HF 2429 (LSB 6770YH (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2429

BY  GOLDING, GERHOLD, ANDREWS, and DUNWELL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to prohibited terms in state agency publications.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  7A.26  State publications —— prohibited terms.
   1.  As used in this section:
   a.  “Official government material” means a guidance, rule, briefing, press release, or publication prepared by a state agency.
   b.  “State agency” means a department, authority, agency, commission, board, institution, division, or office of the state.
   2.  A state agency shall not use the term “West Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria in official government material.
   3.  A state agency shall not use state moneys to create official government material that uses the term “West Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria.
   4.  The head of a state agency may waive the prohibitions of subsections 2 and 3 if the head of the state agency determines that waiving the prohibitions is in the interest of the state and submits a written explanation of the waiver no later than thirty days after making the determination to the general assembly or to the legislative council if the general assembly is not in session.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits a state agency from using the term “West Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria in official government material and prohibits a state agency from using state moneys to create official government material that uses the term “West Bank” to refer to Judea and Samaria. The head of a state agency may waive these prohibitions if the head of the state agency determines that doing so is in the interest of the state and submits a written explanation of the waiver no later than 30 days after making the determination to the general assembly or to the legislative council if the general assembly is not in session.