Office for state-federal relations.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; courier new tur ; arial (vietnamese) ; courier new (arabic) ; times new roman ce ; tahoma (vietnamese) ; arial (hebrew) ; times new roman cyr ; courier new greek ; symbol ; tahoma (hebrew) ; arial ; arial baltic ; arial tur ; times new roman (arabic) ; courier new ; imperial bt ; tahoma ce ; wingdings ; tahoma cyr ; times new roman tur ; courier new ce ; tahoma ; courier new (hebrew) ; arial (arabic) ; courier new baltic ; courier new cyr ; times new roman ; tahoma baltic ; tahoma (arabic) ; arial ce ; courier new (vietnamese) ; tahoma (thai) ; times new roman greek ; tahoma greek ; tahoma tur ; times new roman (hebrew) ; times new roman baltic ; times new roman (vietnamese) ; arial greek ; arial cyr ; \* .;
; ; .;
; ; .;
; ; .;
; ;
 ?; ; ;
 ?; ; ;
 ?; ; ;
 ?; ; ; .;
; ;
 ?; ; ; Normal ; heading 1 ; heading 2 ; heading 3 ; heading 4 ; heading 5 ; heading 6 ; heading 7 ; heading 8 ; heading 9 ; Balloon Text ; Block Text ; Body Text ; Body Text 2 ; Body Text 3 ; Body Text First Indent ; Body Text First Indent 2 ; Body Text Indent 2 ; Body Text Indent 3 ; caption ; Closing ; annotation text ; annotation subject ; Date ; Document Map ; E-mail Signature ; endnote text ; envelope address ; envelope return ; footer ; footnote text ; header ; HTML Address ; HTML Preformatted ; index 1 ; index 2 ; index 3 ; index 4 ; index 5 ; index 6 ; index 7 ; index 8 ; index 9 ; index heading ; List ; List 2 ; List 3 ; List 4 ; List 5 ; List Bullet ; List Bullet 2 ; List Bullet 3 ; List Bullet 4 ; List Bullet 5 ; List Continue ; List Continue 2 ; List Continue 3 ; List Continue 4 ; List Continue 5 ; List Number ; List Number 2 ; List Number 3 ; List Number 4 ; List Number 5 ; macro ; Message Header ; Normal (Web) ; Normal Indent ; Note Heading ; Plain Text ; Salutation ; Signature ; Subtitle ; table of authorities ; table of figures ; Title ; toa heading ; toc 1 ; toc 2 ; toc 3 ; toc 4 ; toc 5 ; toc 6 ; toc 7 ; toc 8 ; toc 9 ; \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ 7F.1 \~\~ Office for state-federal relations. \~\~ 1. \~\~ Purpose. \~\~ The purpose of this section is to establish, as an independent agency, an office for state-federal relations which will develop a nonpartisan state-federal relations program accessible to all three branches of state government. \~\~ 2. \~\~ Definition. \~\~ As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires, “office” means the office for state-federal relations established pursuant to this section . \~\~ 3. \~\~ Office established. \~\~ A state-federal relations office is established as an independent agency. The office shall be attached to the office of the governor for administrative purposes and shall be administered by the director of the office who is appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate, and who serves at the pleasure of the governor. The office and its personnel are exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV . \~\~ 4. \~\~ Office duties. \~\~ The office shall: \~\~ a. \~\~ Coordinate the development of Iowa’s state-federal relations efforts which shall include an annual state-federal program to be presented to Iowa’s congressional delegation, the sponsorship of training sessions for state government officials, and the maintenance of a management information system. \~\~ b. \~\~ Provide state government officials with greater access to current information on federal legislative and executive actions affecting state government. \~\~ c. \~\~ Advocate federal policies and positions which benefit the state or are important to state government. \~\~ d. \~\~ Monitor federal budget policies and assistance programs and assess their impact on the state. \~\~ e. \~\~ Strengthen the working relationships between state government officials and Iowa’s congressional delegation. \~\~ f. \~\~ Improve the state’s ability to establish key contacts with federal officials, officials from other states, organizations, business groups, and professional associations in order to share information and form cooperative agreements. 87 Acts, ch 233, §126 ; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §120 ; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §169 Confirmation; see §2.32