8.74. 30 3. Cost allocation system. To establish a cost allocation 31 system as provided in section 8.75. 32 4. Collection and payment of funds —— monthly payments. To 33 control the payment of all moneys into the state treasury, 34 and all payments from the state treasury by the preparation 35 of appropriate warrants, or warrant checks, directing such 1 collections and payment, and to advise the treasurer of state 2 monthly in writing of the amount of public funds not currently 3 needed for operating expenses. Whenever the state treasury 4 includes state funds that require distribution to counties, 5 cities, or other political subdivisions of this state, and the 6 counties, cities, and other political subdivisions certify to 7 the director that warrants will be stamped for lack of funds 8 -81- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 81/ 252
S.F. _____ within the thirty-day period following certification, the 9 director may partially distribute the funds on a monthly basis. 10 Whenever the law requires that any funds be paid by a specific 11 date, the director shall prepare a final accounting and shall 12 make a final distribution of any remaining funds prior to that 13 date. 14 5. Preaudit system. To establish and fix a reasonable 15 imprest cash fund for each state department and institution 16 for disbursement purposes where needed. These revolving 17 funds shall be reimbursed only upon vouchers approved by the 18 director. It is the purpose of this subsection to establish a 19 preaudit system of settling all claims against the state, but 20 the preaudit system is not applicable to any of the following: 21 a. Institutions under the control of the state board of 22 regents. 23 b. The state fair board as established in chapter 173. 24 c. The Iowa dairy industry commission as established in 25 chapter 179, the Iowa beef cattle producers association as 26 established in chapter 181, the Iowa pork producers council 27 as established in chapter 183A, the Iowa egg council as 28 established in chapter 184, the Iowa turkey marketing council 29 as established in chapter 184A, the Iowa soybean association 30 as provided in chapter 185, and the Iowa corn promotion board 31 as established in chapter 185C. 32 6. Audit of claims. To set rules and procedures for the 33 preaudit of claims by individual agencies or organizations. 34 The director reserves the right to refuse to accept incomplete 35 or incorrect claims and to review, preaudit, or audit claims 1 as determined by the director. 2 7. Contracts. To certify, record, and encumber all formal 3 contracts to prevent overcommitment of appropriations and 4 allotments. 5 8. Accounts. To keep the central budget and proprietary 6 control accounts of the general fund of the state and special 7 funds, as defined in section 8.2, of the state government. 8 -82- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 82/ 252
S.F. _____ Upon elimination of the state deficit under generally accepted 9 accounting principles, including the payment of items budgeted 10 in a subsequent fiscal year which under generally accepted 11 accounting principles should be budgeted in the current fiscal 12 year, the recognition of revenues received and expenditures 13 paid and transfers received and paid within the time period 14 required pursuant to section 8.33 shall be in accordance with 15 generally accepted accounting principles. Budget accounts 16 are those accounts maintained to control the receipt and 17 disposition of all funds, appropriations, and allotments. 18 Proprietary accounts are those accounts relating to assets, 19 liabilities, income, and expense. For each fiscal year, the 20 financial position and results of operations of the state shall 21 be reported in a comprehensive annual financial report prepared 22 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as 23 established by the governmental accounting standards board. 24 9. Fair board and state board of regents. To control 25 the financial operations of the state fair board and the 26 institutions under the state board of regents: 27 a. By charging all warrants issued to the respective 28 educational institutions and the state fair board to an advance 29 account to be further accounted for and not as an expense which 30 requires no further accounting. 31 b. By charging all collections made by the educational 32 institutions and state fair board to the respective advance 33 accounts of the institutions and state fair board, and by 34 crediting all such repayment collections to the respective 35 appropriations and special funds. 1 c. By charging all disbursements made to the respective 2 allotment accounts of each educational institution or state 3 fair board and by crediting all such disbursements to the 4 respective advance and inventory accounts. 5 d. By requiring a monthly abstract of all receipts and 6 of all disbursements, both money and stores, and a complete 7 account current each month from each educational institution 8 -83- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 83/ 252
S.F. _____ and the state fair board. 9 10. Entities representing agricultural producers. To control 10 the financial operations of the Iowa dairy industry commission 11 as provided in chapter 179, the Iowa beef cattle producers 12 association as provided in chapter 181, the Iowa pork producers 13 council as provided in chapter 183A, the Iowa egg council as 14 provided in chapter 184, the Iowa turkey marketing council 15 as provided in chapter 184A, the Iowa soybean association as 16 provided in chapter 185, and the Iowa corn promotion board as 17 provided in chapter 185C. 18 11. Custody of records. To have the custody of all books, 19 papers, records, documents, vouchers, conveyances, leases, 20 mortgages, bonds, and other securities appertaining to the 21 fiscal affairs and property of the state, which are not 22 required to be kept in some other office. 23 12. Interest of the permanent school fund. To transfer the 24 interest of the permanent school fund to the credit of the 25 interest for Iowa schools fund. 26 13. Forms. To prescribe all accounting and business 27 forms and the system of accounts and reports of financial 28 transactions by all departments and agencies of the state 29 government other than those of the legislative branch. 30 14. Federal cash management and improvement act 31 administrator. 32 a. To serve as administrator for state actions relating to 33 the federal Cash Management and Improvement Act of 1990, Pub. 34 L. No. 101=453, as codified in 31 U.S.C. § 6503. The director 35 shall perform the following duties relating to the federal law: 1 (1) Act as the designated representative of the state in the 2 negotiation and administration of contracts between the state 3 and federal government relating to the federal law. 4 (2) Modify the centralized statewide accounting system 5 and develop, or require to be developed by the appropriate 6 departments of state government, the reports and procedures 7 necessary to complete the managerial and financial reports 8 -84- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 84/ 252
S.F. _____ required to comply with the federal law. 9 b. There is annually appropriated from the general fund 10 of the state to the department an amount sufficient to pay 11 interest costs that may be due the federal government as a 12 result of implementation of the federal law. This paragraph 13 does not authorize the payment of interest from the general 14 fund of the state for any department of administrative 15 services’ revolving, trust, or special fund of the department 16 of administrative services where monthly interest earnings 17 accrue to the credit of the department of administrative 18 services’ revolving, trust, or special fund. For any 19 department of administrative services’ revolving, trust, or 20 special fund where monthly interest is accrued to the credit of 21 the fund, the director may authorize a supplemental expenditure 22 to pay interest costs from the individual fund which are due 23 the federal government as a result of implementation of the 24 federal law. 25 Sec. 174. NEW SECTION . 8.73 Rules —— deposit of 26 departmental moneys. 27 The director shall prescribe by rule the manner and methods 28 by which all departments and agencies of the state that 29 collect money for and on behalf of the state shall cause the 30 money to be deposited with the treasurer of state or in a 31 depository designated by the treasurer of state. All such 32 moneys collected shall be deposited at such times and in such 33 depositories to permit the state of Iowa to deposit the funds 34 in a manner consistent with the state’s investment policies. 35 All such moneys shall be promptly deposited, as directed, even 1 though the individual amount remitted may not be correct. If 2 any individual amount remitted is in excess of the amount 3 required, the department or agency receiving the same shall 4 refund the excess amount. If the individual amount remitted is 5 insufficient, the person, firm, or corporation concerned shall 6 be immediately billed for the amount of the deficiency. 7 Sec. 175. NEW SECTION . 8.74 Setoff procedures. 8 -85- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 85/ 252
S.F. _____ 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context 9 otherwise requires: 10 a. “Collection entity” means the department of management 11 and any other state agency that maintains a separate accounting 12 system and elects to establish a debt collection setoff 13 procedure for collection of debts owed to the state or its 14 agencies. 15 b. “Person” does not include a state agency. 16 c. “Qualifying debt” includes but is not limited to the 17 following: 18 (1) Any debt, which is assigned to the department of human 19 services, or which the child support recovery unit is otherwise 20 attempting to collect, or which the foster care recovery unit 21 of the department of human services is attempting to collect 22 on behalf of a child receiving foster care provided by the 23 department of human services. 24 (2) An amount that is due because of a default on a 25 guaranteed student or parental loan under chapter 261. 26 (3) Any debt which is in the form of a liquidated sum due, 27 owing, and payable to the clerk of the district court. 28 d. “State agency” means a board, commission, department, 29 including the department of administrative services, or other 30 administrative office or unit of the state of Iowa or any 31 other state entity reported in the Iowa comprehensive annual 32 financial report, or a political subdivision of the state, or 33 an office or unit of a political subdivision. “State agency” 34 does include the clerk of the district court as it relates to 35 the collection of a qualifying debt. “State agency” does not 1 include the general assembly or the governor. 2 2. Setoff procedure. The collection entity shall establish 3 and maintain a procedure to set off against any claim owed to 4 a person by a state agency any liability of that person owed 5 to a state agency, a support debt being enforced by the child 6 support recovery unit pursuant to chapter 252B, or such other 7 qualifying debt. The procedure shall only apply when at the 8 -86- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 86/ 252
S.F. _____ discretion of the director it is feasible. The procedure shall 9 meet the following conditions: 10 a. Before setoff, a person’s liability to a state agency and 11 the person’s claim on a state agency shall be in the form of a 12 liquidated sum due, owing, and payable. 13 b. Before setoff, the state agency shall obtain and forward 14 to the collection entity the full name and social security 15 number of the person liable to it or to whom a claim is owing 16 who is a natural person. If the person is not a natural person, 17 before setoff, the state agency shall forward to the collection 18 entity the information concerning the person as the collection 19 entity shall, by rule, require. The collection entity 20 shall cooperate with other state agencies in the exchange of 21 information relevant to the identification of persons liable 22 to or of claimants of state agencies. However, the collection 23 entity shall provide only relevant information required by a 24 state agency. The information shall be held in confidence 25 and used for the purpose of setoff only. Section 422.72, 26 subsection 1, does not apply to this paragraph. 27 c. Before setoff, a state agency shall, at least annually, 28 submit to the collection entity the information required 29 by paragraph “b” along with the amount of each person’s 30 liability to and the amount of each claim on the state agency. 31 The collection entity may, by rule, require more frequent 32 submissions. 33 d. Before setoff, the amount of a person’s claim on a state 34 agency and the amount of a person’s liability to a state agency 35 shall constitute a minimum amount set by rule of the collection 1 entity. 2 e. Upon submission of an allegation of liability by a state 3 agency, the collection entity shall notify the state agency 4 whether the person allegedly liable is entitled to payment from 5 a state agency, and, if so entitled, shall notify the state 6 agency of the amount of the person’s entitlement and of the 7 person’s last address known to the collection entity. Section 8 -87- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 87/ 252
S.F. _____ 422.72, subsection 1, does not apply to this paragraph. 9 f. (1) Upon notice of entitlement to a payment, the state 10 agency shall send written notification to that person of the 11 state agency’s assertion of its rights to all or a portion of 12 the payment and of the state agency’s entitlement to recover 13 the liability through the setoff procedure, the basis of 14 the assertion, the opportunity to request that a jointly or 15 commonly owned right to payment be divided among owners, and 16 the person’s opportunity to give written notice of intent 17 to contest the amount of the allegation. The state agency 18 shall send a copy of the notice to the collection entity. A 19 state agency subject to chapter 17A shall give notice, conduct 20 hearings, and allow appeals in conformity with chapter 17A. 21 (2) However, upon submission of an allegation of the 22 liability of a person which is owing and payable to the 23 clerk of the district court and upon the determination by 24 the collection entity that the person allegedly liable is 25 entitled to payment from a state agency, the collection entity 26 shall send written notification to the person which states the 27 assertion by the clerk of the district court of rights to all 28 or a portion of the payment, the clerk’s entitlement to recover 29 the liability through the setoff procedure, the basis of the 30 assertions, the person’s opportunity to request within fifteen 31 days of the mailing of the notice that the collection entity 32 divide a jointly or commonly owned right to payment between 33 owners, the opportunity to contest the liability to the clerk 34 by written application to the clerk within fifteen days of the 35 mailing of the notice, and the person’s opportunity to contest 1 the collection entity’s setoff procedure. 2 g. Upon the timely request of a person liable to a state 3 agency or of the spouse of that person and upon receipt of the 4 full name and social security number of the person’s spouse, 5 a state agency shall notify the collection entity of the 6 request to divide a jointly or commonly owned right to payment. 7 Any jointly or commonly owned right to payment is rebuttably 8 -88- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 88/ 252
S.F. _____ presumed to be owned in equal portions by its joint or common 9 owners. 10 h. The collection entity shall, after the state agency has 11 sent notice to the person liable or, if the liability is owing 12 and payable to the clerk of the district court, the collection 13 entity has sent notice to the person liable, set off the amount 14 owed to the agency against any amount which a state agency owes 15 that person. The collection entity shall refund any balance 16 of the amount to the person. The collection entity shall 17 periodically transfer amounts set off to the state agencies 18 entitled to them. If a person liable to a state agency gives 19 written notice of intent to contest an allegation, a state 20 agency shall hold a refund or rebate until final disposition 21 of the allegation. Upon completion of the setoff, a state 22 agency shall notify in writing the person who was liable or, 23 if the liability is owing and payable to the clerk of the 24 district court, shall comply with the procedures as provided 25 in paragraph “j” . 26 i. The department of revenue’s existing right to credit 27 against tax due or to become due under section 422.73 is not to 28 be impaired by a right granted to or a duty imposed upon the 29 collection entity or other state agency by this section. This 30 section is not intended to impose upon the collection entity or 31 the department of revenue any additional requirement of notice, 32 hearing, or appeal concerning the right to credit against tax 33 due under section 422.73. 34 j. If the alleged liability is owing and payable to the 35 clerk of the district court and setoff as provided in this 1 section is sought, all of the following shall apply: 2 (1) The judicial branch shall prescribe procedures to 3 permit a person to contest the amount of the person’s liability 4 to the clerk of the district court. 5 (2) The collection entity shall, except for the procedures 6 described in subparagraph (1), prescribe any other applicable 7 procedures concerning setoff as provided in this subsection. 8 -89- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 89/ 252
S.F. _____ (3) Upon completion of the setoff, the collection entity 9 shall file, at least monthly, with the clerk of the district 10 court a notice of satisfaction of each obligation to the 11 full extent of all moneys collected in satisfaction of the 12 obligation. The clerk shall record the notice and enter a 13 satisfaction for the amounts collected and a separate written 14 notice is not required. 15 3. Priority claims. In the case of multiple claims to 16 payments filed under this section, priority shall be given to 17 claims filed by the child support recovery unit or the foster 18 care recovery unit, next priority shall be given to claims 19 filed by the college student aid commission, next priority 20 shall be given to claims filed by the investigations division 21 of the department of inspections and appeals, next priority 22 shall be given to claims filed by a clerk of the district 23 court, and last priority shall be given to claims filed by 24 other state agencies. In the case of multiple claims in which 25 the priority is not otherwise provided by this subsection, 26 priority shall be determined in accordance with rules to be 27 established by the director. 28 4. State reciprocal agreements. The director shall have 29 the authority to enter into reciprocal agreements with the 30 departments of revenue of other states that have enacted 31 legislation that is substantially equivalent to the setoff 32 procedure provided in this section for the recovery of an 33 amount due because of a default on a guaranteed student or 34 parental loan under chapter 261. A reciprocal agreement shall 35 also be approved by the college student aid commission. The 1 agreement shall authorize the department to provide by rule for 2 the setoff of state income tax refunds or rebates of defaulters 3 from states with which Iowa has a reciprocal agreement and to 4 provide for sending lists of names of Iowa defaulters to the 5 states with which Iowa has a reciprocal agreement for setoff of 6 that state’s income tax refunds. 7 5. Agency reimbursements. Under substantive rules 8 -90- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 90/ 252
S.F. _____ established by the director, the department shall seek 9 reimbursement from other state agencies to recover its costs 10 for setting off liabilities. 11 Sec. 176. NEW SECTION . 8.75 Cost allocation system —— 12 appropriation. 13 The department shall develop and administer an indirect 14 cost allocation system for state agencies. The system shall 15 be based upon standard cost accounting methodologies and shall 16 be used to allocate both direct and indirect costs of state 17 agencies or state agency functions in providing centralized 18 services to other state agencies. A cost that is allocated to 19 a state agency pursuant to this system shall be billed to the 20 state agency and the cost is payable to the general fund of the 21 state. The source of payment for the billed cost shall be any 22 revenue source except for the general fund of the state. If a 23 state agency is authorized by law to bill and recover direct 24 expenses, the state agency shall recover indirect costs in the 25 same manner. 26 Sec. 177. NEW SECTION . 8.76 Accounting. 27 The director may at any time require any person receiving 28 money, securities, or property belonging to the state, or 29 having the management, disbursement, or other disposition of 30 them, an account of which is kept in the department, to render 31 statements of them and information in reference to them. 32 Sec. 178. NEW SECTION . 8.77 Stating account. 33 If an officer who is accountable to the state treasury for 34 any money or property neglects to render an account to the 35 director within the time prescribed by law, or if no time is so 1 prescribed, within twenty days after being required to do so by 2 the director, the director shall state an account against the 3 officer from the books of the officer’s office, charging ten 4 percent damages on the whole sum appearing due, and interest 5 at the rate of six percent per annum on the aggregate from the 6 time when the account should have been rendered; all of which 7 may be recovered by action brought on the account, or on the 8 -91- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 91/ 252
S.F. _____ official bond of the officer. 9 Sec. 179. NEW SECTION . 8.78 Compelling payment. 10 If an officer fails to pay into the state treasury the amount 11 received by the officer within the time prescribed by law, or 12 having settled with the director, fails to pay the amount found 13 due, the director shall charge the officer with twenty percent 14 damages on the amount due, with interest on the aggregate from 15 the time the amount became due at the rate of six percent per 16 annum, and the whole may be recovered by an action brought on 17 the account, or on the official bond of the officer, and the 18 officer shall forfeit the officer’s commission. 19 Sec. 180. NEW SECTION . 8.79 Defense to claim. 20 The penal provisions in sections 8.77 and 8.78 are subject 21 to any legal defense which the officer may have against the 22 account as stated by the director, but judgment for costs shall 23 be rendered against the officer in the action, whatever its 24 result, unless the officer rendered an account within the time 25 named in those sections. 26 Sec. 181. NEW SECTION . 8.80 Requested credits —— oath 27 required. 28 When a county treasurer or other receiver of public moneys 29 seeks to obtain credit on the books of the department for 30 payment made to the county treasurer, before giving such credit 31 the director shall require that person to take and subscribe an 32 oath that the person has not used, loaned, or appropriated any 33 of the public moneys for the person’s private benefit or for 34 the benefit of any other person. 35 Sec. 182. NEW SECTION . 8.81 Requisition for information. 1 In those cases where the director is authorized to call 2 upon persons or officers for information, or statements, 3 or accounts, the director may issue a requisition therefor 4 in writing to the person or officer called upon, allowing 5 reasonable time, which, having been served and return made to 6 the director, as a notice in a civil action, is evidence of the 7 making of the requisition. 8 -92- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 92/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 183. NEW SECTION . 8.82 Limits on claims. 9 The director is limited in authorizing the payment of 10 claims, as follows: 11 1. Funding limit. 12 a. A claim shall not be allowed by the department if the 13 appropriation or fund of certification available for paying the 14 claim has been exhausted or proves insufficient. 15 b. The authority of the director is subject to the following 16 exceptions: 17 (1) Claims by state employees for benefits pursuant to 18 chapters 85, 85A, 85B, and 86 are subject to limitations 19 provided in those chapters. 20 (2) Claims for medical assistance payments authorized under 21 chapter 249A are subject to the time limits imposed by rule 22 adopted by the department of human services. 23 (3) Claims approved by an agency according to the provisions 24 of section 25.2. 25 2. Convention expenses. Claims for expenses in attending 26 conventions, meetings, conferences, or gatherings of members 27 of an association or society organized and existing as a 28 quasi-public association or society outside the state of Iowa 29 shall not be allowed at public expense, unless authorized by 30 the executive council; and claims for these expenses outside 31 of the state shall not be allowed unless the voucher is 32 accompanied by the portion of the minutes of the executive 33 council, certified to by its secretary, showing that the 34 expense was authorized by the council. This section does not 35 apply to claims in favor of the governor, attorney general, 1 utilities board members, or to trips referred to in sections 2 97B.7A and 217.20. 3 3. Payment from fees. Claims for per diem and expenses 4 payable from fees shall not be approved for payment in excess 5 of those fees if the law provides that such expenditures are 6 limited to the special funds collected and deposited in the 7 state treasury. 8 -93- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 93/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 184. NEW SECTION . 8.83 Claims —— approval. 9 The director before approving a claim on behalf of the 10 department shall determine: 11 1. That the creation of the claim is clearly authorized by 12 law. Statutes authorizing the expenditure may be referenced 13 through account coding authorized by the director. 14 2. That the claim has been authorized by an officer or 15 official body having legal authority to so authorize and that 16 the fact of authorization has been certified to the director by 17 such officer or official body. 18 3. That all legal requirements have been observed, 19 including notice and opportunity for competition, if required 20 by law. 21 4. That the claim is in proper form as the director may 22 provide. 23 5. That the charges are reasonable, proper, and correct and 24 no part of the claim has been paid. 25 Sec. 185. NEW SECTION . 8.84 Vouchers —— interest —— payment 26 of claims. 27 1. Before a warrant or its equivalent is issued for 28 a claim payable from the state treasury, the department 29 shall file an itemized voucher showing in detail the items 30 of service, expense, item furnished, or contract for which 31 payment is sought. However, the director may authorize the 32 prepayment of claims when the best interests of the state are 33 served under rules adopted by the director. The claimant’s 34 original invoice shall be attached to a department’s approved 35 voucher. The director shall adopt rules specifying the 1 form and contents for invoices submitted by a vendor to a 2 department. The requirements apply to acceptance of an invoice 3 by a department. A department shall not impose additional or 4 different requirements on submission of invoices than those 5 contained in rules of the director unless the director exempts 6 the department from the invoice requirements or a part of the 7 requirements upon a finding that compliance would result in 8 -94- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 94/ 252
S.F. _____ poor accounting or management practices. 9 2. Vouchers for postage, stamped envelopes, and postal 10 cards may be audited as soon as an order for them is entered. 11 3. The departments, the general assembly, and the courts 12 shall pay their claims in a timely manner. If a claim 13 for services, supplies, materials, or a contract which is 14 payable from the state treasury remains unpaid after sixty 15 days following the receipt of the claim or the satisfactory 16 delivery, furnishing, or performance of the services, supplies, 17 materials, or contract, whichever date is later, the state 18 shall pay interest at the rate of one percent per month on 19 the unpaid amount of the claim. This subsection does not 20 apply to claims against the state under chapters 25 and 669 21 or to claims paid by federal funds. The interest shall be 22 charged to the appropriation or fund to which the claim is 23 certified. Departments may enter into contracts for goods or 24 services on payment terms of less than sixty days if the state 25 may obtain a financial benefit or incentive which would not 26 otherwise be available from the vendor. The department, in 27 consultation with other affected departments, shall develop 28 policies to promote consistency and fiscal responsibility 29 relating to payment terms authorized under this subsection. 30 The director shall adopt rules under chapter 17A relating to 31 the administration of this subsection. 32 Sec. 186. NEW SECTION . 8.85 Warrants —— form. 33 A warrant shall bear on its face the signature of the 34 director or its facsimile, or the signature of an assistant 35 or its facsimile in case of a vacancy in the office of the 1 director; a proper number, date, amount, and name of payee; 2 a reference to the law under which it is drawn; whether for 3 salaries or wages, services, or supplies, and what kind of 4 supplies; and from what office or department, or for what 5 other general or special purposes; or in lieu thereof, a 6 coding system may be used, which particulars shall be entered 7 in a warrant register kept for that purpose in the order of 8 -95- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 95/ 252
S.F. _____ issuance; and as soon as practicable after issuing a warrant 9 register, the director shall certify a duplicate of it to the 10 treasurer of state. 11 Sec. 187. NEW SECTION . 8.86 Required payee. 12 All warrants shall be drawn to the order of the person 13 entitled to payment or compensation, except that when goods 14 or materials are purchased in foreign countries, warrants may 15 be drawn upon the treasurer of state, payable to the bearer 16 for the net amount of invoice and current exchange, and the 17 treasurer of state shall furnish a foreign draft payable to the 18 order of the person from whom purchase is made. 19 Sec. 188. NEW SECTION . 8.87 Prohibited payee. 20 In no case shall warrants be drawn in the name of the 21 certifying office, department, board, or institution, or in 22 the name of an employee, except for personal service rendered 23 or expense incurred by the employee, unless express statutory 24 authority exists therefor. 25 Sec. 189. NEW SECTION . 8.88 Claims exceeding 26 appropriations. 27 A claim shall not be allowed when the claim will exceed the 28 amount specifically appropriated for the claim. 29 Sec. 190. NEW SECTION . 8.89 Cancellation of state warrants. 30 On the last business day of each month, the director shall 31 cancel and request the treasurer of state to stop payment on 32 all state warrants which have been outstanding and unredeemed 33 by the treasurer of state for six months or longer. 34 Sec. 191. Section 8.9, subsection 1, Code Supplement 2009, 1 is amended to read as follows: 2 1. The office of grants enterprise management is 3 established in the department of management. The function of 4 the office is to develop and administer a system to track, 5 identify, advocate for, and coordinate nonstate grants as 6 defined in section 8.2, subsections 1 and 3. Staffing for 7 the office of grants enterprise management shall be provided 8 by a facilitator appointed by the director of the department 9 -96- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 96/ 252
S.F. _____ of management. Additional staff may be hired, subject to the 10 availability of funding. Funding for the office is from the 11 appropriation to the department pursuant to section 8A.505, 12 subsection 2 . 13 Sec. 192. Section 8.31, subsection 4, Code 2009, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 4. The procedure to be employed in controlling the 16 expenditures and receipts of the state fair board and 17 the institutions under the state board of regents, whose 18 collections are not deposited in the state treasury, is that 19 outlined in section 8A.502 8.72 , subsection 9. 20 Sec. 193. Section 8A.102, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 2. The person appointed as director shall be professionally 23 qualified by education and have no less than five years’ 24 experience in the field of management, public or private sector 25 personnel administration including the application of merit 26 principles in employment, financial management, and policy 27 development and implementation. The appointment shall be made 28 without regard for political affiliation. The director shall 29 not be a member of any local, state, or national committee 30 of a political party, an officer or member of a committee in 31 any partisan political club or organization, or hold or be a 32 candidate for a paid elective public office. The director is 33 subject to the restrictions on political activity provided 34 in section 8A.416. The governor shall set the salary of the 35 director within pay grade nine. 1 Sec. 194. Section 8A.103, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2 2009, is amended to read as follows: 3 The department is created for the purpose of managing and 4 coordinating the major resources of state government including 5 the human, financial, physical, and information resources of 6 state government. 7 Sec. 195. Section 8A.104, subsection 12, Code 2009, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 -97- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 97/ 252
S.F. _____ 12. Serve as the chief information officer for the 10 state. However, the director may designate a person in the 11 department to serve in this capacity at the discretion of 12 the director. If the director designates a person to serve 13 as chief information officer, the person designated shall be 14 professionally qualified by education and have no less than 15 five years’ experience in the fields field of information 16 technology and financial management . 17 Sec. 196. Section 8A.111, subsection 11, Code 2009, is 18 amended by striking the subsection. 19 Sec. 197. Section 8A.204, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 20 2009, is amended to read as follows: 21 b. Work with the department of management and the state 22 accounting enterprise of the department, pursuant to section 23 8A.502 , to maintain the relevancy of the central budget and 24 proprietary control accounts of the general fund of the state 25 and special funds to information technology, as those terms are 26 defined in section 8.2, of state government. 27 Sec. 198. Section 8A.323, subsection 5, Code 2009, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 5. Any fine that remains unpaid upon becoming delinquent 30 may be collected by the department pursuant to the setoff 31 procedures provided for in section 8A.504 8.74 . For purposes 32 of this subsection, a fine becomes delinquent if it has not 33 been paid within thirty days of the date of the issuance of the 34 parking citation, unless a written request for a hearing is 35 filed as provided pursuant to the rules of the department. If 1 an appeal is filed and the citation is upheld, the fine becomes 2 delinquent ten days after the issuance of the final decision on 3 the appeal or thirty-one days after the date of the issuance of 4 the parking citation, whichever is later. 5 Sec. 199. Section 11.2, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 6 2009, is amended to read as follows: 7 b. Provided further, that a preliminary audit of the 8 educational institutions and the state fair board shall be made 9 -98- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 98/ 252
S.F. _____ periodically, at least quarterly, to check the monthly reports 10 submitted to the director of the department of administrative 11 services as required by section 8A.502 8.72 , subsection 9, and 12 that a final audit of such state agencies shall be made at the 13 close of each fiscal year. 14 Sec. 200. Section 25.2, subsection 5, Code 2009, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 5. Outstanding state warrants that have been canceled 17 pursuant to section 8A.519 8.89 and were charged to the general 18 fund of the state or another state funding source shall be 19 addressed as provided in section 556.2C. 20 Sec. 201. Section 96.11, subsection 16, Code 2009, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 16. Reimbursement of setoff costs. The department shall 23 include in the amount set off in accordance with section 24 8A.504 8.74 , for the collection of an overpayment created 25 pursuant to section 96.3, subsection 7, or section 96.16, 26 subsection 4, an additional amount for the reimbursement of 27 setoff costs incurred by the department of administrative 28 services. 29 Sec. 202. Section 97B.7A, subsection 5, Code 2009, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 5. Travel. In the administration of the investment of 32 moneys in the retirement fund, employees of the system and 33 members of the board may travel outside the state for the 34 purpose of meeting with investment firms and consultants and 35 attending conferences and meetings to fulfill their fiduciary 1 responsibilities. This travel is not subject to section 2 8A.512 8.82 , subsection 2. 3 Sec. 203. Section 99D.2, subsection 3, Code 2009, is amended 4 to read as follows: 5 3. “Claimant agency” means a state agency as defined 6 in section 8A.504 8.74 , subsection 1, or the state court 7 administrator as defined in section 602.1101. 8 Sec. 204. Section 99D.28, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 9 -99- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 99/ 252
S.F. _____ amended to read as follows: 10 2. The licensee is authorized and directed to withhold 11 any winnings of a debtor which are paid out directly by the 12 licensee subject to the lien created by this section and 13 provide notice of such withholding to the winner when the 14 winner appears and claims winnings in person. The licensee 15 shall pay the funds over to the collection entity which 16 administers the setoff program pursuant to section 8A.504 8.74 . 17 Sec. 205. Section 99F.1, subsection 4, Code 2009, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 4. “Claimant agency” means a state agency as defined 20 in section 8A.504 8.74 , subsection 1, or the state court 21 administrator as defined in section 602.1101. 22 Sec. 206. Section 99F.19, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 2. The licensee is authorized and directed to withhold 25 any winnings of a debtor which are paid out directly by the 26 licensee subject to the lien created by this section and 27 provide notice of such withholding to the winner when the 28 winner appears and claims winnings in person. The licensee 29 shall pay the funds over to the collection entity which 30 administers the setoff program pursuant to section 8A.504 8.74 . 31 Sec. 207. Section 99G.38, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 3. The state of Iowa offset program, as provided in section 34 8A.504 8.74 , shall be available to the authority to facilitate 35 receipt of funds owed to the authority. 1 Sec. 208. Section 217.34, Code 2009, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 217.34 Debt setoff. 4 The investigations division of the department of inspections 5 and appeals and the department of human services shall provide 6 assistance to set off against a person’s or provider’s income 7 tax refund or rebate any debt which has accrued through written 8 contract, subrogation, departmental recoupment procedures, 9 -100- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 100/ 252
S.F. _____ or court judgment and which is in the form of a liquidated 10 sum due and owing the department of human services. The 11 department of inspections and appeals, with approval of the 12 department of human services, shall adopt rules under chapter 13 17A necessary to assist the department of administrative 14 services management in the implementation of the setoff under 15 section 8A.504 8.74 in regard to money owed to the state 16 for public assistance overpayments. The department of human 17 services shall adopt rules under chapter 17A necessary to 18 assist the department of administrative services management in 19 the implementation of the setoff under section 8A.504 8.74 , in 20 regard to collections by the child support recovery unit and 21 the foster care recovery unit. 22 Sec. 209. Section 218.58, subsection 5, Code 2009, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 5. A claim for payment relating to a project shall be 25 itemized on a voucher form pursuant to section 8A.514 8.84 , 26 certified by the claimant and the architect or engineer 27 in charge, and audited and approved by the department of 28 administrative services management . Upon approval by the 29 department of administrative services management , the director 30 of the department of administrative services management shall 31 draw a warrant to be paid by the treasurer of state from funds 32 appropriated for the project. A partial payment made before 33 completion of the project does not constitute final acceptance 34 of the work or a waiver of any defect in the work. 35 Sec. 210. Section 218.85, Code 2009, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 218.85 Uniform system of accounts. 3 The director of human services through the administrators 4 in control of the institutions shall install in all the 5 institutions the most modern, complete, and uniform system of 6 accounts, records, and reports possible. The system shall be 7 prescribed by the director of the department of administrative 8 services management as authorized in section 8A.502 8.72 , 9 -101- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 101/ 252
S.F. _____ subsection 13, and, among other matters, shall clearly show 10 the detailed facts relative to the handling and uses of all 11 purchases. 12 Sec. 211. Section 234.8, Code 2009, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 234.8 Fees for child welfare services. 15 The department of human services may charge a fee for 16 child welfare services to a person liable for the cost of the 17 services. The fee shall not exceed the reasonable cost of the 18 services. The fee shall be based upon the person’s ability 19 to pay and consideration of the fee’s impact upon the liable 20 person’s family and the goals identified in the case permanency 21 plan. The department may assess the liable person for the fee 22 and the means of recovery shall include a setoff against an 23 amount owed by a state agency to the person assessed pursuant 24 to section 8A.504 8.74 . In addition the department may 25 establish an administrative process to recover the assessment 26 through automatic income withholding. The department shall 27 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement the provisions 28 of this section. This section does not apply to court-ordered 29 services provided to juveniles which are a charge upon the 30 state pursuant to section 232.141 and services for which the 31 department has established a support obligation pursuant to 32 section 234.39. 33 Sec. 212. Section 252B.5, subsection 4, Code Supplement 34 2009, is amended to read as follows: 35 4. Assistance to set off against a debtor’s income tax 1 refund or rebate any support debt, which is assigned to 2 the department of human services or which the child support 3 recovery unit is attempting to collect on behalf of any 4 individual not eligible as a public assistance recipient, which 5 has accrued through written contract, subrogation, or court 6 judgment, and which is in the form of a liquidated sum due 7 and owing for the care, support, or maintenance of a child. 8 Unless the periodic payment plan provisions for a retroactive 9 -102- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 102/ 252
S.F. _____ modification pursuant to section 598.21C apply, the entire 10 amount of a judgment for accrued support, notwithstanding 11 compliance with a periodic payment plan or regardless of the 12 date of entry of the judgment, is due and owing as of the date 13 of entry of the judgment and is delinquent for the purposes of 14 setoff, including for setoff against a debtor’s federal income 15 tax refund or other federal nontax payment. The department 16 of human services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17 17A necessary to assist the department of administrative 18 services management in the implementation of the child support 19 setoff as established under section 8A.504 8.74 . 20 Sec. 213. Section 261.37, subsection 7, Code 2009, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 7. To establish an effective system for the collection of 23 delinquent loans, including the adoption of an agreement with 24 the department of administrative services management to set off 25 against a defaulter’s income tax refund or rebate the amount 26 that is due because of a default on a guaranteed or parental 27 loan made under this division. The commission shall adopt 28 rules under chapter 17A necessary to assist the department of 29 administrative services management in the implementation of 30 the student loan setoff program as established under section 31 8A.504 8.74 . The commission shall apply administrative wage 32 garnishment procedures authorized under the federal Higher 33 Education Act of 1965, as amended and codified in 20 U.S.C. 34 § 1071 et seq., for all delinquent loans, including loans 35 authorized under section 261.38, when a defaulter who is 1 financially capable of paying fails to voluntarily enter into a 2 reasonable payment agreement. In no case shall the commission 3 garnish more than the amount authorized by federal law for 4 all loans being collected by the commission, including those 5 authorized under section 261.38. 6 Sec. 214. Section 321.11A, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 7 2009, is amended to read as follows: 8 c. The department of administrative services management for 9 -103- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 103/ 252
S.F. _____ the purpose of administering the setoff program pursuant to 10 section 8A.504 8.74 . 11 Sec. 215. Section 321.31, subsection 1, unnumbered 12 paragraph 3, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 13 The director shall maintain a records system of delinquent 14 accounts owed to the state using information provided through 15 the computerized data bank established in section 421.17. The 16 department and county treasurers shall use the information 17 maintained in the records system to determine if applicants 18 for renewal of registration have delinquent accounts, charges, 19 fees, loans, taxes, or other indebtedness owed to or being 20 collected by the state as provided pursuant to section 21 8A.504 8.74 . The director, the director of the department of 22 administrative services management , and the director of revenue 23 shall establish procedures for updating the delinquent accounts 24 records to add and remove accounts, as applicable. 25 Sec. 216. Section 321.40, subsection 6, Code Supplement 26 2009, is amended to read as follows: 27 6. The department or the county treasurer shall refuse to 28 renew the registration of a vehicle registered to the applicant 29 if the department or the county treasurer knows that the 30 applicant has a delinquent account, charge, fee, loan, taxes, 31 or other indebtedness owed to or being collected by the state, 32 from information provided pursuant to sections 8A.504 8.74 and 33 421.17. An applicant may contest this action by requesting a 34 contested case proceeding from the agency that referred the 35 debt for collection pursuant to section 8A.504 8.74 . 1 Sec. 217. Section 331.552, subsection 5, Code 2009, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 5. Account for, report, and pay into the state treasury any 4 money, property, or securities received on behalf of the state 5 as provided in sections 8A.506 to 8A.508 8.76 to 8.78 . 6 Sec. 218. Section 422.12D, subsection 4, Code 2009, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 4. The department shall adopt rules to implement this 9 -104- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 104/ 252
S.F. _____ section. However, before a checkoff pursuant to this section 10 shall be permitted, all liabilities on the books of the 11 department of administrative services management and accounts 12 identified as owing under section 8A.504 8.74 and the political 13 contribution allowed under section 68A.601 shall be satisfied. 14 Sec. 219. Section 422.12K, subsection 2, Code Supplement 15 2009, is amended to read as follows: 16 2. The director of revenue shall draft the income tax form 17 to allow the designation of contributions to the child abuse 18 prevention program fund on the tax return. The department of 19 revenue, on or before January 31, shall transfer the total 20 amount designated on the tax return forms due in the preceding 21 calendar year to the child abuse prevention program fund. 22 However, before a checkoff pursuant to this section shall be 23 permitted, all liabilities on the books of the department of 24 administrative services management and accounts identified as 25 owing under section 8A.504 8.74 and the political contribution 26 allowed under section 68A.601 shall be satisfied. 27 Sec. 220. Section 422.12L, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 2. The director of revenue shall draft the income tax form 30 to allow the designation of contributions to the veterans trust 31 fund and to the volunteer fire fighter preparedness fund as 32 one checkoff on the tax return. The department of revenue, 33 on or before January 31, shall transfer one-half of the total 34 amount designated on the tax return forms due in the preceding 35 calendar year to the veterans trust fund and the remaining 1 one-half to the volunteer fire fighter preparedness fund. 2 However, before a checkoff pursuant to this section shall be 3 permitted, all liabilities on the books of the department of 4 administrative services management and accounts identified as 5 owing under section 8A.504 8.74 and the political contribution 6 allowed under section 68A.601 shall be satisfied. 7 Sec. 221. Section 422.20, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 8 2009, is amended to read as follows: 9 -105- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 105/ 252
S.F. _____ a. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by section 10 8A.504 8.74 , section 421.17, subsections 22, 23, and 26, 11 sections 252B.9, 321.120, 421.19, 421.28, 422.72, and 452A.63, 12 and this section, a tax return, return information, or 13 investigative or audit information shall not be divulged to any 14 person or entity, other than the taxpayer, the department, or 15 internal revenue service for use in a matter unrelated to tax 16 administration. 17 Sec. 222. Section 422.72, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 18 2009, is amended to read as follows: 19 a. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by section 20 8A.504 8.74 , section 421.17, subsections 22, 23, and 26, 21 sections 252B.9, 321.120, 421.19, 421.28, 422.20, and 452A.63, 22 and this section, a tax return, return information, or 23 investigative or audit information shall not be divulged to any 24 person or entity, other than the taxpayer, the department, or 25 internal revenue service for use in a matter unrelated to tax 26 administration. 27 Sec. 223. Section 456A.16, unnumbered paragraph 7, Code 28 2009, is amended to read as follows: 29 The department shall adopt rules to implement this section. 30 However, before a checkoff pursuant to this section shall be 31 permitted, all liabilities on the books of the department of 32 administrative services management and accounts identified as 33 owing under section 8A.504 8.74 and the political contribution 34 allowed under section 68A.601 shall be satisfied. 35 Sec. 224. Section 556.2C, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. An unpaid, outdated warrant that is canceled pursuant to 3 section 8A.519 8.89 shall be included in a list of outstanding 4 state warrants maintained by the director of the department of 5 administrative services management . On or before July 1 of 6 each year, the director of the department of administrative 7 services management shall provide the office of the treasurer 8 of state with a consolidated list of such outstanding warrants 9 -106- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 106/ 252
S.F. _____ that have not been previously reported to the office. 10 Sec. 225. Section 602.8102, subsection 58A, Code 2009, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 58A. Assist the department of administrative services 13 management in setting off against debtors’ income tax refunds 14 or rebates under section 8A.504 8.74 , debts which are due, 15 owing, and payable to the clerk of the district court as 16 criminal fines, civil penalties, surcharges, or court costs. 17 Sec. 226. Section 602.8107, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 18 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 19 a. This subsection does not apply to amounts collected for 20 victim restitution, the victim compensation fund, the criminal 21 penalty surcharge, sex offender civil penalty, drug abuse 22 resistance education surcharge, the law enforcement initiative 23 surcharge, county enforcement surcharge, amounts collected as 24 a result of procedures initiated under subsection 5 or under 25 section 8A.504 8.74 , or fees charged pursuant to section 356.7. 26 Sec. 227. Section 642.2, subsection 4, Code 2009, is amended 27 to read as follows: 28 4. Notwithstanding subsections 2, 3, 6, and 7, any 29 moneys owed to the child support obligor by the state, with 30 the exception of unclaimed property held by the treasurer 31 of state pursuant to chapter 556, and payments owed to the 32 child support obligor through the Iowa public employees’ 33 retirement system are subject to garnishment, attachment, 34 execution, or assignment by the child support recovery unit 35 if the child support recovery unit is providing enforcement 1 services pursuant to chapter 252B. Any moneys that are 2 determined payable by the treasurer pursuant to section 556.20, 3 subsection 2, to the child support obligor shall be subject to 4 setoff pursuant to section 8A.504 8.74 , notwithstanding any 5 administrative rule pertaining to the child support recovery 6 unit limiting the amount of the offset. 7 Sec. 228. REPEAL. Sections 8A.502, 8A.503, 8A.504, 8A.506, 8 8A.507, 8A.508, 8A.509, 8A.510, 8A.511, 8A.512, 8A.513, 8A.514, 9 -107- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 107/ 252
S.F. _____ 8A.515, 8A.516, 8A.517, 8A.518, and 8A.519, Code 2009, are 10 repealed. 11 Sec. 229. REPEAL. Section 8A.505, Code Supplement 2009, is 12 repealed. 13 Sec. 230. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT —— CENTRALIZED 14 PAYROLL SYSTEM. The department of management shall examine 15 the possibility of merging all state payroll systems into 16 the centralized payroll system operated by the department. 17 The department shall consult with those entities of state 18 government not utilizing the centralized payroll system, 19 including but not limited to the state department of 20 transportation and the state board of regents, about strategies 21 for encouraging utilization of the state’s centralized payroll 22 system and by identifying those barriers preventing merging of 23 the payroll systems. The department shall provide information 24 to the joint appropriations subcommittee on administration 25 and regulation concerning efforts by the department to merge 26 payroll systems and any recommendations for legislative action 27 to encourage, or eliminate barriers to, the provision of 28 payroll services by the department to other state agencies. 29 DIVISION XV 30 ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION APPROPRIATIONS 31 Sec. 231. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE —— AUDITORS. There 32 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 33 department of revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 34 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, the following amount, or so 35 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 1 designated: 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 3 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 4 positions: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 325,000 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.00 7 The moneys appropriated in this section shall be utilized by 8 the department to hire five additional auditors. 9 -108- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 108/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 232. DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT —— GRANTS ENTERPRISE 10 MANAGEMENT. There is appropriated from the general fund of 11 the state to the department of management for the fiscal year 12 beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, the following 13 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 14 purposes designated: 15 For the office of grants enterprise management, including 16 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for 17 not more than the following full-time equivalent position: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 20 The moneys appropriated in this section shall be used by 21 the department of management to create and fill an additional 22 position in the office of grants enterprise management. 23 DIVISION XVI 24 ELIMINATION OF STATE ENTITIES 25 ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 26 LAND STEWARDSHIP 27 Sec. 233. Section 159.20, subsection 1, paragraph j, Code 28 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 29 j. Assist the office of renewable fuels and coproducts 30 and the renewable fuels and coproducts advisory committee in 31 administering the provisions of chapter 159A. 32 Sec. 234. Section 159A.1, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 3. This state adopts a policy of enhancing agricultural 35 production by encouraging the development and use of fuels and 1 coproducts derived from agricultural commodities, as provided 2 in this chapter, including rules adopted by the office of 3 renewable fuels and coproducts and the renewable fuels and 4 coproducts advisory committee . 5 Sec. 235. Section 159A.2, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 6 amended by striking the subsection. 7 Sec. 236. Section 159A.3, subsection 2, paragraph i, Code 8 Supplement 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph. 9 -109- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 109/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 237. Section 159A.6, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 159A.6 Education, promotion, and advertising. 12 1. The office shall support do all of the following: 13 a. Support education regarding, and promotion and 14 advertising of, renewable fuels and coproducts. The office 15 shall consult with the Iowa corn growers association and the 16 Iowa soybean association. 17 2. b. The office shall promote Promote the advantages 18 related to the use of renewable fuels as an alternative to 19 nonrenewable fuels. Promotions shall be designed to inform the 20 ultimate consumer of advantages associated with using renewable 21 fuels, and emphasize the benefits to the natural environment. 22 The promotion shall inform consumers at the businesses of 23 retail dealers of motor vehicle fuels. 24 3. c. The committee shall develop Develop standards for 25 decals required pursuant to section 214A.16, which shall be 26 designed to promote the advantages of using renewable fuels. 27 The standards may be incorporated within a model decal adopted 28 by the committee and approved by the office. 29 4. d. The office shall promote Promote the advantages 30 related to the use of coproducts derived from the production 31 of renewable fuels, including the use of coproducts used as 32 livestock feed or meal. Promotions shall be designed to 33 inform the potential purchasers of the advantages associated 34 with using coproducts. The office shall promote advantages 35 associated with using coproducts of ethanol production as 1 livestock feed or meal to cattle producers in this state. 2 5. 2. The office may contract to provide all or part of 3 these the services described in subsection 1 . 4 Sec. 238. Section 159A.7, subsection 2, Code Supplement 5 2009, is amended to read as follows: 6 2. Moneys in the fund shall be used only to carry out 7 the provisions of this section and sections 159A.3, 159A.4 , 8 159A.5 , 159A.6, 159A.6A, and 159A.6B within the state of Iowa. 9 -110- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 110/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 239. Section 190C.1, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 10 amended by striking the subsection. 11 Sec. 240. Section 190C.2B, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 1. The department shall implement and administer the 14 provisions of this chapter for agricultural products that have 15 been produced and handled within this state using organic 16 methods as provided in this chapter. The department may 17 consult with the council in implementing and administering this 18 chapter . The department may certify agricultural products that 19 have been produced and handled outside this state using an 20 organic method as provided in this chapter. 21 Sec. 241. Section 190C.3, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 2. The department may request assistance from the council 24 as provided in section 190C.2A or from one or more regional 25 organic associations as provided in section 190C.6. 26 Sec. 242. Section 214A.1, subsection 7, Code 2009, is 27 amended by striking the subsection. 28 Sec. 243. Section 214A.1, Code 2009, is amended by adding 29 the following new subsection: 30 NEW SUBSECTION . 17A. “Office” means the office of renewable 31 fuels and coproducts created pursuant to section 159A.3. 32 Sec. 244. Section 214A.2, subsection 1, Code Supplement 33 2009, is amended to read as follows: 34 1. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 35 17A for carrying out this chapter. The rules may include , but 1 are not limited to , specifications relating to motor fuel, 2 including but not limited to renewable fuel such as ethanol 3 blended gasoline, biodiesel, biodiesel blended fuel, and 4 motor fuel components such as an oxygenate. In the interest 5 of uniformity, the department shall adopt by reference other 6 specifications relating to tests and standards for motor fuel 7 including renewable fuel and motor fuel components, established 8 by the United States environmental protection agency and 9 -111- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 111/ 252
S.F. _____ A.S.T.M. international. In adopting standards for a renewable 10 fuel, the department shall consult with the committee. 11 Sec. 245. Section 422.11N, subsection 4, paragraph b, 12 unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2009, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 If the governor finds that exigent circumstances exist, the 15 governor may reduce the applicable biofuel threshold percentage 16 by replacing it with an adjusted biofuel threshold percentage. 17 The governor shall consult with the department of revenue 18 and the office of renewable fuels and coproducts advisory 19 committee established pursuant to section 159A.4 159A.3 . 20 The governor shall make the adjustment by giving notice of 21 intent to issue a proclamation which shall take effect not 22 earlier than thirty-five days after publication in the Iowa 23 administrative bulletin of a notice to issue the proclamation. 24 The governor shall provide a period of notice and comment in 25 the same manner as provided in section 17A.4, subsection 1. 26 The adjusted biofuel threshold percentage shall be effective 27 for the following determination period. 28 Sec. 246. Section 469.3, subsection 2, paragraph m, Code 29 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 30 m. Coordinate with other state agencies regarding 31 implementation of the office of renewable fuels and coproducts 32 pursuant to section 159A.3 , serve on the renewable fuels 33 and coproducts advisory committee, and assist in providing 34 technical assistance to new or existing renewable fuel 35 production facilities. 1 Sec. 247. REPEAL. Section 159A.4, Code Supplement 2009, is 2 repealed. 3 Sec. 248. REPEAL. Sections 159A.5, 190C.2, and 190C.2A, 4 Code 2009, are repealed. 5 DIVISION XVII 6 ELIMINATION OF STATE ENTITIES 7 ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES’ 8 CONTROL OF THE NATURAL HABITAT 9 -112- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 112/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 249. Section 455A.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, 10 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to 11 read as follows: 12 The Brushy creek recreation trails advisory board shall 13 be organized within the department and shall be composed of 14 nine seven voting members and one ex officio nonvoting member 15 as follows: 16 Sec. 250. Section 455A.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, 17 subparagraph (3), Code Supplement 2009, is amended by striking 18 the subparagraph. 19 Sec. 251. Section 455A.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, 20 subparagraph (4), Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 (4) Seven Six persons appointed by the natural resource 23 commission. 24 Sec. 252. Section 455A.8, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 25 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 26 b. The director shall provide the natural resource 27 commission with nominations of prospective board members. 28 Each person appointed by the natural resource commission must 29 actively participate in recreational trail activities such 30 as hiking, bicycling, an equestrian sport, or a winter sport 31 at the Brushy creek recreation area. The nine seven voting 32 members shall elect a chairperson at the board’s first meeting 33 each year. 34 Sec. 253. Section 465C.1, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 1 amended by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 254. Section 465C.1, subsection 4, Code 2009, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 4. “Dedication” means the allocation of an area as a 5 preserve by a public agency or by a private owner by written 6 stipulation in a form approved by the state advisory board for 7 preserves commission . 8 Sec. 255. Section 465C.2, Code 2009, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 -113- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 113/ 252
S.F. _____ 465C.2 Advisory board State system of preserves created . 11 There is hereby created a state system of preserves and a 12 state advisory board for preserves . 13 Sec. 256. Section 465C.6, Code 2009, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 465C.6 Advisors. 16 Representatives of such agencies, institutions, and 17 organizations as the board commission may determine may serve 18 as advisors to the board commission . Such advisors shall 19 receive no compensation for this function but at the discretion 20 of the board commission may be reimbursed for travel and 21 other necessary expenses in connection with the performance of 22 their duties. 23 Sec. 257. Section 465C.7, Code 2009, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 465C.7 Ecologist. 26 The director shall employ, upon recommendation by the 27 board commission , at salaries fixed by the board commission , a 28 trained ecologist and other personnel as necessary to carry out 29 the powers and duties of the board commission . 30 Sec. 258. Section 465C.8, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 31 2009, is amended to read as follows: 32 The board commission shall have the following powers and 33 duties: 34 Sec. 259. Section 465C.8, subsection 9, Code 2009, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 9. To authorize payment of travel and other necessary 3 expenses of the members of the board and advisors to the 4 board, and salaries, wages, compensations, travel, supplies, 5 and equipment necessary to carry out the duties of the 6 board, commission and to authorize any other expenditures as 7 may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this 8 chapter. 9 Sec. 260. Section 465C.9, Code 2009, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 -114- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 114/ 252
S.F. _____ 465C.9 Articles of dedication. 12 1. The A public agency or private owner shall 13 complete articles of dedication on forms approved by the 14 board commission . When the articles of dedication have been 15 approved by the governor, the board commission shall record 16 them with the county recorder for the county or counties in 17 which the area is located. 18 2. The articles of dedication may contain restrictions 19 on development, sale, transfer, method of management, public 20 access, and commercial or other use, and may contain such other 21 provisions as may be necessary to further the purposes of this 22 chapter. They may define the respective jurisdictions of the 23 owner or operating agency and the board commission . They may 24 provide procedures to be applied in case of violation of the 25 dedication. They may recognize reversionary rights. They may 26 vary in provisions from one preserve to another in accordance 27 with differences in relative conditions. 28 Sec. 261. Section 465C.10, Code 2009, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 465C.10 When dedicated as a preserve. 31 An area shall become a preserve when it has been approved by 32 the board commission for dedication as a preserve, whether in 33 public or private ownership, formally dedicated as a preserve 34 within the system by a public agency or private owner and 35 designated by the governor as a preserve. 1 Sec. 262. Section 465C.11, Code 2009, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 465C.11 Area held in trust. 4 1. An area designated as a preserve within the system 5 is hereby declared put to its highest, best, and most 6 important use for public benefit. It shall be held in trust 7 and shall not be alienated except to another public use 8 upon a finding by the board commission of imperative and 9 unavoidable public necessity , and with the approval of the 10 commission, the general assembly by concurrent resolution, 11 -115- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 115/ 252
S.F. _____ and of the governor. The board’s commission’s interest 12 or interests in any area designated as a preserve shall 13 not be taken under the condemnation statutes of this state 14 without such a finding of imperative and unavoidable public 15 necessity by the board commission , and with the consent 16 of the commission, approval of the general assembly by 17 concurrent resolution, and of the governor. 18 2. The board commission , with the approval of the governor, 19 may enter into amendments to any articles of dedication upon 20 its finding that such amendment will not permit an impairment, 21 disturbance, or development of the area inconsistent with the 22 purposes of this chapter. 23 3. Before the board commission shall make a finding 24 of imperative and unavoidable public necessity, or shall 25 enter into any amendment to articles of dedication, it the 26 commission shall provide notice of such proposal and 27 opportunity for any person to be heard. Such notice shall 28 be published at least once in a newspaper with a general 29 circulation in the county or counties wherein the area directly 30 affected is situated, and mailed within ten days of such 31 published notice to all persons who have requested notice of 32 all such proposed actions. Each notice shall set forth the 33 substance of the proposed action and describe, with or without 34 legal description, the area affected, and shall set forth a 35 place and time not less than sixty days thence for all persons 1 desiring to be heard to have reasonable opportunity to be heard 2 prior to the finding of the board commission . 3 Sec. 263. 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1080, section 1, 4 subsection 6, is amended to read as follows: 5 6. This section is repealed on July 1, 2010 the effective 6 date of this section of this division of this Act . 7 Sec. 264. REPEAL. Sections 465C.3, 465C.4, and 465C.5, Code 8 2009, are repealed. 9 Sec. 265. REPEAL. 2009 Iowa Acts, chapter 144, section 49, 10 is repealed. 11 -116- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 116/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 266. APPLICABILITY OF ACT TO BRUSHY CREEK RECREATIONAL 12 ADVISORY BOARD. The sections of this division of this Act 13 amending section 455A.8 shall not affect the appointment or 14 term of office of a person who is serving as a member of the 15 Brushy creek recreational advisory board on the effective 16 date of those sections, until the member completes the term 17 of office, and shall take full effect only after such term of 18 office is completed. 19 Sec. 267. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following 20 provisions of this division of this Act, being deemed of 21 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 22 The sections of this Act repealing 2009 Iowa Acts, chapter 23 144, section 49, establishing an upland game bird study 24 advisory committee. 25 DIVISION XVIII 26 ELIMINATION OF STATE ENTITIES 27 ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES —— 28 IOWA CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY COUNCIL 29 Sec. 268. Section 455B.851, subsections 1 through 8, Code 30 2009, are amended by striking the subsections. 31 Sec. 269. Section 455B.851, subsection 9, Code 2009, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 9. By September 1 of each year, the department shall submit 34 a report to the governor and the general assembly regarding 35 the greenhouse gas emissions in the state during the previous 1 calendar year and forecasting trends in such emissions. The 2 first submission by the department shall be filed by September 3 1, 2008, for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2007. 4 Sec. 270. Section 473.7, subsection 12, paragraph b, Code 5 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 6 b. In the course of the review, the institutions shall meet 7 at least twice with the Iowa climate change advisory council 8 established in section 455B.851 . The office shall submit a 9 report, based upon input from the institutions, containing 10 its findings and recommendations to the governor and general 11 -117- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 117/ 252
S.F. _____ assembly by January 1, 2011. 12 Sec. 271. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 13 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 14 enactment. 15 DIVISION XIX 16 ELIMINATION OF STATE ENTITIES 17 ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY —— LIVESTOCK 18 HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL 19 Sec. 272. Section 267.7, Code 2009, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 267.7 Other funds Gifts and moneys . 22 In addition to the funds appropriated to it by this chapter , 23 the Iowa state university college of veterinary medicine may 24 accept gifts of property or moneys, in any form including 25 but not limited to appropriations, grants, gifts, matching 26 funds, or any other funds or matching moneys, from any public 27 or private source for purposes of conducting research into 28 the involving diseases of affecting livestock from any source, 29 public or private . The college may deposit the moneys into the 30 livestock disease research fund created in section 267.8. 31 Sec. 273. Section 267.8, Code 2009, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 267.8 Livestock disease research fund. 34 There A livestock disease research fund is created in the 35 office of the treasurer of state a fund to be known as the 1 livestock disease research fund for use by the Iowa state 2 university college of veterinary medicine to support the 3 college in conducting research involving diseases affecting 4 livestock . Any balance in said fund on June 30 of each fiscal 5 year shall revert to the general fund. 6 Sec. 274. Section 352.2, subsection 8, Code 2009, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 8. “Livestock” means the same as defined in section 9 267.1 swine, sheep, poultry, cattle, ostriches, rheas, or emus . 10 Sec. 275. REPEAL. Sections 267.1, 267.2, 267.3, 267.4, 11 -118- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 118/ 252
S.F. _____ 267.5, and 267.6, Code 2009, are repealed. 12 Sec. 276. TRANSFER. Sections 267.7 and 267.8 are 13 transferred from chapter 267 to chapter 266. The sections 14 shall be codified as part of a new division, if determined 15 appropriate by the Iowa Code editor. 16 DIVISION XX 17 NATURAL RESOURCES —— BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 18 Sec. 277. Section 455A.8, subsection 1, paragraph a, 19 subparagraphs (3) and (4), Code Supplement 2009, are amended 20 to read as follows: 21 (3) A member of the state advisory board for preserves 22 established under chapter 465C . 23 (4) (3) Seven Eight persons appointed by the natural 24 resource commission. 25 Sec. 278. Section 455A.8, subsection 2, Code Supplement 26 2009, is amended to read as follows: 27 2. Each voting member of the board shall serve for terms 28 of three years, and shall be eligible for reappointment. A 29 vacancy on the board shall be filled for the remainder of the 30 original term. However, a vacancy in the membership slot 31 designated for the park employee shall be filled by the park 32 employee’s successor , and the person representing the state 33 advisory board for preserves shall serve at the pleasure of the 34 board . The department shall reimburse each member, other than 35 the director or the director’s designee and the park employee, 1 for actual expenses incurred by the member in performance 2 of the duties of the board. A majority of voting members 3 constitutes a quorum, and the affirmative vote of a majority 4 present is necessary for any action taken by the board, except 5 that a lesser number may adjourn a meeting. A vacancy in the 6 membership of the board does not impair the rights of a quorum 7 to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the board. 8 The board shall meet as required, but at least twice a year. 9 The board shall meet upon call of the chairperson, or upon 10 written request of three members of the board. Written notice 11 -119- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 119/ 252
S.F. _____ of the time and place of the meeting shall be given to each 12 member. 13 Sec. 279. Section 455B.104, Code Supplement 2009, is 14 amended by adding the following new subsections: 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. The department may periodically forward 16 recommendations to the commission designed to encourage the 17 reduction of statewide greenhouse gas emissions. 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. By September 1 of each year, the 19 department shall submit a report to the governor and the 20 general assembly regarding the greenhouse gas emissions in the 21 state during the previous calendar year and forecasting trends 22 in such emissions. The first submission by the department 23 shall be filed by September 1, 2011, for the calendar year 24 beginning January 1, 2010. 25 Sec. 280. Section 455B.851, Code 2009, is amended by adding 26 the following new subsection: 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. This section is repealed July 1, 2011. 28 Sec. 281. Section 465C.1, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 29 amended by striking the subsection. 30 Sec. 282. Section 465C.1, subsection 4, Code 2009, is 31 amended to read as follows: 32 4. “Dedication” means the allocation of an area as a 33 preserve by a public agency or by a private owner by written 34 stipulation in a form approved by the state advisory board for 35 preserves commission . 1 Sec. 283. Section 465C.2, Code 2009, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 465C.2 Advisory board State system of preserves . 4 There is hereby created a state system of preserves and a 5 state advisory board for preserves . 6 Sec. 284. Section 465C.7, Code 2009, is amended to read as 7 follows: 8 465C.7 Ecologist. 9 The director shall employ , upon recommendation by the board, 10 at salaries fixed by the board, a trained ecologist and other 11 -120- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 120/ 252
S.F. _____ personnel as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of 12 the board commission . 13 Sec. 285. Section 465C.8, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 14 2009, is amended to read as follows: 15 The board commission shall have the following powers and 16 duties: 17 Sec. 286. Section 465C.8, subsections 3, 4, 5, 9, and 11, 18 Code 2009, are amended to read as follows: 19 3. To recommend dedication dedicate as preserves, of areas 20 owned by the state under the jurisdiction of the department. 21 4. To recommend acquisition of acquire areas for dedication 22 as preserves subject to approval by the natural resource 23 commission . 24 5. To recommend dedication dedicate as preserves, 25 areas owned by other public agencies, private groups, and 26 individuals. 27 9. To authorize payment of travel and other necessary 28 expenses of the members of the board and advisors to the 29 board commission , and salaries, wages, compensations, travel, 30 supplies, and equipment necessary to carry out the duties of 31 the board commission , and to authorize any other expenditures 32 as may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this 33 chapter. 34 11. To submit to the governor and the legislature general 35 assembly a report before January 15, 1967, and by January 15 1 in every two years thereafter odd-numbered year which shall 2 account for each preserve in the system and make such other 3 reports and recommendations as it may deem necessary. 4 Sec. 287. Section 465C.9, Code 2009, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 465C.9 Articles of dedication. 7 The public agency or private owner shall complete articles 8 of dedication on forms approved by the board commission . When 9 the articles of dedication have been approved by the governor, 10 the board commission shall record them with the county recorder 11 -121- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 121/ 252
S.F. _____ for the county or counties in which the area is located. 12 The articles of dedication may contain restrictions on 13 development, sale, transfer, method of management, public 14 access, and commercial or other use, and may contain such 15 other provisions as may be necessary to further the purposes 16 of this chapter. They The articles of dedication may define 17 the respective jurisdictions of the owner or operating agency 18 and the board commission . They The articles of dedication may 19 provide procedures to be applied in case of violation of the 20 dedication . They and may recognize reversionary rights. 21 They The articles of dedication may vary in provisions from one 22 preserve to another in accordance with differences in relative 23 conditions. 24 Sec. 288. Section 465C.10, Code 2009, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 465C.10 When dedicated as a preserve. 27 An area shall become a preserve when it has been approved by 28 the board commission for dedication as a preserve, whether in 29 public or private ownership, formally dedicated as a preserve 30 within the system by a public agency or private owner and 31 designated by the governor as a preserve. 32 Sec. 289. Section 465C.11, Code 2009, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 465C.11 Area held in trust. 35 An area designated as a preserve within the system is 1 hereby declared put to its highest, best, and most important 2 use for public benefit. It shall be held in trust and shall 3 not be alienated except to another public use upon a finding 4 by the board commission of imperative and unavoidable public 5 necessity and with the approval of the commission, the 6 general assembly by concurrent resolution , and the governor. 7 The board’s commission’s interest or interests in any 8 area designated as a preserve shall not be taken under the 9 condemnation statutes of this state without such a finding 10 of imperative and unavoidable public necessity by the board, 11 -122- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 122/ 252
S.F. _____ and with the consent of the commission, and with the approval 12 of the general assembly by concurrent resolution , and of the 13 governor. 14 The board commission , with the approval of the governor, 15 may enter into amendments to any articles of dedication upon 16 its finding that such amendment will not permit an impairment, 17 disturbance, or development of the area inconsistent with the 18 purposes of this chapter. 19 Before the board commission shall make a finding of 20 imperative and unavoidable public necessity, or shall enter 21 into any amendment to articles of dedication, it shall provide 22 notice of such proposal and opportunity for any person to be 23 heard. Such notice shall be published at least once in a 24 newspaper with a general circulation in the county or counties 25 wherein the area directly affected is situated, and mailed 26 within ten days of such published notice to all persons who 27 have requested notice of all such proposed actions. Each 28 notice shall set forth the substance of the proposed action 29 and describe, with or without legal description, the area 30 affected, and shall set forth a place and time not less than 31 sixty days thence for all persons desiring to be heard to have 32 reasonable opportunity to be heard prior to the finding of the 33 board commission . 34 Sec. 290. Section 473.7, subsection 12, paragraph b, Code 1 Supplement 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph. 2 Sec. 291. REPEAL. Sections 465C.3, 465C.4, 465C.5, and 3 465C.6, Code 2009, are repealed. 4 Sec. 292. REPEAL. 2009 Iowa Acts, chapter 144, section 49, 5 is repealed. 6 Sec. 293. REPEAL. 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1080, section 1, 7 is repealed. 8 Sec. 294. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following 9 provision or provisions of this division of this Act, being 10 deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 11 1. The section of this Act repealing 2009 Iowa Acts, chapter 12 -123- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 123/ 252
S.F. _____ 144, section 49. 13 2. The section of this Act repealing 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 14 1080, section 1. 15 Sec. 295. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following provision or 16 provisions of this division of this Act take effect July 1, 17 2011: 18 1. The section of this Act amending section 455B.104. 19 2. The section of this Act amending section 473.7. 20 DIVISION XXI 21 IOWA COMPREHENSIVE PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND 22 STORAGE TANK FUND BOARD 23 Sec. 296. Section 15G.201, subsection 10, Code 2009, is 24 amended by striking the subsection. 25 Sec. 297. Section 15G.202, subsection 6, Code 2009, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 6. The infrastructure board shall meet with three 28 or more members of the underground storage tank fund 29 board who shall represent the underground storage tank 30 fund board the department of natural resources . The 31 representatives department of natural resources shall 32 be available to advise the infrastructure board when the 33 infrastructure board makes decisions regarding the awarding 34 of financial incentives to a person under a renewable fuel 35 infrastructure program provided in section 15G.203 or 15G.204. 1 Sec. 298. Section 15G.203, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2 2009, is amended to read as follows: 3 2. A person may apply to the department of economic 4 development to receive financial incentives on a cost-share 5 basis. The department of economic development shall forward 6 the applications to the underground storage tank fund 7 board department of natural resources as required by that 8 board the department of natural resources for evaluation 9 and recommendation. The underground storage tank fund 10 board department of natural resources may rank the applications 11 with comments and shall forward them to the infrastructure 12 -124- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 124/ 252
S.F. _____ board for approval or disapproval. The department of economic 13 development shall award financial incentives on a cost-share 14 basis to an eligible person whose application was approved by 15 the infrastructure board. 16 Sec. 299. Section 15G.204, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 1. A person may apply to the department of economic 19 development to receive financial incentives on a cost-share 20 basis. The department of economic development shall forward 21 the applications to the underground storage tank fund 22 board department of natural resources as required by that 23 board the department of natural resources for evaluation 24 and recommendation. The underground storage tank fund 25 board department of natural resources may rank the applications 26 with comments and shall forward them to the infrastructure 27 board for approval or disapproval. The department of economic 28 development shall award financial incentives on a cost-share 29 basis to an eligible person whose application was approved by 30 the infrastructure board. 31 Sec. 300. Section 16.151, Code 2009, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 16.151 Authority to issue Iowa tank assistance bonds. 34 The authority shall assist the Iowa comprehensive petroleum 35 underground storage tank fund as provided in chapter 455G 1 and the authority shall have all of the powers that the 2 Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund 3 board department of natural resources possesses and which 4 that board department delegates to the authority in a chapter 5 28E agreement or a contract between the authority and the 6 Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund 7 board department with respect to the issuance and securing of 8 bonds and carrying out the purposes of chapter 455G. 9 Sec. 301. Section 68B.35, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 10 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 11 e. Members of the state banking council, the ethics and 12 -125- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 125/ 252
S.F. _____ campaign disclosure board, the credit union review board, the 13 economic development board, the employment appeal board, the 14 environmental protection commission, the health facilities 15 council, the Iowa finance authority, the Iowa public employees’ 16 retirement system investment board, the board of the Iowa 17 lottery authority, the natural resource commission, the 18 board of parole, the petroleum underground storage tank 19 fund board, the public employment relations board, the state 20 racing and gaming commission, the state board of regents, 21 the tax review board, the transportation commission, the 22 office of consumer advocate, the utilities board, the Iowa 23 telecommunications and technology commission, and any full-time 24 members of other boards and commissions as defined under 25 section 7E.4 who receive an annual salary for their service 26 on the board or commission. The Iowa ethics and campaign 27 disclosure board shall conduct an annual review to determine 28 if members of any other board, commission, or authority should 29 file a statement and shall require the filing of a statement 30 pursuant to rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A. 31 Sec. 302. Section 424.1, subsections 3 through 5, Code 2009, 32 are amended to read as follows: 33 3. The director of revenue shall enter into a contract or 34 agreement with the board department of natural resources to 35 provide assistance requested by the board department of natural 1 resources . Policy issues arising under this chapter or chapter 2 455G shall be determined by the board department of natural 3 resources , and the board department of natural resources shall 4 be joined as a real party in interest when a policy issue is 5 raised. 6 4. The board environmental protection commission shall 7 retain rulemaking authority, but may contract with the 8 department of revenue for assistance in drafting rules. The 9 board commission shall retain contested case jurisdiction over 10 any challenge to the diminution rate or cost factor. The 11 department of revenue shall conduct all other contested cases 12 -126- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 126/ 252
S.F. _____ and be responsible for other agency action in connection with 13 the environmental protection charge imposed under this chapter. 14 5. The board department of natural resources shall 15 reimburse the department of revenue by contract for the 16 reasonable cost of administration of the environmental 17 protection charge imposed under this chapter and for other 18 duties delegated to the department of revenue or to the 19 director of revenue by the board department of natural 20 resources . 21 Sec. 303. Section 424.2, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 22 by striking the subsection. 23 Sec. 304. Section 424.3, subsection 5, Code Supplement 24 2009, is amended to read as follows: 25 5. The cost factor is an amount per gallon of 26 diminution determined by the board department of natural 27 resources pursuant to this subsection. The board department 28 of natural resources , after public hearing, shall determine, 29 or shall adjust, the cost factor to the greater of either an 30 amount reasonably calculated to generate an annual average 31 revenue, year to year, of seventeen million dollars from the 32 charge, excluding penalties and interest, or ten dollars. The 33 board department of natural resources may determine or adjust 34 the cost factor at any time but shall at minimum determine the 35 cost factor at least once each fiscal year. 1 Sec. 305. Section 424.5, subsections 1 and 5, Code 2009, are 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. It is unlawful for any person to deposit petroleum into 4 a tank in this state, unless a depositor permit has been issued 5 to that person under this section. A depositor shall file with 6 the department an application for a permit. An application 7 for a permit shall be made upon a form prescribed by the 8 board department of natural resources and shall set forth the 9 name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact 10 business, the location or locations of the applicant’s place 11 of business, and any other information as the board department 12 -127- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 127/ 252
S.F. _____ of natural resources may require. The application shall 13 be signed by the owner if a natural person; in the case of 14 an association or partnership, by a member or partner; in 15 the case of a corporation, by an executive officer or some 16 person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the 17 application, to which shall be attached the written evidence of 18 the person’s authority. 19 5. If the holder of a permit fails to comply with any 20 of the provisions of this chapter or any order or rule of 21 the department, or rule of the environmental protection 22 commission, or order of the board department of natural 23 resources pursuant to this chapter, or is substantially 24 delinquent in the payment of a tax or charge administered by 25 the department or the interest or penalty on the tax or charge, 26 the director may revoke the permit. 27 Sec. 306. Section 424.6, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 28 2, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 29 The department shall permit a credit against the charge due 30 from a person operating an eligible underground bulk storage 31 facility equal to the total volume of petroleum transferred or 32 sold from a tank in bulk quantities and delivered to a person 33 for deposit in a tank which is exempt, deferred, or excluded 34 pursuant to this subsection, multiplied by the diminution rate 35 multiplied by the cost factor, subject to rules adopted by the 1 board environmental protection commission . “Bulk quantities” as 2 used in this paragraph means at least a portion of a standard 3 tanker truck load. “Eligible underground bulk storage facility” 4 means an underground bulk storage facility in operation on or 5 before January 1, 1990. 6 Sec. 307. Section 424.6, subsection 6, Code 2009, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 6. The board department of natural resources may waive 9 the requirement for an exemption certificate for one or more 10 classes of exempt, deferred, or excluded tanks, if in the 11 board’s department of natural resources’ judgment an exemption 12 -128- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 128/ 252
S.F. _____ certificate is not required for effective and efficient 13 collection of the charge. If an exemption certificate is not 14 required for a class pursuant to this subsection, the depositor 15 shall maintain and file such records and information as may be 16 required by the director regarding deposits into a tank subject 17 to the waiver. 18 Sec. 308. Section 424.11, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 19 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 20 b. The environmental protection charge lien shall attach at 21 the time the charge becomes due and payable and shall continue 22 for ten years from the time the lien attaches unless sooner 23 released or otherwise discharged. The lien may be extended, 24 within ten years from the date the lien attaches, by filing 25 for record a notice with the appropriate county official of 26 the appropriate county and from the time of such filing, the 27 lien shall be extended to the property in such county for ten 28 years, unless sooner released or otherwise discharged, with no 29 limit on the number of extensions. The director shall charge 30 off any account whose lien is allowed to lapse and may charge 31 off any account and release the corresponding lien before the 32 lien has lapsed if the director determines under uniform rules 33 adopted by the board environmental protection commission that 34 the account is uncollectible or collection costs involved would 35 not warrant collection of the amount due. 1 Sec. 309. Section 424.15, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2 2009, is amended to read as follows: 3 Refunds may be made only from the unallocated or uncommitted 4 moneys in the road use tax fund, and are limited by the 5 total amount budgeted by the board department of natural 6 resources for charge refunds. 7 Sec. 310. Section 424.16, subsections 1 and 2, Code 8 Supplement 2009, are amended to read as follows: 9 1. a. The board department of natural resources shall 10 notify each person who has previously filed an environmental 11 protection charge return, and any other person known to the 12 -129- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 129/ 252
S.F. _____ board department of natural resources who will owe the charge 13 at any address obtainable for that person, at least thirty days 14 in advance of the start of any calendar quarter during which an 15 administrative change in the cost factor, pursuant to section 16 424.3, subsection 5, becomes effective. 17 b. Notice shall be provided by mailing a notice of the 18 change to the address listed on the person’s last return. 19 The mailing of the notice is presumptive evidence of the 20 receipt of the notice by the person to whom addressed. The 21 board department of natural resources shall also publish the 22 same notice at least twice in a paper of general circulation 23 within the state at least thirty days in advance of the first 24 day of the calendar quarter during which a change in paragraph 25 “a” becomes effective. 26 2. A notice authorized or required under this section may 27 be given by mailing the notice to the person for whom it is 28 intended, addressed to that person at the address given in the 29 last return filed by the person pursuant to this chapter, or if 30 no return has been filed, then to any address obtainable. The 31 mailing of the notice is presumptive evidence of the receipt 32 of the notice by the person to whom addressed. Any period 33 of time which is determined according to this chapter by the 34 giving of notice commences to run from the date of mailing of 35 the notice. Neither mailed notice or notice by publication 1 is required for the initial determination and imposition of 2 the charge. The board department of natural resources shall 3 undertake to provide reasonable notice of the environmental 4 protection charge and procedures, as in the board’s department 5 of natural resources’ sole discretion it deems appropriate, 6 provided that the actual charge and procedures are published in 7 the Iowa administrative bulletin prior to the effective date 8 of the charge. 9 Sec. 311. Section 427B.20, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 10 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 11 a. “Actual portion of the costs paid by the owner or operator 12 -130- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 130/ 252
S.F. _____ of an underground storage tank in connection with a remedial 13 action for which the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground 14 storage tank fund shares in the cost of corrective action” means 15 the amount determined by the fund’s board department of natural 16 resources , or the board’s designee of the department of natural 17 resources , as the administrator of the Iowa comprehensive 18 petroleum underground storage tank fund, and for which the 19 owner or operator was not reimbursed from any other source. 20 Sec. 312. Section 455B.471, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 21 amended by striking the subsection. 22 Sec. 313. Section 455B.474, subsection 1, paragraph f, 23 subparagraphs (9) and (10), Code Supplement 2009, are amended 24 to read as follows: 25 (9) Replacement or upgrade of a tank on a site classified 26 as a high or low risk site shall be equipped with a secondary 27 containment system with monitoring of the space between 28 the primary and secondary containment structures or other 29 board department approved tank system or methodology. 30 (10) The commission and the board shall cooperate to ensure 31 that remedial measures required by the corrective action 32 rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are reasonably 33 cost-effective and shall, to the fullest extent possible, avoid 34 duplicating and conflicting requirements. 35 Sec. 314. Section 455B.474, subsection 9, paragraph d, Code 1 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 d. The certification of groundwater professionals shall not 3 impose liability on the board, the department , or the fund for 4 any claim or cause of action of any nature, based on the action 5 or inaction of a groundwater professional certified pursuant 6 to this subsection. 7 Sec. 315. Section 455B.477, subsection 7, Code 2009, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 7. The civil penalties or other damages or moneys recovered 10 by the state or the petroleum underground storage tank fund 11 in connection with a petroleum underground storage tank under 12 -131- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 131/ 252
S.F. _____ this part of this division or chapter 455G shall be credited to 13 the fund created in section 455G.3 and allocated between fund 14 accounts according to the fund budget. Any federal moneys, 15 including but not limited to federal underground storage tank 16 trust fund moneys, received by the state or the department of 17 natural resources in connection with a release occurring on 18 or after May 5, 1989, or received generally for underground 19 storage tank programs on or after May 5, 1989, shall be 20 credited to the fund created in section 455G.3 and allocated 21 between fund accounts according to the fund budget, unless 22 such use would be contrary to federal law. The department 23 shall cooperate with the board of the Iowa comprehensive 24 petroleum underground storage tank fund to maximize the state’s 25 eligibility for and receipt of federal funds for underground 26 storage tank related purposes. 27 Sec. 316. Section 455G.1, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 28 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 29 c. If and when federal law changes, the department 30 of natural resources commission shall adopt by rule 31 such additional requirements, exemptions, deferrals, or 32 exclusions as required by federal law. It is expected that 33 certain classes of tanks currently exempted or excluded by 34 federal regulation will be regulated by the United States 35 environmental protection agency in the future. A tank 1 which is not required by federal law to maintain proof of 2 financial responsibility shall not be subject to department 3 of natural resources commission rules on proof of financial 4 responsibility. 5 Sec. 317. Section 455G.2, subsections 2, 5, 6, and 12, Code 6 2009, are amended to read as follows: 7 2. “Board” means the Iowa comprehensive petroleum 8 underground storage tank fund board. 9 5. “Community remediation” means a program of coordinated 10 testing, planning, or remediation, involving two or more tank 11 sites potentially connected with a continuous contaminated 12 -132- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 132/ 252
S.F. _____ area, pursuant to rules adopted by the board commission . A 13 community remediation does not expand the scope of coverage 14 otherwise available or relieve liability otherwise imposed 15 under state or federal law. 16 6. “Corrective action” means an action taken to minimize, 17 eliminate, or clean up a release to protect the public 18 health and welfare or the environment. Corrective action 19 includes , but is not limited to , excavation of an underground 20 storage tank for the purposes of repairing a leak or removal 21 of a tank, removal of contaminated soil, and cleansing of 22 groundwaters or surface waters. Corrective action does 23 not include replacement of an underground storage tank or 24 other capital improvements to the tank. Corrective action 25 specifically excludes third-party liability. Corrective action 26 includes the expenses incurred to prepare a site cleanup report 27 for approval by the department of natural resources detailing 28 the planned response to a release or suspected release, but not 29 necessarily all actions proposed to be taken by a site cleanup 30 report. 31 12. “Insurance” includes any form of financial assistance 32 or showing of financial responsibility sufficient to comply 33 with the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or the 34 Iowa department of natural resources’ department’s underground 35 storage tank financial responsibility rules. 1 Sec. 318. Section 455G.2, Code 2009, is amended by adding 2 the following new subsections: 3 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. “Commission” means the environmental 4 protection commission created pursuant to section 455A.6. 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. “Department” means the department of 6 natural resources created pursuant to section 455A.2. 7 Sec. 319. Section 455G.3, subsections 1, 2, and 5, Code 8 2009, are amended to read as follows: 9 1. The Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage 10 tank fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury, 11 and any funds remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal 12 -133- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 133/ 252
S.F. _____ year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain 13 in the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank 14 fund. Interest or other income earned by the fund shall be 15 deposited in the fund. The fund shall include moneys credited 16 to the fund under this section, section 321.145, subsection 17 2, paragraph “a” , and sections 455G.8 and 455G.9, and section 18 455G.11, Code 2003, and other funds which by law may be 19 credited to the fund. The moneys in the fund are appropriated 20 to and for the purposes of the board department as provided 21 in this chapter. Amounts in the fund shall not be subject to 22 appropriation for any other purpose by the general assembly, 23 but shall be used only for the purposes set forth in this 24 chapter. The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the 25 fund and disburse amounts contained in it as directed by the 26 board department including automatic disbursements of funds as 27 received pursuant to the terms of bond indentures and documents 28 and security provisions to trustees and custodians. The 29 treasurer of state is authorized to invest the funds deposited 30 in the fund at the direction of the board department and 31 subject to any limitations contained in any applicable bond 32 proceedings. The income from such investment shall be credited 33 to and deposited in the fund. The fund shall be administered 34 by the board department which shall make expenditures from the 35 fund consistent with the purposes of the programs set out in 1 this chapter without further appropriation. The fund may be 2 divided into different accounts with different depositories as 3 determined by the board department and to fulfill the purposes 4 of this chapter. 5 2. The board department shall assist Iowa’s owners and 6 operators of petroleum underground storage tanks in complying 7 with federal environmental protection agency technical and 8 financial responsibility regulations by establishment of the 9 Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund. 10 The authority may issue its bonds, or series of bonds, to 11 assist the board department , as provided in this chapter. 12 -134- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 134/ 252
S.F. _____ 5. For purposes of payment of refunds of the environmental 13 protection charge under section 424.15 by the department 14 of revenue, the treasurer of state shall allocate to the 15 department of administrative services the total amount budgeted 16 by the fund’s board department of natural resources for 17 environmental protection charge refunds. Any unused funds 18 shall be remitted to the treasurer of state. 19 Sec. 320. Section 455G.4, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 455G.4 Governing board Duties . 22 1. Members of the board. 23 a. The Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank 24 fund board is established consisting of the following members: 25 (1) The director of the department of natural resources, or 26 the director’s designee. 27 (2) The treasurer of state, or the treasurer’s designee. 28 (3) The commissioner of insurance, or the commissioner’s 29 designee. 30 (4) Two public members appointed by the governor and 31 confirmed by the senate to staggered four-year terms, except 32 that, of the first members appointed, one public member shall 33 be appointed for a term of two years and one for a term of four 34 years. A public member shall have experience, knowledge, and 35 expertise of the subject matter embraced within this chapter . 1 Two public members shall be appointed with experience in 2 either, or both, financial markets or insurance. 3 (5) Two owners or operators appointed by the governor. 4 One of the owners or operators appointed pursuant to this 5 subparagraph shall have been a petroleum systems insured 6 through the underground storage tank insurance fund as it 7 existed on June 30, 2004, or a successor to the underground 8 storage tank insurance fund and shall have been an insured 9 through the insurance account of the comprehensive petroleum 10 underground storage tank fund on or before October 26, 1990. 11 One of the owners or operators appointed pursuant to this 12 -135- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 135/ 252
S.F. _____ subparagraph shall be self-insured. 13 (6) The director of the legislative services agency, or 14 the director’s designee. The director under this subparagraph 15 shall not participate as a voting member of the board. 16 b. A public member appointed pursuant to paragraph “a” , 17 subparagraph (4), shall not have a conflict of interest. For 18 purposes of this section , a “conflict of interest” means an 19 affiliation, within the twelve months before the member’s 20 appointment, with the regulated tank community, or with a 21 person or property and casualty insurer offering competitive 22 insurance or other means of financial assurance or which 23 previously offered environmental hazard insurance for a member 24 of the regulated tank community. 25 c. The filling of positions reserved for public 26 representatives, vacancies, membership terms, payment of 27 compensation and expenses, and removal of members are governed 28 by chapter 69 . Members of the board are entitled to receive 29 reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in the discharge of 30 their duties within the limits of funds appropriated to the 31 board or made available to the fund. Each member of the board 32 may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in 33 section 7E.6 . The members shall elect a voting chairperson of 34 the board from among the members of the board. 35 2. Department cooperation with board. The director of 1 the department of natural resources shall cooperate with the 2 board in the implementation of this part so as to minimize 3 unnecessary duplication of effort, reporting, or paperwork and 4 maximize environmental protection. 5 3. Rules and emergency rules. 6 1. a. The board commission shall adopt rules regarding 7 its practice and procedures, develop underwriting standards, 8 establish procedures for investigating and settling claims made 9 against the fund, and otherwise implement and administer this 10 chapter. 11 b. Rules necessary for the implementation and collection of 12 -136- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 136/ 252
S.F. _____ the environmental protection charge shall be adopted. 13 c. Rules to facilitate and encourage the use of community 14 remediation whenever possible shall be adopted. 15 d. The board commission shall adopt rules relating to 16 appeal procedures which shall require the administrator to 17 deliver notice of appeal to be delivered to the affected 18 parties within fifteen days of receipt of notice, require 19 that the hearing be held within one hundred eighty days of 20 the filing of the petition unless good cause is shown for 21 the delay, and require that a final decision be issued no 22 later than one hundred twenty days following the close of the 23 hearing. The time restrictions in this paragraph may be waived 24 by mutual agreement of the parties. 25 4. Public bid. 26 2. All contracts entered into by the board department , 27 including contracts relating to community remediation, shall be 28 awarded on a competitive basis to the maximum extent practical. 29 In those situations where it is determined that public 30 bidding is not practical, the basis for the determination of 31 impracticability shall be documented by the board department or 32 its designee. This subsection applies only to contracts 33 entered into on or after July 1, 1992. 34 5. Contract approval. 35 3. a. The board commission shall approve any contract 1 entered into pursuant to this chapter if the cost of the 2 contract exceeds seventy-five thousand dollars. 3 b. A listing of all contracts entered into pursuant to this 4 chapter shall be presented at each board commission meeting 5 and shall be made available to the public. The listing shall 6 state the interested parties to the contract, the amount of the 7 contract, and the subject matter of the contract. 8 c. The board commission shall be required to review and 9 approve or disapprove the administrator’s department’s failure 10 to approve a contract under section 455G.12A. Review by the 11 board commission shall not be required for cancellation or 12 -137- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 137/ 252
S.F. _____ replacement of a contract for a site included in a community 13 remediation project or when an emergency situation exists. 14 6. Reporting. 15 4. Beginning July 2003, the board department shall submit 16 a written report quarterly to the legislative council, the 17 chairperson and ranking member of the committee on environment 18 and energy independence in the senate, and the chairperson 19 and ranking member of the committee on environmental 20 protection in the house of representatives regarding changes 21 in the status of the program including but not limited to 22 the number of open claims by claim type; the number of new 23 claims submitted and the eligibility status of each claim; 24 a summary of the risk classification of open claims; the 25 status of all claims at high-risk sites including the number 26 of corrective action design reports submitted, approved, and 27 implemented during the reporting period; total moneys reserved 28 on open claims and total moneys paid on open claims; and a 29 summary of budgets approved and invoices paid for high-risk 30 site activities including a breakdown by corrective action 31 design report, construction and equipment, implementation, 32 operation and maintenance, monitoring, over excavation, free 33 product recovery, site reclassification, reporting and other 34 expenses, or a similar breakdown. In each report submitted 35 by the board department , the board department shall include 1 an estimated timeline to complete corrective action at all 2 currently eligible high-risk sites where a corrective action 3 design report has been submitted by a claimant and approved 4 during the reporting period. The timeline shall include the 5 projected year when a no further action designation will be 6 obtained based upon the corrective action activities approved 7 or anticipated at each claimant site. The timeline shall be 8 broken down in annual increments with the number or percentage 9 of sites projected to be completed for each time period. The 10 report shall identify and report steps taken to expedite 11 corrective action and eliminate the state’s liability for open 12 -138- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 138/ 252
S.F. _____ claims. 13 Sec. 321. Section 455G.5, Code 2009, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 455G.5 Independent contractors to be retained by 16 board department . 17 The board shall administer the fund. A contract entered 18 into on or after July 1, 1992, to retain a person to act as the 19 administrator of the fund shall be subject to public bid. All 20 other contracts to retain a person under this section shall be 21 in compliance with the public bidding requirements of section 22 455G.4, subsection 4 . 23 The board department may enter into a contract or an 24 agreement authorized under chapter 28E with a private agency 25 or person, the department of natural resources, the Iowa 26 finance authority, the department of administrative services, 27 the department of revenue, other departments, agencies, or 28 governmental subdivisions of this state, another state, or 29 the United States, in connection with its administration and 30 implementation of this chapter or chapter 424 or 455B. 31 The board department may reimburse a contractor, public 32 or private, retained pursuant to this section for expenses 33 incurred in the execution of a contract or agreement. 34 Reimbursable expenses include, by way of example, but not 35 exclusion, the costs of collecting the environmental protection 1 charge or administering specific delegated duties or powers of 2 the board department . 3 Sec. 322. Section 455G.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 4 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 5 In administering the fund, the board department has all of 6 the general powers reasonably necessary and convenient to carry 7 out its purposes and duties and may do any of the following, 8 subject to express limitations contained in this chapter: 9 Sec. 323. Section 455G.6, subsections 1, 7, 8, 12, 15, 16, 10 and 17, Code Supplement 2009, are amended to read as follows: 11 1. Guarantee secured and unsecured loans, and enter into 12 -139- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 139/ 252
S.F. _____ agreements for corrective action, acquisition and construction 13 of tank improvements, and provide for the insurance program. 14 The loan guarantees may be made to a person or entity owning 15 or operating a tank. The board department may take any action 16 which is reasonable and lawful to protect its security and to 17 avoid losses from its loan guarantees. 18 7. The board department may contract with the authority 19 for the authority to issue bonds and do all things necessary 20 with respect to the purposes of the fund, as set out in the 21 contract between the board department and the authority. 22 The board department may delegate to the authority and 23 the authority shall then have all of the powers of the 24 board department which are necessary to issue and secure bonds 25 and carry out the purposes of the fund, to the extent provided 26 in the contract between the board department and the authority. 27 The authority may issue the authority’s bonds in principal 28 amounts which, in the opinion of the board department , are 29 necessary to provide sufficient funds for the fund, the payment 30 of interest on the bonds, the establishment of reserves to 31 secure the bonds, the costs of issuance of the bonds, other 32 expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or 33 convenient to carry out the bond issue for the fund, and 34 all other expenditures of the board department necessary or 35 convenient to administer the fund. The bonds are investment 1 securities and negotiable instruments within the meaning of and 2 for purposes of the uniform commercial code, chapter 554. 3 8. Bonds issued under this section are payable solely 4 and only out of the moneys, assets, or revenues of the fund, 5 all of which may be deposited with trustees or depositories 6 in accordance with bond or security documents and pledged 7 by the board department to the payment thereof, and are not 8 an indebtedness of this state or the authority, or a charge 9 against the general credit or general fund of the state or the 10 authority, and the state shall not be liable for any financial 11 undertakings with respect to the fund. Bonds issued under 12 -140- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 140/ 252
S.F. _____ this chapter shall contain on their face a statement that the 13 bonds do not constitute an indebtedness of the state or the 14 authority. 15 12. Bonds must be authorized by a trust indenture, 16 resolution, or other instrument of the authority, approved by 17 the board department . However, a trust indenture, resolution, 18 or other instrument authorizing the issuance of bonds may 19 delegate to an officer of the issuer the power to negotiate and 20 fix the details of an issue of bonds. 21 15. a. Subject to the terms of any bond documents, moneys 22 in the fund or fund accounts may be expended for administration 23 expenses, civil penalties, moneys paid under an agreement, 24 stipulation, or settlement, for the costs associated with sites 25 within a community remediation project, for costs related to 26 contracts entered into with a state agency or university, costs 27 for activities relating to litigation, or for the costs of any 28 other activities as the board department may determine are 29 necessary and convenient to facilitate compliance with and to 30 implement the intent of federal laws and regulations and this 31 chapter. For purposes of this chapter , administration expenses 32 include expenses incurred by the underground storage tank 33 section of the department of natural resources in relation to 34 tanks regulated under this chapter . 35 b. The authority granted under this subsection which allows 1 the board department to expend fund moneys on an activity 2 the board department determines is necessary and convenient 3 to facilitate compliance with and to implement the intent of 4 federal laws and regulations and this chapter, shall only be 5 used in accordance with the following: 6 (1) Prior board department approval shall be required 7 before expenditure of moneys pursuant to this authority shall 8 be made. 9 (2) If the expenditure of fund moneys pursuant to this 10 authority would result in the board department establishing 11 a policy which would substantially affect the operation 12 -141- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 141/ 252
S.F. _____ of the program, rules shall be adopted by the 13 commission pursuant to chapter 17A prior to the board 14 or the administrator department taking any action pursuant to 15 this proposed policy. 16 16. The board shall cooperate with the department of 17 natural resources , in the implementation and administration 18 of this chapter to , shall assure that in combination with 19 existing state statutes and rules governing underground storage 20 tanks, the state will be, and continue to be, recognized by 21 the federal government as having an “approved state account” 22 under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 23 especially by compliance with the Act’s subtitle I financial 24 responsibility requirements as enacted in the federal Superfund 25 Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and the financial 26 responsibility regulations adopted by the United States 27 environmental protection agency at 40 C.F.R. pts. 280 and 281. 28 Whenever possible this chapter shall be interpreted to further 29 the purposes of, and to comply, and not to conflict, with such 30 federal requirements. 31 17. The board commission may adopt rules pursuant to 32 chapter 17A providing for the transfer of all or a portion 33 of the liabilities of the board department under this 34 chapter. Notwithstanding other provisions to the contrary, 35 the board department , upon such transfer, shall not maintain 1 any duty to reimburse claimants under this chapter for those 2 liabilities transferred. 3 Sec. 324. Section 455G.7, subsection 1, unnumbered 4 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 For the purpose of securing one or more issues of bonds 7 for the fund, the authority, with the approval of the 8 board department , may authorize the establishment of one 9 or more special funds, called “capital reserve funds” . The 10 authority may pay into the capital reserve funds the proceeds 11 of the sale of its bonds and other money which may be made 12 -142- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 142/ 252
S.F. _____ available to the authority from other sources for the purposes 13 of the capital reserve funds. Except as provided in this 14 section, money in a capital reserve fund shall be used only as 15 required for any of the following: 16 Sec. 325. Section 455G.8, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 17 2009, is amended to read as follows: 18 Revenue for the fund shall include , but is not limited 19 to , the following, which shall be deposited with the 20 board department or its designee as provided by any bond or 21 security documents and credited to the fund: 22 Sec. 326. Section 455G.8, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 2. Statutory allocations fund. The moneys credited from the 25 statutory allocations fund under section 321.145, subsection 26 2, paragraph “a” , shall be allocated, consistent with this 27 chapter, among the fund’s accounts, for debt service and other 28 fund expenses, according to the fund budget, resolution, 29 trust agreement, or other instrument prepared or entered into 30 by the board department or authority under direction of the 31 board department . 32 Sec. 327. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, 33 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 Corrective action for an eligible release reported to the 1 department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1987, but 2 prior to May 5, 1989. Third-party liability is specifically 3 excluded from remedial account coverage. For a claim for a 4 release under this subparagraph, the remedial program shall pay 5 in accordance with subsection 4. For a release to be eligible 6 for coverage under this subparagraph the following conditions 7 must be satisfied: 8 Sec. 328. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, 9 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), Code 2009, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 (c) The claim for coverage pursuant to this subparagraph 12 -143- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 143/ 252
S.F. _____ must have been filed with the board department prior to January 13 31, 1990, except that cities and counties must have filed their 14 claim with the board by September 1, 1990. 15 Sec. 329. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, 16 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (d), Code 2009, is 17 amended to read as follows: 18 (d) The owner or operator at the time the release was 19 reported to the department of natural resources must have been 20 in compliance with then current monitoring requirements, if 21 any, or must have been in the process of compliance efforts 22 with anticipated requirements, including installation of 23 monitoring devices, a new tank, tank improvements or retrofit, 24 or any combination. 25 Sec. 330. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, 26 subparagraph (2), Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 27 (2) Corrective action, up to one million dollars total, 28 and subject to prioritization rules as established pursuant to 29 section 455G.12A, for a release reported to the department of 30 natural resources after May 5, 1989, and on or before October 31 26, 1990. Third-party liability is specifically excluded 32 from remedial account coverage. Corrective action coverage 33 provided pursuant to this paragraph may be aggregated with 34 other financial assurance mechanisms as permitted by federal 35 law to satisfy required aggregate and per occurrence limits 1 of financial responsibility for both corrective action and 2 third-party liability, if the owner’s or operator’s effective 3 financial responsibility compliance date is prior to October 4 26, 1990. School districts who reported a release to the 5 department of natural resources prior to December 1, 1990, 6 shall have until July 1, 1991, to report a claim to the 7 board for remedial coverage under this subparagraph. 8 Sec. 331. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, 9 subparagraph (3), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 Corrective action for an eligible release reported to 12 -144- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 144/ 252
S.F. _____ the department of natural resources on or after January 1, 13 1984, but prior to July 1, 1987. Third-party liability is 14 specifically excluded from remedial account coverage. For 15 a claim for a release under this subparagraph, the remedial 16 program shall pay in accordance with subsection 4. For a 17 release to be eligible for coverage under this subparagraph the 18 following conditions must be satisfied: 19 Sec. 332. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, 20 subparagraph (3), subparagraph division (d), Code 2009, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 (d) The claim for coverage pursuant to this subparagraph 23 must have been filed with the board prior to September 1, 1990. 24 Sec. 333. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, 25 subparagraph (3), subparagraph division (e), Code 2009, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 (e) The owner or operator at the time the release was 28 reported to the department of natural resources must have been 29 in compliance with then current monitoring requirements, if 30 any, or must have been in the process of compliance efforts 31 with anticipated requirements, including installation of 32 monitoring devices, a new tank, tank improvements or retrofit, 33 or any combination. 34 Sec. 334. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph a, 1 subparagraph (4), Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 (4) One hundred percent of the costs of corrective 3 action for a release reported to the department of natural 4 resources on or before July 1, 1991, if the owner or operator 5 is not a governmental entity and is a not-for-profit 6 organization exempt from federal income taxation under section 7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with a net annual income 8 of twenty-five thousand dollars or less for the year 1990, and 9 if the tank which is the subject of the corrective action is a 10 registered tank and is under one thousand one hundred gallons 11 capacity. 12 Sec. 335. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraphs b, c, e, 13 -145- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 145/ 252
S.F. _____ and f, Code 2009, are amended to read as follows: 14 b. Corrective action and third-party liability for a 15 release discovered on or after January 24, 1989, for which a 16 responsible owner or operator able to pay cannot be found and 17 for which the federal underground storage tank trust fund or 18 other federal moneys do not provide coverage. For the purposes 19 of this section property shall not be deeded or quitclaimed 20 to the state or board department in lieu of cleanup. 21 Additionally, the ability to pay shall be determined after a 22 claim has been filed. The board department is not liable for 23 any cost where either the responsible owner or operator, or 24 both, have a net worth greater than fifteen thousand dollars, 25 or where the responsible party can be determined. Third-party 26 liability specifically excludes any claim, cause of action, 27 or suit, for personal injury including , but not limited 28 to , loss of use or of private enjoyment, mental anguish, 29 false imprisonment, wrongful entry or eviction, humiliation, 30 discrimination, or malicious prosecution. 31 c. Corrective action and third-party liability for a tank 32 owned or operated by a financial institution eligible to 33 participate in the remedial account under section 455G.16 if 34 the prior owner or operator is unable to pay, if so authorized 35 by the board department as part of a condition or incentive 1 for financial institution participation in the fund pursuant 2 to section 455G.16. Third-party liability specifically 3 excludes any claim, cause of action, or suit, for personal 4 injury including , but not limited to , loss of use or of 5 private enjoyment, mental anguish, false imprisonment, wrongful 6 entry or eviction, humiliation, discrimination, or malicious 7 prosecution. 8 e. Corrective action for a release reported to the 9 department of natural resources after May 5, 1989, and on 10 or before October 26, 1990, in connection with a tank owned 11 or operated by a state agency or department which elects to 12 participate in the remedial account pursuant to this paragraph. 13 -146- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 146/ 252
S.F. _____ A state agency or department which does not receive a standing 14 unlimited appropriation which may be used to pay for the 15 costs of a corrective action may opt, with the approval of 16 the board department , to participate in the remedial account. 17 As a condition of opting to participate in the remedial 18 account, the agency or department shall pay all registration 19 fees, storage tank management fees, environmental protection 20 charges, and all other charges and fees upon all tanks owned 21 or operated by the agency or department in the same manner 22 as if the agency or department were a person required to 23 maintain financial responsibility. Once an agency has opted 24 to participate in the remedial program, it cannot opt out, 25 and shall continue to pay all charges and fees upon all tanks 26 owned or operated by the agency or department so long as the 27 charges or fees are imposed on similarly situated tanks of a 28 person required to maintain financial responsibility. The 29 board commission shall by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 30 17A provide the terms and conditions for a state agency or 31 department to opt to participate in the remedial account. A 32 state agency or department which opts to participate in the 33 remedial account shall be subject to the minimum copayment 34 schedule of subsection 4, as if the state agency or department 35 were a person required to maintain financial responsibility. 1 f. One hundred percent of the costs up to twenty thousand 2 dollars incurred by the board department under section 3 455G.12A, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 2, for site 4 cleanup reports. Costs of a site cleanup report which 5 exceed twenty thousand dollars shall be considered a cost of 6 corrective action and the amount shall be included in the 7 calculations for corrective action cost copayments under 8 subsection 4. The board department shall have the discretion 9 to authorize a site cleanup report payment in excess of twenty 10 thousand dollars if the site is participating in community 11 remediation. 12 Sec. 336. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraph g, 13 -147- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 147/ 252
S.F. _____ subparagraph (4), Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 14 (4) The release was reported to the board by October 26, 15 1991. 16 Sec. 337. Section 455G.9, subsection 1, paragraphs i, k, and 17 l, Code 2009, are amended to read as follows: 18 i. Notwithstanding section 455G.1, subsection 2, corrective 19 action, for a release which was tested prior to October 26, 20 1990, and for which the site was issued a no-further-action 21 letter by the department of natural resources and which was 22 later determined, due to sale of the property or removal of a 23 nonoperating tank, to require remediation which was reported 24 to the administrator by October 26, 1992, in an amount as 25 specified in subsection 4. In order to qualify for benefits 26 under this paragraph, the applicant must not have operated a 27 tank on the property during the period of time for which the 28 applicant owned the property and the applicant must not be a 29 financial institution. 30 k. Pursuant to an agreement between the board and the 31 department of natural resources, assessment Assessment and 32 corrective action arising out of releases at sites for which 33 a no further action certificate has been issued pursuant to 34 section 455B.474, when the department determines that an 35 unreasonable risk to public health and safety may still exist. 1 At a minimum, the agreement shall address eligible costs, 2 contracting for services, and conditions under which sites may 3 be reevaluated. 4 l. Costs for the permanent closure of an underground storage 5 tank system that was in place on the date an eligible claim 6 was submitted under paragraph “a” . Reimbursement is limited 7 to costs approved by the board department prior to the closure 8 activities. 9 Sec. 338. Section 455G.9, subsections 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10, 10 Code 2009, are amended to read as follows: 11 2. Remedial account funding. The remedial account 12 shall be funded by that portion of the proceeds of the use 13 -148- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 148/ 252
S.F. _____ tax imposed under chapter 423, subchapter III, and other 14 moneys and revenues budgeted to the remedial account by the 15 board department . 16 3. Trust fund to be established. When the remedial account 17 has accumulated sufficient capital to provide dependable 18 income to cover the expenses of expected future releases or 19 expected future losses for which no responsible owner is 20 available, the excess capital shall be transferred to a trust 21 fund administered by the board department and created for that 22 purpose. 23 5. Recovery of gain on sale of property. If an owner 24 or operator ceases to own or operate a tank site for which 25 remedial account benefits were received within ten years of 26 the receipt of any account benefit and sells or transfers a 27 property interest in the tank site for an amount which exceeds 28 one hundred twenty percent of the precorrective action value, 29 adjusted for equipment and capital improvements, the owner or 30 operator shall refund to the remedial account an amount equal 31 to ninety percent of the amount in excess of one hundred twenty 32 percent of the precorrective action value up to a maximum of 33 the expenses incurred by the remedial account associated with 34 the tank site plus interest, equal to the interest for the 35 most recent twelve-month period for the most recent bond issue 1 for the fund, on the expenses incurred, compounded annually. 2 An owner or operator under this subsection shall notify the 3 board department of the sale or transfer of the property 4 interest in the tank site. Expenses incurred by the fund are a 5 lien upon the property recordable and collectible in the same 6 manner as the lien provided for in section 424.11 at the time 7 of sale or transfer, subject to the terms of this section. 8 This subsection shall not apply if the sale or transfer 9 is pursuant to a power of eminent domain, or benefits. When 10 federal cleanup funds are recovered, the funds are to be 11 deposited to the remedial account of the fund and used solely 12 for the purpose of future cleanup activities. 13 -149- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 149/ 252
S.F. _____ 7. Expenses of cleanup not required. When an owner or 14 operator who is eligible for benefits under this chapter is 15 allowed by the department of natural resources to monitor in 16 place, the expenses incurred for cleanup beyond the level 17 required by the department of natural resources are not covered 18 under any of the accounts established under the fund. The 19 cleanup expenses incurred for work completed beyond what is 20 required is the responsibility of the person contracting for 21 the excess cleanup. 22 10. Expenses incurred by governmental subdivisions. The 23 board commission may adopt rules for reimbursement for 24 reasonable expenses incurred by a governmental subdivision 25 for treating, handling, or disposing, as required by the 26 department, of petroleum-contaminated soil and groundwater 27 encountered in a public right-of-way during installation, 28 maintenance, or repair of a public improvement. The 29 board department may seek full recovery from a responsible 30 party liable for the release for such expenses and for 31 all other costs and reasonable attorney fees and costs of 32 litigation for which moneys are expended by the fund. Any 33 expense described in this subsection incurred by the fund 34 constitutes a lien upon the property from which the release 35 occurred. A lien shall be recorded and an expense shall be 1 collected in the same manner as provided in section 424.11. 2 Sec. 339. Section 455G.12, Code 2009, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 455G.12 Board Commission authority for prioritization. 5 If the board commission determines that, within the realm 6 of sound business judgment and practice, prioritization of 7 assistance is necessary in light of funds available for loan 8 guarantees or insurance coverage, the board commission may 9 develop rules for assistance or coverage prioritization based 10 upon adherence or planned adherence of the owner or operator 11 to higher than minimum environmental protection and safety 12 compliance considerations. 13 -150- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 150/ 252
S.F. _____ Prior to the adoption of prioritization rules, the 14 board commission shall at minimum review the following issues: 15 1. The positive environmental impact of assistance 16 prioritization. 17 2. The economic feasibility, including the availability of 18 private financing, for an owner or operator to obtain priority 19 status. 20 3. Any negative impact on Iowa’s rural petroleum 21 distribution network which could result from prioritization. 22 4. Any similar prioritization systems in use by the private 23 financing or insurance markets in this state, including terms, 24 conditions, or exclusions. 25 5. The intent of this chapter that the board commission 26 shall maximize the availability of reasonably priced, 27 financially sound insurance coverage or loan guarantee 28 assistance. 29 Sec. 340. Section 455G.12A, Code 2009, is amended to read 30 as follows: 31 455G.12A Cost containment authority. 32 1. Validity of contracts. A contract in which one of the 33 parties to the contract is an owner or operator of a petroleum 34 underground storage tank, for goods or services which may be 35 payable or reimbursable from the fund, is invalid unless and 1 until the administrator department has approved the contract 2 as fair and equitable to the tank owner or operator, and found 3 that the contract terms are within the range of usual and 4 customary rates for similar or equivalent goods or services 5 within the state, and found that the goods or services are 6 necessary for the owner or operator to comply with fund or 7 regulatory standards. An owner or operator may appoint the 8 administrator department as an agent for the purposes of 9 negotiating contracts with suppliers of goods or services 10 compensable by the fund. The administrator department may 11 select another contractor for goods or services other than 12 the one offered by the owner or operator, if the scope of the 13 -151- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 151/ 252
S.F. _____ proposed work or actual work of the offered contractor does not 14 reflect the quality of workmanship required, or the costs are 15 determined to be excessive. 16 2. Contract approval. In the course of review and 17 approval of a contract pursuant to this section, the 18 administrator department may require an owner or operator 19 to obtain and submit three bids, provided that the 20 administrator department coordinates bid submission with the 21 department. The administrator department may require specific 22 terms and conditions in a contract subject to approval. 23 The board department shall have authority to contract for 24 site cleanup reports. The board’s department’s responsibility 25 for site cleanup reports is limited to those site cleanup 26 reports subject to approval by the department of natural 27 resources and required in connection with the remediation of a 28 release which is eligible for benefits under section 455G.9. 29 The site cleanup report shall address existing and available 30 remedial technologies and the costs associated with the use 31 of each technology. The board department shall not have the 32 authority to affect a contract which has been given written 33 approval under this section. 34 3. Exclusive contracts. The administrator department may 35 enter into a contract or an exclusive contract with the 1 supplier of goods or services required by a class of tank 2 owners or operators in connection with an expense payable or 3 reimbursable from the fund, to supply a specified good or 4 service for a gross maximum price, fixed rate, on an exclusive 5 basis, or subject to another contract term or condition 6 reasonably calculated to obtain goods or services for the 7 fund or for tank owners and operators at a reasonable cost. 8 A contract may provide for direct payment from the fund to a 9 supplier. 10 The administrator department may retain , subject to board 11 approval, an independent person to assist in the review of work 12 required in connection with a release or tank system for which 13 -152- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 152/ 252
S.F. _____ fund benefits are sought, and to establish prevailing cost of 14 goods and services needed. Nothing in this section is intended 15 to preempt the regulatory authority of the department. 16 4. Prior approval by administrator department . Unless 17 emergency conditions exist, a contractor performing services 18 pursuant to this section shall have the budget for the 19 work approved by the administrator department prior to 20 commencement of the work. No expense incurred which 21 is above the budgeted amount shall be paid unless the 22 administrator department approves such expense prior to its 23 being incurred. All invoices or bills shall be submitted 24 with appropriate documentation as deemed necessary by the 25 board department , no later than thirty days after the work has 26 been performed. Neither the board department nor an owner or 27 operator is responsible for payment for work incurred which has 28 not been previously approved by the board department . 29 Sec. 341. Section 455G.13, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 30 amended to read as follows: 31 1. Full recovery sought from owner. The board department 32 shall seek full recovery from the owner, operator, or other 33 potentially responsible party liable for the released petroleum 34 which is the subject of a corrective action, for which the fund 35 expends moneys for corrective action or third-party liability, 1 and for all other costs, including reasonable attorney fees and 2 costs of litigation for which moneys are expended by the fund 3 in connection with the release. When federal cleanup funds 4 are recovered, the funds are to be deposited to the remedial 5 account of the fund and used solely for the purpose of future 6 cleanup activities. 7 Sec. 342. Section 455G.13, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 8 2009, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. The board or the department of natural resources shall 10 not seek recovery for expenses in connection with corrective 11 action for a release from an owner or operator eligible for 12 assistance under the remedial account except for any unpaid 13 -153- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 153/ 252
S.F. _____ portion of the deductible or copayment. This section does 14 not affect any authorization of the department of natural 15 resources to impose or collect civil or administrative fines 16 or penalties or fees. The remedial account shall not be held 17 liable for any third-party liability. 18 Sec. 343. Section 455G.13, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 3. Owner or operator not in compliance, subject to full 21 and total cost recovery. Notwithstanding subsection 2, the 22 liability of an owner or operator shall be the full and total 23 costs of corrective action and bodily injury or property damage 24 to third parties, as specified in subsection 1, if the owner 25 or operator has not complied with the financial responsibility 26 or other underground storage tank rules requirements of the 27 department of natural resources or with this chapter and rules 28 adopted under this chapter. 29 Sec. 344. Section 455G.13, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 30 2009, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. Failed, without sufficient cause, to respond to a release 32 of petroleum from the tank upon, or in accordance with, a 33 notice issued by the director of the department of natural 34 resources . 35 Sec. 345. Section 455G.13, subsections 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 1 12, Code 2009, are amended to read as follows: 2 5. Lien on tank site. Any amount for which an owner or 3 operator is liable to the fund, if not paid when due, by 4 statute, rule, or contract, or determination of liability by 5 the board or department of natural resources after hearing, 6 shall constitute a lien upon the real property where the tank, 7 which was the subject of corrective action, is situated, and 8 the liability shall be collected in the same manner as the 9 environmental protection charge pursuant to section 424.11. 10 6. Joinder of parties. The department of natural 11 resources has standing in any case or contested action related 12 to the fund or a tank to assert any claim that the department 13 -154- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 154/ 252
S.F. _____ may have regarding the tank at issue in the case or contested 14 action, upon motion and sufficient showing by a party to a cost 15 recovery or subrogation action provided for under this section, 16 the court or the administrative law judge shall join to the 17 action any potentially responsible party who may be liable for 18 costs and expenditures of the type recoverable pursuant to this 19 section. 20 8. Third-party contracts not binding on board department , 21 proceedings against responsible party. An insurance, 22 indemnification, hold harmless, conveyance, or similar 23 risk-sharing or risk-shifting agreement shall not be effective 24 to transfer any liability for costs recoverable under 25 this section. The fund , board, or department of natural 26 resources may proceed directly against the owner or operator or 27 other allegedly responsible party. This section does not bar 28 any agreement to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify a party to 29 the agreement for any costs or expenditures under this chapter, 30 and does not modify rights between the parties to an agreement, 31 except to the extent the agreement shifts liability to an 32 owner or operator eligible for assistance under the remedial 33 account for any damages or other expenses in connection with 34 a corrective action for which another potentially responsible 35 party is or may be liable. Any such provision is null and void 1 and of no force or effect. 2 9. Later proceedings permitted against other parties. The 3 entry of judgment against a party to the action does not bar 4 a future action by the board or the department of natural 5 resources against another person who is later alleged to be 6 or discovered to be liable for costs and expenditures paid by 7 the fund. Notwithstanding section 668.5 no other potentially 8 responsible party may seek contribution or any other recovery 9 from an owner or operator eligible for assistance under the 10 remedial account for damages or other expenses in connection 11 with corrective action for a release for which the potentially 12 responsible party is or may be liable. Subsequent successful 13 -155- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 155/ 252
S.F. _____ proceedings against another party shall not modify or reduce 14 the liability of a party against whom judgment has been 15 previously entered. 16 10. Claims against potentially responsible parties. Upon 17 payment by the fund for corrective action or third-party 18 liability pursuant to this chapter, the rights of the claimant 19 to recover payment from any potentially responsible party, are 20 assumed by the board department to the extent paid by the fund. 21 A claimant is precluded from receiving double compensation for 22 the same injury. 23 In an action brought pursuant to this chapter seeking 24 damages for corrective action or third-party liability, the 25 court shall permit evidence and argument as to the replacement 26 or indemnification of actual economic losses incurred or to be 27 incurred in the future by the claimant by reason of insurance 28 benefits, governmental benefits or programs, or from any other 29 source. 30 A claimant may elect to permit the board department to pursue 31 the claimant’s cause of action for any injury not compensated 32 by the fund against any potentially responsible party, provided 33 the attorney general determines such representation would 34 not be a conflict of interest. If a claimant so elects, the 35 board’s department’s litigation expenses shall be shared on a 1 pro rata basis with the claimant, but the claimant’s share of 2 litigation expenses is payable exclusively from any share of 3 the settlement or judgment payable to the claimant. 4 12. Recovery or subrogation —— installers and 5 inspectors. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in 6 this chapter, the board department or a person insured under 7 the underground storage tank insurance fund established in 8 section 455G.11, Code 2003, has no right of recovery or right 9 of subrogation against an installer or an inspector who was 10 insured by the underground storage tank insurance fund for the 11 tank giving rise to the liability other than for recovery of 12 any deductibles paid. 13 -156- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 156/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 346. Section 455G.16, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 14 2009, is amended to read as follows: 15 The board department may impose conditions on the 16 participation of a financial institution in the fund. 17 Conditions shall be reasonably intended to increase the 18 quantity of private capital available for loans to tank owners 19 or operators who are small businesses within the meaning of 20 section 455G.2. Additionally, the board department may offer 21 incentives to financial institutions meeting conditions imposed 22 by the board department . Incentives may include extended 23 fund coverage of corrective action or third-party liability 24 expenses, waiver of copayment or deductible requirements, or 25 other benefits not offered to other participants, if reasonably 26 intended to increase the quantity of private capital available 27 for loans by an amount greater than the increased costs of the 28 incentives to the fund. 29 Sec. 347. Section 455G.20, Code 2009, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 455G.20 Final approval. 32 Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the 33 department of natural resources shall have final approval for a 34 determination as to when remediation shall begin on a site. 35 Sec. 348. Section 455G.21, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. A marketability fund is created as a separate fund in 3 the state treasury under the control of the board department . 4 The board department shall administer the marketability 5 fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys remaining in 6 the marketability fund at the end of each fiscal year shall 7 not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the 8 marketability fund. The marketability fund shall include, 9 notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest earned by the 10 marketability fund or other income specifically allocated to 11 the marketability fund. 12 Sec. 349. Section 455G.21, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 13 -157- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 157/ 252
S.F. _____ 2009, is amended to read as follows: 14 a. The innocent landowners fund shall be established as a 15 separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the 16 board department . The innocent landowners fund shall include 17 any moneys recovered pursuant to cost recovery enforcement 18 under section 455G.13. Notwithstanding section 455G.1, 19 subsection 2, benefits for the costs of corrective action may 20 be provided to the owner of a petroleum-contaminated property, 21 or an owner or operator of an underground storage tank located 22 on the property, who is not otherwise eligible to receive 23 benefits under section 455G.9 due to the date on which the 24 release causing the contamination was reported or the date 25 the claim was filed. An owner of a petroleum-contaminated 26 property, or an owner or operator of an underground storage 27 tank located on the property, shall be eligible for payment 28 of corrective action costs subject to copayment requirements 29 under section 455G.9, subsection 4. The board commission may 30 adopt rules conditioning receipt of benefits under this 31 paragraph to those petroleum-contaminated properties which 32 present a higher degree of risk to the public health and 33 safety or the environment and may adopt rules providing for 34 denial of benefits under this paragraph to a person who did 35 not make a good faith attempt to comply with the provisions of 1 this chapter. This paragraph does not confer a legal right 2 to an owner of petroleum-contaminated property, or an owner 3 or operator of an underground storage tank located on the 4 property, for receipt of benefits under this paragraph. 5 Sec. 350. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 6 1. This division of this Act and the transfer of 7 administrative duties to the department of natural resources 8 shall not constitute grounds for recision or modification 9 of any contracts entered into by or on behalf of the Iowa 10 comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank fund board. 11 2. Any rule, regulation, form, order, or directive 12 promulgated by the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground 13 -158- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 158/ 252
S.F. _____ storage tank fund board and in effect on the effective date 14 of this division of this Act shall continue in full force and 15 effect until amended, repealed, or supplemented by affirmative 16 action of the environmental protection commission under the 17 duties and powers of the commission as established in this 18 division of this Act and under the procedure established in 19 subsection 3. 20 Any license or permit issued by Iowa comprehensive petroleum 21 underground storage tank fund board and in effect on the 22 effective date of this division of this Act shall continue in 23 full force and effect until expiration or renewal. 24 3. In regard to updating references and format in the Iowa 25 administrative code in order to correspond to the restructuring 26 as established in this division of this Act, the administrative 27 rules coordinator and the administrative rules review 28 committee, in consultation with the administrative code editor, 29 shall jointly develop a schedule for the necessary updating of 30 the Iowa administrative code. 31 4. Any cause of action or statute of limitation relating 32 to the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground storage tank 33 fund board shall not be affected as a result of the transfer 34 and such cause or statute of limitation shall apply to the 35 successor department or commission. 1 5. Any replacement of signs, logos, stationery, insignia, 2 uniforms, and related items that is made due to the effect of 3 this division of this Act should be done as part of the normal 4 replacement cycle for such items. 5 DIVISION XXII 6 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT —— COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS 7 Sec. 351. Section 15.108, subsection 7, paragraph h, Code 8 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph. 9 Sec. 352. Section 15G.115, subsections 2 and 3, Code 10 Supplement 2009, are amended to read as follows: 11 2. a. Each application from a business for financial 12 assistance under the grow Iowa values financial assistance 13 -159- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 159/ 252
S.F. _____ program shall be reviewed by the due diligence committee 14 established by the board pursuant to section 15.103, subsection 15 6. The due diligence committee shall make a recommendation on 16 each application to the board. 17 b. Each application from a business for financial assistance 18 under the value-added agriculture component of the grow Iowa 19 values financial assistance program shall be reviewed by the 20 agricultural products advisory council established in section 21 15.203 , which shall make a recommendation on each application 22 to the board. 23 c. b. Each application for financial assistance from funds 24 allocated by the department for deposit in the innovation 25 and commercialization development fund pursuant to section 26 15G.111, subsection 10, shall be reviewed by the technology 27 commercialization committee established in section 15.116, 28 which shall make a recommendation on each application to the 29 board. 30 3. In overseeing the administration of the grow Iowa values 31 fund and grow Iowa values financial assistance program pursuant 32 to this chapter, the board shall do all of the following: 33 a. At the first scheduled meeting of the board after the 34 start of a new fiscal year, take final action on all of the 35 following: 1 (1) The department’s recommendations for the annual fiscal 2 year allocation of moneys in the fund, as provided in section 3 15G.111, subsection 4. The board may adjust the allocation of 4 moneys during the fiscal year as necessary. 5 (2) The department’s recommendations for the allocation 6 of moneys among the program components referred to in section 7 15G.112, subsection 1, paragraph “b” . The board may adjust the 8 allocation of moneys during the fiscal year as necessary. 9 b. Consider the recommendation of the due diligence 10 committee and the agricultural products advisory council on 11 each application for financial assistance, as described in 12 subsection 2, and take final action on each application. 13 -160- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 160/ 252
S.F. _____ c. Take final action on the required plans for proposed 14 expenditures submitted by the entities receiving moneys 15 allocated under section 15G.111, subsections 5 through 8. 16 d. Take final action on any rules recommended by the 17 department for the implementation of the provisions of this 18 chapter. 19 Sec. 353. REPEAL. Section 15.114, Code 2009, is repealed. 20 Sec. 354. REPEAL. Section 15.203, Code Supplement 2009, is 21 repealed. 22 DIVISION XXIII 23 CONSOLIDATION OF HOUSING PROGRAMS 24 Sec. 355. NEW SECTION . 16.41 Shelter assistance fund. 25 1. A shelter assistance fund is created as a revolving 26 fund in the state treasury under the control of the authority 27 consisting of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly 28 and received under section 428A.8 for purposes of the 29 rehabilitation, expansion, or costs of operations of group home 30 shelters for the homeless and domestic violence shelters. 31 2. Of the moneys in the fund, not less than five hundred 32 forty–six thousand dollars shall be spent annually on homeless 33 shelter projects. 34 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, all moneys in the shelter 35 assistance fund which remain unexpended or unobligated at the 1 close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund 2 of the state but shall remain available for expenditure for 3 subsequent fiscal years. 4 Sec. 356. Section 428A.8, subsection 2, unnumbered 5 paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 6 The treasurer of state shall deposit or transfer the 7 receipts paid the treasurer of state pursuant to subsection 8 1 to either the general fund of the state, the housing trust 9 fund created in section 16.181, or the shelter assistance fund 10 created in section 15.349 16.41 as follows: 11 Sec. 357. REPEAL. Section 15.349, Code 2009, is repealed. 12 Sec. 358. DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM REVIEW —— HOUSING PROGRAMS. 13 -161- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 161/ 252
S.F. _____ 1. The department of economic development and the Iowa 14 finance authority shall conduct a joint review of programs 15 administered by the agencies that relate to housing, including 16 all such federal programs. The joint review of programs shall 17 include a review of all federal moneys received and spent on 18 housing programs. The agencies shall identify all programs 19 that are duplicative of another program and all programs that 20 have purposes similar to that of another program. 21 2. The agencies shall produce a report on how best to 22 transfer all responsibilities for housing-related programs from 23 the department of economic development to the Iowa finance 24 authority. 25 3. Within thirty days following the effective date of this 26 division of this Act, the agencies shall submit a joint written 27 report to the governor, the department of management, and the 28 general assembly consisting of the information required under 29 this section, a complete list of programs reviewed pursuant to 30 this section, and any other relevant information. 31 DIVISION XXIV 32 AREA EDUCATION AGENCIES 33 Sec. 359. Section 8D.5, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 34 by striking the subsection. 35 Sec. 360. Section 8D.5, subsection 2, Code 2009, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 2. a. A regional telecommunications council is established 3 in each of the merged areas established pursuant to chapter 4 260C consisting of nine members, including one member each 5 to be appointed by each of the appointing authorities under 6 subsection 1 following: the state board of regents, the 7 Iowa association of community college trustees, the area 8 education agency boards, the Iowa association of school 9 boards, the school administrators of Iowa, the Iowa association 10 of independent colleges and universities, the Iowa state 11 education association, the Iowa association of nonpublic 12 school administrators, and the administrator of the public 13 -162- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 162/ 252
S.F. _____ broadcasting division of the department of education . 14 Additional ex officio, nonvoting members may also be appointed 15 to the regional telecommunications councils by the director of 16 the department of education . 17 b. The regional telecommunications councils shall advise 18 the education telecommunications council on the assessment 19 of assess local educational needs , and the coordination 20 of coordinate program activities including scheduling , 21 and shall advise the department of administrative services 22 and the department of education regarding local education 23 needs and program activities. The councils shall establish 24 scheduling and site usage policies for educational users of 25 the network and develop proposed rules and changes to rules 26 for recommendation to the commission. The councils shall 27 also recommend long-range plans for enhancements needed for 28 educational applications . 29 c. The community college located in the merged area of a 30 regional telecommunications council shall staff and facilitate 31 the activities of the council. The community college and 32 the council may enter into a chapter 28E agreement for such 33 arrangement. 34 Sec. 361. Section 8D.8, Code 2009, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 8D.8 Scheduling for authorized users. 3 Except as provided in section 8D.5 , an An authorized user 4 is responsible for all scheduling of the use of the authorized 5 user’s facility. A person who disputes a scheduling decision 6 of such user may petition the commission for a review of such 7 decision pursuant to section 8D.3, subsection 3, paragraph “c” . 8 Sec. 362. Section 8D.13, subsection 8, Code 2009, is amended 9 to read as follows: 10 8. The education Each regional telecommunications 11 council shall review all requests for grants for educational 12 telecommunications applications from applicants within its 13 merged area , if they are a part of the Iowa communications 14 -163- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 163/ 252
S.F. _____ network, to ensure that the educational telecommunications 15 application is consistent with the telecommunications plan. 16 All other grant requests shall be reviewed as determined by 17 the commission. If the education regional telecommunications 18 council finds that a grant request is inconsistent with 19 the telecommunications plan, the grant request shall not be 20 allowed. 21 Sec. 363. Section 280.20, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 22 amended by striking the subsection. 23 Sec. 364. REPEAL. Chapters 261D and 280A, Code and Code 24 Supplement 2009, are repealed. 25 Sec. 365. REPEAL. Section 256.32, Code 2009, is repealed. 26 Sec. 366. AREA EDUCATION AGENCIES AND REGIONAL EDUCATION 27 OFFICE TRANSITION PLANNING. 28 1. It is the intent of the general assembly to dissolve 29 the current area education agency system by July 1, 2011; to 30 transfer the functions, facilities, equipment, programs, and 31 staff of the area education agency system to the department of 32 education; and to create within the department a bureau and 33 system of regional education offices that provide programs and 34 services to the school districts and children of Iowa in an 35 efficient, consistent manner. 1 2. The director of the department of education, in 2 consultation with the directors of the departments of 3 administrative services and management or the directors’ 4 designees, persons representing the administrators and boards 5 of directors of the area education agencies, and persons 6 representing other interested stakeholders, shall develop 7 a transition plan that provides for the dissolution of the 8 area education agency system and for the efficient transition 9 of area education agency functions, facilities, equipment, 10 programs, and staff by July 1, 2011, to a bureau of regional 11 education offices, to be administered by the department of 12 education to provide support functions and services in a more 13 efficient, consistent manner. 14 -164- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 164/ 252
S.F. _____ 3. The director of the department of education shall do all 15 of the following: 16 a. Develop detailed studies of the facilities, property, 17 services, staffing necessities, equipment, programs, and other 18 capabilities available in the area education agency system. 19 b. Survey the school districts to determine the districts’ 20 current and future programs and services, professional 21 development, and technology needs. 22 c. Set forth the assets and liabilities of the area 23 education agencies. 24 4. The plan shall include but not be limited to all of the 25 following: 26 a. The number, which shall not exceed nine, and the 27 locations of the regional education offices, which shall be 28 located throughout the state to provide for the most efficient 29 and consistent program and service delivery. 30 b. The employment by the department of education of regional 31 education office staff under the state merit system established 32 pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV. 33 c. A review of area education agency administrative costs 34 and budgets and a proposal for an organizational chart for 35 the planned bureau of regional education offices and the 1 regional education offices similar to the administrative and 2 organizational structure of the department of education. 3 d. A description of the steps a proposed bureau of 4 regional education offices and the proposed regional education 5 offices can take to improve efficiency and effectiveness of 6 programs currently provided by area education agencies to meet 7 accreditation standards. 8 e. A preliminary annual budget for the proposed bureau and 9 regional education offices estimating income and expenditures 10 for programs and services as provided in sections 273.1 through 11 273.9 and chapter 256B within the limits of funds provided 12 under section 256B.9 and chapter 257. 13 f. A description of the current area education agency 14 -165- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 165/ 252
S.F. _____ collective bargaining agreements, including but not limited to 15 the benefits and terms of the agreements. 16 g. Recommendations for policy and statutory changes for 17 implementation of the bureau and regional education offices 18 system. 19 h. Recommendations for limited options in elective services 20 to promote economical operation and the attainment of higher 21 standards of educational services for the schools. 22 i. A proposal for a funding model which combines a line item 23 contained in the annual appropriation for the department of 24 education with local funding for the support and operations of 25 the proposed bureau and regional education offices. 26 j. A proposal for the management of the assets and 27 liabilities of the dissolving area education agency system. 28 5. The director shall submit the transition plan to the 29 general assembly and the governor by October 1, 2010. 30 DIVISION XXV 31 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM EFFICIENCIES 32 Sec. 367. DIRECTIVE FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCIES IN HUMAN 33 SERVICES PROGRAMS. The department of human services shall 34 develop and implement strategies to increase efficiencies by 35 reducing paperwork, decreasing staff time, and providing more 1 streamlined services to the public relative to programs under 2 the purview of the department. Such strategies may include 3 but are not limited to simplifying and reducing duplication in 4 eligibility determinations among programs by utilizing the same 5 eligibility processes across programs to the extent allowed by 6 federal law. The department shall provide a progress report 7 to the joint appropriations subcommittee on health and human 8 services on a quarterly basis. 9 Sec. 368. PHARMACEUTICAL IMPROVEMENTS. The department 10 of human services, department of public health, department 11 of corrections, department of management, and any 12 other appropriate agency shall review the provision of 13 pharmaceuticals to populations they serve and programs under 14 -166- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 166/ 252
S.F. _____ their respective purview to determine efficiencies in the 15 purchase of pharmaceuticals. The departments shall develop 16 strategies to implement efficiencies and reduce costs to the 17 state, and shall determine any changes in state law or approval 18 from the federal government necessary to implement any strategy 19 identified. 20 DIVISION XXVI 21 HOSPITAL LICENSING BOARD 22 Sec. 369. Section 135B.5, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 23 amended to read as follows: 24 1. Upon receipt of an application for license and the 25 license fee, the department shall issue a license if the 26 applicant and hospital facilities comply with this chapter 27 and the rules of the department. Each licensee shall receive 28 annual reapproval upon payment of five hundred dollars and 29 upon filing of an application form which is available from the 30 department. The annual licensure fee shall be dedicated to 31 support and provide educational programs on regulatory issues 32 for hospitals licensed under this chapter in consultation 33 with the hospital licensing board . Licenses shall be either 34 general or restricted in form. Each license shall be issued 35 only for the premises and persons or governmental units named 1 in the application and is not transferable or assignable except 2 with the written approval of the department. Licenses shall 3 be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises as 4 prescribed by rule of the department. 5 Sec. 370. Section 135B.7, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 6 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. The department, with the advice and approval of the 8 hospital licensing board and approval of the state board of 9 health, shall adopt rules setting out the standards for the 10 different types of hospitals to be licensed under this chapter. 11 The department shall enforce the rules. 12 Sec. 371. REPEAL. Section 135B.10, Code 2009, is repealed. 13 Sec. 372. REPEAL. Section 135B.11, Code Supplement 2009, 14 -167- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 167/ 252
S.F. _____ is repealed. 15 DIVISION XXVII 16 CHILD SUPPORT 17 Sec. 373. Section 252D.17, Code 2009, is amended by adding 18 the following new subsection: 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 13. The department shall establish 20 criteria and a phased-in schedule to require, no later than 21 June 30, 2015, payors of income to electronically transmit 22 the amounts withheld under an income withholding order. The 23 department shall assist payors of income in complying with 24 the required electronic transmission, and shall adopt rules 25 setting forth procedures for use in electronic transmission of 26 funds, and exemption from use of electronic transmission taking 27 into consideration any undue hardship electronic transmission 28 creates for payors of income. 29 DIVISION XXVIII 30 FALSE CLAIMS ACT 31 Sec. 374. NEW SECTION . 685.1 Definitions. 32 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 33 requires: 34 1. “Claim” means any request or demand for money, property, 35 or services made to any employee, officer, or agent of the 1 state, or to any contractor, grantee, or other recipient, 2 whether under contract or not, if any portion of the money, 3 property, or services requested or demanded issued from, or 4 was provided by, the state, or if the state will reimburse the 5 contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion of the 6 money or property which is requested or demanded. 7 2. “Employer” means any natural person, corporation, firm, 8 association, organization, partnership, business, trust, or 9 state-affiliated entity involved in a nongovernmental function, 10 including state universities and state hospitals. 11 3. a. “Knowing” or “knowingly” means that a person, with 12 respect to information, does any of the following: 13 (1) Has actual knowledge of the information. 14 -168- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 168/ 252
S.F. _____ (2) Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of 15 the information. 16 (3) Acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of 17 the information. 18 b. “Knowing” or “knowingly” with respect to information does 19 not require proof of specific intent to defraud. 20 4. “Qui tam plaintiff” means a private plaintiff who brings 21 an action under this chapter on behalf of the state. 22 Sec. 375. NEW SECTION . 685.2 Acts subjecting person to 23 treble damages, costs, and civil penalties —— exceptions. 24 1. A person who commits any of the following acts is liable 25 to the state for three times the amount of damages which the 26 state sustains because of the act of that person. A person who 27 commits any of the following acts shall also be liable to the 28 state for the costs of a civil action brought to recover any of 29 those penalties or damages, and shall be liable to the state 30 for a civil penalty of not less than five thousand dollars and 31 not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation: 32 a. Knowingly presents or causes to be presented to any 33 employee, officer, or agent of the state, or to any contractor, 34 grantee, or other recipient of state funds, a false or 35 fraudulent claim for payment or approval. 1 b. Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a 2 false record or statement to get a false or fraudulent claim 3 paid or approved. 4 c. Conspires to defraud the state by getting a false claim 5 allowed or paid, or conspires to defraud the state by knowingly 6 making, using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or 7 statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay 8 or transmit money or property to the state. 9 d. Has possession, custody, or control of public property or 10 money used or to be used by the state and knowingly delivers or 11 causes to be delivered less property than the amount for which 12 the person receives a certificate or receipt. 13 e. Is authorized to make or deliver a document certifying 14 -169- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 169/ 252
S.F. _____ receipt of property used or to be used by the state and 15 knowingly makes or delivers a receipt that falsely represents 16 the property used or to be used. 17 f. Knowingly buys, or receives as a pledge of an obligation 18 or debt, public property from any person who lawfully may not 19 sell or pledge the property. 20 g. Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a 21 false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an 22 obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the state. 23 h. Is a beneficiary of an inadvertent submission of a false 24 claim to any employee, officer, or agent of the state, or to 25 any contractor, grantee, or other recipient of state funds, 26 subsequently discovers the falsity of the claim, and fails 27 to disclose the false claim to the attorney general within a 28 reasonable time after discovery of the false claim. 29 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the court may assess 30 not less than two times the amount of damages which the 31 state sustains because of the act of the person described in 32 subsection 1, and no civil penalty, if the court finds all of 33 the following: 34 a. The person committing the violation furnished the 35 attorney general with all information known to that person 1 about the violation within thirty days after the date on which 2 the person first obtained the information. 3 b. The person fully cooperated with any investigation by the 4 attorney general. 5 c. At the time the person furnished the attorney general 6 with information about the violation, a criminal prosecution, 7 civil action, or administrative action had not commenced 8 with respect to the violation, and the person did not have 9 actual knowledge of the existence of an investigation into the 10 violation. 11 3. This section shall not apply to claims, records, or 12 statements made under Title X relating to state revenue and 13 taxation. 14 -170- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 170/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 376. NEW SECTION . 685.3 Investigations and 15 prosecutions —— powers of prosecuting authority —— civil actions 16 by individuals as qui tam plaintiffs and as private citizens —— 17 jurisdiction of courts. 18 1. The attorney general shall diligently investigate a 19 violation under section 685.2. If the attorney general finds 20 that a person has violated or is violating section 685.2, the 21 attorney general may bring a civil action under this section 22 against that person. 23 2. a. A person may bring a civil action for a violation of 24 this chapter for the person and for the state in the name of 25 the state. The person bringing the action shall be referred 26 to as the qui tam plaintiff. Once filed, the action may be 27 dismissed only with the written consent of the court, taking 28 into account the best interest of the parties involved and the 29 public purposes behind this chapter. 30 b. A copy of the complaint and written disclosure of 31 substantially all material evidence and information the 32 person possesses shall be served on the attorney general. The 33 complaint shall also be filed in camera, shall remain under 34 seal for at least sixty days, and shall not be served on the 35 defendant until the court so orders. The attorney general may 1 elect to intervene and proceed with the action within sixty 2 days after the attorney general receives both the complaint and 3 the material evidence and the information. 4 c. The attorney general may, for good cause shown, move the 5 court for extensions of the time during which the complaint 6 remains under seal under paragraph “b” . Any such motions may be 7 supported by affidavits or other submissions in camera. The 8 defendant shall not be required to respond to any complaint 9 filed under this section until after the complaint is unsealed 10 and served upon the defendant pursuant to rules of civil 11 procedure. 12 d. Before the expiration of the sixty-day period or any 13 extensions obtained under paragraph “c” , the attorney general 14 -171- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 171/ 252
S.F. _____ shall do one of the following: 15 (1) Proceed with the action, in which case the action shall 16 be conducted by the attorney general. 17 (2) Notify the court that the attorney general declines to 18 take over the action, in which case the person bringing the 19 action shall have the right to conduct the action. 20 e. When a person brings a valid action under this section, 21 no person other than the attorney general may intervene or 22 bring a related action based on the facts underlying the 23 pending action. 24 3. a. If the attorney general proceeds with the action, 25 the attorney general shall have the primary responsibility for 26 prosecuting the action, and shall not be bound by an act of 27 the person bringing the action. Such person shall have the 28 right to continue as a party to the action, subject to the 29 limitations specified in paragraph “b” . 30 b. (1) The attorney general may move to dismiss the action 31 for good cause notwithstanding the objections of the qui tam 32 plaintiff if the qui tam plaintiff has been notified by the 33 attorney general of the filing of the motion and the court has 34 provided the qui tam plaintiff with an opportunity to oppose 1 the motion and present evidence at a hearing. 2 (2) The attorney general may settle the action with the 3 defendant notwithstanding the objections of the qui tam 4 plaintiff if the court determines, after a hearing providing 5 the qui tam plaintiff an opportunity to present evidence, that 6 the proposed settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable under 7 all of the circumstances. 8 (3) Upon a showing by the attorney general that unrestricted 9 participation during the course of the litigation by the 10 person initiating the action would interfere with or unduly 11 delay the attorney general’s prosecution of the case, or would 12 be repetitious, irrelevant, or for purposes of harassment, 13 the court may, in its discretion, impose limitations on the 14 person’s participation, including but not limited to any of the 15 -172- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 172/ 252
S.F. _____ following: 16 (a) Limiting the number of witnesses the person may call. 17 (b) Limiting the length of the testimony of such witnesses. 18 (c) Limiting the person’s cross-examination of witnesses. 19 (d) Otherwise limiting the participation by the person in 20 the litigation. 21 (4) Upon a showing by the defendant that unrestricted 22 participation during the course of the litigation by the person 23 initiating the action would be for purposes of harassment or 24 would cause the defendant undue burden or unnecessary expense, 25 the court may limit the participation by the person in the 26 litigation. 27 c. If the attorney general elects not to proceed with the 28 action, the person who initiated the action shall have the 29 right to conduct the action. If the attorney general requests, 30 the attorney general shall be served with copies of all 31 pleadings filed in the action and shall be supplied with copies 32 of all deposition transcripts at the state’s expense. When a 33 person proceeds with the action, the court, without limiting 34 the status and rights of the person initiating the action, may 35 permit the attorney general to intervene at a later date upon a 1 showing of good cause. 2 d. Whether or not the attorney general proceeds with the 3 action, upon a showing by the attorney general that certain 4 actions of discovery by the person initiating the action 5 would interfere with the attorney general’s investigation or 6 prosecution of a criminal or civil matter arising out of the 7 same facts, the court may stay such discovery for a period of 8 not more than sixty days. Such a showing shall be conducted 9 in camera. The court may extend the sixty-day period upon 10 a further showing in camera that the attorney general has 11 pursued the criminal or civil investigation or proceedings 12 with reasonable diligence and any proposed discovery in the 13 civil action will interfere with the ongoing criminal or civil 14 investigation or proceedings. 15 -173- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 173/ 252
S.F. _____ e. Notwithstanding subsection 2, the attorney general may 16 elect to pursue the state’s claim through any alternate remedy 17 available to the state, including any administrative proceeding 18 to determine a civil penalty. If any such alternate remedy 19 is pursued in another proceeding, the person initiating the 20 action shall have the same rights in such proceeding as such 21 person would have had if the action had continued under this 22 section. Any finding of fact or conclusion of law made in 23 such other proceeding that has become final with respect to 24 a party who is also a party to an action under this section, 25 shall be conclusive as to all such parties to an action under 26 this section. For purposes of this paragraph, a finding or 27 conclusion is final if it has been finally determined on appeal 28 to the appropriate court of the state, if all time for filing 29 such an appeal with respect to the finding or conclusion has 30 expired, or if the finding or conclusion is not subject to 31 judicial review. 32 4. a. (1) If the attorney general proceeds with an action 33 brought by a person under subsection 2, the person shall, 34 subject to subparagraph (2), receive at least fifteen percent 35 but not more than twenty-five percent of the proceeds of the 1 action or settlement of the claim, which includes damages, 2 civil penalties, payments for costs of compliance, and any 3 other economic benefit realized by the state or federal 4 government as a result of the action, depending upon the 5 extent to which the person substantially contributed to the 6 prosecution of the action. 7 (2) If the action is one which the court finds to be 8 based primarily on disclosures of specific information, other 9 than information provided by the person bringing the action, 10 relating to allegations or transactions specifically in a 11 criminal, civil, or administrative hearing, or in a legislative 12 or administrative report, hearing, audit, or investigation, or 13 from the news media, the court may award an amount the court 14 considers appropriate, but in no case more than ten percent 15 -174- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 174/ 252
S.F. _____ of the proceeds, taking into account the significance of the 16 information and the role of the person bringing the action in 17 advancing the case to litigation. 18 (3) Any payment to a person under subparagraph (1) or (2) 19 shall be made from the proceeds. Any such person shall also 20 receive an amount for reasonable expenses which the appropriate 21 court finds to have been necessarily incurred, plus reasonable 22 attorney fees and costs. All such expenses, fees, and costs 23 shall be awarded against the defendant. 24 b. If the attorney general does not proceed with an action 25 under this section, the person bringing the action or settling 26 the claim shall receive an amount which the court decides is 27 reasonable for collecting the civil penalty and damages. The 28 amount shall be not less than twenty-five percent and not more 29 than thirty percent of the proceeds of the action or settlement 30 and shall be paid out of such proceeds, which includes damages, 31 civil penalties, payments for costs of compliance, and any 32 other economic benefit realized by the state or federal 33 government as a result of the action. Such person shall also 34 receive an amount for reasonable expenses which the appropriate 35 court finds to have been necessarily incurred, plus reasonable 1 attorney fees and costs. All such expenses, fees, and costs 2 shall be awarded against the defendant. 3 c. Whether or not the attorney general proceeds with the 4 action, if the court finds that the action was brought by a 5 person who planned and initiated the violation of section 6 685.2 upon which the action was brought, the court may, to the 7 extent the court considers appropriate, reduce the share of 8 the proceeds of the action which the person would otherwise 9 receive under paragraph “a” or “b” , taking into account the 10 role of that person in advancing the case to litigation and any 11 relevant circumstances pertaining to the violation. If the 12 person bringing the action is convicted of criminal conduct 13 arising from the person’s role in the violation of section 14 685.2, the person shall be dismissed from the civil action and 15 -175- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 175/ 252
S.F. _____ shall not receive any share of the proceeds of the action. 16 Such dismissal shall not prejudice the right of the attorney 17 general to continue the action. 18 d. If the attorney general does not proceed with the action 19 and the person bringing the action conducts the action, the 20 court may award to the defendant reasonable attorney fees and 21 expenses if the defendant prevails in the action and the court 22 finds that the claim of the person bringing the action was 23 clearly frivolous, clearly vexatious, or brought primarily for 24 purposes of harassment. 25 5. a. A court shall not have jurisdiction over an action 26 brought under subsection 2 against a member of the general 27 assembly, a member of the judiciary, or an executive branch 28 official if the action is based on evidence or information 29 known to the attorney general when the action was brought. 30 b. A person shall not bring an action under subsection 2 31 which is based upon allegations or transactions which are the 32 subject of a civil suit or an administrative civil penalty 33 proceeding in which the state is already a party. 34 c. Upon motion of the attorney general, the court may in 35 consideration of all the equities, dismiss a qui tam plaintiff 1 if the elements of the actionable false claims alleged in the 2 qui tam complaint have been publicly disclosed specifically 3 in the news media or in a publicly disseminated governmental 4 report, at the time the complaint is filed. 5 d. The state is not liable for expenses which a person 6 incurs in bringing an action under this section. 7 6. Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, 8 threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated 9 against in the terms and conditions of employment by the 10 person’s employer because of lawful acts performed by the 11 employee on behalf of the employee or others in furtherance 12 of an action under this section, including investigation for, 13 initiation of, testimony for, or assistance in an action filed 14 or to be filed under this section, shall be entitled to all 15 -176- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 176/ 252
S.F. _____ relief necessary to make the employee whole. Such relief 16 shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status 17 such employee would have had but for the discrimination, two 18 times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and 19 compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of 20 the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable 21 attorney fees. An employee may bring an action in the 22 appropriate court of the state for the relief provided in this 23 subsection. 24 Sec. 377. NEW SECTION . 685.4 Limitation of actions —— 25 burden of proof. 26 1. A civil action under section 685.3 shall not be brought 27 more than ten years after the date on which the violation was 28 committed. 29 2. A civil action under section 685.3 may be brought based 30 on activity prior to January 1, 2007, if the limitations period 31 pursuant to subsection 1 has not lapsed. 32 3. In any action brought under section 685.3, the attorney 33 general or the qui tam plaintiff shall be required to prove all 34 essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, 35 by a preponderance of the evidence. 1 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a guilty 2 verdict rendered in a criminal proceeding charging false 3 statements or fraud, whether upon a verdict after trial or upon 4 a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, shall estop the defendant 5 from denying the essential elements of the offense in any 6 action which involves the same transaction as in the criminal 7 proceeding and which is brought under section 685.3, subsection 8 1, 2, or 3. 9 Sec. 378. NEW SECTION . 685.5 Remedies under other laws —— 10 application. 11 1. The provisions of this chapter are not exclusive, and the 12 remedies provided for in this chapter shall be in addition to 13 any other remedies provided for in any other law or available 14 under common law. 15 -177- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 177/ 252
S.F. _____ 2. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied 16 to promote the public interest. This chapter shall also 17 be construed and applied in a manner that reflects the 18 congressional intent behind the federal False Claims Act, 19 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733, including the legislative history 20 underlying the 1986 amendments to the federal False Claims Act. 21 Sec. 379. NEW SECTION . 685.6 Venue. 22 An action brought under this chapter may be brought in any 23 judicial district in which the defendant or, in the case of 24 multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, 25 transacts business, or in which any act proscribed under this 26 chapter occurred. A summons as required by the rules of civil 27 procedure shall be issued by the appropriate district court and 28 service at any place within or outside the United States. 29 Sec. 380. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND RETROACTIVE 30 APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act, being deemed of 31 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment and applies 32 retroactively to January 1, 2007. 33 DIVISION XXIX 34 MEDICAID PRESCRIPTION DRUGS 35 Sec. 381. MEDICAID NONPREFERRED DRUG LIST PRESCRIBING. The 1 department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 2 restrict physicians and other prescribers to prescribing not 3 more than a 72-hour or three-day supply of a prescription drug 4 not included on the medical assistance preferred drug list 5 while seeking approval to continue prescribing the medication. 6 Sec. 382. MEDICAID MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATIONS. The 7 department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to require 8 that unless the manufacturer of a chemically unique mental 9 health prescription drug enters into a contract to provide the 10 state with a supplemental rebate, the drug shall be placed on 11 the nonpreferred drug list and subject to prior authorization 12 before a medical assistance program recipient is able to obtain 13 the drug. 14 DIVISION XXX 15 -178- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 178/ 252
S.F. _____ MEDICAID DISEASE MANAGEMENT 16 Sec. 383. MEDICAID DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN. The 17 department of human services shall design and implement a 18 disease management program for children to address the most 19 prevalent chronic diseases among children in Iowa. The program 20 may include technology-based disease management, in-person or 21 telephonic care management, self-management strategies, and 22 health literacy education and training. 23 DIVISION XXXI 24 MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER PAYMENTS 25 Sec. 384. MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER 26 PAYMENTS —— REVIEW. The department of human services shall 27 evaluate payment records and determine the proper mechanism 28 to trigger a review of payments for services provided under a 29 home and community-based services waiver that are in excess of 30 the median amount for payments through the waivers. Following 31 development of the trigger mechanism, the department shall 32 require advance approval for services for which payment is 33 projected to exceed the median. 34 DIVISION XXXII 35 DIVESTITURE —— MEDICAID PROGRAM 1 Sec. 385. Section 249F.1, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2 2009, is amended to read as follows: 3 a. “Transfer of assets” means any transfer or assignment 4 of a legal or equitable interest in property, as defined in 5 section 702.14, from a transferor to a transferee for less than 6 fair consideration, made while the transferor is receiving 7 medical assistance or within five years prior to application 8 for medical assistance by the transferor. Any such transfer 9 or assignment is presumed to be made with the intent, on the 10 part of the transferee ; transferor; or another person acting 11 on behalf of a transferor who is an actual or implied agent, 12 guardian, attorney-in-fact, or person acting as a fiduciary , 13 of enabling the transferor to obtain or maintain eligibility 14 for medical assistance or of impacting the recovery or payment 15 -179- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 179/ 252
S.F. _____ of a medical assistance debt . This presumption is rebuttable 16 only by clear and convincing evidence that the transferor’s 17 eligibility or potential eligibility for medical assistance or 18 the impact on the recovery or payment of a medical assistance 19 debt was no part of the transferee’s reason of the transferee; 20 transferor; or other person acting on behalf of a transferor 21 who is an actual or implied agent, guardian, attorney-in-fact, 22 or person acting as a fiduciary for making or accepting the 23 transfer or assignment. A transfer of assets includes a 24 transfer of an interest in the transferor’s home, domicile, or 25 land appertaining to such home or domicile while the transferor 26 is receiving medical assistance, unless otherwise exempt under 27 paragraph “b” . 28 Sec. 386. Section 249F.1, subsection 2, paragraph b, 29 subparagraph (6), Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 30 (6) Transfers of assets that would, at the time of the 31 transferor’s application for medical assistance, have been 32 exempt from consideration as a resource if retained by the 33 transferor, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1382b(a), as implemented 34 by regulations adopted by the secretary of the United States 35 department of health and human services , excluding the home and 1 land appertaining to the home . 2 DIVISION XXXIII 3 CHILD CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 4 Sec. 387. NEW SECTION . 135.173A Child care advisory 5 committee. 6 1. The early childhood Iowa council shall establish a state 7 child care advisory committee as part of the council. The 8 advisory committee shall advise and make recommendations to the 9 governor, general assembly, department of human services, and 10 other state agencies concerning child care. 11 2. The membership of the advisory committee shall consist of 12 a broad spectrum of parents and other persons from across the 13 state with an interest in or involvement with child care. 14 3. Except as otherwise provided, the voting members of 15 -180- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 180/ 252
S.F. _____ the advisory committee shall be appointed by the council 16 from a list of names submitted by a nominating committee to 17 consist of one member of the advisory committee, one member 18 of the department of human services’ child care staff, three 19 consumers of child care, and one member of a professional child 20 care organization. Two names shall be submitted for each 21 appointment. The voting members shall be appointed for terms 22 of three years. 23 4. The voting membership of the advisory committee shall be 24 appointed in a manner so as to provide equitable representation 25 of persons with an interest in child care and shall include all 26 of the following: 27 a. Two parents of children served by a registered child 28 development home. 29 b. Two parents of children served by a licensed center. 30 c. Two not-for-profit child care providers. 31 d. Two for-profit child care providers. 32 e. One child care home provider. 33 f. Three child development home providers. 34 g. One child care resource and referral service grantee. 35 h. One nongovernmental child advocacy group representative. 1 i. One designee of the department of human services. 2 j. One designee of the Iowa department of public health. 3 k. One designee of the department of education. 4 l. One head start program provider. 5 m. One person who is a business owner or executive officer 6 from nominees submitted by the Iowa chamber of commerce 7 executives. 8 n. One designee of the community empowerment office of the 9 department of management. 10 o. One person who is a member of the Iowa afterschool 11 alliance. 12 p. One person who is part of a local program implementing 13 the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children 14 under chapter 256C. 15 -181- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 181/ 252
S.F. _____ q. One person who represents the early childhood Iowa 16 council. 17 5. In addition to the voting members of the advisory 18 committee, the membership shall include four legislators as 19 ex officio, nonvoting members. The four legislators shall 20 be appointed one each by the majority leader of the senate, 21 the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house 22 of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of 23 representatives for terms as provided in section 69.16B. 24 6. In fulfilling the advisory committee’s role, the 25 committee shall do all of the following: 26 a. Consult with the department of human services and make 27 recommendations concerning policy issues relating to child 28 care. 29 b. Advise the department of human services concerning 30 services relating to child care, including but not limited to 31 any of the following: 32 (1) Resource and referral services. 33 (2) Provider training. 34 (3) Quality improvement. 35 (4) Public-private partnerships. 1 (5) Standards review and development. 2 (6) The federal child care and development block grant, 3 state funding, grants, and other funding sources for child 4 care. 5 c. Assist the department of human services in developing an 6 implementation plan to provide seamless service to recipients 7 of public assistance, which includes child care services. 8 For the purposes of this subsection, “seamless service” 9 means coordination, where possible, of the federal and state 10 requirements which apply to child care. 11 d. Advise and provide technical services to the director of 12 the department of education or the director’s designee relating 13 to prekindergarten, kindergarten, and before and after school 14 programming and facilities. 15 -182- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 182/ 252
S.F. _____ e. Make recommendations concerning child care expansion 16 programs that meet the needs of children attending a core 17 education program by providing child care before and after the 18 core program hours and during times when the core program does 19 not operate. 20 f. Make recommendations for improving collaborations 21 between the child care programs involving the department of 22 human services and programs supporting the education and 23 development of young children including but not limited to the 24 federal head start program, the statewide preschool program for 25 four-year-old children and the early childhood, at-risk, and 26 other early education programs administered by the department 27 of education. 28 g. Make recommendations for eliminating duplication and 29 otherwise improving the eligibility determination processes 30 used for the state child care assistance program and other 31 programs supporting low-income families, including but not 32 limited to the federal head start, early head start, and even 33 start programs; the early childhood, at-risk, and preschool 34 programs administered by the department of education; the 35 family and self-sufficiency grant program; and the family 1 investment program. 2 h. Make recommendations as to the most effective and 3 efficient means of managing the state and federal funding 4 available for the state child care assistance program. 5 i. Review program data from the department of human services 6 and other departments concerning child care as deemed to be 7 necessary by the advisory committee, although a department 8 shall not provide personally identifiable data or information. 9 j. Advise and assist the early childhood Iowa council in 10 developing the strategic plan required pursuant to section 11 135.173. 12 7. The department of human services shall provide 13 information to the advisory committee semiannually on all of 14 the following: 15 -183- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 183/ 252
S.F. _____ a. Federal, state, local, and private revenues and 16 expenditures for child care, including but not limited to 17 updates on the current and future status of the revenues and 18 expenditures. 19 b. Financial information and data relating to regulation of 20 child care by the department of human services and the usage of 21 the state child care assistance program. 22 c. Utilization and availability data relating to child care 23 regulation, quantity, and quality from consumer and provider 24 perspectives. 25 d. Statistical and demographic data regarding child care 26 providers and the families utilizing child care. 27 e. Statistical data regarding the processing time for 28 issuing notices of decision to state child care assistance 29 applicants and for issuing payments to child care providers. 30 8. The advisory committee shall coordinate with the early 31 childhood Iowa council its reporting annually in December 32 to the governor and general assembly concerning the status 33 of child care in the state, providing findings, and making 34 recommendations. The annual report may be personally presented 35 to the general assembly’s standing committees on human 1 resources by a representative of the advisory committee. 2 Sec. 388. Section 237A.1, subsection 16, Code 2009, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 16. “State child care advisory council” committee” means 5 the state child care advisory council committee established 6 pursuant to sections 237A.21 and 237A.22 section 135.173A . 7 Sec. 389. Section 237A.12, subsection 3, Code 2009, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 3. Rules relating to fire safety for child care centers 10 shall be adopted under this chapter by the state fire marshal 11 in consultation with the department. Rules adopted by the 12 state fire marshal for a building which is owned or leased by a 13 school district or accredited nonpublic school and used as a 14 child care facility shall not differ from standards adopted by 15 -184- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 184/ 252
S.F. _____ the state fire marshal for school buildings under chapter 100. 16 Rules relating to sanitation shall be adopted by the department 17 in consultation with the director of public health. All rules 18 shall be developed in consultation with the state child care 19 advisory council committee . The state fire marshal shall 20 inspect the facilities. 21 Sec. 390. Section 237A.25, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 1. The department shall develop consumer information 24 material to assist parents in selecting a child care provider. 25 In developing the material, the department shall consult with 26 department of human services staff, department of education 27 staff, the state child care advisory council committee , the 28 Iowa empowerment board, and child care resource and referral 29 services. In addition, the department may consult with other 30 entities at the local, state, and national level. 31 Sec. 391. Section 237A.30, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 1. The department shall work with the community empowerment 34 office of the department of management established in section 35 28.3 and the state child care advisory council committee in 1 designing and implementing a voluntary quality rating system 2 for each provider type of child care facility. 3 Sec. 392. Section 256.9, subsection 32, paragraph b, Code 4 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 5 b. Standards and materials developed shall include 6 materials which employ developmentally appropriate practices 7 and incorporate substantial parental involvement. The 8 materials and standards shall include alternative teaching 9 approaches including collaborative teaching and alternative 10 dispute resolution training. The department shall consult 11 with the child development coordinating council, the state 12 child care advisory council committee established pursuant 13 to section 135.173A , the department of human services, 14 the state board of regents center for early developmental 15 -185- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 185/ 252
S.F. _____ education, the area education agencies, the department of child 16 development in the college of family and consumer sciences at 17 Iowa state university of science and technology, the early 18 childhood elementary division of the college of education at 19 the university of Iowa, and the college of education at the 20 university of northern Iowa, in developing these standards and 21 materials. 22 Sec. 393. REPEAL. Sections 237A.21 and 237A.22, Code 23 Supplement 2009, are repealed. 24 Sec. 394. IMPLEMENTATION —— EFFECTIVE DATE. 25 1. The early childhood Iowa council shall develop a 26 legislation proposal identifying memberships slots for 27 the state child care advisory committee as created by this 28 division of this Act. The proposal shall ensure that there 29 is appropriate representation for the various types of child 30 care arrangements available in the state and for expertise. 31 The proposal shall be submitted to the governor and general 32 assembly on or before December 15, 2010. 33 2. The provisions of this division of this Act other than 34 this section take effect July 1, 2011. 35 DIVISION XXXIV 1 STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES 2 Sec. 395. MOUNT PLEASANT MHI CLOSURE COSTS. There is 3 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 4 department of human services for the fiscal year beginning July 5 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, or 6 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 7 designated: 8 For transition costs relating to the transfer of authority 9 over the state facilities of the state mental health institute 10 at Mount Pleasant from the department of human services to the 11 department of corrections in accordance with this division of 12 this Act: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0 14 Sec. 396. Section 218.1, Code 2009, is amended to read as 15 -186- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 186/ 252
S.F. _____ follows: 16 218.1 Institutions controlled. 17 1. The director of human services shall have the general and 18 full authority given under statute to control, manage, direct, 19 and operate the following institutions listed in subsection 20 2 under the director’s jurisdiction, and may at the director’s 21 discretion assign the powers and authorities given the director 22 by statute to any one of the deputy directors, division 23 administrators, or officers or employees of the divisions of 24 the department of human services : . 25 2. The institutions under the authority of the director of 26 human services are the following: 27 1. a. Glenwood state resource center. 28 2. b. Woodward state resource center. 29 3. c. Mental health institute, Cherokee, Iowa. 30 4. d. Mental health institute, Clarinda, Iowa. 31 5. e. Mental health institute, Independence, Iowa. 32 6. Mental health institute, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. 33 7. f. State training school. 34 8. g. Iowa juvenile home. 35 9. h. Other facilities not attached to the campus of the 1 main institution as program developments require. 2 Sec. 397. Section 219.1, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 1. All of the following shall be are collectively designated 5 as a single state medical institution: 6 a. The mental health institute, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. 7 b. a. The mental health institute, Independence, Iowa. 8 c. b. The mental health institute, Clarinda, Iowa. 9 d. c. The mental health institute, Cherokee, Iowa. 10 e. d. The Glenwood state resource center. 11 f. e. The Woodward state resource center. 12 Sec. 398. Section 226.1, subsection 1, Code Supplement 13 2009, is amended to read as follows: 14 1. The state hospitals for persons with mental illness shall 15 -187- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 187/ 252
S.F. _____ be designated , known as the state mental health institutes, 16 are as follows: 17 a. Mental Health Institute, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. 18 b. a. Mental Health Institute health institute , 19 Independence, Iowa. 20 c. b. Mental Health Institute health institute , Clarinda, 21 Iowa. 22 d. c. Mental Health Institute health institute , Cherokee, 23 Iowa. 24 Sec. 399. Section 226.9C, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. The state mental health institute at Mount Pleasant 27 shall department of human services may operate the a dual 28 diagnosis mental health and substance abuse program at a state 29 mental health institute. The dual diagnosis program shall 30 operate on a net budgeting basis in which fifty percent of the 31 actual per diem and ancillary services costs are chargeable to 32 the patient’s county of legal settlement or as a state case, 33 as appropriate. 34 1A. Subject to the approval of the department, revenues 35 attributable to the dual diagnosis program for each fiscal year 1 shall be deposited in the mental health institute’s account 2 and are appropriated to the department for the dual diagnosis 3 program, including but not limited to all of the following 4 revenues: 5 a. Moneys received by the state from billings to counties 6 under section 230.20. 7 b. Moneys received from billings to the Medicare program. 8 c. Moneys received from a managed care contractor providing 9 services under contract with the department or any private 10 third-party payor. 11 d. Moneys received through client participation. 12 e. Any other revenues directly attributable to the dual 13 diagnosis program. 14 Sec. 400. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 15 -188- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 188/ 252
S.F. _____ 1. The director of human services and the director of the 16 department of corrections shall work together to transfer 17 authority over the facilities at the state mental health 18 institute at Mount Pleasant from the department of human 19 services to the department of corrections. The transfer shall 20 be completed on or before July 1, 2011. 21 2. The department of human services shall do all of the 22 following during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, 23 relating to the transfer of authority over such facilities: 24 a. Adopt rules revising the catchment areas for the state 25 mental health institutes from four areas to three areas served 26 by the state mental health institutes at Cherokee, Clarinda, 27 and Independence. The rules shall also address relocation 28 of statewide programs to appropriate state mental health 29 institutes. 30 b. Transfer the patients at the state mental health 31 institute at Mount Pleasant to suitable alternative placements. 32 3. Moneys appropriated to the department of human services 33 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 34 2010, for the state mental health institute at Mount Pleasant 35 shall be expended for the patients placed at the institute, 1 for services provided at alternative placements or for costs 2 incurred by the department of human services relating to the 3 transfer of programs. 4 4. Administrative rules adopted by the department of 5 human services for the state mental health institute at Mount 6 Pleasant in effect as of July 1, 2009, shall remain applicable 7 until the transfer of the authority over the facilities to the 8 department of corrections has been completed. The departments 9 of human services and corrections shall jointly provide written 10 notice to the legislative services agency when the transfer has 11 been completed. 12 Sec. 401. IMPLEMENTATION. Section 25B.2, subsection 3, 13 shall not apply to this division of this Act. 14 Sec. 402. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This division of this 15 -189- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 189/ 252
S.F. _____ Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 16 enactment. 17 DIVISION XXXV 18 CONSOLIDATION OF ADVISORY 19 BODIES —— COUNCIL ON HUMAN SERVICES 20 Sec. 403. NEW SECTION . 217.3A Advisory committees. 21 1. General. The council on human services shall establish 22 and utilize the advisory committees identified in this section 23 and may establish and utilize other advisory committees. The 24 council shall establish appointment provisions, membership 25 terms, operating guidelines, and other operational requirements 26 for committees established pursuant to this section. 27 2. Child abuse prevention. The council shall establish a 28 child abuse prevention program advisory committee to support 29 the child abuse prevention program implemented in accordance 30 with section 235A.1. The duties of the advisory committee 31 shall include all of the following: 32 a. Advise the director of human services and the 33 administrator of the division of the department of human 34 services responsible for child and family programs regarding 35 expenditures of funds received for the child abuse prevention 1 program. 2 b. Review the implementation and effectiveness of 3 legislation and administrative rules concerning the child abuse 4 prevention program. 5 c. Recommend changes in legislation and administrative rules 6 to the general assembly and the appropriate administrative 7 officials. 8 d. Require reports from state agencies and other entities as 9 necessary to perform its duties. 10 e. Receive and review complaints from the public concerning 11 the operation and management of the child abuse prevention 12 program. 13 f. Approve grant proposals. 14 3. a. The council shall establish a child support advisory 15 -190- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 190/ 252
S.F. _____ committee. 16 (1) Members of the advisory committee shall include at least 17 one district judge and representatives of custodial parent 18 groups, noncustodial parent groups, the general assembly, the 19 office of citizens’ aide, the Iowa state bar association, the 20 Iowa county attorneys association, and other constituencies 21 which have an interest in child support enforcement issues, 22 appointed by the respective entity. 23 (2) The legislative members of the advisory committee shall 24 be appointed as follows: one senator each by the majority 25 leader of the senate, after consultation with the president 26 of the senate, and by the minority leader of the senate, and 27 one member of the house of representatives each by the speaker 28 of the house of representatives, after consultation with the 29 majority leader of the house of representatives, and by the 30 minority leader of the house of representatives. 31 b. The legislative members of the advisory committee shall 32 serve for terms as provided in section 69.16B. Appointments 33 shall comply with sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall 34 be filled by the original appointing authority and in the 35 manner of the original appointments. 1 c. The child support advisory committee shall assist the 2 department in all of the following activities: 3 (1) Review of existing child support guidelines and 4 recommendations for revision. 5 (2) Examination of the operation of the child support system 6 to identify program improvements or enhancements which would 7 increase the effectiveness of securing parental support and 8 parental involvement. 9 (3) Recommendation of legislation which would clarify and 10 improve state law regarding support for children. 11 d. The committee shall receive input from the public 12 regarding any child support issues. 13 4. Child welfare. 14 a. The council shall establish a child welfare advisory 15 -191- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 191/ 252
S.F. _____ committee to advise the department of human services on 16 programmatic and budgetary matters related to the provision 17 or purchase of child welfare services. The committee shall 18 meet to review departmental budgets, policies, and programs, 19 and proposed budgets, policies, and programs, and to make 20 recommendations and suggestions to make the state child welfare 21 budget, programs, and policies more effective in serving 22 families and children. 23 b. The membership of the advisory committee shall 24 include representatives of child welfare service providers, 25 juvenile court services, the Iowa foster and adoptive parent 26 association, the child advocacy board, the coalition for 27 family and children’s services in Iowa, children’s advocates, 28 service consumers, and others who have training or knowledge 29 related to child welfare services. In addition, four members 30 shall be legislators, all serving as ex officio, nonvoting 31 members, with one each appointed by the speaker of the house 32 of representatives, the minority leader of the house of 33 representatives, the majority leader of the senate, and the 34 minority leader of the senate. The director of human services 35 and the administrator of the division of the department of 1 human services responsible for child welfare services, or their 2 designees, shall also be ex officio, nonvoting members, and 3 shall serve as resource persons to the advisory committee. 4 Sec. 404. Section 235A.1, subsections 3 and 4, Code 5 Supplement 2009, are amended by striking the subsections. 6 Sec. 405. REPEAL. Sections 234.3 and 252B.18, Code 2009, 7 are repealed. 8 Sec. 406. IMPLEMENTATION. In establishing the child abuse 9 prevention program, child support, and child welfare advisory 10 committees and appointing members, the council on human 11 services shall consider reappointing those individuals who 12 were serving as members of the child abuse prevention advisory 13 council, the child support advisory committee, and the child 14 welfare advisory committee as of June 30, 2009. 15 -192- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 192/ 252
S.F. _____ DIVISION XXXVI 16 CONSOLIDATION OF ADVISORY 17 BODIES —— STATE BOARD OF HEALTH 18 Sec. 407. NEW SECTION . 136.11 Advisory committees. 19 1. General. The state board of health shall establish and 20 utilize the advisory committees identified in this section 21 and may establish and utilize other advisory committees. The 22 council shall establish appointment provisions, membership 23 terms, operating guidelines, and other operational requirements 24 for committees established pursuant to this section. 25 2. Brain injury. 26 a. The board shall establish an advisory committee 27 on brain injuries. Insofar as practicable, the advisory 28 committee shall include persons with brain injuries; family 29 members of persons with brain injuries; representatives of 30 industry, labor, business, and agriculture; representatives 31 of federal, state, and local government; and representatives 32 of religious, charitable, fraternal, civic, educational, 33 medical, legal, veteran, welfare, and other professional 34 groups and organizations. In addition, the advisory committee 35 shall include representatives of the following departments 1 and state entities as ex officio, nonvoting members: blind, 2 public health, human services, education, special education 3 bureau of the department of education, division of vocational 4 rehabilitation services of the department of education, and 5 commissioner of insurance. 6 b. The advisory committee shall do all of the following: 7 (1) Promote meetings and programs for the discussion of 8 methods to reduce the debilitating effects of brain injuries, 9 and disseminate information in cooperation with any other 10 department, agency, or entity on the prevention, evaluation, 11 care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons affected by 12 brain injuries. 13 (2) Study and review current prevention, evaluation, care, 14 treatment, and rehabilitation technologies and recommend 15 -193- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 193/ 252
S.F. _____ appropriate preparation, training, retraining, and distribution 16 of personnel and resources in the provision of services 17 to persons with brain injuries through private and public 18 residential facilities, day programs, and other specialized 19 services. 20 (3) Participate in developing and disseminating criteria 21 and standards which may be required for future funding or 22 licensing of facilities, day programs, and other specialized 23 services for persons with brain injuries in this state. 24 (4) Make recommendations to the governor for developing and 25 administering a state plan to provide services for persons with 26 brain injuries. 27 c. The department is designated as Iowa’s lead agency 28 for brain injury. For the purposes of this subsection, the 29 designation of lead agency authorizes the department to perform 30 or oversee the performance of those functions specified in 31 paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (1) through (3). 32 d. The advisory committee may receive gifts, grants, or 33 donations made for any of the purposes of its programs and 34 disburse and administer them in accordance with their terms and 35 under the direction of the director. 1 3. Center for rural health and primary care. 2 a. The board shall establish an advisory committee to 3 the center for rural health and primary care established in 4 section 135.107. The advisory committee shall consist of one 5 representative approved by each of the following agencies or 6 entities: the department of agriculture and land stewardship, 7 the department of public health, the department of inspections 8 and appeals, national and regional rural health policy groups, 9 and the Iowa state association of counties. In addition, the 10 membership shall include representatives of consumer groups 11 active in rural health issues and of two farm organizations 12 active within the state, a representative of an agricultural 13 business in the state, a practicing rural family physician, 14 a practicing rural physician assistant, a practicing rural 15 -194- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 194/ 252
S.F. _____ advanced registered nurse practitioner, and a rural health 16 practitioner who is not a physician, physician assistant, or 17 advanced registered nurse practitioner. The advisory committee 18 shall also include as members two state representatives, one 19 appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 20 one by the minority leader of the house of representatives, and 21 two state senators, one appointed by the majority leader of the 22 senate and one by the minority leader of the senate. 23 b. The advisory committee shall regularly meet with 24 the administrative head of the center for rural health and 25 primary care as well as with the director of the center for 26 agricultural health and safety established under section 27 262.78. The head of the center for rural health and primary 28 care and the director of the center for agricultural health and 29 safety shall consult with the advisory committee and provide 30 the advisory committee with relevant information regarding 31 their agencies. 32 4. Hemophilia. 33 a. The board shall establish a hemophilia advisory committee 34 to provide recommendations on cost-effective treatment programs 35 that enhance the quality of life of those afflicted with 1 hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting disorders and 2 contain the high cost of treatment. 3 b. The membership of the advisory committee shall include 4 hemophilia patients and caregivers and representatives of 5 relevant state agencies, health care providers, social workers, 6 and other providers who treat persons with hemophilia and other 7 bleeding and clotting disorders. 8 c. The committee shall review and make recommendations to 9 the director concerning but not limited to the following: 10 (1) Proposed legislative or administrative changes to 11 policies and programs that are integral to the health and 12 wellness of individuals with hemophilia and other bleeding and 13 clotting disorders. 14 (2) Standards of care and treatment for persons living with 15 -195- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 195/ 252
S.F. _____ hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting disorders. 16 (3) The development of community-based initiatives to 17 increase awareness of care and treatment for persons living 18 with hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting disorders. 19 (4) Facilitating communication and cooperation among 20 persons with hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting 21 disorders. 22 d. The advisory committee shall report to the board, 23 governor, and general assembly annually before January with 24 recommendations for maintaining and improving access to care 25 for individuals with hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting 26 disorders. Subsequent annual reports shall report on the 27 status of implementing the recommendations as proposed by the 28 advisory committee and on any state and national activities 29 with regard to hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting 30 disorders. 31 5. Trauma system. 32 a. The board shall establish a trauma system advisory 33 committee. 34 b. The membership of the advisory committee may include 35 representatives of relevant health care providers, state 1 departments, professional associations, trauma care providers, 2 rehabilitation providers, and researchers. 3 c. The advisory committee shall do all of the following: 4 (1) Advise the department on issues and strategies to 5 achieve optimal trauma care delivery throughout the state. 6 (2) Assist the department in the implementation of an Iowa 7 trauma care plan. 8 (3) Develop criteria for the categorization of all 9 hospitals and emergency care facilities according to their 10 trauma care capabilities. These categories shall be for levels 11 I, II, III, and IV, based on the most current guidelines 12 published by the American college of surgeons committee on 13 trauma, the American college of emergency physicians, and 14 the model trauma care plan of the United States department 15 -196- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 196/ 252
S.F. _____ of health and human services’ health resources and services 16 administration. 17 (4) Develop a process for the verification of the 18 trauma care capacity of each facility and the issuance of a 19 certificate of verification. 20 (5) Develop standards for medical direction, trauma care, 21 triage and transfer protocols, and trauma registries. 22 (6) Promote public information and education activities for 23 injury prevention. 24 (7) Review the rules adopted under chapter 147A relating to 25 the trauma care system and make recommendations to the director 26 for changes to further promote optimal trauma care. 27 6. State medical examiner. 28 a. The board shall establish a state medical examiner 29 advisory committee to advise and consult with the state medical 30 examiner on a range of issues affecting the organization and 31 functions of the office of the state medical examiner and the 32 effectiveness of the medical examiner system in the state. 33 b. The membership of the advisory committee shall be 34 appointed pursuant to the recommendation of the state medical 35 examiner to include relevant representatives of state and local 1 prosecutors, health professionals, state and local health 2 departments, state departments, professional associations, and 3 funeral directors. 4 Sec. 408. Section 135.107, subsection 5, Code Supplement 5 2009, is amended by striking the subsection. 6 Sec. 409. Section 135.22B, subsection 2, paragraphs b and c, 7 Code 2009, are amended to read as follows: 8 b. The division of the department assigned to administer 9 the advisory council on programs and services addressing brain 10 injuries under section 135.22A shall be the program 11 administrator. The division duties shall include but are 12 not limited to serving as the fiscal agent and contract 13 administrator for the program and providing program oversight. 14 c. The division shall consult with the advisory 15 -197- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 197/ 252
S.F. _____ council committee on brain injuries, established pursuant to 16 section 135.22A 136.11 , regarding the program and shall report 17 to the council concerning the program at least quarterly. The 18 council advisory committee shall make recommendations to the 19 department concerning the program’s operation. 20 Sec. 410. Section 147A.23, subsection 2, unnumbered 21 paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows: 22 The department, in consultation with the trauma system 23 advisory council committee established pursuant to section 24 136.11 , shall develop, coordinate, and monitor a statewide 25 trauma care system. This system shall include , but not be 26 limited to , the following: 27 Sec. 411. Section 147A.26, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 1. The department shall maintain a statewide trauma 30 reporting system by which the system evaluation and 31 quality improvement committee, the trauma system advisory 32 council committee established pursuant to section 136.11 , and 33 the department may monitor the effectiveness of the statewide 34 trauma care system. 35 Sec. 412. Section 691.6, subsection 3, Code Supplement 1 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 3. To adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A, and subject 3 to the approval of the director of public health, with the 4 advice and approval of the state medical examiner advisory 5 council committee established pursuant to section 136.11 . 6 Sec. 413. REPEAL. Sections 135.22A, 135N.1, 135N.2, 7 135N.3, 135N.4, 135N.5, 135N.6, and 147A.24, Code 2009, are 8 repealed. 9 Sec. 414. REPEAL. Section 691.6C, Code Supplement 2009, is 10 repealed. 11 Sec. 415. IMPLEMENTATION. In establishing the brain 12 injury, center for rural health and primary care, hemophilia, 13 trauma system, and state medical examiner advisory committees 14 and appointing members, the state board of health shall 15 -198- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 198/ 252
S.F. _____ consider reappointing those individuals who were serving 16 as members of the advisory council on brain injuries, the 17 center for rural health and primary care advisory committee, 18 the hemophilia advisory council, the state medical examiner 19 advisory council, and the trauma system advisory council as of 20 June 30, 2009. 21 DIVISION XXXVII 22 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— FAMILY SUPPORT SUBSIDY 23 Sec. 416. Section 225C.37, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 24 by adding the following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Effective July 1, 2010, the department 26 shall not accept new applications for the family support 27 subsidy program and shall not approve pending applications 28 for the program. Subsidy termination or application denial 29 relating to family members enrolled in the family support 30 subsidy program as of July 1, 2010, is subject to section 31 225C.40. 32 DIVISION XXXVIII 33 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER 34 PAYMENTS 35 Sec. 417. NEW SECTION . 217.24 Payment by electronic funds 1 transfer. 2 The department of human services shall continue expanding 3 the practice of making payments to program participants and 4 vendors by means of electronic funds transfer. The department 5 shall seek the capacity for making payment by such means for 6 all programs administered by the department. 7 DIVISION XXXIX 8 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— ADOPTION SUBSIDY PROGRAM 9 Sec. 418. ADOPTION SUBSIDY PROGRAM RATES. For the fiscal 10 year beginning July 1, 2010, the maximum adoption subsidy rate 11 authorized by the department of human services shall not exceed 12 the maximum rate in effect on June 30, 2010, and the maximum 13 payment for nonrecurring expenses shall be limited to $500 and 14 additional amounts for court costs and other related legal 15 -199- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 199/ 252
S.F. _____ expenses shall no longer be allowed. 16 DIVISION XL 17 JUVENILE DETENTION HOME FUND 18 Sec. 419. Section 232.142, subsections 3 and 6, Code 2009, 19 are amended by striking the subsections. 20 Sec. 420. Section 321.210B, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 21 2009, is amended to read as follows: 22 b. The clerk of the district court shall transmit to the 23 department, from the first moneys collected, an amount equal to 24 the amount of any civil penalty assessed pursuant to section 25 321.218A or 321A.32A and added to the installment agreement. 26 The department shall transmit the money received from the 27 clerk of the district court pursuant to this paragraph to the 28 treasurer of state for deposit in the juvenile detention home 29 fund created in section 232.142 general fund of the state . 30 Sec. 421. Section 321.218A, Code 2009, is amended to read 31 as follows: 32 321.218A Civil penalty —— disposition —— reinstatement. 33 When the department suspends, revokes, or bars a person’s 34 driver’s license or nonresident operating privilege for a 35 conviction under this chapter, the department shall assess 1 the person a civil penalty of two hundred dollars. However, 2 for persons age nineteen or under, the civil penalty assessed 3 shall be fifty dollars. The civil penalty does not apply to 4 a suspension issued for a violation of section 321.180B. The 5 money collected by the department under this section shall be 6 transmitted to the treasurer of state who shall deposit the 7 money in the juvenile detention home fund created in section 8 232.142 general fund of the state . Except as provided in 9 section 321.210B, a temporary restricted license shall not 10 be issued or a driver’s license or nonresident operating 11 privilege reinstated until the civil penalty has been paid. 12 A person assessed a penalty under this section may remit the 13 civil penalty along with a processing fee of five dollars to a 14 county treasurer authorized to issue driver’s licenses under 15 -200- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 200/ 252
S.F. _____ chapter 321M, or the civil penalty may be paid directly to the 16 department. 17 Sec. 422. Section 321A.32A, Code 2009, is amended to read 18 as follows: 19 321A.32A Civil penalty —— disposition —— reinstatement. 20 When the department suspends, revokes, or bars a person’s 21 driver’s license or nonresident operating privilege under this 22 chapter, the department shall assess the person a civil penalty 23 of two hundred dollars. However, for persons age nineteen or 24 under, the civil penalty assessed shall be fifty dollars. The 25 money collected by the department under this section shall be 26 transmitted to the treasurer of state who shall deposit the 27 money in the juvenile detention home fund created in section 28 232.142 general fund of the state . Except as provided in 29 section 321.210B, a temporary restricted license shall not 30 be issued or a driver’s license or nonresident operating 31 privilege reinstated until the civil penalty has been paid. 32 A person assessed a penalty under this section may remit the 33 civil penalty along with a processing fee of five dollars to a 34 county treasurer authorized to issue driver’s licenses under 35 chapter 321M, or the civil penalty may be paid directly to the 1 department. 2 DIVISION XLI 3 GUARDIAN AD LITEM 4 Sec. 423. Section 232.2, subsection 22, Code Supplement 5 2009, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 6 NEW PARAGRAPH . bb. Unless provided otherwise by a court 7 order or juvenile court having jurisdiction over the child, a 8 guardian ad litem may obtain the information required under 9 paragraph “b” about the status of the child by an alternative 10 means other than an in-person visit or interview, provided 11 the safety of the child is not jeopardized by use of the 12 alternative means. 13 DIVISION XLII 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF VETERAN AFFAIRS FUND 15 -201- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 201/ 252
S.F. _____ Sec. 424. Section 35A.16, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 16 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 17 a. If sufficient moneys are available, the department 18 shall annually allocate ten thousand dollars to each county 19 commission of veteran affairs, or to each county sharing the 20 services of an executive director or administrator pursuant 21 to chapter 28E, to be used to provide services to veterans 22 pursuant to section 35B.6. The department shall implement an 23 application process which delineates allowable uses for grant 24 funding and provides for accountability measures. 25 DIVISION XLIII 26 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 27 Sec. 425. Section 904.106, Code 2009, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 904.106 Meetings —— expenses. 30 The board shall meet at least twelve times a quarterly 31 throughout the year. Special meetings may be called by the 32 chairperson or upon written request of any three members of the 33 board. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings or in the 34 chairperson’s absence, the vice chairperson shall preside. The 35 members of the board shall be paid their actual expenses while 1 attending the meetings. Each member of the board may also be 2 able to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. 3 Sec. 426. Section 904.505, Code 2009, is amended by adding 4 the following new subsection: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. The disciplinary rules may impose a 6 reasonable administrative fee for the filing of a report of a 7 major disciplinary rule infraction for which an inmate is found 8 guilty. A fee charged pursuant to this subsection shall be 9 deposited in the general fund of the state. 10 Sec. 427. CORRECTIONAL FACILITY CLOSURE. The department 11 of corrections shall close by October 1, 2010, the Luster 12 Heights facility, which is a satellite facility of the Anamosa 13 state penitentiary, and farm 1 and farm 3, which are satellite 14 facilities of the Iowa state penitentiary, and shall transfer 15 -202- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 202/ 252
S.F. _____ the inmates confined at such facilities to other institutions 16 under the control of the department of corrections. 17 DIVISION XLIV 18 STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER 19 Sec. 428. Section 13B.2A, Code 2009, is amended by striking 20 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 21 13B.2A Indigent defense —— report —— court appointed counsel 22 fees. 23 1. The department shall file a written report every 24 three years with the governor and the general assembly by 25 January 1 of a year in which a report is due relating to the 26 recommendations and activities of the department relating to 27 the state indigent defense system. The first such report shall 28 be due on January 1, 2012. 29 2. The report shall contain recommendations to the general 30 assembly and the state public defender regarding the hourly 31 rates paid to court-appointed counsel and per case fee 32 limitations. These recommendations shall be consistent with 33 the constitutional requirement to provide effective assistance 34 of counsel to those indigent persons for whom the state is 35 required to provide counsel. 1 Sec. 429. PUBLIC DEFENDERS. There is appropriated from the 2 general fund of the state to the office of the state public 3 defender of the department of inspections and appeals for the 4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, 5 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 6 used for the purposes designated: 7 For additional assistant local public defender positions, 8 including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 9 purposes: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 640,000 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 8.00 12 Sec. 430. WAPELLO COUNTY LOCAL PUBLIC DEFENDER 13 OFFICE. There is appropriated from the general fund of 14 the state to the office of the state public defender of the 15 -203- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 203/ 252
S.F. _____ department of inspections and appeals for the fiscal year 16 beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the following 17 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 18 purposes designated: 19 For establishing a local public defender office in Wapello 20 county pursuant to section 13B.8, including salaries, support, 21 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 23 DIVISION XLV 24 IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY 25 Sec. 431. Section 80B.11B, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 2. The Iowa law enforcement academy may also charge the 28 department of natural resources or other and the department 29 of transportation the full costs, and any other agency or 30 department of the state, a member of a police force of a 31 city or county, or any political subdivision of the state 32 not more than one-half of the cost , of providing the basic 33 training course which is designed to meet the minimum basic 34 training requirements for a law enforcement officer. All 35 other candidates to the law enforcement academy, including a 1 candidate from a tribal government, shall pay the full costs of 2 providing the basic training requirements for a law enforcement 3 officer. 4 Sec. 432. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY —— PILOT TRAINING 5 PROGRAM —— PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL. The Iowa law 6 enforcement academy, subject to the approval of the Iowa law 7 enforcement academy council, shall develop and administer a 8 pilot program consisting of training seminars for private 9 security personnel. The pilot program shall consist of fifty 10 hours of training for each of ten trainees at a cost of fifty 11 dollars per hour of training. All moneys received from the 12 training seminars shall be deposited in the general fund of the 13 state. 14 DIVISION XLVI 15 -204- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 204/ 252
S.F. _____ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISIONS 16 Sec. 433. Section 80.17, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 17 2009, is amended by striking the paragraph. 18 Sec. 434. Section 124.510, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 19 2009, is amended to read as follows: 20 This information is for the exclusive use of the division of 21 narcotics enforcement criminal investigation in the department 22 of public safety, and shall not be a matter of public record. 23 DIVISION XLVII 24 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY —— OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY 25 Sec. 435. Section 80.8, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 26 2009, is amended to read as follows: 27 a. The salaries of peace officers and employees of the 28 department and the expenses of the department shall be provided 29 for by a legislative appropriation , except the salary of the 30 drug policy coordinator shall be fixed by the governor as 31 provided in section 80E.1 . The compensation of peace officers 32 of the department shall be fixed according to grades as to rank 33 and length of service by the commissioner with the approval of 34 the department of administrative services, unless covered by a 35 collective bargaining agreement that provides otherwise. 1 Sec. 436. Section 80.9, Code 2009, is amended by adding the 2 following new subsection: 3 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. The department shall receive and review 4 the budget submitted by the drug policy coordinator and assist 5 the drug policy coordinator in directing the governor’s office 6 of drug control policy pursuant to section 80E.1. 7 Sec. 437. Section 80.17, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 8 by adding the following new paragraph: 9 NEW PARAGRAPH . g. Office of drug control policy. 10 Sec. 438. Section 80E.1, subsection 1, Code 2009, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 1. The office of drug control policy is established in the 13 department of public safety. A drug policy coordinator shall 14 be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the 15 -205- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 205/ 252
S.F. _____ senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The 16 governor shall fill a vacancy in the office in the same manner 17 as the original appointment was made. The coordinator shall be 18 selected primarily for administrative ability. The coordinator 19 shall not be selected on the basis of political affiliation 20 and shall not engage in political activity while holding the 21 office. The salary of the coordinator shall be fixed by the 22 governor. 23 Sec. 439. Section 80E.1, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 24 2009, is amended to read as follows: 25 a. Direct the governor’s office of drug control policy, 26 and coordinate and monitor all statewide narcotics enforcement 27 efforts, coordinate and monitor all state and federal substance 28 abuse treatment grants and programs, coordinate and monitor all 29 statewide substance abuse prevention and education programs 30 in communities and schools, and engage in such other related 31 activities as required by law. The coordinator shall work in 32 coordinating the efforts of the department of corrections, the 33 department of education, the Iowa department of public health, 34 the department of public safety, and the department of human 35 services. The coordinator shall assist in the development 1 and implementation of local and community strategies to fight 2 substance abuse, including local law enforcement, education, 3 and treatment activities. 4 Sec. 440. Section 124.101, subsection 21, Code Supplement 5 2009, is amended to read as follows: 6 21. “Office” means the governor’s office of drug control 7 policy, as referred to in section 80E.1. 8 Sec. 441. Section 135.130, subsection 2, Code 2009, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. A substance abuse treatment facility advisory council 11 is established within the department to advise and make 12 recommendations to the director regarding the establishment 13 and operation of a facility for persons with a substance 14 abuse problem who are on probation and to assist with the 15 -206- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 206/ 252
S.F. _____ implementation of treatment programs that are proven to 16 be effective for offenders. The substance abuse treatment 17 facility advisory council shall consist of the directors of the 18 eight judicial district departments of correctional services 19 and one representative each from the judicial branch, the Iowa 20 department of public health, the department of corrections, and 21 the governor’s office of drug control policy. 22 Sec. 442. Section 216A.132, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 23 2009, is amended to read as follows: 24 b. The departments of human services, corrections, and 25 public safety, the division on the status of African-Americans, 26 the Iowa department of public health, the chairperson of 27 the board of parole, the attorney general, the state public 28 defender, the governor’s office of drug control policy, and 29 the chief justice of the supreme court shall each designate a 30 person to serve on the council. The person appointed by the 31 Iowa department of public health shall be from the departmental 32 staff who administer the comprehensive substance abuse program 33 under chapter 125. 34 Sec. 443. Section 216A.140, subsection 5, paragraph h, Code 1 Supplement 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 h. Governor’s office Office of drug control policy. 3 Sec. 444. Section 602.8108, subsection 4, Code Supplement 4 2009, is amended to read as follows: 5 4. The clerk of the district court shall remit all moneys 6 collected from the drug abuse resistance education surcharge 7 provided in section 911.2 to the state court administrator 8 for deposit in the general fund of the state and the amount 9 deposited is appropriated to the governor’s office of drug 10 control policy for use by the drug abuse resistance education 11 program and other programs directed for a similar purpose. 12 DIVISION XLVIII 13 STATE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY REVIEW COMMITTEE 14 Sec. 445. NEW SECTION . 2.69 State government efficiency 15 review committee established. 16 -207- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 207/ 252
S.F. _____ 1. A state government efficiency review committee is 17 established which shall meet at least every four years to 18 review the operations of state government. The committee shall 19 meet as directed by the legislative council. 20 2. a. The committee shall consist of three members of the 21 senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate, two 22 members of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the 23 senate, three members of the house of representatives appointed 24 by the speaker of the house of representatives, and two members 25 of the house of representatives appointed by the minority 26 leader of the house of representatives. 27 b. Members shall be appointed prior to January 31 of the 28 first regular session of each general assembly and shall serve 29 for terms ending upon the convening of the following general 30 assembly or when their successors are appointed, whichever is 31 later. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the 32 original appointment and shall be for the remainder of the 33 unexpired term of the vacancy. 34 c. The committee shall elect a chairperson and vice 35 chairperson. 1 3. The members of the committee shall be reimbursed for 2 actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance 3 of their duties and shall be paid a per diem as specified 4 in section 7E.6 for each day in which they engaged in the 5 performance of their duties. However, per diem compensation 6 and expenses shall not be paid when the general assembly is 7 actually in session at the seat of government. Expenses and 8 per diem shall be paid from funds appropriated pursuant to 9 section 2.12. 10 4. The committee shall do the following: 11 a. Review and consider options for reorganizing state 12 government to improve efficiency, modernize processes, 13 eliminate duplication and outdated processes, reduce costs, and 14 increase accountability. The review shall address the expanded 15 use of the internet and other technology, and the incorporation 16 -208- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 208/ 252
S.F. _____ of productivity improvement measures. 17 b. Review recommendations received though a process to 18 receive state government efficiency suggestions offered by the 19 public and public employees. 20 c. Issue a report, including its findings and 21 recommendations, to the general assembly. 22 5. The first report required by this section shall be 23 submitted to the general assembly no later than January 1, 24 2014, with subsequent reports developed and submitted by 25 January 1 at least every fourth year thereafter. 26 6. Administrative assistance shall be provided by the 27 legislative services agency. 28 EXPLANATION 29 This bill concerns state government, and provides for 30 reorganizing government agencies, eliminating boards and 31 commissions, providing for governmental efficiencies, and 32 including other matters related to the operation of state 33 government. 34 DIGITAL GOVERNMENT. 35 DIVISION I —— GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 1 Division I concerns information technology services. 2 The division also modifies provisions relative to 3 information technology services provided by the department of 4 administrative services. 5 Code section 8A.111(3) is amended by striking the 6 requirement of the department to provide an annual report 7 regarding total spending on technology currently required to 8 be prepared by the technology governance board. This division 9 of the bill eliminates the board, replaces it with an advisory 10 council, and eliminates the requirement to prepare this annual 11 report. 12 Code section 8A.122, concerning the exemption granted 13 the state board of regents from obtaining services from the 14 department of administrative services without their consent, 15 is amended to eliminate this exemption as it relates to 16 -209- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 209/ 252
S.F. _____ information technology services. 17 Code section 8A.201 is amended to add a definition 18 for infrastructure services as it relates to information 19 technology. The bill defines infrastructure services to 20 include data centers, servers and mainframes, wide area and 21 local area networks, cybersecurity functions, and disaster 22 recovery technology. 23 Code section 8A.201(4) is amended to provide that all 24 state agencies are considered participating agencies for 25 purposes of information technology services provided by the 26 department of administrative services. Current law excludes 27 the state board of regents, public broadcasting, the state 28 department of transportation mobile radio network, the 29 department of public safety law enforcement communications 30 systems, the telecommunications and technology commission 31 with respect to information technology that is unique to the 32 Iowa communications network, the Iowa lottery authority, a 33 judicial district department of correctional services, and the 34 Iowa finance authority from the definition of a participating 35 agency. 1 New Code section 8A.201A provides for the appointment of 2 the chief information officer (CIO). The new Code section 3 provides that the CIO shall be appointed by the governor, and 4 shall have at least five years of experience in the fields of 5 information technology and financial management. Code section 6 8A.104(12), which provides that the director of the department 7 of administrative services shall serve as the CIO or shall 8 designate one, is stricken. 9 Code section 8A.202, concerning the mission, powers, 10 and duties of the department as it relates to information 11 technology, is amended to provide a process by which agencies 12 may seek a waiver for any of the requirements concerning the 13 acquisition of information technology. Generally, a waiver can 14 be granted if the requesting agency can obtain or provide the 15 technology more economically or a waiver would be in the best 16 -210- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 210/ 252
S.F. _____ interests of the state. 17 Code section 8A.203, concerning the powers and duties of 18 the director of the department as it relates to information 19 technology, is amended to provide that these powers and duties 20 are granted to the CIO in consultation with the director. The 21 section is also amended to add duties for the CIO relative to 22 operating the information technology aspects of the department, 23 rulemaking, and entering into contracts. 24 Code section 8A.204, establishing the technology governance 25 board, is amended to provide for a technology advisory council. 26 The bill establishes the membership of the council and provides 27 that the council’s primary role is to advise the CIO and the 28 department concerning information technology services. 29 Code section 8A.205, concerning digital government, is 30 amended to provide that the department shall assist agencies in 31 converting printed government materials to electronic materials 32 which can be accessed through an internet searchable database. 33 Code section 8A.207, concerning the procurement of 34 information technology, is amended to provide that the 35 department shall be the sole provider of infrastructure 1 services to state agencies and shall develop policies 2 and procedures that apply to all information technology 3 acquisitions by state agencies. 4 Code section 8A.221, establishing the IowAccess advisory 5 council, is rewritten by the bill. The bill eliminates 6 the advisory council and provides that the department shall 7 establish IowAccess and shall have the powers relative to 8 IowAccess previously granted the IowAccess advisory council 9 relative to setting rates and approving projects. 10 Code section 8A.223, providing for an annual technology 11 audit of the electronic transmission system by which government 12 records are transmitted electronically to the public, is 13 repealed and the requirement in Code section 8A.111 to submit 14 an annual report concerning the audit is stricken. 15 The division directs the department of administrative 16 -211- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 211/ 252
S.F. _____ services to consult with and explore opportunities with the 17 legislative and judicial branches of government relative to the 18 providing of information technology services to those branches 19 of government. 20 This division of the bill also requires the chief 21 information officer of the state to conduct a study regarding 22 convenience fees charged by state agencies by credit or debit 23 card or other electronic means of payment. The study shall 24 determine the fees charged and the revenue generated by the 25 fees, and shall explore ways to reduce or eliminate these fees. 26 The division of the bill also directs state agencies to 27 utilize electronic mail to notify holders of permits and 28 licenses that the license or permit needs to be renewed. 29 DIVISION II —— ELECTRONIC RECORDS. Code section 7A.11A, 30 concerning reports to the general assembly, is amended to 31 eliminate the requirement that a printed copy of all reports 32 be filed with the general assembly. The requirement to file 33 reports electronically remains. 34 The division of the bill provides that the departments of 35 administrative services and cultural affairs, in consultation 1 with the state records commission, shall conduct a study on and 2 make recommendations for the creation, storage, and retention 3 of state agency records in an electronic format and shall 4 submit a report containing the recommendations to the general 5 assembly by December 15, 2010. In conducting the study, the 6 departments shall collect and assess information from each 7 state agency that includes an inventory of each agency’s 8 records including the types of agency records as well as agency 9 records series retention and disposition schedules. The 10 assessment shall include agency records identified as having 11 permanent historical value by the state records commission. 12 The departments shall also describe in the report what 13 efficiencies and cost-saving efforts could be achieved through 14 the creation, storage, and maintenance of such records in an 15 electronic format. 16 -212- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 212/ 252
S.F. _____ DIVISION III —— PUBLICATION MODERNIZATION. The bill amends 17 a number of provisions which allow the legislative council 18 and the legislative services agency to control information 19 used to publish official legal publications (the Iowa Acts, 20 the Iowa Code, the Iowa administrative bulletins, the Iowa 21 administrative code, and the Iowa court rules). The bill 22 provides for their publication and official designation, 23 including production and distribution in an electronic or 24 printed form, and for their official publication date for 25 editing and revision changes. The bill provides procedures 26 for payment by persons receiving or purchasing legislative 27 services agency publications and authorizes the creation 28 of a publications revolving fund. The bill provides for 29 the publication of the entire Iowa Code each year or the 30 Iowa Code and the Code Supplement in alternating years. It 31 updates provisions to conform with current practice including 32 detailing the contents of the publications. It accounts for 33 computer programming necessary to distribute publications in an 34 electronic format, and provides for citing and authenticating 35 provisions in those publications in order to conform to current 1 practice and to better accommodate electronic publication. 2 The bill amends provisions requiring state agencies to 3 deposit copies of state publications with the department of 4 education’s division of libraries and information services, by 5 requiring that the publications be provided in an electronic 6 format. 7 DIVISION IV —— ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICES. 8 Division IV of the bill relates to the publication of notices, 9 actions, and other information by governmental bodies, as 10 defined in the division. Under the division, a governmental 11 body that is required by statute to publish, or post in a 12 public place, a notice, action, or other information, may, in 13 lieu of such requirements, post the notice, action, or other 14 information on an internet site if posting such information on 15 an internet site has been authorized, by ordinance, resolution, 16 -213- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 213/ 252
S.F. _____ or other official action of the governmental body and the type 17 of notice, action, or other information required to be posted 18 is identified in the ordinance, resolution, or other official 19 action. The governmental body must also identify a location 20 where such notice, action, or information will be available for 21 public inspection. 22 The division does not allow notices under Code chapter 6B 23 (“Procedure Under Eminent Domain”), notices under Code chapter 24 17A, notices provided under the rules of civil procedure, or 25 any notice required to be given by personal service to be 26 posted on an internet site in lieu of publication or service. 27 The division requires notices, actions, or other information 28 posted on an internet site to include all information otherwise 29 required to be published and requires compliance with all 30 provisions relating to the date of publication. 31 The division also requires an internet site used to post 32 notices, actions, and other information to be operated and 33 maintained by the governmental body; accessible at all times by 34 the public, including the visually impaired; accessible to the 35 public without charge; and searchable. All information posted 1 on an internet site under the division shall be maintained 2 and accessible through the same internet site address for as 3 long as required by law or as long as such information is 4 customarily maintained by the governmental body, whichever is 5 longer. 6 The division requires a governmental body to make all 7 information posted on the internet site, in lieu of publication 8 or posting in a public place, available in a paper format in 9 the governmental body’s office. 10 STATE BUDGETING AND PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 11 DIVISION V —— STATE BUDGETING AND PERSONNEL. Code section 12 8.36A, concerning full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, is 13 amended to provide that state agencies shall not convert FTE 14 positions into contract positions and that state agencies 15 shall have their FTE position authorization reduced if a 16 -214- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 214/ 252
S.F. _____ position remains unfilled and vacant for six months. The bill 17 provides that the state agency can request the director of the 18 department of management to allow the conversion of an FTE to 19 a contract position if the conversion will provide comparable 20 or increased services at reduced cost or to permit the agency 21 to retain a vacant FTE position if the position is hard to fill 22 and critical to the agency. 23 Code section 8.62, concerning the use of retained reversion 24 money for employee training, is amended to provide that 25 an agency can use such reversion money for internet-based 26 training. Current law does not specify that the training be 27 internet-based. 28 Code section 8A.413 is amended to require the department of 29 administrative services to adopt merit system rules for the 30 development and operation of programs within the executive 31 branch to promote job sharing, telecommuting, and flex-time 32 employment opportunities. 33 This division of the bill also requires each judicial 34 district department of correctional services to utilize the 35 state accounting system for tracking both appropriations and 1 expenditures, requires state agencies to budget and plan for 2 lean events, and encourages state agencies to share resources 3 and services. 4 This division also addresses state budgeting practices 5 for FY 2010-2011. Each executive branch agency is required 6 to separately track the budget and actual expenditures for 7 contract services and for employee training. The terms of the 8 contracts entered into or revised during the fiscal year are 9 required to incorporate quality assurance and cost control 10 measures. The training tracking is also required to be further 11 detailed to reflect training categories and the report to 12 address the use of electronically based training. 13 This division of the bill also directs each joint 14 appropriations subcommittee of the general assembly to conduct 15 a review of fees charged by agencies within the purview of that 16 -215- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 215/ 252
S.F. _____ budget subcommittee. 17 DIVISION VI —— SPAN OF CONTROL. This division revises 18 provisions contained in the 2009 Iowa Acts revising state 19 human resource management requirements under the department of 20 administrative services in Code section 8A.402 for the span of 21 control of supervisory employees in the executive branch. 22 The term “supervisory employee” is defined to mean a 23 public employee who has authority, in the interest of a 24 public employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, 25 promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other public 26 employees, the responsibility to direct such employees, or to 27 adjust the grievances of such employees, or to effectively 28 recommend any listed action. A supervisory employee is not 29 a member of a collective bargaining unit. If a supervisory 30 employee is being laid off as part of expanding the number 31 of employees in the ratio of supervisory employees to other 32 employees, the supervisory employee does not have the right 33 to replace or bump a junior employee not being laid off for a 34 position for which the supervisory employee is qualified. 35 Current law provides for an executive branch policy to have 1 an aggregate ratio in the number of employees per supervisory 2 employee of 14 to one by the target date of July 1, 2011. The 3 bill instead provides for a ratio of 15 to one by fiscal year 4 2011-2012, with an annual incremental increase in the ratio by 5 one until the ratio becomes 20 to one by fiscal year 2016-2017. 6 Current law allows a small agency with not more than 28 7 full-time equivalent employees to apply for an exception. 8 The bill allows an additional exception when the supervisory 9 employee ratio is subject to a federal requirement. 10 The bill also provides that if layoffs are implemented, the 11 number of middle management position layoffs are to correspond 12 to the relative number of direct service position layoffs. The 13 state system is required to improve by specifically defining 14 and accounting for supervisory employees span of control. 15 Reporting requirements are extended to cover the multiyear 16 -216- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 216/ 252
S.F. _____ period addressed by the bill. 17 The exemption from the span of control requirements for 18 the state board of regents, department of human services, 19 and judicial district department of correctional services is 20 removed. 21 The division takes effect upon enactment. 22 ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION. 23 DIVISION VII —— DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— 24 PURCHASING. Division VII of the bill concerns purchasing items 25 through and by the department of administrative services. 26 Code section 8A.302(1), concerning the purchase of items of 27 general use, is amended to eliminate the general exemption from 28 the requirement to purchase these items from the department of 29 administrative services for the department of transportation, 30 institutions under the control of the state board of regents, 31 the department for the blind, and any other agencies otherwise 32 exempted. The bill does authorize the department to allow 33 these agencies to purchase these items without utilizing the 34 department of administrative services if in the best interests 35 of the state. A corresponding change is made to Code section 1 307.21 to provide that the department of transportation 2 may utilize centralized purchasing for itself only if the 3 department of administrative services so authorizes. 4 Code section 8A.311(10), concerning the authority of 5 agencies to obtain services directly from a vendor, is amended 6 to require the agency to obtain approval from the department 7 to purchase directly from a vendor. In addition, the bill 8 requires that a waiver may be granted if purchasing from a 9 vendor is more economical, and not just as economical. 10 New Code section 8A.311A provides authority to the 11 department of administrative services to require agencies to 12 purchase goods or services of general use as designated by 13 the department pursuant to a master contract negotiated by 14 the department. The new Code section also gives governmental 15 subdivisions the option to purchase goods and services pursuant 16 -217- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 217/ 252
S.F. _____ to the contract. The new Code section provides that the 17 department shall negotiate master contracts for a particular 18 service if the department determines that a high-quality 19 good or service can be acquired by agencies and governmental 20 subdivisions at lower cost through negotiation of a master 21 contract. The bill provides that an agency can directly 22 purchase the item from a vendor if the department determines 23 that the agency satisfies the requirements for a direct 24 purchase otherwise provided in Code section 8A.311(10) or is 25 acquired pursuant to an existing service contract. 26 This division of the bill also directs the department of 27 administrative services to require agencies to provide the 28 department of administrative services with reports about what 29 agencies plan to buy on an annual basis, require agencies 30 to report on an annual basis about efforts to standardize 31 products and services within their own agencies and with 32 other state agencies, require all employees who conduct 33 bids for services to receive training on an annual basis 34 about procurement rules and regulations and procurement best 35 practices, identify procurement compliance employees within 1 the department of administrative services, review the process 2 and basis for establishing department of administrative 3 services fees for purchasing, establish a work group to 4 collaborate on best practices to implement the best cost 5 savings for the state, explore interstate and intergovernmental 6 purchasing opportunities and encourage the legislative and 7 judicial branches to participate in consolidated purchasing 8 and efficiencies wherever possible, and to expand the use of 9 procurement cards. 10 DIVISION VIII —— DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES —— 11 OPERATIONS. Division VIII of this bill concerns operations 12 of the department of administrative services. 13 Code section 8A.104, concerning the duties of the director 14 of the department, is amended to provide that a duty of the 15 director is to examine and develop best practices for the 16 -218- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 218/ 252
S.F. _____ efficient operation of government and to encourage state 17 agencies to adopt and implement these practices. 18 New Code section 8A.459 provides that all state employees, 19 by July 1, 2011, shall receive their pay and allowances through 20 electronic funds transfer. The new Code section allows state 21 employees to receive their pay and allowances through a paper 22 warrant but only after paying the department an administrative 23 fee for processing such paper warrants. The bill does allow 24 the department to grant a waiver from paying the administrative 25 fee. 26 This division of the bill also requires the department of 27 administrative services to study ways to streamline the hiring 28 process for personnel within state agencies. 29 The division also requires the department to conduct an 30 audit of real estate and leases of state government, study the 31 possibility of selling and leasing back government properties, 32 and to submit a report to the general assembly by January 1, 33 2011, concerning these audits and studies. 34 DIVISION IX —— ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION —— 35 REORGANIZATION. This division of this bill transfers the 1 alcoholic beverages division from the department of commerce 2 to the department of revenue. 3 DIVISION X —— ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION —— OPERATIONS. 4 This division concerns certain operations of the alcoholic 5 beverages division. 6 This division of the bill requires the administrator of the 7 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce 8 to close the main state warehouse keeping alcoholic liquors 9 every Friday for FY 2010-2011 with the authority to extend this 10 closure requirement for an additional fiscal year. The bill 11 authorizes the administrator to keep the warehouse open on 12 designated Fridays if anticipated sales on that Friday justify 13 keeping the warehouse open. 14 This division also restricts the number of checks conducted 15 to ensure licensed retail establishment compliance with tobacco 16 -219- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 219/ 252
S.F. _____ laws, regulations, and ordinances applicable to minors to one 17 such check for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and 18 ending June 30, 2011. The compliance checks are conducted 19 pursuant to the terms of a Code chapter 28D agreement entered 20 into between the division of tobacco use prevention and control 21 of the Iowa department of public health and the alcoholic 22 beverages division of the department of commerce. Pursuant 23 to the terms of the current agreement the alcoholic beverages 24 divisions contracts with state and local law enforcement to 25 conduct two compliance checks per licensed retail establishment 26 per fiscal year. 27 DIVISION XI —— ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DIVISION —— DIRECT 28 SHIPMENT OF WINE. This division of the bill authorizes the 29 direct shipment of wine from out-of-state wine manufacturers to 30 residents of this state under specified circumstances. 31 Current law provides that a winery licensed or permitted 32 pursuant to laws regulating alcoholic beverages in another 33 state which affords Iowa an equal reciprocal shipping privilege 34 may ship into this state by private common carrier, to a person 35 21 years of age or older, not more than 18 liters of wine 1 per month, for consumption or use by the person. This bill 2 removes the requirement or condition of reciprocity, such that 3 a wine manufacturer in any state may ship wine directly to Iowa 4 residents, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the 5 bill. 6 The bill provides that a wine manufacturer licensed or 7 permitted pursuant to laws regulating alcoholic beverages 8 in another state must obtain a wine direct shipper license 9 to directly ship wine to Iowa residents. A license may be 10 obtained upon receipt by the administrator of the alcoholic 11 beverages division of the department of commerce of a written 12 application from a wine manufacturer, accompanied by a true 13 copy of the manufacturer’s current alcoholic beverage license 14 issued in another state, and a copy of the manufacturer’s 15 winery license issued by the federal alcohol and tobacco tax 16 -220- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 220/ 252
S.F. _____ and trade bureau. A $25 license fee is additionally required, 17 and the bill specifies that a license may be annually renewed 18 if the information originally submitted is resubmitted each 19 year together with the $25 fee. 20 The bill imposes certain requirements and restrictions 21 upon the direct shipment of wine. The bill provides that 22 no more than 18 liters of wine may be shipped per month by 23 a wine direct shipper licensee to an Iowa resident 21 years 24 of age or older, for the resident’s personal use and not for 25 resale. Additionally, the wine must be properly registered 26 with the federal alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau, and 27 manufactured on the winery premises of the wine direct shipper 28 licensee. The bill further specifies that all containers of 29 direct shipped wine must be conspicuously labeled with the 30 words CONTAINS ALCOHOL: SIGNATURE OF PERSON AGE 21 OR OLDER 31 REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY or alternative preapproved wording, and 32 that the containers be shipped by a licensed alcohol carrier. 33 The bill requires a direct shipper licensee to remit to 34 the division an amount equivalent to the $1.75 per gallon 35 wine gallonage tax for deposit in the beer and liquor control 1 fund created in Code section 123.53, and subject to the same 2 time, manner, and penalty requirements or provisions as are 3 otherwise applicable to the tax. The bill maintains sales and 4 use tax exemptions, and refund value exemptions, currently 5 applicable to reciprocal shipments of wine in Code section 6 123.187. Additionally, the bill provides that a direct shipper 7 licensee shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction 8 of the division or any other agency or court in the state, and 9 that the division may perform an audit of shipping records upon 10 request. 11 The bill specifies that an alcohol carrier license shall 12 be issued subject to requirements, fees, and upon application 13 forms to be determined by the administrator by rule. An 14 alcohol carrier licensee shall not be authorized to deliver 15 wine to any person under 21 years of age, or to any person 16 -221- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 221/ 252
S.F. _____ who either is or appears to be in an intoxicated state or 17 condition. The bill requires a licensee to obtain valid proof 18 of identity and age prior to delivery, and the signature of an 19 adult. The bill imposes specified recordkeeping requirements 20 as a condition of maintaining an alcohol carrier license. 21 The bill maintains the current provision that the holder of 22 a permit for the sale or manufacture and sale of wine issued 23 by the division shall be authorized under that permit to ship 24 out of state by private common carrier, to a person 21 years of 25 age or older, not more than 18 liters of wine per month, for 26 consumption or use by the person. 27 The bill subjects violators of the bill’s provisions to the 28 license suspension and revocation provisions, and civil penalty 29 provisions, otherwise applicable to permittees in Code section 30 123.39. 31 DIVISION XII —— DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS —— 32 REORGANIZATION. This division of this bill concerns 33 the department of human rights. The bill reorganizes the 34 department into three divisions, the new division of community 35 advocacy and services, the current division of community 1 action agencies, and the current division of criminal and 2 juvenile justice planning. The current divisions of Latino 3 affairs, status of women, persons with disabilities, deaf 4 services, status of African Americans, Iowans of Asian and 5 Pacific Islander heritage, and Native American affairs, 6 are redesignated as offices and are included within the new 7 division of community advocacy and services. The bill also 8 provides that the administrators of the various divisions 9 of the department, currently appointed by the governor, 10 are eliminated. However, administrators appointed by the 11 department director are retained for the three remaining 12 divisions. In addition, except for the commission on Native 13 American affairs, all commissions within the new division of 14 community advocacy and services are limited to seven voting 15 members. The current human rights administrative-coordinating 16 -222- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 222/ 252
S.F. _____ council is stricken and replaced with a human rights board. 17 In addition, the bill reassigns duties and responsibilities 18 between the offices and commissions within the department. The 19 various subchapters of Code chapter 216A are amended by the 20 bill as follows: 21 ADMINISTRATION: 22 Code section 216A.1 is amended to establish that the 23 department consists of three new divisions, the division of 24 community advocacy and services, the division of community 25 action agencies, and the division of criminal and juvenile 26 justice planning, and renames the current divisions now 27 included within the division of community advocacy and services 28 of the department as offices. 29 Code section 216A.2, concerning the department director and 30 administrators, is amended. The bill maintains current law 31 that provides that the director of the department of human 32 rights is appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation 33 by the senate. However, the bill provides that the current 34 administrators of the various divisions of the department, 35 appointed by the governor, are eliminated. In addition, the 1 bill also provides that the department director is responsible 2 for appointing the personnel of the department. The rewritten 3 Code section also provides that the department director has 4 the authority to solicit gifts on behalf of the department, 5 commissions, or offices, and can enter into contracts, and 6 issue reports on behalf of the department. 7 Code section 216A.3, concerning the human rights 8 administrative-coordinating council, is stricken and replaced 9 with a human rights board. The new board consists of nine 10 voting members and five nonvoting members. The nine voting 11 members shall be selected by the applicable permanent 12 commissions and councils of the department and two additional 13 voting members shall be appointed by the governor. The 14 nonvoting members shall consist of the director of the 15 department and four members of the general assembly. Current 16 -223- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 223/ 252
S.F. _____ law provides that the administrator of each division of the 17 department is a member of the eliminated council. The bill 18 provides that the duties of the board include adopting the 19 proposed budget for the department, adopting rules of the 20 department, and developing a comprehensive strategic plan for 21 the department. The bill also provides that any substantive 22 action taken by the board must be adopted by a two-thirds vote. 23 New Code section 216A.7 provides that the director or an 24 administrator of one of the divisions created by this bill 25 shall have access to nonconfidential information of state 26 entities that is relevant to the department upon request. 27 DIVISION OF LATINO AFFAIRS: 28 The bill renames the division of Latino affairs as the office 29 of Latino affairs and eliminates the administrator position. 30 Code section 216A.12, concerning the commission of Latino 31 affairs, is amended by the bill. The bill provides that the 32 commission shall consist of seven and not nine members, shall 33 meet at least quarterly each year, and establishes a mechanism 34 for a member not to vote on a matter in which the person has 35 a conflict of interest. Code section 216A.13, concerning the 1 organization of the commission, is repealed and the substance 2 of that Code section is moved to the rewritten Code section 3 216A.12. 4 Code section 216A.14, concerning commission employees, is 5 stricken and rewritten by the bill. Current law granting 6 authority to the commission to employ personnel is stricken 7 as this authority is provided to the department director in 8 the bill. The rewritten Code section provides for the duties 9 of the office of Latino affairs. The bill transfers to the 10 office current duties of the commission concerning assistance 11 to state agencies and other public organizations relative to 12 Latino persons, training, and work. The bill eliminates the 13 requirement to establish a Latino information center. 14 Code section 216A.15, concerning the duties of the 15 commission on Latino affairs, is amended to strike those duties 16 -224- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 224/ 252
S.F. _____ transferred to the office of Latino affairs. In addition, the 17 bill also strikes the authority of the commission to adopt 18 rules. 19 Code section 216A.16, concerning commission powers to accept 20 gifts, solicit grants, and enter into contracts, and Code 21 section 216A.17, concerning a commission biennial report, are 22 repealed by the bill. 23 DIVISION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN: 24 The bill renames the division on the status of women as the 25 office on the status of women and eliminates the administrator 26 position. 27 Code section 216A.52, creating the commission on the status 28 of women, Code section 216A.53, concerning commission terms of 29 office, and Code section 216A.54, concerning the meetings of 30 the commission, are stricken and the Code sections rewritten 31 by the bill. 32 Rewritten Code section 216A.52 establishes the duties of 33 the office on the status of women which include some duties 34 currently assigned to the commission. The bill provides that 35 the office shall serve as the primary advocate for, and shall 1 provide assistance and information relative to, women and 2 girls. 3 Rewritten Code section 216A.53 establishes the commission. 4 Provisions of current Code sections 216A.52, 216A.53, and 5 216A.54, are modified and included in this rewritten Code 6 section. The bill changes current law by reducing the number 7 of commission members from 13 to seven, providing that all 8 members must reside in Iowa and that the commission must meet 9 at least quarterly, instead of at least six times per year. 10 The rewritten Code section also specifies what constitutes a 11 quorum, what vote is necessary for substantive action, and 12 includes a conflict of interest provision for members. 13 Rewritten Code section 216A.54 establishes the powers and 14 duties of the commission. The Code section provides that the 15 commission shall study opportunities for and changing needs 16 -225- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 225/ 252
S.F. _____ of women and girls, serve as a liaison between the office and 17 the public, recommend rules for the commission and office, the 18 new human rights board, and recommend proposed policies and 19 legislation. 20 Code section 216A.55, concerning the objectives of the 21 commission, and Code section 216A.56, concerning the authority 22 of the commission to employ personnel and set the budget, are 23 repealed by the bill. 24 Code sections 216A.57 and 216A.58, concerning the duties and 25 authority of the commission, are repealed. Current law allowed 26 the commission to hold hearings, enter into contracts, and 27 accept grants of money or property. 28 Code section 216A.59, concerning access to information, 29 is repealed. The authority granted in this Code section is 30 provided to the department director and administrators of the 31 department, in new Code section 216A.7. 32 Code section 216A.60, concerning a commission annual report, 33 is repealed. 34 DIVISION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: 35 The bill renames the division of persons with disabilities 1 as the office of persons with disabilities and eliminates the 2 administrator position. 3 Code section 216A.72 is stricken and rewritten by the 4 bill to establish the duties of the office of persons with 5 disabilities. The duties currently assigned to the commission 6 of persons with disabilities and specified in current Code 7 section 216A.77, subsections 1 through 6, are modified and 8 transferred to the office. 9 Code section 216A.73, providing for ex officio members of 10 the commission, is repealed. 11 Code section 216A.74, concerning the membership of the 12 commission, is stricken and rewritten by the bill to include 13 the membership of the commission which is reduced from 24 ex 14 officio and voting members to seven voting members, the terms 15 of office, and officers of the commission, currently provided 16 -226- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 226/ 252
S.F. _____ in Code sections 216A.74 through 216A.76. The rewritten Code 17 section also specifies that the commission must meet at least 18 quarterly, what constitutes a quorum, what vote is necessary 19 for substantive action, and includes a conflict of interest 20 provision for members. 21 Code section 216A.75, is stricken and rewritten by the bill, 22 to provide for the duties of the commission. The Code section 23 provides that the commission shall study opportunities for and 24 changing needs of persons with disabilities, serve as a liaison 25 between the office and the public, recommend to the new board 26 rules for the commission and office, and recommend proposed 27 policies and legislation. 28 Code section 216A.76, concerning officers of the commission, 29 and Code section 216A.77, concerning duties of the commission, 30 are repealed. 31 Code section 216A.78, concerning the administrator, and Code 32 section 216A.79, concerning acceptance of gifts and grants, are 33 repealed. 34 DIVISION OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES: 35 The bill maintains the division of community action agencies 1 as a division but modifies some of the division’s functions. 2 Code section 216A.92, concerning duties of the 3 administrator, is stricken and rewritten to provide that the 4 division shall provide assistance to implement community action 5 programs, administer low-income energy assistance block grants, 6 administer department of energy funds for weatherization, 7 implement accountability measures, and issue an annual report. 8 Code section 216A.92A, concerning the commission of 9 community action agencies, is amended to specify that the 10 commission must meet at least four times per year. 11 Code section 216A.92B, concerning the duties of the 12 commission, is rewritten by the bill. The bill provides that 13 the commission shall supervise collection of data on services 14 provided by community action agencies, serve as a liaison 15 between the division and the public, recommend to the new board 16 -227- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 227/ 252
S.F. _____ rules for the commission and division, and recommend proposed 17 policies and legislation. 18 Code section 216A.93, concerning establishment of community 19 action agencies, is amended to provide that if any geographic 20 area in the state ceases to be served by a community action 21 agency, the division may assist the governor in designating an 22 agency for that area. 23 Code section 216A.101, concerning an emergency 24 weatherization fund, and Code section 216A.103, establishing an 25 Iowa affordable heating program, are repealed. 26 Code section 216A.107, concerning the family development 27 and self-sufficiency council, is amended to specify what 28 constitutes a quorum, what vote is necessary for substantive 29 action, and includes a conflict of interest provision for 30 members. 31 DIVISION OF DEAF SERVICES: 32 The bill renames the division of deaf services as the office 33 of deaf services and eliminates the administrator position. 34 Code section 216A.112, creating the commission of deaf 35 services, and Code section 216A.113, granting authority to the 1 commission to employ staff, are stricken and the Code sections 2 rewritten. 3 Rewritten Code section 216A.112 establishes the duties of 4 the office of deaf services. 5 Rewritten Code section 216A.113 creates the commission. 6 Current provisions of Code section 216A.112 are transferred to 7 this Code section which specifies that the commission must meet 8 at least quarterly, what constitutes a quorum, what vote is 9 necessary for substantive action, and includes a conflict of 10 interest provision for members. 11 Code section 216A.114, concerning the powers and duties 12 of the commission, is rewritten by the bill. The bill 13 provides that the commission shall study the needs of deaf 14 and hard-of-hearing people, serve as a liaison between the 15 office and the public, recommend to the new board rules for the 16 -228- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 228/ 252
S.F. _____ commission and office, provide input to the department director 17 concerning the budget, and recommend proposed policies and 18 legislation. 19 Code section 216A.115, concerning the powers of the 20 commission that include the ability to accept grants and enter 21 into contracts, is repealed by the bill. 22 Code section 216A.116, concerning a report of the 23 commission, is repealed by the bill. 24 Code section 216A.117, which creates the interpretation 25 services account, is repealed by the bill. The account 26 provides moneys to deaf services for continued and expanded 27 interpretation services. 28 DIVISION OF CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE PLANNING: 29 The bill keeps the division of criminal and juvenile justice 30 planning. 31 New Code section 216A.131A establishes the division to 32 perform the duties required in this subchapter. 33 Code section 216A.132, concerning the criminal and juvenile 34 justice planning council, is amended to provide that the 35 council must appoint a chairperson and vice chairperson, to 1 establish what constitutes a quorum and a majority to take 2 affirmative action, and to establish a conflict of interest 3 provision for members. 4 Code section 216A.133, concerning duties of the council, is 5 amended by adding additional duties. The additional duties 6 include assisting agencies in using criminal juvenile justice 7 data, serving as a liaison between the division and the public, 8 adopting rules for the council and division, providing input to 9 the department director concerning the budget, and recommending 10 proposed policies and legislation. 11 DIVISION ON THE STATUS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: 12 The bill renames the division on the status of African 13 Americans as the office on the status of African Americans and 14 eliminates the administrator position. 15 Code section 216A.142, concerning the commission on the 16 -229- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 229/ 252
S.F. _____ status of African Americans, is rewritten by the bill. The 17 rewritten Code section reduces the number of members of the 18 commission from nine to seven, provides that the members must 19 reside in Iowa, provides for the terms of office, requires the 20 appointment of a chairperson and vice chairperson, establishes 21 quorum and majority vote requirements, and establishes a 22 conflict of interest provision for members. 23 Code section 216A.143, concerning meetings of the 24 commission, is stricken and rewritten by the bill to establish 25 the powers and duties of the commission. The bill provides 26 that the commission shall study the needs of the African 27 American community, serve as a liaison between the office and 28 the public, recommend to the new board rules for the commission 29 and office, establish advisory committees, and recommend 30 proposed policies and legislation. 31 Code section 216A.144, concerning objectives of the 32 commission, is repealed by the bill. 33 Code section 216A.145, concerning the authority of the 34 administrator, is repealed. 35 Code section 216A.146, concerning the duties of the 1 commission, is amended by the bill to establish the office on 2 the status of African Americans and provide for the duties of 3 the office. 4 Code section 216A.147, concerning additional authority for 5 the commission, Code section 216A.148, concerning access to 6 information, and Code section 216A.149, concerning an annual 7 report, are repealed by the bill. 8 DIVISION ON THE STATUS OF IOWANS OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC 9 ISLANDER HERITAGE: 10 The bill renames the division on the status of Iowans of 11 Asian and Pacific Islander heritage as the office on the status 12 of Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage and eliminates 13 the administrator position. 14 Code sections 216A.152, 216A.153, and 216A.154, concerning 15 the commission on the status of Iowans of Asian and Pacific 16 -230- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 230/ 252
S.F. _____ Islander heritage, are stricken and included in rewritten 17 Code section 216A.152. The rewritten Code section reduces 18 the number of members of the commission from nine to seven, 19 and also specifies that the members must reside in Iowa, the 20 commission must meet at least quarterly, what constitutes a 21 quorum, what vote is necessary for substantive action, and 22 includes a conflict of interest provision for members. 23 Rewritten Code section 216A.153 provides for the powers 24 and duties of the commission. The bill provides that the 25 commission shall study the needs of Asian and Pacific Islanders 26 in this state, serve as a liaison between the office and the 27 public, recommend to the new board rules for the commission and 28 office, establish advisory committees, and recommend proposed 29 policies and legislation. 30 Rewritten Code section 216A.154 establishes the office on 31 the status of Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage and 32 its duties. 33 Code section 216A.155, concerning the duties of the 34 commission, is repealed. 35 Code section 216A.156, concerning review of grant 1 applications and budget requests, Code section 216A.157, 2 concerning additional commission authority, Code section 3 216A.158, concerning employees and responsibility, Code section 4 216A.159, concerning state agency assistance, and Code section 5 216A.160, concerning an annual report, are repealed by the 6 bill. 7 DIVISION ON NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS: 8 The bill renames the division on Native American affairs 9 as the office on Native American affairs and eliminates the 10 administrator position. 11 Code section 216A.162, concerning the commission on Native 12 American affairs, is amended to provide for the appointment 13 of a chairperson, quarterly meetings, compensation, what 14 constitutes a quorum, what vote is necessary for substantive 15 action, and includes a conflict of interest provision for 16 -231- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 231/ 252
S.F. _____ members. Code section 216A.164, concerning meetings of 17 the commission, is repealed and the substance of these Code 18 sections incorporated in Code section 216A.162. 19 Code section 216A.165, concerning duties of the commission, 20 is rewritten to provide that the duties are studying 21 opportunities for and changing needs of Native American 22 persons, serving as a liaison between the office and the 23 public, recommending to the new board rules for the commission 24 and office, establishing advisory committees, and recommending 25 proposed policies and legislation. 26 Code section 216A.166 is amended to establish the office on 27 Native American affairs and its duties. 28 Code section 216A.167, concerning additional duties of 29 the commission, is amended by striking the authority of the 30 commission concerning the budget of the commission and office 31 and the ability to enter into contracts and accept gifts. 32 Code section 216A.168, concerning the administrator, Code 33 section 216A.169, concerning state agency assistance, and Code 34 section 216A.170, concerning an annual report, are repealed by 35 the bill. 1 The bill also establishes transition provisions relative to 2 the reorganization of the department as provided in the bill. 3 As part of these provisions, the bill ends the terms of all 4 members of commissions which have the number of voting members 5 reduced by the bill as of July 1, 2010. 6 DIVISION XIII —— GAMBLING SETOFFS. Division XIII of the bill 7 relates to the setoff of debts from gambling winnings. 8 Currently, a debtor who wins money on a wager at a racetrack, 9 excursion gambling boat, or gambling structure in this state 10 is subject to a setoff from those winnings of the amount of 11 debt owed if the winnings are equal to or greater than $10,000. 12 Division XIII amends Code sections 99D.28 and 99F.19 so that 13 debtors who win $1,200 or more are subject to the setoff. 14 DIVISION XIV —— DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT —— FINANCIAL 15 ADMINISTRATION REORGANIZATION. Division XIV of the bill 16 -232- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 232/ 252
S.F. _____ transfers the financial administration duties of the department 17 of administrative services to the department of management. In 18 addition, the bill requires the department of management to 19 establish a centralized payroll system for all state agencies. 20 This division also requires the department of management 21 to explore the possibility of merging all state payroll 22 systems within the centralized payroll system operated by the 23 department. 24 DIVISION XV —— ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION APPROPRIATIONS. 25 This division of the bill appropriates money to the department 26 of revenue to hire additional auditors and to the department 27 of management to create and fill an additional position in the 28 office of grants enterprise management. 29 AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES. 30 DIVISION XVI —— ELIMINATION OF STATE ENTITIES ASSOCIATED 31 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP. This 32 division eliminates entities associated with the department of 33 agriculture and land stewardship. 34 RENEWABLE FUELS AND COPRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. This 35 bill eliminates the renewable fuels and coproducts advisory 1 committee established in the department of agriculture and land 2 stewardship (Code section 159A.4). The committee consists of 3 persons heading state agencies or their designees, including 4 the department of agriculture and land stewardship, the 5 department of economic development, the state department of 6 transportation, and the office of energy independence; and 7 persons representing persons interested in renewable fuels 8 including retail motor fuel dealers, petroleum refiners, 9 farmers (with special representation for livestock producers, 10 corn growers, and soybean producers), and renewable fuel 11 producers. The committee advises the department of agriculture 12 and land stewardship and other persons regarding the production 13 and consumption of renewable fuels and coproducts, but does not 14 control policy decisions (Code section 159A.5). Departmental 15 programs to encourage the production and consumption of 16 -233- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 233/ 252
S.F. _____ renewable fuels and coproducts are administered by the office 17 of renewable fuels and coproducts. 18 ORGANIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. The bill eliminates an organic 19 advisory council established within the department of 20 agriculture and land stewardship (Code section 190C.2). The 21 council is composed of persons who operate farms producing 22 organic agricultural products, operate businesses processing 23 organic agricultural products, and operate businesses handling 24 or selling organic agricultural products. It also includes 25 persons who have earned an educational degree and have 26 experience in agricultural or food science, and persons who are 27 interested in the public interest, the natural environment, 28 or consumers. The advisory council is required to assist the 29 department of agriculture and land stewardship in developing 30 policies, establishing and changing fees, providing advice, and 31 promoting organic agricultural products in compliance with the 32 state organic program (Code section 190C.2A). The department 33 retains its statutory duties and powers to administer the 34 program. 35 DIVISION XVII —— ELIMINATION OF STATE ENTITIES ASSOCIATED 1 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES’ CONTROL OF THE 2 NATURAL HABITAT. The bill eliminates entities established 3 within the department of natural resources that carry out 4 duties associated with the conservation of fish, wildlife, 5 and habitat generally under the jurisdiction of the natural 6 resource commission. 7 STATE ADVISORY BOARD FOR PRESERVES. The bill eliminates 8 the state advisory board for preserves established within the 9 department of natural resources (Code section 465C.2). The 10 board consists of the director of the department of natural 11 resources and persons with a demonstrated interest in the 12 preservation of natural lands and waters, and historic sites. 13 The board is responsible for approving areas as preserves, 14 recommending that land owned by the state be dedicated as 15 part of the state preserve system or recommending acquisition 16 -234- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 234/ 252
S.F. _____ of area to be so dedicated, monitoring habitats for species, 17 promoting research and education pertaining to state preserves, 18 and advising persons managing natural areas (Code section 19 465C.8). The bill requires that the natural resource 20 commission assume these functions. The bill eliminates the 21 board’s representative on the Brushy creek recreation area 22 trails advisory board, and reduces the total number of members 23 on the advisory board from nine to seven to achieve an odd 24 number of members (Code section 455A.8), but allows the current 25 members to continue their terms. 26 SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE FUNDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 27 The bill eliminates the sustainable natural resource funding 28 advisory committee (2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1080). The 29 committee is composed of state officials including the director 30 of the department of natural resources, a commissioner of a 31 soil and water conservation district, and representatives of 32 persons interested in the natural environment, agriculture, 33 land improvement, renewable fuels, rivers, and wildlife. It 34 also includes four members of the general assembly who serve as 35 ex officio, nonvoting members. The committee is required to 1 submit a report to the general assembly in 2010. 2 The committee’s elimination takes effect upon enactment. 3 UPLAND GAME BIRD STUDY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The bill 4 eliminates the upland game bird study advisory committee 5 established to restore sustainable and socially acceptable 6 populations of pheasants and quail in the state to maximize 7 the economic value of upland game bird hunting to Iowa’s 8 economy (2009 Iowa Acts, ch. 144, section 49). The committee 9 is composed of persons representing organizations associated 10 with conservation, farming, hunting, realty, environmental 11 protection, and land management; Iowa’s United States senators; 12 federal agencies responsible for fish and wildlife and farm 13 policy; and the department of agriculture and land stewardship, 14 the department of natural resources, the department of economic 15 development, the state department of transportation, and the 16 -235- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 235/ 252
S.F. _____ state soil conservation committee. It also includes four 17 members of the general assembly. The committee is required to 18 submit a final report to the governor and the general assembly 19 by January 10, 2010. 20 The committee’s elimination takes effect upon enactment. 21 DIVISION XVIII —— ELIMINATION OF STATE ENTITIES ASSOCIATED 22 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES —— IOWA CLIMATE CHANGE 23 ADVISORY COUNCIL. The bill eliminates the Iowa climate change 24 advisory council established within the department of natural 25 resources (Iowa Code section 455B.851). The council consists 26 of persons engaged in academic and research institutions, 27 farming, public transit, utilities, environmental protection, 28 business, energy conservation, renewable fuel promotion, 29 local government, and alternative energy production. It also 30 includes four ex officio, nonvoting members of the general 31 assembly. The council was responsible for developing multiple 32 scenarios designed to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions 33 in order to reduce such emissions by 50 percent by 2050. The 34 council was required to submit a proposal by January 1, 2009. 35 The department is still required to submit a report to the 1 governor and the general assembly regarding the greenhouse gas 2 emissions in the state during the previous calendar year and 3 forecasting trends in such emissions. 4 The council’s elimination takes effect upon enactment. 5 DIVISION XIX —— ELIMINATION OF STATE ENTITIES ASSOCIATED 6 WITH IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY —— LIVESTOCK HEALTH ADVISORY 7 COUNCIL. The bill eliminates the livestock health advisory 8 council. The council consists of persons involved in the 9 production of beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, and 10 poultry. It also includes one practicing veterinarian. The 11 council makes recommendations to Iowa state university college 12 of veterinary medicine regarding the expenditure of moneys 13 appropriated to the college. 14 The bill transfers provisions providing for financial 15 support received by the college, and establishing a special 16 -236- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 236/ 252
S.F. _____ fund dedicated to support the college, to Code chapter 266 17 establishing Iowa state university. 18 DIVISION XX —— NATURAL RESOURCES —— BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 19 This division of the bill relates to the elimination of certain 20 boards, councils, and committees. 21 The division eliminates the state advisory board for 22 preserves and transfers all powers and duties of the board to 23 the natural resource commission. The division makes conforming 24 amendments. 25 The division eliminates the climate change advisory council 26 effective July 1, 2011, and provides that, beginning July 1, 27 2011, the department of natural resources may periodically 28 forward recommendations to the environmental protection 29 commission designed to encourage the reduction of statewide 30 greenhouse gas emissions. The division makes conforming 31 amendments. 32 The division eliminates, upon enactment, the sustainable 33 natural resource funding advisory committee which was to be 34 repealed on July 1, 2010. 35 The division eliminates, upon enactment, the upland game 1 bird study advisory committee. 2 DIVISION XXI —— IOWA COMPREHENSIVE PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND 3 STORAGE TANK FUND BOARD. Division XXI relates to the 4 elimination of the Iowa comprehensive petroleum underground 5 storage tank fund board. This division transfers all 6 administrative duties of the board to the department of natural 7 resources and, in the case of approval of certain contracts 8 and duties pursuant to Code chapter 17A, to the environmental 9 protection commission. The division makes conforming 10 amendments. 11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 12 DIVISION XXII —— ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT —— COMMITTEES AND 13 COUNCILS. Division XXII of this bill relates to the duties 14 of certain boards, committees, and councils in the areas of 15 cultural affairs and economic development. The bill eliminates 16 -237- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 237/ 252
S.F. _____ some boards, committees, and councils and reassigns some of 17 their functions to other state governmental bodies. 18 Code section 15.108, subsection 7, paragraph “h”, provides 19 for a small business advisory council and requires the 20 department of economic development to provide assistance to it. 21 Division XXII eliminates this council. 22 Code section 15.203 provides for the establishment of an 23 agricultural products advisory council, and Code section 24 15G.115 provides a role for this council in approving 25 applications for financial assistance under the value-added 26 agriculture component of the grow Iowa values fund. This 27 division eliminates this council and removes references to the 28 council from the provisions of the grow Iowa values fund and 29 financial assistance program. With the elimination of the 30 council, applications for assistance under the value-added 31 agriculture component of the grow Iowa values fund will be 32 considered by the due diligence committee of the economic 33 development board. 34 Code section 15.114 provides for the establishment of 35 a microenterprise development advisory committee by the 1 department of economic development. This division eliminates 2 this committee. 3 DIVISION XXIII —— CONSOLIDATION OF HOUSING PROGRAMS. 4 Division XXIII of the bill transfers authority for the 5 administration of the shelter assistance fund from the 6 department of economic development to the Iowa finance 7 authority. 8 Division XXIII of the bill also directs the department of 9 economic development and the Iowa finance authority to conduct 10 a joint review of the housing-related programs they currently 11 administer, including all federal programs. The joint review 12 must include a review of all federal moneys received and spent 13 on housing programs and must identify all programs that are 14 duplicative of another program or which have purposes similar 15 to that of another program. 16 -238- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 238/ 252
S.F. _____ Division XXIII directs the department of economic 17 development and the Iowa finance authority to produce a report 18 recommending how best to transfer all responsibilities for 19 housing-related programs from the department of economic 20 development to the Iowa finance authority. The report must be 21 submitted not more than 30 days after the effective date of 22 division XXIII of the bill to the governor, the department of 23 management, and the general assembly. 24 EDUCATION. 25 DIVISION XXIV —— AREA EDUCATION AGENCIES. This division 26 expresses legislative intent to dissolve the current area 27 education agency (AEA) system by July 1, 2011, and directs the 28 director of the department of education to develop a transition 29 plan for the transfer of AEA functions, facilities, equipment, 30 and programs to a bureau of regional education offices under 31 the authority of the department; eliminates the education 32 telecommunications council and revises the appointment process 33 and duties of the regional telecommunications councils; 34 eliminates the council for agriculture education, and the Iowa 35 learning technology initiative; and initiates the process for 1 withdrawal from the midwestern higher education compact. 2 The director of the department of education is to develop 3 the transition plan in consultation with the directors of the 4 departments of administrative services and management or the 5 directors’ designees, persons representing the administrators 6 and boards of directors of the AEAs, and persons representing 7 other interested stakeholders. The plan must specify the 8 number and location of the regional education offices that 9 would be located throughout the state to provide for the 10 most efficient and consistent program and service delivery; 11 the employment by the department of education of regional 12 education office staff under the state merit system; a 13 review of AEA administrative costs and budgets and a proposal 14 for an organizational chart; a description of the steps a 15 proposed bureau of regional education offices and the proposed 16 -239- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 239/ 252
S.F. _____ regional education offices can take to improve efficiency 17 and effectiveness of programs; a preliminary annual budget 18 for the proposed bureau and regional education offices 19 estimating income and expenditures for programs and services; 20 a description of the current AEA collective bargaining 21 agreements; recommendations for policy and statutory changes 22 for implementation of the bureau and regional education 23 offices system; recommendations for limited options in elective 24 services to promote economical operation and the attainment 25 of higher standards of educational services for the schools; 26 a proposal for a funding model which combines a line item 27 contained in the appropriation for the department of education 28 with local funding for the support and operations of the 29 proposed bureau and regional education offices; and a proposal 30 for the management of the assets and liabilities of the 31 dissolving area education agency system. 32 The director must submit the transition plan to the general 33 assembly and the governor by October 1, 2010. 34 Under the bill, the duties of the education 35 telecommunications council are transferred to the regional 1 telecommunications councils. The bill includes conforming 2 provisions. 3 DIVISION XXV —— HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM. This 4 division of the bill provides directives to various state 5 departments to develop and implement strategies to increase 6 efficiencies and cost savings in programs relating to health 7 and human services. The bill directs the department of human 8 services to develop and implement strategies to increase 9 efficiencies by reducing paperwork, decreasing staff time, and 10 providing more streamlined services to the public relative to 11 programs under the purview of the department. Such strategies 12 may include but are not limited to simplifying and reducing 13 duplication in eligibility determinations among programs by 14 utilizing the same eligibility processes across programs to the 15 extent allowed by federal law. The department is also directed 16 -240- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 240/ 252
S.F. _____ to provide a progress report to the joint appropriations 17 subcommittee on health and human services on a quarterly basis. 18 The bill also directs the departments of human services, 19 public health, corrections, and management, and any 20 other appropriate department to review the provision of 21 pharmaceuticals to populations they serve and programs under 22 their respective purview to determine efficiencies in the 23 purchase of pharmaceuticals. The departments are required to 24 develop strategies to implement efficiencies and reduce costs 25 to the state, and to also determine any changes in state law or 26 approval from the federal government necessary to implement any 27 strategy identified. 28 DIVISION XXVI —— HOSPITAL LICENSING BOARD. The hospital 29 licensing board consults with and advises the department of 30 inspections and appeals in matters relating to the licensure of 31 hospitals, and approves rules and standards relating to such 32 licensure prior to their approval by the state board of health. 33 This division of the bill eliminates the hospital licensing 34 board. 35 DIVISION XXVII —— CHILD SUPPORT. This division of the 1 bill relates to child support and directs the department of 2 human services to establish criteria and a phased-in schedule 3 to require, no later than June 30, 2015, payors of income to 4 electronically transmit the amounts withheld under an income 5 withholding order. The bill directs the department to assist 6 payors of income in complying with the required electronic 7 transmission, and to adopt rules setting forth procedures for 8 use in electronic transmission of funds, and exemption from use 9 of electronic transmission taking into consideration any undue 10 hardship electronic transmission creates for payors of income. 11 DIVISION XXVIII —— FALSE CLAIMS ACT. This division the bill 12 relates to the False Claims Act. This division establishes 13 a state false claims Act to allow a procedure for the state 14 and private individuals to bring an action for fraud against 15 another person that might result in financial loss to the 16 -241- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 241/ 252
S.F. _____ government. The federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. 17 L. No. 109-171, § 6032, provided financial encouragement to 18 states to have in effect a law dealing with false or fraudulent 19 claims that meets certain federal requirements. If a state 20 has such a law in place, when recoveries are made for Medicaid 21 funds improperly paid, the share owed to the federal government 22 will be decreased by 10 percent. This provision of the federal 23 Deficit Reduction Act took effect January 1, 2007. 24 The division provides definitions of “claim”, “employer”, 25 “knowing” or “knowingly”, and “qui tam plaintiff” which means a 26 private plaintiff who brings an action under the division on 27 behalf of the state. 28 The division provides that a person who commits certain 29 specified acts is liable to the state for three times the 30 amount of damages which the state sustains because of the act 31 of that person, and is also liable to the state for the costs 32 of a civil action brought to recover any of those penalties 33 or damages, and for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 34 and not more than $10,000 for each violation. The prohibited 35 acts include: knowingly presenting or causing to be presented 1 to any employee, officer, or agent of the state, or to any 2 contractor, grantee, or other recipient of state funds, a 3 false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval; knowingly 4 making, using, or causing to be made or used, a false record 5 or statement to get a false or fraudulent claim paid or 6 approved; conspiring to defraud the state by getting a false 7 claim allowed or paid, or conspiring to defraud the state by 8 knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or used, a 9 false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an 10 obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the state; 11 having possession, custody, or control of public property or 12 money used or to be used by the state and knowingly delivering 13 or causing to be delivered less property than the amount for 14 which the person receives a certificate or receipt; being 15 authorized to make or deliver a document certifying receipt 16 -242- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 242/ 252
S.F. _____ of property used or to be used by the state and knowingly 17 making or delivering a receipt that falsely represents the 18 property used or to be used; knowingly buying or receiving 19 as a pledge of an obligation or debt, public property from 20 any person who lawfully may not sell or pledge the property; 21 knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or used, a 22 false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an 23 obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the state; 24 and being a beneficiary of an inadvertent submission of a 25 false claim to any employee, officer, or agent of the state, 26 or to any contractor, grantee, or other recipient of state 27 funds, subsequently discovering the falsity of the claim, and 28 failing to disclose the false claim to the attorney general 29 within a reasonable time after discovery of the false claim. 30 The division provides for an assessment of a lesser amount of 31 damages under certain circumstances. 32 The division provides a process for the attorney general to 33 investigate and bring civil actions under the division. The 34 division also provides a process for a person to bring a civil 35 action for a violation of the division for the person and for 1 the state in the name of the state as a qui tam plaintiff. The 2 division provides for awards to the qui tam plaintiff, bars 3 certain actions including those brought against a member of 4 the state legislature, a member of the judicial branch, or an 5 executive branch official if the action is based on evidence 6 or information known to the attorney general when the action 7 was brought and other actions in which the state is already a 8 party. The division provides that the state is not liable for 9 expenses which a person incurs in bringing an action under the 10 bill, and provides for relief to a person who is retaliated 11 against by an employer for bringing a private action under the 12 bill. 13 The division provides that a civil action under the division 14 must be brought not more than 10 years after the date on which 15 the violation was committed, and requires the attorney general 16 -243- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 243/ 252
S.F. _____ or the private plaintiff to prove all essential elements of the 17 cause of action by a preponderance of the evidence. 18 The division takes effect upon enactment and is 19 retroactively applicable to January 1, 2007. 20 DIVISION XXIX —— MEDICAID PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. This 21 division of the bill relates to prescription drugs under 22 the medical assistance program by directing the department 23 of human services to adopt rules to restrict physicians and 24 other prescribers to prescribing not more than a 72-hour or 25 three-day supply of a prescription drug not included on the 26 Medicaid preferred drug list while seeking approval to continue 27 prescribing the medication; and directing the department to 28 adopt rules to require that unless the manufacturer of a 29 chemically unique mental health prescription drug enters into a 30 contract to provide the state with a supplemental rebate, the 31 drug shall be placed on the nonpreferred drug list and subject 32 to prior authorization before a Medicaid program recipient is 33 able to obtain the drug. 34 DIVISION XXX —— MEDICAID DISEASE MANAGEMENT. Division XXX 35 of the bill relates to Medicaid disease management for children 1 and directs the department of human services to design and 2 implement a disease management program for children to address 3 the most prevalent chronic diseases among children in Iowa. 4 The program may include technology-based disease management, 5 in-person or telephonic care management, self-management 6 strategies, and health literacy education and training. 7 DIVISION XXXI —— MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 8 WAIVER PAYMENTS. This division of the bill relates to Medicaid 9 home and community-based services waiver payments by directing 10 the department of human services to evaluate payment records 11 and determine the proper mechanism to trigger a review of 12 payments for home and community-based services waiver services 13 that are in excess of the median amount for payments through 14 the waivers. Following development of the trigger mechanism, 15 the department must require advance approval for services for 16 -244- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 244/ 252
S.F. _____ which payment is projected to exceed the median amount. 17 DIVISION XXXII —— DIVESTITURE —— MEDICAID PROGRAM. This 18 division relates to divestiture activities under the Medicaid 19 program. This division amends the definition of “transfer 20 of assets” for the purpose of eligibility for the medical 21 assistance (Medicaid) program. The division amends the 22 definition to provide that any transfer or assignment of a 23 legal or equitable interest in property, from a transferor to 24 a transferee for less than fair consideration, made while the 25 transferor is receiving medical assistance or within five years 26 prior to application for medical assistance by the transferor, 27 is presumed to be made with the intent, on the part of not 28 only the transferee, but also the transferor; or another 29 person acting on behalf of a transferor who is an actual or 30 implied agent, guardian, attorney-in-fact, or person acting as 31 a fiduciary, of enabling the transferor to obtain or maintain 32 eligibility for medical assistance or of impacting the recovery 33 or payment of a medical assistance debt. The presumption is 34 then rebuttable only by clear and convincing evidence that 35 the transferor’s eligibility or potential eligibility for 1 Medicaid or the impact on the recovery or payment of a medical 2 assistance debt was no part of the reason of not only the 3 transferee, but any of the other parties specified for making 4 the transfer or assignment. 5 The division provides that a transfer of assets includes a 6 transfer of an interest in the transferor’s home, domicile, or 7 land appertaining to such home or domicile while the transferor 8 is receiving medical assistance, unless otherwise exempt. 9 The division amends the listing of transfers that are exempt 10 from the definition to provide that a transfer of assets that 11 would have been exempt from consideration as a resource if 12 retained by the transferor pursuant to federal law does not 13 include a transfer of the home or land appertaining to the 14 home. 15 DIVISION XXXIII —— CHILD CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. This 16 -245- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 245/ 252
S.F. _____ division replaces the child care advisory council in Code 17 sections 237A.21 and 237A.22 with a child care advisory 18 committee established by the early childhood Iowa council. The 19 following changes are made from current law relating to this 20 advisory body: members are appointed by the early childhood 21 Iowa council instead of the governor and additional provisions 22 are included for coordination between the council and the 23 new advisory committee. The division includes conforming 24 amendments reflecting the change. The council is required 25 to submit a legislation proposal to the governor and general 26 assembly specifying membership slots for the committee by 27 December 15, 2010. Otherwise the division takes effect July 28 1, 2011. 29 DIVISION XXXIV —— STATE MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES. This 30 division relates to transfer of authority over the facilities 31 of the state mental health institute at Mount Pleasant from the 32 department of human services to the department of corrections. 33 The Code references to the state mental health institute at 34 Mount Pleasant are eliminated in Code section 218.1, relating 35 to the institutions under the control of the director of human 1 services; in Code section 219.1, collectively designating the 2 state mental health institutes and the state resource centers 3 as a single state medical institution; in Code section 226.1, 4 relating to the official designation of the state hospitals 5 for persons with mental illness; and in Code section 226.9C, 6 authorizing the operation of a dual diagnosis mental health and 7 substance abuse program using net general fund budgeting. 8 Transition provisions are included for the departments 9 of human services and corrections to work together so that 10 the administration of the state mental health institute’s 11 facilities is transferred from the department of human services 12 to the department of corrections over the course of fiscal year 13 2009-2010 and the succeeding fiscal year and is completed on 14 or before July 1, 2011. 15 The transition provisions include requirements for the 16 -246- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 246/ 252
S.F. _____ department of human services to revise the catchment areas 17 for state mental health institutes from four to three and to 18 transfer patients at the Mount Pleasant facility to suitable 19 placements. Moneys appropriated to the department of human 20 services for the two state mental health institutes for fiscal 21 year 2009-2010 are to be used for patient services and the 22 department of human services administrative costs connected to 23 the transfer. 24 Administrative rules applicable to the state mental health 25 institute at Mount Pleasant in effect as of July 1, 2009, 26 are to remain in effect until completion of the transfer 27 of administration of the facilities to the department of 28 corrections. The directors of the department of human services 29 and the department of corrections are required to jointly 30 provide written notice to the legislative services agency when 31 the transfer is complete. 32 The division may include a state mandate as defined in 33 Code section 25B.3. The division makes inapplicable Code 34 section 25B.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political 35 subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for 1 the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. 2 Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with 3 any state mandate included in the division. 4 DIVISION XXXV —— CONSOLIDATION OF ADVISORY BODIES —— 5 COUNCIL ON HUMAN SERVICES. This division eliminates the 6 following bodies: the child abuse prevention program advisory 7 council (Code section 235A.1), the child support advisory 8 committee (Code section 252B.18), and the child welfare 9 advisory committee (Code section 234.3), and reauthorizes these 10 bodies as advisory committees established by the council on 11 human services. In establishing the advisory committees and 12 appointing members, the council on human services is required 13 to consider reappointing those individuals who were serving as 14 members of these bodies as of June 30, 2009. Corrections are 15 made to the Code references to the bodies. 16 -247- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 247/ 252
S.F. _____ DIVISION XXXVI —— CONSOLIDATION OF ADVISORY BODIES —— STATE 17 BOARD OF HEALTH. This division eliminates the following 18 bodies: the child advisory council on brain injuries (Code 19 section 135.22A), the center for rural health and primary care 20 advisory committee (Code section 135.107), the hemophilia 21 advisory council (Code chapter 135N), the state medical 22 examiner advisory council (Code section 691.6C), and the 23 trauma system advisory council (Code section 147A.24), and 24 reauthorizes these bodies as advisory committees established 25 by the state board of health. In establishing the advisory 26 committees and appointing members, the state board of health 27 is required to consider reappointing those individuals who 28 were serving as members of these bodies as of June 30, 2009. 29 Corrections are made to the Code references to the bodies. 30 DIVISION XXXVII —— DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— FAMILY 31 SUPPORT SUBSIDY. This division prohibits the department of 32 human services, effective July 1, 2010, from accepting new 33 applications for the family support subsidy program and from 34 approving pending applications. Existing provisions under 35 Code section 225C.40 remain applicable regarding termination 1 or denial of a subsidy for existing program participants. 2 These provisions include death of the participant, eligibility 3 criteria are no longer met, the participant attains age 18, and 4 reporting requirements are not met. 5 DIVISION XXXVIII —— DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— 6 ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENTS. This division directs the 7 department of human services to continue expanding the practice 8 of making payments to program participants and vendors by 9 means of electronic funds transfer. A goal is provided in new 10 Code section 217.24 for the department having the capacity for 11 making payment by such means for all departmental programs. 12 DIVISION XXXIX —— DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— ADOPTION 13 SUBSIDY PROGRAM. This division provides that for the fiscal 14 year beginning July 1, 2010, the maximum adoption subsidy rate 15 authorized by the department of human services is limited to 16 -248- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 248/ 252
S.F. _____ the maximum rate in effect on June 30, 2010, and the maximum 17 payment for nonrecurring expenses is limited to $500 and 18 additional amounts for court costs and other related legal 19 expenses will no longer be allowed. 20 DIVISION XL —— JUVENILE DETENTION HOME FUND. This division 21 eliminates funding requirements and related provisions for 22 state financial assistance provided to county and multicounty 23 juvenile detention homes. 24 Code section 232.142 is amended by striking subsection 3 25 which requires the state to provide financial aid amounting 26 to between 10 and 50 percent of the cost of the homes and 27 subsection 6 which establishes the juvenile detention home fund 28 to receive certain civil penalties relating to driver’s license 29 violations. 30 Code sections 321.210B, 321.218A, and 321A.32A, relating to 31 civil penalties paid to the department of transportation when 32 the department suspends, revokes, or bars a person’s driver’s 33 license or nonresident operating privilege, are amended to 34 provide the penalties to be credited to the general fund of the 35 state instead of the juvenile detention home fund. 1 DIVISION XLI —— GUARDIAN AD LITEM. This division amends the 2 term “guardian ad litem” in Code section 232.2, which provides 3 definitions used in the juvenile justice code. A guardian 4 ad litem is a person appointed by the court, generally an 5 attorney, to represent the interests of a child in any judicial 6 proceeding to which the child is a party. The bill allows that 7 unless provided otherwise by a court order or juvenile court 8 having jurisdiction over the child, a guardian ad litem may 9 obtain required information about the status of the child by an 10 alternative means other than an in-person visit or interview, 11 provided the safety of the child is not jeopardized by use of 12 the alternative means. 13 DIVISION XLII —— COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF VETERAN AFFAIRS FUND. 14 This division amends Code section 35A.16, relating to $10,000 15 grants provided to county veteran affairs commissions. The 16 -249- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 249/ 252
S.F. _____ department of veterans affairs is required to implement an 17 application process which delineates allowable uses for grant 18 funding and provides for accountability measures. 19 JUSTICE SYSTEM. 20 DIVISION XLIII —— DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. The division 21 at Code section 904.106 is amended to reduce the minimum number 22 of required meetings of the board of corrections from 12 23 meetings per year to quarterly meetings per year. 24 Code section 904.505 is amended to allow the department of 25 corrections to impose an administrative fee for the filing of 26 a report of a major disciplinary rule infraction for which an 27 inmate is found guilty. The fee shall be deposited in the 28 general fund of the state. 29 This division also closes, by October 1, 2010, the Luster 30 Heights facility and the farm 1 and farm 3 facilities of the 31 department of corrections and transfers the inmates confined at 32 such facilities to other institutions under the control of the 33 department of corrections. 34 DIVISION XLIV —— STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER. The indigent 35 defense advisory commission makes recommendations regarding 1 the hourly rates paid to court-appointed counsel and per case 2 fee limitations. The commission issues a report every three 3 years. The division eliminates the commission and requires the 4 department of inspections and appeals to prepare the reports. 5 This division appropriates moneys to the office of the state 6 public defender of the department of inspections and appeals 7 for eight additional local public defender positions. The 8 division also appropriates moneys to the office of the state 9 public defender for establishing a local public defender office 10 in Wapello county pursuant to Code section 13B.8. 11 DIVISION XLV —— IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY. This division 12 of the bill requires the Iowa law enforcement academy to charge 13 the department of natural resources and the department of 14 transportation the entire cost of providing the basic training 15 course for law enforcement officers. Under current law, the 16 -250- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 250/ 252
S.F. _____ academy may charge a state agency not more than one-half the 17 cost of the basic training course. 18 Division XLV of this bill provides that the Iowa law 19 enforcement academy, subject to the approval of the Iowa law 20 enforcement academy council, shall develop and administer a 21 pilot program consisting of training seminars for private 22 security personnel, consisting of 50 hours of training for each 23 of 10 trainees at a cost of $50 per hour of training. The 24 moneys received from the training seminars are required to be 25 deposited in the general fund of the state. 26 DIVISION XLVI —— DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISIONS. 27 This division merges the division of narcotics enforcement of 28 the department of public safety with the division of criminal 29 investigation of the department of public safety. 30 DIVISION XLVII —— DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY —— OFFICE OF 31 DRUG CONTROL POLICY. The division transfers the administration 32 of the governor’s office of drug control policy from the office 33 of the governor to the department of public safety. The 34 division changes the name of governor’s office of drug control 35 policy to office of drug control policy. 1 The division requires the department of public safety to 2 review the budget submitted by the drug policy coordinator and 3 assist the drug policy coordinator in directing the governor’s 4 office of drug control policy pursuant to Code section 80E.1. 5 The division does not modify the appointment of the drug 6 policy coordinator. Currently, the governor appoints the drug 7 policy coordinator, subject to confirmation by the senate, and 8 the coordinator serves at the pleasure of the governor. 9 The division also does not modify the current duties of the 10 drug policy coordinator to coordinate and monitor all statewide 11 narcotics enforcement efforts, substance abuse treatment grants 12 and programs, substance abuse prevention and education programs 13 in communities and schools, and to engage in such other related 14 activities as required by law. 15 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 16 -251- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 251/ 252
S.F. _____ DIVISION XLVIII —— STATE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY REVIEW 17 COMMITTEE. This division of this bill establishes a state 18 government efficiency review committee which shall meet at 19 least every four years to review the operations of state 20 government. The committee shall consist of five members of the 21 senate and five members of the house of representatives who 22 shall be appointed prior to January 31 of the first regular 23 session of each general assembly. The committee shall meet as 24 directed by the legislative council. The division provides 25 that the committee review and consider options for reorganizing 26 state government to improve efficiency, modernize processes, 27 eliminate duplication and outdated processes, reduce costs, and 28 increase accountability. The bill requires the committee, as 29 enacted by this bill, to issue its first report by January 1, 30 2014, and at least every fourth year thereafter. 31 -252- LSB 5073SC (32) 83 ec/rj 252/ 252