Title I, STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)

1. The department in accordance with recommendations made by the department of natural resources shall require all state agencies to establish an agency wastepaper recycling program. The director shall adopt rules which require a state agency to develop a program to ensure the re…

1. A routine maintenance fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the fund. 2. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund to the department for deposit in the routine maint…

The director shall do all of the following as it relates to printing: 1. Provide general supervision of all matters pertaining to public printing, including the enforcement of contracts for printing, except as otherwise provided by law. The supervision shall include providing gui…

The director may, without advertising for bids, enter into contracts or make provision for doing any of the work coming under the provisions of chapter 7A and this subchapter at any school or institution under the ownership or control of the state. The work shall be done under co…

The director shall, from time to time, adopt and print specifications and requirements covering all matters relating to printing that are the subject of contracts. 2003 Acts, ch 145, §47

1. The director shall advertise for bids for public printing. Advertisements shall state where and how specifications and other necessary information may be obtained, the time during which the director will receive bids, and the day, hour, and place when bids will be publicly ope…

A revolving fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department and may be used in making payments for supplying paper stock, offset printing, copy preparation, binding, distribution costs, and original payment of printing and binding claims for any of the s…

If money is appropriated for this purpose, the director shall do all of the following: 1. The director shall require from officials or heads of departments mailing lists, or addressed labels or envelopes, for use in distribution of reports and documents. The director shall revise…

As used in this part , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Biodiesel blended fuel” means the same as defined in section 214A.1 . 2. “Biofuel” means the same as defined in section 214A.1 . 3. “Determination period” means any twelve-month period beginning January 1 and endin…

For purposes of this part , a qualified renewable fuel must meet the same standards and classifications as provided in section 214A.2 . 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §34

The department shall provide for the assignment of all motor vehicles utilized by all state officers and employees, and by all state offices, departments, bureaus, and commissions, except the state department of transportation, institutions under the control of the state board of…

1. The director may provide for the assignment to a state officer or employee or to a state agency, of one or more motor vehicles which may be required by the state officer or employee or state agency, after the state officer or employee or state agency has shown the necessity fo…

1. A state officer or employee shall not use a state-assigned motor vehicle for personal private use. A state officer or employee shall not be compensated for driving a privately owned motor vehicle unless it is done on state business with the approval of the director. In that ca…

1. A fleet management revolving fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. There is appropriated from moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars to the revolving fund. All purchases of gasoline, …

1. The director shall maintain a depreciation fund for the purchase of replacement motor vehicles and additions to the fleet. The director’s records shall show the total funds deposited by and credited to each department or agency. At the end of each month, the director shall ren…

If any state officer or employee violates any of the provisions of sections 8A.361 through 8A.365 , the director may withdraw the assignment of any state-assigned motor vehicle to any such state officer or employee. 2003 Acts, ch 145, §56 ; 2011 Acts, ch 127, §58, 89

1. For purposes of this section , “passenger vehicles” means United States environmental protection agency designated compact sedans, compact wagons, midsize sedans, midsize wagons, full-size sedans, and passenger minivans, and additional vehicle classes determined by the departm…

1. A motor vehicle operating using an internal combustion engine powered by gasoline or diesel fuel as described in section 8A.362 shall use the highest possible classification of a qualified renewable fuel if all of the following apply: a. The manufacturer of the motor vehicle o…

1. The department shall compile information regarding the department’s compliance with section 8A.368 during the previous determination period. The information shall include all of the following: a. Of the motor vehicles used to routinely travel on the state’s highways that opera…

The capitol planning commission is created, composed of eleven members as follows: 1. Four members of the general assembly serving as ex officio, nonvoting members, one representative to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one representative to be appoint…

1. The members of the commission who are appointed by the governor shall be appointed to four-year terms of office and until their successors are appointed, three terms of which shall expire every two years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpir…

1. It shall be the duty of the commission to advise upon the location of statues, fountains, and monuments and the placing of any additional buildings on the capitol grounds, the type of architecture and the type of construction of any new buildings to be erected on the state cap…

The commission shall organize biennially by election of a chairperson from its membership. The director of the department of administrative services or the designee of the director shall serve as secretary to the commission. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §18A.4 ] 2003 Acts, c…

The members of the commission shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses while in attendance at any meeting of the commission held at the seat of government and shall be reimbursed for their expenses for going to and from the seat of government to attend a meetin…

1. All capital projects on the capitol complex shall be planned, approved, and funded only after considering the guiding principles enunciated in any capitol complex master plan adopted by the commission on or after January 1, 2000. At a minimum, the extent to which the proposed …

1. A state agency, branch of government, or any other entity responsible for a construction, remodeling, restoration, maintenance, or other project in, on, or on the grounds surrounding the capitol shall ensure that the project preserves and enhances the dignity, beauty, and arch…

1. The department of administrative services shall develop a state capitol view preservation plan. The purpose of the plan shall be to ensure that the most scenic views of the state capitol remain unobstructed by the erection of structures, including but not limited to buildings,…

As used in this subchapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Appointing authority” means the chairperson or person in charge of any state agency including, but not limited to, boards, bureaus, commissions, and departments, or an employee designated to act for an appoin…

1. The department is the central agency responsible for state human resource management, including the following: a. Policy and program development, workforce planning, and research. b. Employment activities and transactions, including recruitment, examination, and certification …

The department shall establish, by rule, procedures providing for the hiring of employees by a state agency to positions that are not covered by the merit system. The procedures shall require that an applicant for employment to a position that is not covered by the merit system d…

An employee of a state agency shall disclose to the hiring authority for that employee if the employee has filed subsequent to hire a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 , as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq. 2018 Acts, ch 1061, §4…

A person who willfully violates section 8A.403 , section 8A.404 , or section 8A.413, subsection 6 , or rules adopted pursuant to these provisions, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 2018 Acts, ch 1061, §5

1. The general purpose of this subchapter is to establish for the state of Iowa a system of human resource administration based on merit principles and scientific methods to govern the appointment, compensation, promotion, welfare, development, transfer, layoff, removal, and disc…

The merit system shall apply to all employees of the state and to all positions in state government now existing or hereafter established. In addition, the director shall negotiate an agreement with the director of the department for the blind concerning the applicability of the …

The department shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter pursuant to chapter 17A . Rulemaking shall be carried out with due regard to the terms of collective bargaining agreements. A rule shall not supersede a provision of a collective bargaining agreement negot…

The director may conduct experimental or research personnel-related projects of limited duration designed to improve the quality of the employment system. The provisions of section 8A.413 or administrative rules adopted pursuant to that section are waived for the purposes of such…

1. Grievances. a. An employee, except an employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement which provides otherwise, who has exhausted the available agency steps in the uniform grievance procedure provided for in the department rules may, within seven calendar days following …

1. A person shall not be appointed or promoted to, or demoted or discharged from, any position in the merit system, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in the merit system because of the person’s political or religious opinions or affiliation…

1. A person shall not make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating, or report with regard to any examination or appointment made under this subchapter or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of this subchapter and the rules…

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subchapter to the contrary, a person employed under a temporary, emergency employment utilization program funded by the federal government which program does not exceed one year and which program is not subject to merit system standards b…

1. The department shall establish and administer an Iowa management training system for the state. 2. A training revolving fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The moneys credited to the fund shall be used for the purpose of paying actual and…

1. The department shall establish and administer a combined charitable campaign program for state employees. 2. A combined charitable campaign revolving fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The moneys credited to the fund shall be used for th…

The department shall make available to eligible state employees the option of utilizing mutual funds as an investment alternative to the state’s deferred compensation plan established under section 509A.12 . Participating employees shall, to the extent permitted by law, be allowe…

1. A separate, special Iowa state employee deferred compensation trust fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of all moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to this section , any other assets that must be held in trust for …

1. A separate, special Iowa state employee deferred compensation match trust fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The trust fund shall consist of all moneys deposited in the fund, and other assets that must be held in trust for the exclusive …

1. A separate, special Iowa state employee dependent care spending account trust fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The trust fund consists of all moneys, including monthly administrative charges paid by a state department or agency as auth…