H.F. 2429 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 7A.26 State publications —— 1 prohibited terms. 2 1. As used in this section: 3 a. “Official government material” means a guidance, rule, 4 briefing, press release, or publication prepared by a state 5 agency. 6 b. “State agency” means a department, authority, agency, 7 commission, board, institution, division, or office of the 8 state. 9 2. A state agency shall not use the term “West Bank” to 10 refer to Judea and Samaria in official government material. 11 3. A state agency shall not use state moneys to create 12 official government material that uses the term “West Bank” to 13 refer to Judea and Samaria. 14 4. The head of a state agency may waive the prohibitions of 15 subsections 2 and 3 if the head of the state agency determines 16 that waiving the prohibitions is in the interest of the state 17 and submits a written explanation of the waiver no later than 18 thirty days after making the determination to the general 19 assembly or to the legislative council if the general assembly 20 is not in session. 21 EXPLANATION 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 23 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 24 This bill prohibits a state agency from using the term “West 25 Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria in official government 26 material and prohibits a state agency from using state moneys 27 to create official government material that uses the term “West 28 Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria. The head of a state agency 29 may waive these prohibitions if the head of the state agency 30 determines that doing so is in the interest of the state and 31 submits a written explanation of the waiver no later than 30 32 days after making the determination to the general assembly or 33 to the legislative council if the general assembly is not in 34 session. 35 -1- LSB 6770YH (3) 91 sc/ns 1/ 1