Iowa Administrative Code

15.4(1) Each state agency or commission that applies to access the system will develop and maintain an operational plan and procedures. The operational plan and procedures will contain the following: a. Introductory paragraphs that provide a summary of, the purpose of, and the au…

16.1(1) Statutory authority. The department of homeland security and emergency management (department) and the Iowa finance authority (authority) are jointly designated to administer the natural hazard mitigation financing program, also known as the STRLF. Authority to administer…

Senate File 619 shall apply to this chapter. The following definitions are also applicable to this chapter: “Fiscal year” means the state fiscal year starting July 1 and ending June 30. “Intended use plan” or “IUP” means a plan identifying the intended uses of funds available for…

16.3(1) Development. The department shall prepare an IUP pursuant to the STORM Act at least annually and on a quarterly basis as needed. The IUP will be available for public input and approved by the director. The public has an opportunity annually, and quarterly as needed, to co…

16.4(1) Status and use of available funds. In addition to federal requirements, the IUP will identify the anticipated availability and uses of STRLF funds available for that fiscal year, including, at a minimum: a. The status of the STRLF, b. A method of prioritizing projects, c.…

management hereby adopts, with the following exceptions and amendments, the Uniform Rules on Agency Procedure relating to petitions for rulemaking, which are published at www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Rules/ Current/UniformRules.pdf on the general assembly’s website. For purposes of th…

management hereby adopts, with the following exceptions and amendments, the Uniform Rules on Agency Procedure relating to declaratory orders, which are published at www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Rules/Current/ UniformRules.pdf on the general assembly’s website. For purposes of this rul…

and emergency management hereby adopts, with the following exceptions and amendments, the Uniform Rules on Agency Procedure relating to agency procedure for rulemaking, which are published at www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Rules/Current/UniformRules.pdf on the general assembly’s website…

emergency management with the following exceptions and amendments, the Uniform Rules on Agency Procedure relating to fair information practices, which are published at www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Rules/ Current/UniformRules.pdf on the general assembly’s website. For purposes of this …

management hereby adopts, with the following exceptions and amendments, the Uniform Rules on Agency Procedure relating to contested cases, which are published at www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Rules/Current/ UniformRules.pdf on the general assembly’s website. For purposes of this rule, …

as provided for in Iowa Code section 29C.9. These rules are intended to establish standards for emergency management and to provide local emergency management commissions with the criteria to assess and measure their capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and re…

“Commission” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 29C.2. “Local emergency management agency” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 29C.2. [ARC 9271C, IAB 5/14/25, effective 6/18/25]

7.3(1) Local emergency management commissions shall be consistent with Iowa Code section 29C.9. 7.3(2) Local commission bylaws. The commission shall develop bylaws to specify, at a minimum, the following information: a. The name of the commission. b. The list of members. c. The d…

7.4(1) Each commission shall appoint a local emergency management coordinator who serves at the pleasure of the commission. The commission shall delegate to the emergency management coordinator the authority to fulfill the commission’s and coordinator’s duties as provided in Iowa…

7.5(1) Personnel for the commission, including the coordinator, operations officers, and emergency management assistants, are to be considered as employees of that commission. 7.5(2) The commission shall determine the personnel policies of the agency to include holidays, rate of …

expenditures and damages incurred by local governments, private nonprofit entities, individuals, and businesses may be reimbursable and covered under certain state and federal disaster assistance programs. Initial damage reports and preliminary damage assessments shall be provide…

management is a joint responsibility of the federal government, the states, and their political subdivisions. “Emergency management” means all those activities and measures designed or undertaken to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, or recover from the effects of a human…

and distributes funds to a variety of entities throughout the state for support of emergency management planning, training, and other initiatives. Unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, rule or regulation, the director may make such funds subject to competition. Whe…

“Competitive grant” means the competitive grant application process to determine the grant award for a specified project period. “Department” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 29C.2. “Director” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 29C.2. “Project” means the…

cases where: 1. State or federal law, rule or regulation prohibits such competition. 2. The state, federal or private funding source specifies a sole source for the receipt of funds. 3. There is mutual agreement among the department and contract organizations. 4. The director des…

a competitive grant application process, the department will, at least 60 days prior to the application due date, issue a public notice that identifies the availability of funds and states how interested parties may apply. 8.4(1) If the receipt of a grantor’s official notice of a…

included in all grant application materials made available by the department: 1. Funding source; 2. Project period; 3. Services to be delivered; 4. Service delivery area; 5. Funding purpose; 6. Funding restrictions; 7. Funding formula (if any); 8. Rules regarding match (if any); …

in determining the amount of funds to be approved for award of a contract will be described in the application material. The review criteria and point allocation for each element will also be described in the grant application material. 8.6(1) The competitive grant application re…

forces of the program may be provided with an opportunity to review and comment on the criteria and point allocation prior to implementation. Exceptions may occur when the funding source to the department has already included such criteria and point allocation within the award or…

8.8(1) Once applications have been scored and ranked, the department will award all available funds to eligible applicants based on the ranking of their applications. Should there be more eligible applications than funds available, those remaining eligible applications will be ke…

9.1(1) Iowa Code section 29C.8 requires the director of the homeland security and emergency management department to prepare a comprehensive plan for homeland security, disaster response, recovery, mitigation, and emergency resource management for the state. This comprehensive pl…

in accordance with Iowa Code section 29C.8 and has been adopted, published, and maintained by the department. This plan details the state government response to a wide range of natural, technological or human-caused disasters. The Iowa Emergency Response Plan serves as the state …

accordance with Iowa Code section 29C.8 and was adopted on September 18, 2023, and published, and has been maintained by the department. This plan details the state government’s goals, objectives, and strategies to mitigate a wide range of natural, technological, or human-caused …

accordance with Iowa Code section 29C.8 and was adopted on September 17, 2018, and published, and has been maintained by the department. This plan details the state government’s goals, objectives, and strategies to recover from a wide range of natural, technological, or human-cau…

purposes and provisions of the public employment relations Act. If any provisions of these rules are held to be invalid, it shall not be construed to invalidate any of the other provisions of these rules.

1.10(1) Agency record. The official agency record for all adjudicatory proceedings includes the following: a. Electronic files maintained in the agency’s electronic document management system; b. Paper documents maintained by the agency in paper form when permitted by the board’s…

established by the Public Employment Relations Act is to implement the provisions of the Act and adjudicate and conciliate employment related cases involving the state of Iowa and other public employers and employee organizations. For these purposes the powers and duties of the b…

board may assign an administrative law judge to process the case. The board may determine that the petition or complaint is without basis and dismiss it without further proceedings. Petitions and complaints not dismissed are assigned for a hearing before either an administrative …

obtain information from, make submission to, or make a request of the board by writing to Chairperson, Iowa Public Employment Relations Board, 510 East 12th Street, Suite 1B, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.

Chapter 16 for the adoption, amendment or repeal of a rule. Such petition shall include: 1.5(1) The name and address of the person requesting the adoption, amendment or repeal of the rule. 1.5(2) A statement of the specific rule-making action sought by the petitioner including th…

1.6(1) “Act” as used in these rules shall mean the public employment relations Act, Iowa Code chapter 20. 1.6(2) “Board” as used in these rules shall mean the public employment relations board. No official board action may be taken without the concurrence of at least two members …

Iowa Code section 4.1(34).

1.9(1) Definitions. a. “Waiver” as used in this rule means action by the board which suspends, in whole or in part, the requirements or provisions of a rule as applied to an identified individual or entity on the basis of the particular circumstances of that individual or entity.…

petition with the board pursuant to 621—Chapter 16 for a declaratory order as to the applicability to specified circumstances of a statute, rule or order within the primary jurisdiction of the agency. [ARC 4457C, IAB 5/22/19, effective 6/26/19]

order or petition for intervention shall be promptly mailed to the petitioner and all intervenors. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 17A.9 and chapter 20. [Filed 10/29/76, Notice 9/22/76—published 11/17/76, effective 12/22/76] [Filed 11/7/80, Notice 9/17/80—…

10.2(1) The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner. 10.2(2) A clear and concise statement of the specific facts upon which the board is to base the declaratory order. 10.2(3) A citation to and the relevant language of the specific statute, rule or order whose applic…

BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD } IN THE MATTER OF: CASE NO. (NAME OF THE PARTY REQUESTING PETITION FOR THE RULING), DECLARATORY ORDER PETITIONER.…

the board shall give notice of the petition to all persons not served by the petitioner pursuant to rule

10.5(1) Persons who qualify under any applicable provision of law as an intervenor and who file a petition for intervention which complies with subrule 10.5(3) within 20 days of the filing of a petition for declaratory order shall be allowed to intervene in the proceeding. 10.5(2…

urged by that party. The board may request a brief from the petitioner, any intervenor or any other person or entity concerning the questions raised. 621—10.7(17A,20) Service of petitions and other papers. Every petition for declaratory order, petition for intervention, brief or …

any other persons or entities.

receipt of a petition for a declaratory order, the board or its designee shall take action on the petition as required by that section. [ARC 4457C, IAB 5/22/19, effective 6/26/19]

10.9(1) The board shall not issue a declaratory order where prohibited by Iowa Code section 17A.9(1) “b”(2) and may refuse to issue a declaratory order on some or all questions raised for the following reasons: a. The petition does not substantially comply with rule 621—10.2(20).…

services (hereinafter referred to as the director) issues a response to an employee pursuant to Iowa Code section 8A.415 and the response does not grant the relief sought by the employee, the response shall include notice to the affected employee that the employee may appeal the …