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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.15 - Billing — credit card payments.

8B.15 Billing — credit card payments.
1. The chief information officer may bill a governmental entity for services rendered by the office in accordance with the duties of the office as provided in this chapter. Bills may include direct, indirect, and developmental costs which have not been funded by an appropriation to the office. The office shall periodically render a billing statement to a governmental entity outlining the cost of services provided to the governmental entity. The amount indicated on the statement shall be paid by the governmental entity and amounts received by the office shall be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2, and deposited into the accounts of the office.
2. In addition to other forms of payment, a person may pay by credit card for services provided by the office, according to rules adopted by the treasurer of state. The credit card fees to be charged shall not exceed those permitted by statute. A governmental entity may adjust its payment to reflect the costs of processing as determined by the treasurer of state. The discount charged by the credit card issuer may be included in determining the fees to be paid for completing a financial transaction under this section by using a credit card. All credit card payments shall be credited to the fund used to account for the services provided.
2013 Acts, ch 129, §16
Referred to in §8B.13, 8B.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.16 - Office debts and liabilities — appropriation request.

8B.16 Office debts and liabilities — appropriation request.
If a service provided by the office and funded from an internal service fund established under section 8B.13 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 chief information officer shall notify the department of management and the general assembly and request that moneys be appropriated from the general fund of the state to pay such debts and liabilities.
2013 Acts, ch 129, §17
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.22 - Digital government.

8B.22 Digital government.
1. The office is responsible for initiating and supporting the development of electronic commerce, electronic government, mobile applications, and internet applications across participating agencies and in cooperation with other governmental entities.
2. In developing the concept of digital government, the office shall do all of the following:
a. Establish standards, consistent with other state law, for the implementation of electronic commerce, including standards for electronic signatures, electronic currency, and other items associated with electronic commerce.
b. Establish guidelines for the appearance and functioning of applications.
c. Establish standards for the integration of electronic data across state agencies.
d. Foster joint development of electronic commerce and electronic government involving the public and private sectors.
e. Develop customer surveys and citizen outreach and education programs and material, and provide for citizen input regarding the state’s electronic commerce and electronic government applications.
f. Assist participating agencies in converting printed government materials to electronic materials which can be accessed through an internet searchable database.
g. Encourage participating agencies to utilize duplex printing and a print on demand strategy to reduce printing costs, publication overruns, excessive inventory, and obsolete printed materials.
2013 Acts, ch 129, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.23 - Information technology standards.

8B.23 Information technology standards.
1. The office shall develop and adopt information technology standards applicable to the procurement of information technology by all participating agencies. Such standards, unless waived by the office, shall apply to all information technology procurements for participating agencies.
2. The office of the governor or the office of an elective constitutional or statutory officer shall consult with the office prior to procuring information technology and consider the information technology standards adopted by the office, and provide a written report to the office relating to the other office’s decision regarding such acquisitions.
2013 Acts, ch 129, §20
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.25 - Fiberoptic network conduit installation program.

8B.25 Fiberoptic network conduit installation program.
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 impractical. “Fiberoptic network conduit” does not include electronics or cable.
b. “Public funding” does not include a tax exemption authorized under section 427.1, subsection 40.
c. “Where such conduit does not exist” means that private or publicly owned fiberoptic cable is not currently within a linear range of five hundred feet or less in any one direction.
2. The office shall lead and coordinate a program to provide for the installation of fiberoptic network conduit where such conduit does not exist. The chief information officer shall consult and coordinate with applicable agencies and entities, including public utilities as defined in section 476.1, the state department of transportation, the economic development authority, county boards of supervisors, municipal governing bodies, the farm-to-market review board, county conservation boards, and the boards, commissions, or agencies in control of state parks, as determined appropriate to ensure that the opportunity is provided to lay or install fiberoptic network conduit wherever a state-funded construction project involves trenching, boring, a bridge, a roadway, or opening of the ground, or alongside any state-owned infrastructure.
3. Contingent upon the provision of funding for such purposes by the general assembly, the office may contract with a nongovernmental third party to manage, lease, install, or otherwise provide fiberoptic network conduit access for projects described in this section. This section does not require coordination with or approval from the office pursuant to this program or installation of fiberoptic conduit as required by this section for construction projects not using public funding.
2015 Acts, ch 120, §33; 2021 Acts, ch 171, §21
Referred to in §8B.4, 8B.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.26 - Broadband permitting process — expeditious response.

8B.26 Broadband permitting process — expeditious response.
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 business days following the submission of the necessary application requirements. In the event that no action is taken during the sixty-day period, the application shall be deemed approved.
2015 Acts, ch 120, §34
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.31 - IowAccess — office duties and responsibilities.

8B.31 IowAccess — office duties and responsibilities.
1. IowAccess. The office 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 be a state-funded service providing access to government information and transactions. The office, in establishing the fees for value-added services, shall consider the reasonable cost of creating and organizing such government information through IowAccess.
2. Duties. The office shall do all of the following:
a. Establish rates to be charged for access to and for value-added services performed through IowAccess.
b. Approve and establish the priority of projects associated with IowAccess. The determination may also include requirements concerning funding for a project proposed by a political subdivision of the state or an association, the membership of which is comprised solely of political subdivisions of the state. Prior to approving a project proposed by a political subdivision, the office shall verify that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The proposed project provides a benefit to the state.
(2) The proposed project, once completed, can be shared with and used by other political subdivisions of the state, as appropriate.
(3) The state retains ownership of any final product or is granted a permanent license to the use of the product.
c. Establish expected outcomes and effects of the use of IowAccess and determine the manner in which such outcomes are to be measured and evaluated.
d. Establish the IowAccess total budget request and ensure that such request reflects the priorities and goals of IowAccess as established by the office.
e. Advocate for access to government information and services through IowAccess and for data privacy protection, information ethics, accuracy, and security in IowAccess programs and services.
f. Receive status and operations reports associated with IowAccess.
3. Data purchasing. This section shall not be construed to impair the right of a person to contract to purchase information or data from the Iowa court information system or any other governmental entity. This section shall not be construed to affect a data purchase agreement or contract in existence on April 25, 2000.
2013 Acts, ch 129, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.32 - Financial transactions.

8B.32 Financial transactions.
1. Moneys paid to a participating agency from persons who complete an electronic financial transaction with the agency 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 specifically provided for under other law. The moneys may include all of the following:
a. Fees required to obtain an electronic public record as provided in section 22.3A.
b. Fees required to process an application or file a document, including but not limited to fees required to obtain a license issued by a licensing authority.
c. Moneys owed to a governmental entity by a person accessing IowAccess in order to satisfy a liability arising from the operation of law, including the payment of assessments, taxes, fines, and civil penalties.
2. Moneys transferred using IowAccess may include amounts owed by a governmental entity to a person accessing IowAccess in order to satisfy a liability of the governmental entity. The moneys may include the payment of tax refunds, and the disbursement of support payments as defined in section 252D.16 or 598.1 as required for orders issued pursuant to section 252B.14.
3. In addition to other forms of payment, credit cards shall be accepted in payment for moneys owed to or fees imposed by a governmental entity in the same manner as provided in section 8B.15.
2013 Acts, ch 129, §23
Referred to in §12C.1, 12C.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8B - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 8B.33 - IowAccess revolving fund.

8B.33 IowAccess revolving fund.
1. An IowAccess revolving fund is created in the state treasury. The revolving fund shall be administered by the office and shall consist of moneys collected by the office as fees, moneys appropriated by the general assembly, and any other moneys obtained or accepted by the office for deposit in the revolving fund. The proceeds of the revolving fund are appropriated to and shall be used by the office to maintain, develop, operate, and expand IowAccess consistent with this chapter.
2. The office shall submit an annual report not later than January 31 to the members of the general assembly and the legislative services agency of the activities funded by and expenditures made from the revolving fund during the preceding fiscal year. Section 8.33 does not apply to any moneys in the revolving fund, and, notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, earnings or interest on moneys deposited in the revolving fund shall be credited to the revolving fund.
2013 Acts, ch 129, §24; 2018 Acts, ch 1123, §3, 7
Referred to in §8B.9
For each fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2023, a portion of the fees collected for furnishing a certified abstract of a vehicle operating record to be transferred to the IowAccess revolving fund;
2013 Acts, ch 135, §3, 32
; 2015 Acts, ch 141, §6, 44, 67, 68;
2016 Acts, ch 1130, §5
;
2017 Acts, ch 171, §6, 33
;
2018 Acts, ch 1164, §4
; 2019 Acts, ch 136, §6; 2021 Acts, ch 142, §6; 2022 Acts, ch 1140, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8C - IOWA CELL SITING ACT › Section 8C.4 - Uniform rules — new tower applications.

8C.4 Uniform rules — new tower applications.
1. An authority may exercise zoning, land use, planning, and permitting authority within the authority’s territorial boundaries with regard to the siting of new towers, subject to the provisions of this chapter and federal law.
2. An applicant that proposes to construct a new tower within the jurisdiction of an authority that has adopted planning and zoning regulations shall submit the necessary copies and attachments of the application to the appropriate authority and comply with applicable local ordinances concerning land use and the appropriate permitting processes.
3. All records, documents, and electronic data in the possession or custody of authority personnel are subject to chapter 22. Disclosure of such records shall be consistent with applicable state law.
4. An authority, within one hundred fifty calendar days of receiving an application to construct a new tower, unless another date is specified in a written agreement between the authority and the applicant, shall comply with the following provisions:
a. Review the application for conformity with applicable local zoning regulations, building permit requirements, and consistency with this chapter. An application is deemed to be complete unless the authority notifies the applicant in writing, within thirty calendar days of submission of the application, specifying the deficiencies in the application which, if cured, would make the application complete. The authority’s timeframe to review the application is tolled beginning the date the notice is sent. The authority’s timeframe of one hundred fifty days for review of the application begins running again when the applicant cures the specified deficiencies. Following the applicant’s supplemental submission, the authority has ten days to notify the applicant that the supplemental submission did not provide the information identified in the original notice that specified deficiencies in the application. The authority’s timeframe of one hundred fifty days to review the application is tolled in the case of second or subsequent notices in conformance with this paragraph. The authority shall not include deficiencies in a second or subsequent notice that were not delineated in the original notice. The authority’s timeframe for review does not toll if the authority requests information regarding any of the considerations an authority may not consider as described in section 8C.3.
b. Make its final decision to approve or disapprove the application.
c. Advise the applicant in writing of its final decision.
5. If the authority fails to act on an application to construct a new tower within the timeframe for review specified under subsection 4, the application shall be deemed approved.
6. A party aggrieved by the final action of an authority, either by its affirmative disapproval of an application under the provisions of this section or by its inaction, may bring an action for review in any court of competent jurisdiction.
2015 Acts, ch 120, §4, 10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8C - IOWA CELL SITING ACT › Section 8C.6 - Use of public lands for towers and transmission equipment.

8C.6 Use of public lands for towers and transmission equipment.
1. In accordance with other applicable laws, when entering into a lease with an applicant for the applicant’s use of public lands, an authority shall offer the market rate value for use of that land. The term of the lease shall be for at least twenty years, but all or a portion of the land may be subject to release for public purposes after fifteen years.
2. a. If the authority and the applicant cannot agree on the market rate for lease of the public land and cannot agree on the process to derive the market rate, the appraisals of a three-person panel of appraisers shall determine the market rate. Each party will appoint one appraiser and the two appointed appraisers shall select a third appraiser. Each appraiser shall independently appraise the appropriate market rate for lease of the land. The market rate shall be set at the median value between the highest and lowest market rates determined by the three independent appraisers. However, if the median between the appraisals of the appraisers appointed by each party is greater than or less than ten percent of the appraisal of the appraiser selected by the two appraisers, then the appraisal of the appraiser selected by the two appraisers shall determine the rate for the lease. Each appraiser shall send a copy of the appraisal to the authority and the applicant. The authority shall use the appraisal process under this paragraph to determine the lease rate for purposes of this subsection.
b. An authority shall approve or reject the lease rate as determined by the appraisal process pursuant to paragraph “a” within fifteen days following completion and receipt of the appraisals obtained pursuant to paragraph “a”. The authority’s failure to reject the lease rate as determined by the appraisal process within fifteen days constitutes approval of the lease rate determined pursuant to paragraph “a” as the market rate value for the use of the land for purposes of the lease between the authority and the applicant.
c. The authority and applicant shall conclude the appraisal process within one hundred fifty calendar days from the date the applicant first offered a proposed lease rate to the authority.
d. If using the three-person panel, each party shall bear the cost of its own appointed appraiser and equally share the cost of the third appraiser.
2015 Acts, ch 120, §6, 10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8C - IOWA CELL SITING ACT › Section 8C.7 - Utility poles.

8C.7 Utility poles.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, an authority shall not mandate, require, or regulate the installation, location, or use of transmission equipment on a utility pole.
2015 Acts, ch 120, §7, 10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8C - IOWA CELL SITING ACT › Section 8C.7C - Height limitations.

8C.7C Height limitations.
1. A new, replacement, or modified utility pole or wireless support structure installed in a public right-of-way located within the city limits of an incorporated city for the purpose of siting a wireless facility, including a small wireless facility under the provisions of this chapter shall not exceed the greater of ten feet in height above the tallest utility pole existing on or before July 1, 2017, located within five hundred feet of the new, replacement, or modified utility pole in the same public right-of-way, or forty feet in height above ground level. Except as provided in section 8C.7A, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, an authority shall not require a special or conditional use permit for the installation of a utility pole or wireless support structure that complies with the height limitations of this subsection.
2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a person may construct, modify, or maintain a utility pole or wireless support structure along, across, and under a public right-of-way in excess of the size limits provided in subsection 1, to the extent permitted by the authority’s applicable zoning regulations.
3. A person shall comply with nondiscriminatory undergrounding requirements that prohibit wireless service providers from installing structures in a public right-of-way without prior zoning approval in areas designated as an underground district pursuant to a resolution or ordinance adopted by an authority prior to the date the application is filed or in areas zoned and used for single-family residential use, provided that such requirements shall not prohibit the replacement of existing structures.
4. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the ability of a public utility to install a utility pole for the purposes of electric utility transmission or distribution within a public right-of-way subject to an authority’s planning and zoning regulations.
2017 Acts, ch 112, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8C - IOWA CELL SITING ACT › Section 8C.8 - Application and construction.

8C.8 Application and construction.
This chapter shall not be construed as:
1. Prohibiting an airport, aviation authority, or municipality from administering and enforcing airport zoning pursuant to the provisions of chapter 329 for the protection of navigable airspace.
2. Infringing upon the jurisdiction of a commission, as defined in section 303.20, to approve or deny applications for proposed alterations to exterior features within an area designated as an area of historical significance.
3. Infringing upon the jurisdiction of a city or county, or any other entity authorized by statute, to approve or deny applications for proposed alterations to exterior features of designated local historic landmarks.
2015 Acts, ch 120, §8, 10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8C - IOWA CELL SITING ACT › Section 8C.9 - Repeal.

8C.9 Repeal.
This chapter is repealed July 1, 2025.
2015 Acts, ch 120, §9, 10; 2017 Acts, ch 112, §6; 2020 Acts, ch 1026, §1, 2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK › Section 8D.1 - Purpose.

8D.1 Purpose.
It is the intent of the general assembly that communications of state government be coordinated to effect maximum practical consolidation and joint use of communications services.
[C71, 73, §8A.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, §18.132]
83 Acts, ch 126, §3; 94 Acts, ch 1184, §29
C95, §8D.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK › Section 8D.2 - Definitions.

8D.2 Definitions.
When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Commission” means the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission established in section 8D.3.
2. “Director” means the executive director appointed pursuant to section 8D.4.
3. “Network” means the Iowa or state communications network.
4. “Private agency” means an accredited nonpublic school, a nonprofit institution of higher education eligible for tuition grants, or a hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B or a physician clinic to the extent provided in section 8D.13, subsection 13.
5. a. “Public agency” means a state agency, an institution under the control of the board of regents, the judicial branch as provided in section 8D.13, subsection 14, a school corporation, a city library, a county library as provided in chapter 336, or a judicial district department of correctional services established in section 905.2, to the extent provided in section 8D.13, subsection 12, an agency of the federal government, or a United States post office which receives a federal grant for pilot and demonstration projects.
b. For the purposes of this chapter, “public agency” also includes any homeland security or defense facility or disaster response agency established by the director of the department of homeland security and emergency management or the governor or any facility connected with a security or defense system or disaster response as required by the director of the department of homeland security and emergency management or the governor.
6. “State communications” refers to the transmission of voice, data, video, the written word, or other visual signals by electronic means but does not include radio and television facilities and other educational telecommunications systems and services including narrowcast and broadcast systems under the public broadcasting division of the department of education, or the department of transportation distributed data processing and mobile radio network.
[C71, 73, §8A.2; C75, 77, 79, 81, §18.133]
83 Acts, ch 126, §4, 5; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §308, 2049; 87 Acts, ch 211, §1; 89 Acts, ch 319, §31; 93 Acts, ch 48, §8; 94 Acts, ch 1184, §3, 4, 29
C95, §8D.2
98 Acts, ch 1047, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1065, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §51; 2011 Acts, ch 132, §36, 106; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §4; 2017 Acts, ch 52, §1
Referred to in §8D.9, 8D.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK › Section 8D.4 - Executive director appointed.

8D.4 Executive director appointed.
The commission shall appoint an executive director of the commission, subject to confirmation by the senate. Such individual shall not serve as a member of the commission. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The executive director shall be selected primarily for administrative ability and knowledge in the field, without regard to political affiliation. The governor shall establish the salary of the executive director within the applicable salary range as established by the general assembly. The salary and support of the executive director shall be paid from funds deposited in the Iowa communications network fund.
94 Acts, ch 1184, §6; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §126; 2013 Acts, ch 129, §25; 2015 Acts, ch 120, §37; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §11, 161, 162
Referred to in §8D.2
Confirmation, see §2.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK › Section 8D.6 - Advisory committees.

8D.6 Advisory committees.
The commission may establish and abolish advisory committees as necessary representing authorized users of the network and providing other expertise needed to assist the commission in performing its duties.
94 Acts, ch 1184, §8; 2006 Acts, ch 1126, §2, 3
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK › Section 8D.8 - Scheduling for authorized users.

8D.8 Scheduling for authorized users.
An authorized user is responsible for all scheduling of the use of the authorized user’s facility. A person who disputes a scheduling decision of such user may petition the commission for a review of such decision pursuant to section 8D.3, subsection 3, paragraph “c”.
94 Acts, ch 1184, §10; 2019 Acts, ch 6, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK › Section 8D.11A - Proprietary interests.

8D.11A Proprietary interests.
The commission may charge a negotiated fee, to recover a share of the costs related to the research and development, initial production, and derivative products of its proprietary software and hardware, telecommunications architecture design, and proprietary technology applications developed to support authorized users, to private vendors and to other political entities and subdivisions, including but not limited to states, territories, protectorates, and foreign countries. The commission may enter into nondisclosure agreements to protect the state of Iowa’s proprietary interests. The provisions of chapter 23A relating to noncompetition by state agencies and political subdivisions with private enterprise shall not apply to commission activities authorized under this section.
2001 Acts, ch 22, §1
Referred to in §23A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK › Section 8D.12 - Disposition of network — approval of general assembly and governor.

8D.12 Disposition of network — approval of general assembly and governor.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the commission or the department of administrative services shall not sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the network without prior authorization by a constitutional majority of each house of the general assembly and approval by the governor.
94 Acts, ch 1184, §14; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8D - IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK › Section 8D.14 - Iowa communications network fund.

8D.14 Iowa communications network fund.
There is created in the office of the treasurer of state a fund to be known as the Iowa communications network fund under the control of the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission. There shall be deposited into the Iowa communications network fund proceeds from bonds issued for purposes of projects authorized pursuant to section 8D.13, funds received from leases pursuant to section 8D.11, and other moneys by law credited to or designated by a person for deposit into the fund. Amounts deposited into the fund are appropriated to and for the use of the commission. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest earned on amounts deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys deposited into and appropriated from the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
89 Acts, ch 319, §34
CS89, §18.137
90 Acts, ch 1266, §36; 91 Acts, ch 264, §610; 94 Acts, ch 1184, §21, 29
C95, §8D.14
95 Acts, ch 210, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1126, §4; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.102 - Purposes.

8E.102 Purposes.
This chapter is intended to create mechanisms to most effectively and efficiently respond to the needs of Iowans and continuously improve state government performance, including by doing all of the following:
1. Allocating human and material resources available to state government to maximize measurable results for Iowans.
2. Improving decision making at all levels of state government.
3. Enhancing state government’s relationship with citizens and taxpayers by providing for the greatest possible accountability of the government to the public.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §9
Referred to in §8E.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.103 - Definitions.

8E.103 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Agency” means a principal central department enumerated in section 7E.5. However, for purposes of this chapter, all of the following apply:
a. The department of agriculture and land stewardship is not considered an agency.
b. Each division within the department of commerce is considered an agency, and each bureau within a division of the department of commerce is considered a division, as otherwise provided in chapter 7E.
2. “Agency performance plan” means an action plan based on an agency strategic plan which utilizes performance measures, data sources, and performance targets to achieve the agency’s goals adopted pursuant to section 8E.208.
3. “Agency strategic plan” means the strategic plan for the agency adopted pursuant to section 8E.206.
4. “Department” means the department of management.
5. “Enterprise strategic plan” means the strategic plan for the executive branch of state government adopted pursuant to section 8E.204.
6. “Performance target” means a desired level of performance, demonstrating specific progress toward the attainment of a goal which is part of a strategic plan as provided in section 8E.208.
7. “Strategic plan” means an enterprise strategic plan or an agency strategic plan.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §10; 2004 Acts, ch 1082, §11
Referred to in §8.22, 8.23
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.104 - Administration.

8E.104 Administration.
The department shall oversee the administration of this chapter in cooperation with agencies as provided in this chapter. The department shall adopt rules as necessary in order to administer this chapter. However, the state board of regents shall oversee and implement the provisions of this chapter for institutions governed under chapter 262.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.105 - Chapter evaluation.

8E.105 Chapter evaluation.
The department shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of this chapter in carrying out the purposes of this chapter as provided in section 8E.102. The department shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor and general assembly not later than January 10, 2006.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.201 - Agency duties and powers.

8E.201 Agency duties and powers.
Each agency shall administer the application of this chapter to the agency in cooperation with the department. Each agency shall measure and monitor progress toward achieving goals which relate to programs administered by the agency pursuant to the enterprise strategic plan, the agency strategic plan, and the agency performance plan.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.202 - Reports and records — access and purpose.

8E.202 Reports and records — access and purpose.
1. The department and each agency shall provide for the widest possible dissemination of information between agencies and the public relating to the enterprise strategic plan and agency strategic plans, including but not limited to internet access. This section does not require the department or an agency to release information which is classified as a confidential record under law.
a. In administering this subsection, the department shall provide for the dissemination of all of the following:
(1) The enterprise strategic plan, performance measures, performance targets based on performance data, performance data, and data sources used to evaluate agency performance, and explanations of the plan’s provisions.
(2) Methods for the public and state employees to provide input including written and oral comments for the enterprise strategic plan, including a schedule of any public hearings relating to the plan or revisions.
b. In administering this subsection, each agency shall provide for the dissemination of all of the following:
(1) The agency strategic plan, performance measures, performance targets based on performance data, performance data, and data sources used by the agency to evaluate its performance, and explanations of the plan’s provisions.
(2) Methods for the public and agency employees to provide input including written and oral comments for the agency strategic plan, including a schedule of any public hearings relating to the plan or revisions.
2. The department may review any records of an agency that relate to an agency strategic plan, an agency performance plan, or a performance audit conducted pursuant to section 8E.209.
3. A record which is confidential under law shall not be released to the public under this section.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §14; 2011 Acts, ch 106, §2, 3, 17
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.203 - Strategic plan — purposes.

8E.203 Strategic plan — purposes.
The purposes of strategic plans are to promote long-term and broad thinking, focus on results for Iowans, and guide the allocation of human and material resources and day-to-day activities.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.204 - Adoption and revision of an enterprise strategic plan and agency strategic plans.

8E.204 Adoption and revision of an enterprise strategic plan and agency strategic plans.
1. The department, in consultation with agencies, shall adopt an enterprise strategic plan. Each agency shall adopt an agency strategic plan aligned with the enterprise strategic plan.
2. The department or an agency shall adopt and revise a strategic plan which includes input from customers and stakeholders following an opportunity for broad public participation in strategic planning. The department or an agency developing or revising a strategic plan shall include input from state employees, including written and oral comments. Upon adoption of the enterprise strategic plan by the department, the plan shall be disseminated to each agency and made available to all state employees. Upon adoption of the agency’s strategic plan, the agency shall provide the department with a copy of the agency strategic plan and make the strategic plan available to all agency employees. The enterprise strategic plan and all agency strategic plans shall be available to the public.
3. The department and agencies shall annually review the enterprise strategic plan. An agency shall conduct an annual review of its agency strategic plan. Revisions in the strategic plan may be prompted by a reexamination of priorities or the need to redirect state resources based on new circumstances, including events or trends.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §16
Referred to in §8.22, 8E.103
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.205 - Enterprise strategic plan.

8E.205 Enterprise strategic plan.
The enterprise strategic plan shall identify major policy goals of the state. The enterprise strategic plan shall also describe multiagency strategies to achieve major policy goals, and establish the means to gauge progress toward achieving the major policy goals.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §17
Referred to in §8.23
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.206 - Agency strategic plans.

8E.206 Agency strategic plans.
1. An agency shall adopt an agency strategic plan which shall follow a format and include elements as determined by the department in consultation with agencies.
2. An agency shall align its agency strategic plan with the enterprise strategic plan and show the alignment.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §18
Referred to in §8.23, 8E.103
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.207 - Agency performance plans.

8E.207 Agency performance plans.
Each agency shall develop an annual performance plan to achieve the goals provided in the agency strategic plan, including the development of performance targets using its performance measures. The agency shall use its performance plan to guide its day-to-day operations and track its progress in achieving the goals specified in its agency strategic plan.
1. An agency shall align its agency performance plan with the agency strategic plan and show the alignment in the agency performance plan.
2. An agency shall align individual performance instruments with its agency performance plan.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.208 - Performance measures, performance targets, and performance data.

8E.208 Performance measures, performance targets, and performance data.
1. The department, in consultation with agencies, shall establish guidelines that will be used to create performance measures, performance targets, and data sources for each agency and each agency’s functions.
2. Performance measurement is essential to ensuring adequate accountability over public resources and the exchange of public resources for desirable and acceptable public benefits. Performance measurement must include an assessment of whether agencies have adequate control procedures in place, and whether those control procedures are operating effectively, to determine that agencies are receiving or providing services of adequate quality, public resources are being used effectively and efficiently, and public resources are being used for appropriate and meaningful activities.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §20; 2006 Acts, ch 1153, §6, 9; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Referred to in §8.23, 8E.103
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.209 - Periodic performance audits and performance data validation.

8E.209 Periodic performance audits and performance data validation.
1. The department, in consultation with the legislative services agency, the auditor of state, and agencies, shall establish and implement a system of periodic performance audits. The purpose of a performance audit is to assess the performance of an agency in carrying out its programs in light of the agency strategic plan, including the effectiveness of its programs, based on performance measures, performance targets, and performance data. The department may make recommendations to improve agency performance which may include modifying, streamlining, consolidating, expanding, redesigning, or eliminating programs.
2. The department, in cooperation with the legislative services agency and the auditor of state, shall provide for the analysis of the integrity and validity of performance data.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §21; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49
Referred to in §8E.202
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.210 - Reporting requirements.

8E.210 Reporting requirements.
1. Each agency shall prepare an annual performance report stating the agency’s progress in meeting performance targets and achieving its goals consistent with the enterprise strategic plan, its agency strategic plan, and its performance plan. An annual performance report shall include a description of how the agency has reallocated human and material resources in the previous fiscal year. The department, in conjunction with agencies, shall develop guidelines for annual performance reports, including but not limited to a reporting schedule. An agency may incorporate its annual performance report into another report that the agency is required to submit to the department.
2. The annual performance reporting required under this section shall be used to improve performance, improve strategic planning and policy decision making, better allocate human and material resources, recognize superior performance, and inform Iowans about their return from investment in state government.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8E - STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY (ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT ACT) › Section 8E.301 - Scope.

8E.301 Scope.
The department, in cooperation with agencies, shall establish methodologies for use in making major investment decisions, including methodologies based on return on investment and cost-benefit analysis. The department and agencies may also utilize these methodologies to review current investment decisions. The department shall establish procedures for implementing the methodologies, requiring independent verification and validation of investment results, and providing reports to the governor and the legislative services agency regarding the implementation.
2001 Acts, ch 169, §23; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49
See also §12B.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8F - GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY — SERVICE CONTRACTS › Section 8F.4 - Reporting requirements.

8F.4 Reporting requirements.
1. a. As a condition of continuing to receive state or federal moneys through an oversight agency for a service contract, a recipient entity shall file an annual report with the oversight agency and with the legislative services agency within ten months following the end of the recipient entity’s fiscal year.
b. However, the annual report shall not be required to be filed under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The recipient entity reports information otherwise required to be included in an annual report described in subsection 2 to the oversight agency pursuant to federal or state statutes or rules. The information otherwise required to be reported to the oversight agency shall be filed with the legislative services agency.
(2) The recipient entity is recognized by the Internal Revenue Code as a nonprofit organization or entity and provides a copy of the internal revenue service form 990 for all fiscal years in which service contract revenues are reported.
2. The annual report required to be filed pursuant to this section shall contain the following:
a. Financial information relative to the expenditure of state and federal moneys for the prior year pursuant to the service contract. The financial information shall include but is not limited to budget and actual revenue and expenditure information for the year covered.
b. Financial information relating to service contracts with the oversight agency during the preceding year, including the costs by category to provide the contracted services.
c. Reportable conditions in internal control or material noncompliance with provisions of laws, rules, regulations, or contractual agreements included in external audit reports of the recipient entity covering the preceding year.
d. Corrective action taken or planned by the recipient entity in response to reportable conditions in internal control or material noncompliance with laws, rules, regulations, or contractual agreements included in external audit reports covering the preceding year.
e. Any changes in the information submitted in accordance with section 8F.3.
f. A certification signed by an officer and director of the recipient entity, two directors of the recipient entity, or the sole proprietor of the recipient entity, whichever is applicable, stating the annual report is accurate and the recipient entity is in full compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, and contractual agreements applicable to the recipient entity and the requirements of this chapter.
3. A recipient entity shall be required to submit such information as requested by the oversight agency or the legislative services agency relating to the entity’s expenditure of state and federal moneys.
2006 Acts, ch 1153, §4, 9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8F - GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY — SERVICE CONTRACTS › Section 8F.5 - Enforcement.

8F.5 Enforcement.
Any service contract awarded to a recipient entity shall provide that the oversight agency may terminate the service contract if the recipient entity, during the duration of the contract, fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter. In addition, the service contract shall provide a mechanism for the forfeiture and recovery of state or federal funds expended by a recipient entity in violation of the laws applicable to the expenditure of the money or the requirements of the service contract and this chapter.
2006 Acts, ch 1153, §5, 9