Senate Resolution 13 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 13 BY DANIELSON A Resolution requesting the legislative council to 1 establish an interim study committee to study local 2 government mandates. 3 WHEREAS, counties in this state are required by 4 law to house a variety of state agencies, including 5 employees of the department of human services and the 6 judicial branch, and to provide such agencies with 7 supplies while receiving little or no reimbursement 8 from the state; and 9 WHEREAS, the cost of paper document storage required 10 by the state is a significant burden on Iowa counties, 11 and the implementation of paperless filing systems can 12 encourage government efficiency in document storage and 13 retention; and 14 WHEREAS, publishing costs of meeting records and 15 legal notices pose a significant burden to local 16 governments; and 17 WHEREAS, the current formula for local emergency 18 management agency funding does not adequately address 19 the needs of Iowa’s more populous counties; NOW 20 THEREFORE, 21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 22 requests the legislative council to authorize and 23 establish an interim study committee, composed of 24 members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 25 to commence meeting during the 2015 legislative 26 interim. The purpose of the interim study committee 27 is to study unfunded mandates referred to in this 28 -1- LSB 2305XS (3) 86 aw/sc 1/ 2