Iowa Code § 2B.5A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.5A
Iowa administrative bulletin and Iowa administrative code.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative services agency shall control and maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial information used to produce the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative code.

(2) In consultation with the administrative rules coordinator, the administrative code editor shall prescribe a uniform style and form required for a person filing a document for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative code, including but not limited to a rulemaking document. A rulemaking document includes a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4 or an adopted rule for filing as provided in section 17A.5. The rulemaking document shall correlate each rule to the uniform numbering system established by the administrative code editor. The administrative code editor shall provide for the publication of an electronic version of the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative code. The administrative code editor shall review all submitted documents for style and form and notify the administrative rules coordinator if a rulemaking document is not in proper style or form, and may return or revise a document which is not in proper style and form. The style and form prescribed shall require that a rulemaking document include a reference to the statute which the rules are intended to implement.

(3) (a) The administrative code editor may omit from the Iowa administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative code any document for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative code, if the administrative code editor determines that its publication would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient. The person filing the document for publication shall provide the administrative code editor with an electronic version of the document. The administrative code editor shall publish the document on the general assembly’s internet site and publish a notice in the Iowa administrative bulletin or the Iowa administrative code stating the specific subject matter of the omitted document and how the omitted document may be accessed.

(3) (b) The administrative code editor shall omit or cause to be omitted from the Iowa administrative code any rule or portion of a rule nullified by the general assembly pursuant to Article III, section 40, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa.

(4) The administrative code editor shall publish the Iowa administrative bulletin in accordance with section 2.42 at least every other week, unless the administrative code editor and the administrative rules review committee determine that an alternative publication schedule is preferable. The administrative code editor shall provide for the arrangement of the contents of the Iowa administrative bulletin.

(4) (a) The Iowa administrative bulletin shall contain all of the following:

(4) (a) Rulemaking documents, including notices of intended action as provided in section 17A.4, and rules adopted and effective immediately upon filing and rules adopted and filed as provided in section 17A.5.

(4) (a) Resolutions nullifying administrative rules passed by the general assembly pursuant to Article III, section 40 of the Constitution of the State of Iowa.

(4) (a) All proclamations and executive orders of the governor which are general and permanent in nature.

(4) (a) Other materials deemed fitting and proper by the administrative rules review committee.

(4) (a) Items required to be published by statute.

(4) (a) A comprehensive method to search and identify its contents. An electronic version may include search and retrieval programming and index.

(4) (b) The Iowa administrative bulletin may contain all of the following:

(4) (b) A preface.

(4) (b) A rulemaking schedule.

(4) (b) The agenda for the next meeting of the administrative rules review committee as provided in section 17A.8, if available.

(4) (b) A schedule of known public hearings.

(4) (b) A list of agencies referenced by agency identification number.

(5) The administrative code editor shall publish the Iowa administrative code in accordance with section 2.42 at least every other week, unless the administrative code editor and the administrative rules review committee determine that an alternative publication schedule is preferable. However, the legislative services agency may publish supplements in lieu of the Iowa administrative code. The administrative code editor shall provide for the arrangement of the Iowa administrative code.

(5) (a) The Iowa administrative code shall include all of the following:

(5) (a) Rules of general application adopted and filed with the administrative code editor by state agencies. However, the administrative code editor may delete a rule from the Iowa administrative code if the agency that adopted the rule has ceased to exist, no successor agency has jurisdiction over the rule, and no statutory authority exists supporting the rule.

(5) (a) A comprehensive method to search and identify its contents, including rules.

(5) (a) An electronic version may include search and retrieval programming and index.

(5) (a) A print version may include an index.

(5) (b) The Iowa administrative code may include all of the following:

(5) (b) A preface.

(5) (b) Uniform rules on agency procedure.

2010 Acts, ch 1031, §34; 2014 Acts, ch 1141, §35, 36; 2024 Acts, ch 1169, §1