HF 2340 (LSB 5805HH (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2340

BY  ISENHART

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to reporting requirements for the office for state-federal relations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 7F.1, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  g.  Annually submit a written report to the general assembly by December 1 and present before the standing committees on government oversight and appropriations of each house of the general assembly, if requested. The report must include but is not limited to information on all of the following:
   (1)  The development and implementation of a nonpartisan state-federal relations program accessible to all three branches of government.
   (2)  The annual state-federal program presented to Iowa’s congressional delegation.
   (3)  Training sessions conducted for state government officials.
   (4)  The maintenance of a management information system.
   (5)  Legislative or regulatory issues the office has addressed with the federal legislative or executive branch on behalf of the governor or a state entity, including matters of preemption.
   (6)  The status of all federal programmatic and grant moneys available to state entities and local jurisdictions, including notices of funding availability and whether or not such moneys were sought or secured.
   (7)  Contacts with federal officials, officials from other states, organizations, business groups, and professional associations resulting in shared information and cooperative agreements.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the office for state-federal relations to provide an annual, written report to the general assembly by December 1 that includes information on the nonpartisan state-federal relations program developed by the office, the state-federal program presented to Iowa’s congressional delegation, training sessions provided to state government officials, the management information system, legislative or regulatory issues the office has addressed with the federal legislative or executive branch, federal funding available to state and local entities, and professional associations that have resulted in shared information and cooperative agreements. The bill also requires the office for state-federal relations to annually present before the standing committees on government oversight and appropriations of each house of the general assembly, if requested.