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

1. The director shall enter into agreements with supported entities, and may enter into agreements with any other governmental entity, including a local governmental entity or entity created pursuant to chapter 28E , or with a nonprofit organization, to furnish services and facil…

1. The director may bill a governmental entity for services rendered by the department in accordance with the duties of the department as provided in this subchapter . Bills may include direct, indirect, and developmental costs which have not been funded by an appropriation to th…

If a service provided by the department and funded from an internal service fund established under section 8.92 ceases to be provided and insufficient funds remain in the fund to pay any outstanding debts and liabilities relating to that service, the director shall notify the gen…

1. The department is responsible for initiating and supporting the development of electronic commerce, electronic government, mobile applications, and internet applications across supported entities and in cooperation with other governmental entities. 2. In developing the concept…

1. The department shall develop and adopt information technology policies applicable to the procurement of information technology by all supported entities. Such policies, unless waived by the department, apply to all information technology procurements for supported entities. 2.…

1. Policies established by the department, unless waived by the department, apply to all information technology procurements for supported entities. 2. The department shall institute procedures to ensure effective and efficient compliance with policies established by the departme…

1. For purposes of this section : a. “Fiberoptic network conduit” means a pipe, vault, or duct used to enclose fiberoptic cable facilities buried alongside a roadway or surface mounted on a bridge, overpass, or other facility where placement below ground is impossible or impracti…

Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary and in compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations, a political subdivision vested with permitting authority shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove nonwireless, broadband-related permits within sixty…

1. IowAccess. The department shall establish IowAccess as a service to the citizens of this state that is the gateway for one-stop electronic access to government information and transactions, whether federal, state, or local. Except as provided in this section , IowAccess shall …

1. Moneys paid to a supported entity from persons who complete an electronic financial transaction with the entity by accessing IowAccess shall be transferred to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state, unless the disposition of the moneys is specifica…

1. The office of grants enterprise management is established in the department of management. The function of the office is to develop and administer a process to track and coordinate block grants and categorical grants. Staffing for the office of grants enterprise management sha…

1. An IowAccess revolving fund is created in the state treasury. The revolving fund shall be administered by the department and shall consist of moneys collected by the department as fees, moneys appropriated by the general assembly, and any other moneys obtained or accepted by t…

1. The department shall administer a broadband grant program designed to reduce or eliminate unserved and underserved areas in the state, leveraging federal funds and public and private partnerships where possible, by awarding grants to communications service providers that reduc…

1. The department may establish and maintain internal service funds in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for activities of the department which are primarily funded from billings to governmental entities for services rendered by the department under this su…

1. It is the intent of the general assembly that state and local governmental entities work collaboratively in a whole-of-state approach to protect against cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, state and local governmental e…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Agency” or “state agency” means a unit of state government, which is an authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, or independent agency as defined in section 7E.4 , including but not limited …

1. The department of administrative services is created. The director of the department shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor and is subject to confirmation by the senate. If the office becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled in the same …

1. The department is created for the purpose of managing and coordinating the major resources of state government including the human, financial, and physical resources of state government. 2. The mission of the department is to implement a world-class, customer-focused organizat…

The director shall do all of the following: 1. Coordinate the internal operations of the department and develop and implement policies and procedures designed to ensure the efficient administration of the department. 2. Appoint all personnel deemed necessary for the administratio…

The director shall not have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract for supplies furnished to the state, or in any business enterprise involving any expenditure by the state. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be a serious misdemeanor, and…

1. The records of the department, except personal information in an employee’s file if the publication of such information would serve no proper public purpose, shall be public records and shall be open to public inspection, subject to reasonable rules as to the time and manner o…

The director may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and compel the production of books and papers pertinent to any investigation or hearing authorized by this chapter . A person who fails to appear in response to a subpoena or produce books or papers pertinent to the investiga…

1. The department may receive and accept donations, grants, gifts, and contributions in the form of moneys, services, materials, or otherwise, from the United States or any of its agencies, from this state or any of its agencies, or from any other person, and may use or expend su…

1. Neither the provisions of this chapter nor rules adopted pursuant to this chapter shall apply in any situation where such provision or rule is in conflict with a governing federal regulation or where the provision or rule would jeopardize the receipt of federal funds. 2. If it…

1. There is created a state employee suggestion system for the purpose of encouraging state employees to develop and submit ideas which will reduce costs and increase efficiency in state government and which will make monetary and other awards to state employees whose cost reduct…

The department shall provide all of the following reports: 1. An annual report of the department as required under section 7E.3, subsection 4 . 2. An annual report on the status of capital projects as required under section 8A.321, subsection 11 . 3. An annual salary report as re…

1. The director shall enter into agreements with state agencies, and may enter into agreements with any other governmental entity or a nonprofit organization, to furnish services and facilities of the department to the applicable governmental entity or nonprofit organization. The…

1. Activities of the department shall be accounted for within the general fund of the state, except that the director may establish and maintain internal service funds, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, for activities of the department which are primari…

The department may employ, upon the approval of the department of management, additional personnel in excess of the number of full-time equivalent positions authorized by the general assembly if such additional personnel are reasonable and necessary to perform such duties as requ…

1. The director may bill a governmental entity for services rendered by the department in accordance with the duties of the department as provided in this chapter . Bills may include direct, indirect, and developmental costs which have not been funded by an appropriation to the d…

If a service provided by the department and funded from an internal service fund established under section 8A.123 ceases to be provided and insufficient funds remain in the internal service fund to pay any outstanding debts and liabilities relating to that service, the director s…

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Commission” means the commission of libraries. 2. “State agency” means a legislative, executive, or judicial office of the state and all of its respective officers, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissio…

1. The department, as it relates to library services, shall do all of the following: a. Provide support services to libraries, including but not limited to consulting, continuing education, interlibrary loan services, and references services to assure consistency of service state…

1. a. The state commission of libraries consists of one member appointed by the supreme court, the director, and the following seven members who shall be appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19 . (1) Two members shall b…

1. The director shall appoint the state librarian who shall administer the duties of the department as it relates to library services. 2. The state librarian shall do all of the following: a. Organize, staff, and administer the department as it relates to library services so as t…

Upon issuance of a state publication in any format, a state agency shall provide the department with an electronic version of the publication at no cost to the department. 93 Acts, ch 48, §20 CS93, §256.53 2003 Acts, ch 35, §41, 49 ; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §56 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1…

1. The state library includes but is not limited to the library support network, the specialized library services unit, and the state data center. The law library shall be under the direction of the specialized library services unit. 2. The law library shall be administered by a …

A state data center is established in the department. The state data center shall be administered by the state data center coordinator, who shall do all of the following: 1. Manage the state data center program to make United States census data available to the residents of Iowa …

The state library shall work to develop a system of electronic access to documents maintained by the state library with a goal of providing electronic access to all such documents. The access shall be provided using a current, widely accepted and utilized technology. This section…

1. An enrich Iowa program is established in the department to provide direct state assistance to public libraries, to support the open access and interlibrary loan programs, to provide public libraries with an incentive to improve library services that are in compliance with perf…

1. A library support network is established in the department to offer services and programs for libraries, including but not limited to individualized, locally delivered consulting and training, and to facilitate resource sharing and innovation through the use of technology, adm…

The specialized library services unit is established in the department to provide information services to the three branches of state government and to offer focused information services to the general public in the areas of Iowa law, Iowa state documents, and Iowa history and cu…

1. The state librarian shall convene a library services advisory panel to advise and recommend to the department evidence-based best practices, to assist the department to determine service priorities and launch programs, articulate the needs and interests of Iowa librarians, and…

Commencing July 1, 1977, each city within its corporate boundaries and each county within the unincorporated area of the county shall levy a tax of at least six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on the taxable property or at least the monetary equival…

The department is hereby authorized to enter into interstate library compacts on behalf of the state of Iowa with any state bordering on Iowa which legally joins therein in substantially the following form and the contracting states agree that: 1. Article I — Purpose. Because the…

The state librarian shall be the compact administrator. The compact administrator shall receive copies of all agreements entered into by the state or its political subdivisions and other states or political subdivisions; consult with, advise, and aid such governmental units in th…