Senate
Study
Bill
3138
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
reporting
and
other
requirements
concerning
1
the
department
of
administrative
services
and
other
state
2
agencies.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
7A.3,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
1
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
8A.110,
subsection
5,
Code
2014,
is
amended
3
by
striking
the
subsection.
4
Sec.
3.
Section
8A.111,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
2.
Internal
service
fund
service
business
plans
and
7
financial
reports
as
required
under
section
8A.123,
subsection
8
5
,
paragraph
“a”
,
and
an
An
annual
internal
service
fund
9
expenditure
report
as
required
under
section
8A.123,
subsection
10
5
,
paragraph
“b”
.
11
Sec.
4.
Section
8A.111,
subsections
5
and
11,
Code
2014,
are
12
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
13
Sec.
5.
Section
8A.123,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
14
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
15
Sec.
6.
Section
8A.315,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
16
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
17
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Notwithstanding
the
requirements
of
this
18
subsection
regarding
the
purchase
of
recycled
printing
and
19
writing
paper,
the
department
may
purchase
printing
and
writing
20
paper
in
lieu
of
recycled
paper
if
the
department
determines
21
that
the
purchase
will
result
in
significant
savings
to
the
22
state.
23
Sec.
7.
Section
8A.321,
subsection
6,
paragraph
c,
24
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
(1)
The
department
shall
annually
issue
a
request
for
26
proposals
for
leasing
privately
owned
office
space
for
state
27
employees
in
the
downtown
area
of
the
city
of
Des
Moines.
28
Prior
to
replacing
or
renovating
publicly
owned
buildings
or
29
relocating
any
state
agencies
at
the
seat
of
government
to
30
any
space
in
publicly
owned
buildings,
the
department
shall
31
issue
a
request
for
proposals
for
leasing
privately
owned
32
office
space
for
state
employees
in
the
downtown
area
of
the
33
city
of
Des
Moines
and
shall
use
such
proposals
to
compare
the
34
costs
of
privately
owned
space
to
publicly
owned
space.
The
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department
shall
locate
state
employees
in
office
space
in
1
the
most
cost-efficient
manner
possible.
In
determining
cost
2
efficiency,
the
department
shall
consider
all
costs
of
the
3
publicly
owned
space,
the
costs
of
the
original
acquisition
4
of
the
publicly
owned
space,
the
costs
of
tenant
improvements
5
to
the
publicly
owned
space,
and
the
anticipated
economic
and
6
useful
life
of
the
publicly
owned
building
space.
7
Sec.
8.
Section
8A.362,
subsection
4,
paragraph
c,
Code
8
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
9
Sec.
9.
Section
8A.378,
unnumbered
paragraph
3,
Code
2014,
10
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
The
department
shall
negotiate
implementation
of
the
plan
12
with
the
city
of
Des
Moines
with
the
goal
of
entering
into
13
a
memorandum
of
understanding
in
relation
to
the
plan.
The
14
department
shall
provide
the
governor
and
the
capitol
planning
15
commission
with
quarterly
reports
regarding
progress
made
16
on
the
capitol
view
preservation
plan
and
execution
of
the
17
memorandum
of
understanding.
18
Sec.
10.
Section
8A.504,
subsection
2,
paragraph
f,
19
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
(1)
Upon
notice
of
entitlement
to
a
payment,
the
state
21
agency
shall
send
written
notification
to
that
person
of
the
22
state
agency’s
assertion
of
its
rights
to
all
or
a
portion
of
23
the
payment
and
of
the
state
agency’s
entitlement
to
recover
24
the
liability
through
the
setoff
procedure,
the
basis
of
25
the
assertion,
the
opportunity
to
request
that
a
jointly
or
26
commonly
owned
right
to
payment
be
divided
among
owners,
and
27
the
person’s
opportunity
to
give
written
notice
of
intent
28
to
contest
the
amount
of
the
allegation.
The
state
agency
29
shall
send
a
copy
of
the
notice
to
the
collection
entity.
A
30
state
agency
subject
to
chapter
17A
shall
give
notice,
conduct
31
hearings,
and
allow
appeals
in
conformity
with
chapter
17A
.
32
Sec.
11.
Section
8B.9,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
2.
Internal
service
fund
service
business
plans
and
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financial
reports
as
required
under
section
8B.13,
subsection
1
5
,
paragraph
“a”
,
and
an
An
annual
internal
service
fund
2
expenditure
report
as
required
under
section
8B.13,
subsection
3
5
,
paragraph
“b”
.
4
Sec.
12.
Section
8B.13,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
5
2014,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
6
Sec.
13.
Section
70A.25,
subsection
3,
Code
2014,
is
amended
7
by
striking
the
subsection.
8
Sec.
14.
2003
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
179,
section
21,
unnumbered
9
paragraph
4,
as
amended
and
redesignated
as
subsection
6,
by
10
2005
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
161,
section
1,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
6.
The
department
or
agency
receiving
funds
under
this
13
section
shall
report
monthly
to
the
fiscal
committee
of
the
14
legislative
council
on
the
use
of
the
funds.
15
Sec.
15.
REPEAL.
Section
8D.10,
Code
2014,
is
repealed.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
concerns
various
reporting
and
other
time-specific
20
or
purchasing
requirements
applicable
to
the
department
of
21
administrative
services
(DAS)
and
other
state
agencies.
22
Code
section
7A.3,
providing
for
biennial
reports
for
23
various
state
officials
and
departments,
is
amended
by
striking
24
the
requirement
that
the
officials
and
departments
covered
by
25
this
Code
section
also
file
a
summary
report
in
the
year
the
26
biennial
report
is
not
required.
27
Code
section
8A.110,
concerning
the
state
employee
28
suggestion
system,
is
amended
by
striking
the
requirement
that
29
each
state
agency
keep
a
record
of
suggestions
implemented
for
30
up
to
one
year
and
the
requirement
that
the
DAS
director
file
31
a
report
with
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
on
the
32
program
each
fiscal
year.
33
Code
section
8A.123,
concerning
department
internal
service
34
funds,
is
amended
by
striking
the
requirement
that
the
DAS
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director
annually
provide
internal
service
fund
service
1
business
plans
and
financial
reports
to
the
department
of
2
management
and
the
general
assembly.
Code
section
8A.111,
3
concerning
DAS
reporting
requirements,
is
also
amended
to
4
conform
to
this
change.
5
Code
section
8A.315,
concerning
the
purchase
of
recycled
6
products,
is
amended
to
allow
the
department
of
administrative
7
services
to
purchase
nonrecycled
printing
and
writing
paper
if
8
the
purchase
will
result
in
significant
savings
to
the
state.
9
Code
section
8A.321,
concerning
physical
resources
and
10
facility
management,
is
amended
to
remove
the
requirement
11
that
DAS
annually
issue
a
request
for
proposals
for
leasing
12
privately
owned
office
space
for
state
employees
in
the
13
downtown
area
of
the
city
of
Des
Moines.
Instead,
the
bill
14
provides
that
DAS
will
issue
the
request
for
proposals
when
15
considering
replacing
or
renovating
publicly
owned
buildings
or
16
relocating
any
state
agencies
at
the
seat
of
government
to
any
17
space
in
publicly
owned
buildings.
18
Code
section
8A.362,
concerning
fleet
management,
is
amended
19
to
eliminate
the
requirement
that
the
DAS
director
submit
an
20
annual
corporate
average
fuel
economy
standards
compliance
21
report
to
the
economic
development
authority.
Code
section
22
8A.111,
concerning
DAS
reporting
requirements,
is
also
amended
23
to
conform
to
this
change.
24
Code
section
8A.378,
concerning
state
capitol
view
25
preservation,
is
amended
to
delete
the
requirement
that
26
DAS
provide
quarterly
reports
relative
to
the
capitol
view
27
preservation
plan
to
the
governor
and
the
capitol
planning
28
commission.
29
Code
section
8A.504,
concerning
setoff
procedures,
is
30
amended
to
eliminate
the
requirement
that
the
state
agency
31
asserting
a
setoff
payment
against
a
person
send
a
copy
of
the
32
notice
sent
to
that
person
to
DAS
or
other
state
agency
that
33
has
established
a
debt
collection
setoff
procedure.
34
Code
section
8B.13,
concerning
internal
service
funds,
is
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amended
by
striking
the
requirement
that
the
chief
information
1
officer
annually
provide
internal
service
fund
service
business
2
plans
and
financial
reports
to
the
department
of
management
and
3
the
general
assembly.
Code
section
8B.9,
concerning
reporting
4
requirements,
is
also
amended
to
conform
to
this
change.
5
Code
section
70A.25,
concerning
educational
leave,
is
6
amended
to
eliminate
the
reporting
and
review
requirements
7
relative
to
the
program
contained
within
that
Code
section.
8
2003
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
179,
section
21,
as
amended
in
2004
9
and
2005,
concerning
an
appropriation
related
to
military
pay
10
differential,
is
amended
to
eliminate
the
requirement
that
each
11
department
or
agency
receiving
funds
from
this
appropriation
12
report
monthly
to
the
fiscal
committee
of
the
legislative
13
council
on
the
use
of
the
funds.
14
Code
section
8D.10,
concerning
report
of
savings
by
state
15
agencies
concerning
their
use
of
the
Iowa
communications
16
network,
is
repealed.
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