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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.341 - State printing — duties.

8A.341 State printing — duties.
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 guidelines for the letting of contracts for printing, the manner, form, style, and quantity of public printing, and the specifications and advertisements for public printing. In addition, the director shall have charge of office equipment and supplies and of the stock, if any, required in connection with printing contracts.
2. If money is appropriated for this purpose, by November 1 of each year supply a report which contains the name, gender, county, or city of residence when possible, official title, salary received during the previous fiscal year, base salary as computed on July 1 of the current fiscal year, and traveling and subsistence expense of the personnel of each of the departments, boards, and commissions of the state government except personnel who receive an annual salary of less than one thousand dollars. The number of the personnel and the total amount received by them shall be shown for each department in the report. All employees who have drawn salaries, fees, or expense allowances from more than one department or subdivision shall be listed separately under the proper departmental heading. On the request of the director, the head of each department, board, or commission shall furnish the data covering that agency. The report shall be distributed upon request without charge in an electronic medium to each caucus of the general assembly, the legislative services agency, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the secretary of the senate. Copies of the report shall be made available to other persons in an electronic medium upon payment of a fee, which shall not exceed the cost of providing the copy of the report. Sections 22.2 through 22.5 apply to the report. All funds from the sale of the report shall be deposited in the printing revolving fund established in section 8A.345.
3. Deposit receipts from the sale of presses, printing equipment, printing supplies, and other machinery or equipment used in the printing operation in the printing revolving fund established in section 8A.345.
2003 Acts, ch 35, §46, 49; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §45; 2005 Acts, ch 52, §7; 2011 Acts, ch 106, §1, 17
Referred to in §8A.111
Style, publication, and distribution of Iowa Code, Iowa Acts, Iowa administrative code, Iowa administrative bulletin, and Iowa court rules; §2.42, 2A.5, 2A.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.342 - Contracts with state institutions.

8A.342 Contracts with state institutions.
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 conditions substantially the same as those provided for in the case of contracts with individuals and the same standard of quality or product shall be required.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §46
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.344 - Public printing — bidding procedures.

8A.344 Public printing — bidding procedures.
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 opened or accessed, and the manner by which the contracts will be awarded.
2. The director shall supply prospective bidders and others on request with the specifications and requirements, blank forms for bids, samples of printing so far as possible, and all other information pertaining to the subject.
3. The specifications shall be kept on file in the office of the director, open to public inspection, together with samples so far as possible, of the work to be done or the material to be furnished.
4. Bids submitted must be:
a. Secured in writing, by telephone, by facsimile, or in a format prescribed by the director as indicated in the bid specifications.
b. Signed by the bidder, or if a telephone or electronic bid, confirmed by the bidder in a manner prescribed by the director.
c. Submitted in a format prescribed by the director which reasonably assures the authenticity of the bid and the bidder’s identity.
d. Submitted to the department as specified by the date and time established in the advertisements for bids.
5. When a bidder submits a bid to the department, the director may require the bidder to file a bid bond or a certified or cashier’s check payable to the treasurer of state in an amount to be fixed in the bid specifications, either covering all classes or items or services, or separate certified or cashier’s checks for each bid in case the bidder makes more than one bid. In lieu of a certified or cashier’s check, the bidder may furnish a yearly bond in an amount to be established by the director. Certified or cashier’s checks deposited by unsuccessful bidders, and by successful bidders when they have entered into the contract, shall be returned to them.
6. All bids shall be publicly opened or accessed and read and the contracts awarded in the manner designated in the bid specifications. In the award of a contract, due consideration shall be given to the price bid, mechanical and other equipment proposed to be used by the bidder, the financial responsibility of the bidder, the bidder’s ability and experience in the performance of similar contracts, and any other factors that the department determines are relevant and that are included in the bid specifications.
7. The director shall have the right to reject any or all bids, and in case of rejection or because of failure of a bidder to enter into a contract, the director may advertise for and secure new bids.
8. When the director is satisfied that bidders have presented bids pursuant to an agreement, understanding, or combination to prevent free competition, the director shall reject all of them and readvertise for bids as in the first instance.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §48
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.345 - Printing revolving fund.

8A.345 Printing revolving fund.
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 state departments, bureaus, commissions, or institutions. All salaries and expenses properly chargeable to the fund shall be paid from the fund. The director may also use the fund for the purchase of replacement or additional equipment if a sufficient balance will remain in the fund to enable the continued operation of the printing operations of the department.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §49
Referred to in §7A.27, 8A.341
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.351 - Distribution of documents — general provisions.

8A.351 Distribution of documents — general provisions.
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 such lists, eliminating duplications and adding to the lists libraries, institutions, public officials, and persons having actual use for the material. The director shall arrange the lists so as to reduce to the minimum the postage or other cost for delivery. Requests for publications shall be handled only upon receipt of postage by the director from the requesting agency or department.
2. The director shall furnish the various officials and departments with copies of their reports needed for office use or to be distributed to persons requesting the reports. Requests for publications shall be handled only upon receipt of postage by the director.
3. The director may send additional copies of publications to other state officials, individuals, institutions, libraries, or societies that may request them. Requests for publications shall be handled only upon receipt of postage by the director.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §50
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.360 - Special definitions.

8A.360 Special definitions.
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 ending December 31.
4. “Ethanol blended gasoline” means the same as defined in section 214A.1.
5. “Qualified renewable fuel” means ethanol blended gasoline or biodiesel blended fuel that meets the standards and classifications for that type of motor fuel as provided in section 214A.2.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §33
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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.360A - Classification of qualified renewable fuels.

8A.360A Classification of qualified renewable fuels.
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
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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.361 - Vehicle assignment — authority in department.

8A.361 Vehicle assignment — authority in department.
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 regents, the department for the blind, and any other agencies exempted by law.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §51; 2011 Acts, ch 127, §37, 89
Referred to in §8A.366
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.363 - Private use prohibited — rate for state business.

8A.363 Private use prohibited — rate for state business.
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 case the state officer or employee shall receive an amount to be determined by the director. The amount shall not exceed the maximum allowable under the federal internal revenue service rules per mile, notwithstanding established mileage requirements or depreciation allowances. However, the director may authorize private motor vehicle rates in excess of the rate allowed under the federal internal revenue service rules for state business use of substantially modified or specially equipped privately owned vehicles required by persons with disabilities. A statutory provision establishing reimbursement for necessary mileage, travel, or actual expenses to a state officer falls under the private motor vehicle mileage rate limitation provided in this section unless specifically provided otherwise. Any peace officer employed by the state as defined in section 801.4 who is required to use a private motor vehicle in the performance of official duties shall receive the private vehicle mileage rate at the rate provided in this section. However, the director may delegate authority to officials of the state, and department heads, for the use of private vehicles on state business up to a yearly mileage figure established by the director. If a motor vehicle has been assigned to a state officer or employee, the officer or employee shall not collect mileage for the use of a privately owned motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle assigned is not usable.
2. This section does not apply to any of the following:
a. Officials and employees of the state whose mileage is paid other than by a state agency.
b. Elected officers of the state.
c. Judicial officers or court employees.
d. Members and employees of the general assembly who shall be governed by policies relating to motor vehicle travel, including but not limited to reimbursement for expenses, if such policies are otherwise established by the general assembly.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §53; 2011 Acts, ch 127, §41, 58, 89
Referred to in §2.10, 8A.366, 13B.5, 307.12
See also §70A.9, 602.1509
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.364 - Fleet management revolving fund — replenishment.

8A.364 Fleet management revolving fund — replenishment.
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, oil, tires, repairs, and all other general expenses incurred in the operation of state-assigned motor vehicles, and all salaries and expenses of employees providing fleet management services shall be paid from this fund.
2. At the end of each month the director shall render a statement to each state department or agency for the actual cost of operation of all motor vehicles assigned to such department or agency, together with a fair proportion of the administrative costs for providing fleet management services during such month, as determined by the director, all subject to review by the executive council upon complaint of any state department or agency adversely affected. Such expenses shall be paid by the state departments or agencies in the same manner as other expenses of such department are paid, and when such expenses are paid, such sums shall be credited to the fleet management revolving fund. If any surplus accrues to the revolving fund in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars for which there is no anticipated need or use, the governor may order such surplus transferred to the general fund of the state.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §54; 2011 Acts, ch 127, §58, 89
Referred to in §8A.366, 8A.367
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.365 - Vehicle replacement — depreciation fund.

8A.365 Vehicle replacement — depreciation fund.
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 render a statement to each state department or agency for additions to the fleet and total depreciation credited to that department or agency. Such depreciation expense shall be paid by the state departments or agencies in the same manner as other expenses are paid, and shall be deposited in the depreciation fund to the credit of the department or agency. The funds credited to each department or agency shall remain the property of the department or agency. However, at the end of each biennium, the director shall cause to revert to the fund from which it accumulated any unassigned depreciation.
2. The department of corrections is not obligated to pay the depreciation expense otherwise required by this section.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §55
Referred to in §8A.366
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.366 - Violations — withdrawing use of vehicle.

8A.366 Violations — withdrawing use of vehicle.
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
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.368 - Motor vehicle purchases — qualified renewable fuels.

8A.368 Motor vehicle purchases — qualified renewable fuels.
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 or the United States environmental protection agency expressly states that the classification of a qualified renewable fuel is compatible with the motor vehicle’s normal operation.
b. That classification of a qualified renewable fuel is commercially available in the region where the motor vehicle is being operated.
c. No emergency situation exists that requires the immediate use of a motor fuel regardless of whether it has been blended with a biofuel.
2. If the highest possible classification of a qualified renewable fuel is available to power an engine used to operate a motor vehicle as provided in subsection 1, a state-issued credit card shall not be used to purchase motor fuel other than that classification of a qualified renewable fuel.
3. A motor vehicle subject to this section shall be affixed with a brightly colored, highly visible renewable fuel sticker. The qualified renewable fuel sticker shall be designed by the department of agriculture and land stewardship to notify the traveling public that the motor vehicle is operating using an internal combustion engine powered by the highest possible classification of that qualified renewable fuel. The department of administrative services shall distribute the stickers to state agencies maintaining a state motor pool. However, a qualified renewable fuel sticker is not required to be affixed to an unmarked motor vehicle used for purposes of providing law enforcement or security.
4. As part of the department’s competitive bidding procedure for the purchase of a motor vehicle operating using an internal combustion engine powered by diesel fuel, the director shall require a bidder to certify that the motor vehicle’s manufacturer expressly states that the engine is capable of being powered by biodiesel blended fuel classified as B-20 or higher.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §36
Referred to in §8A.362, 8A.369, 216B.3, 262.25A, 307.21, 904.312A
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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.369 - Motor vehicle purchases — qualified renewable fuels — reports.

8A.369 Motor vehicle purchases — qualified renewable fuels — reports.
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 operate using internal combustion engines powered by gasoline, all of the following:
(1) The total number of such motor vehicles according to model year.
(2) The total number of such motor vehicles according to model year that are capable of operating using internal combustion engines powered by ethanol blended gasoline classified as E-15 and E-85 according to the express warranty of the motor vehicle’s manufacturer.
(3) The total number of gallons of ethanol blended gasoline classified as E-15, and the total number of gallons of ethanol blended gasoline classified as E-85, purchased during the preceding determination period, to the extent such information may be practically obtained.
b. Of the motor vehicles used to routinely travel on the state’s highways that operate using internal combustion engines powered by diesel fuel, all of the following:
(1) The total number of such motor vehicles according to model year.
(2) The total number of such motor vehicles according to model year that are capable of operating using internal combustion engines powered by biodiesel blended fuel classified as B-20 or higher according to the express warranty of the motor vehicle’s manufacturer.
(3) The total number of gallons of biodiesel blended fuel classified as B-20 or higher purchased during the preceding determination period, to the extent such information may be practically obtained.
2. The department of administrative services shall prepare a state fleet qualified renewable fuels compliance report which shall consolidate information compiled by the department under subsection 1 together with information compiled by the commission for the blind pursuant to section 216B.3, institutions governed by the state board of regents pursuant to section 262.25A, the department of transportation pursuant to section 307.21, and the department of corrections pursuant to section 904.312A. The department of administrative services shall submit the state fleet qualified renewable fuels compliance report to the governor and general assembly not later than March 1 of each year.
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §37
Referred to in §216B.3, 262.25A, 307.21, 904.312A
Department of administrative services to submit first report not later than July 1, 2023;
2022 Acts, ch 1067, §42
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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.371 - Commission created.

8A.371 Commission created.
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 appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, one senator to be appointed by the president of the senate after consultation with the majority leader of the senate, and one senator to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
2. Six residents of the state of Iowa to be appointed by the governor.
3. The director of the department of administrative services or the director’s designee.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §18A.1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §2025; 90 Acts, ch 1223, §10; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2007 Acts, ch 115, §10
CS2007, §8A.371
2008 Acts, ch 1156, §11, 58
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.372 - Terms of office.

8A.372 Terms of office.
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 unexpired term of the original appointee.
2. The legislative members of the commission shall be appointed to terms of office as provided in section 69.16B, unless sooner terminated by a commission member ceasing to be a member of the general assembly. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the original appointing authority for the unexpired term of their predecessors.
3. The term of office of each appointive voting member of the commission shall begin on the first of May of the odd-numbered year in which the member is appointed.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §18A.2]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §2026; 90 Acts, ch 1223, §11; 2007 Acts, ch 115, §11
CS2007, §8A.372
2008 Acts, ch 1156, §12, 58
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.373 - Duties — report to legislature.

8A.373 Duties — report to legislature.
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 capitol grounds as now encompassed or as subsequently enlarged, and repairs and restoration thereof, and it shall be the duty of the officers, commissions, and councils charged by law with the duty of determining such questions to call upon the commission for such advice.
2. The commission shall, in cooperation with the director of the department of administrative services, develop and implement within the limits of its appropriation, a five-year modernization program for the capitol complex.
3. The commission shall annually report to the general assembly its recommendations relating to its duties under this section. The report shall be submitted to the chief clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate during the month of January.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §18A.3]
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2007 Acts, ch 115, §12
CS2007, §8A.373
2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Referred to in §8A.111
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.374 - Organization.

8A.374 Organization.
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, ch 145, §286; 2007 Acts, ch 115, §13
CS2007, §8A.374
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.375 - Compensation and expenses.

8A.375 Compensation and expenses.
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 meeting. Members may also be eligible for compensation as provided in section 7E.6. All expense moneys paid to the nonlegislative commissioners shall be paid from funds appropriated to the commission. Service of the director of the department of administrative services upon this commission is an additional duty conferred by statute. Legislative members of the commission shall receive payment pursuant to section 2.10 and section 2.12.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §18A.5]
86 Acts, ch 1244, §8; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2007 Acts, ch 115, §14
CS2007, §8A.375
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.376 - Capitol complex projects.

8A.376 Capitol complex projects.
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 capital project does all of the following shall be considered:
a. Preserves and enhances the dignity, beauty, and architectural integrity of the capitol building, other state office buildings, and the capitol grounds.
b. Protects and enhances the public open spaces on the capitol complex when deemed necessary for public use and enjoyment.
c. Protects the most scenic public views to and from the capitol building.
d. Recognizes the diversity of adjacent neighborhoods and reinforces the connection of the capitol complex to its neighbors and the city of Des Moines.
e. Accommodates pedestrian and motorized traffic that achieves appropriate public accessibility.
2. This section applies only to projects for which a construction site was not determined prior to May 11, 2000.
2000 Acts, ch 1225, §34, 39
C2001, §18A.6
2007 Acts, ch 115, §15
CS2007, §8A.376
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.377 - Capitol — preservation of architectural and historic integrity.

8A.377 Capitol — preservation of architectural and historic integrity.
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 architectural and historic integrity of the capitol.
2. A project described in subsection 1 may vary from the architectural or historic integrity of the capitol if such variance is necessary to comply with state or federal laws relating to building accessibility or occupational safety or health, to address life safety issues, or for other compelling reasons. However, the state agency, branch of government, or other entity responsible for a project involving a variance from the architectural or historic integrity shall submit the plans for such project to the capitol planning commission and the capital projects committee of the legislative council for review.
2002 Acts, ch 1030, §1
C2003, §18A.6A
CS2007, §8A.377
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.378 - State capitol view preservation.

8A.378 State capitol view preservation.
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, towers, and monuments.
2. The plan shall include proposals for height and setback limitations of structures erected within the state capitol view, and shall include appropriate drawings, schematics, and aerial photographs necessary to establish the plan with sufficient clarity and definition.
3. The department shall negotiate implementation of the plan with the city of Des Moines with the goal of entering into a memorandum of understanding in relation to the plan.
96 Acts, ch 1218, §28
C97, §18A.7
2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2007 Acts, ch 115, §16
CS2007, §8A.378
2014 Acts, ch 1036, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.401 - Definitions.

8A.401 Definitions.
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 appointing authority.
2. “Merit system” means the merit system established under this subchapter.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §57
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.403 - Hiring procedures — nonmerit system positions.

8A.403 Hiring procedures — nonmerit system positions.
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 disclose, in writing, whether the applicant has filed 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, §3
Referred to in §8A.405
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.404 - State employees — disclosure requirements.

8A.404 State employees — disclosure requirements.
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
Referred to in §8A.405
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.405 - Foreign agent registration disclosures — penalty.

8A.405 Foreign agent registration disclosures — penalty.
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
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.411 - Merit system established — collective bargaining — applicability.

8A.411 Merit system established — collective bargaining — applicability.
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 discipline of its civil employees, and other incidents of state employment.
2. It is also the purpose of this subchapter to promote the coordination of personnel rules and policies with collective bargaining agreements negotiated under chapter 20.
3. All appointments and promotions to positions covered by the state merit system shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examinations or other appropriate screening methods, except as otherwise specified in this subchapter.
4. Provisions of this subchapter pertaining to qualifications, examination, certification, probation, and just cause apply only to employees covered by the merit system.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §59
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.414 - Experimental research projects.

8A.414 Experimental research projects.
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 projects. Projects adopted under this authority shall not violate existing collective bargaining agreements. Any projects that relate to issues covered by such agreements or issues that are mandatory subjects of collective bargaining are subject to negotiations as applicable. The director shall notify the chairpersons of the standing committees on appropriations of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairpersons of the appropriate subcommittees of those committees of the proposed projects. The notice from the director shall include the purpose of the project, a description of the project, and how the project will be evaluated. Chairpersons notified shall be given at least two weeks to review and comment on the proposal before the project is implemented. The director shall report the results of the experimental research projects conducted in the preceding fiscal year to the legislative council by September 30 of each year.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §62
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.416 - Discrimination, political activity, use of official influence prohibited.

8A.416 Discrimination, political activity, use of official influence prohibited.
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 affiliations or race or national origin or sex, or age.
2. A person holding a position in the classified service shall not, during the person’s working hours or when performing the person’s duties or when using state equipment or at any time on state property, take part in any way in soliciting any contribution for any political party or any person seeking political office, and such employee shall not engage in any political activity that will impair the employee’s efficiency during working hours or cause the employee to be tardy or absent from work. This section does not preclude any employee from holding any office for which no pay is received or any office for which only token pay is received.
3. A person shall not seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the merit system.
4. A person shall not use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the merit system, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person or for any consideration.
5. An employee shall not use the employee’s official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results thereof.
6. Any officer or employee who violates this section shall be subject to suspension, dismissal, or demotion subject to the right of appeal provided in this subchapter.
7. The director shall adopt any rules necessary for further restricting political activities of employees in the executive branch, but only to the extent necessary to comply with federal standards. Employees retain the right to vote as they please and to express their opinions on all subjects.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §64
Referred to in §8A.102, 8A.418, 55.1
See also chapters 39A and 721
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.417 - Prohibited actions.

8A.417 Prohibited actions.
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 adopted pursuant to this subchapter.
2. A person shall not, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit, or accept any money, service, or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in the merit system.
3. An employee of the department or any other person shall not defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in the person’s right to examination or appointment under this subchapter, or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to employment in the merit system.
4. A person shall not discharge an employee from or take or fail to take action regarding an employee’s appointment or proposed appointment to, promotion or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in a merit system administered by, or subject to approval of, the director as a reprisal for a failure by that employee to inform the person that the employee made a disclosure of information permitted by this section, or for a disclosure of any information by that employee to a member or employee of the general assembly, or for a disclosure of information to any other public official or law enforcement agency if the employee reasonably believes the information evidences a violation of law or rule, mismanagement, a gross abuse of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. However, an employee may be required to inform the person that the employee made a disclosure of information permitted by this section if the employee represented that the disclosure was the official position of the employee’s immediate supervisor or employer. This subsection does not apply if the disclosure of the information is prohibited by statute.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §65
Referred to in §8A.418
See also §70A.28
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.418 - Federal programs exemption exceptions — penalty.

8A.418 Federal programs exemption exceptions — penalty.
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 by federal law, shall be exempt from this subchapter except as provided in this section.
2. A person employed as provided in this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 8A.416 relating to political activity and the civil penalties contained in such section and, consistent with subsection 1, the provisions of section 8A.417 relating to prohibited actions.
3. A person violating this section shall be subject to the penalty provided for in section 8A.458.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §66
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.431 - Iowa management training system — training revolving fund.

8A.431 Iowa management training system — training revolving fund.
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 necessary expenses incurred by the department in administering the training system. All fees, grants, or specific appropriations for this purpose shall be credited to the fund. The fees for the training system courses shall be set by the director to cover the costs of course development, training materials, facilities and equipment, professional instructors, and administration. The fees shall be paid to the department by the state agency sending the employees for training and the payment shall be credited to the training revolving fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the revolving fund shall not revert. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §67
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.432 - Combined charitable campaign program, fees, revolving fund.

8A.432 Combined charitable campaign program, fees, revolving fund.
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 the purpose of paying actual and necessary expenses incurred by the department in administering the program. Administrative expenses shall not exceed five percent of the contributions pledged the previous year. All fees, grants, or specific appropriations for this purpose shall be credited to the fund. The fees for the program shall be set by the director to cover only the cost of administration and materials and shall not cover salaries of state employees involved in the administration of the program. The fees shall be paid to the department from the voluntary employee contributions and the payment shall be credited to the revolving fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any moneys in the fund shall not revert. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §68
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.433 - Deferred compensation plan.

8A.433 Deferred compensation plan.
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 allowed to transfer moneys deferred under the plan to a mutual fund offered pursuant to section 509A.12. The department may make the deferred compensation plan established pursuant to this section available to governmental employees of a public entity authorized to establish a deferred compensation program pursuant to section 509A.12.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §69
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.434 - Iowa state employee deferred compensation trust fund.

8A.434 Iowa state employee deferred compensation trust fund.
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 the exclusive benefit of participants in the state’s deferred compensation program as required by section 457 of the federal Internal Revenue Code, and interest and earnings thereon, and shall be used for the exclusive benefit of participants in a deferred compensation program established by the state under section 509A.12.
2. The director is the trustee of the fund and shall administer the fund. Any loss to the fund shall be charged against the fund and the director shall not be personally liable for such loss. In addition, the director is the trustee of any trusts referenced in section 457(g) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. Any loss to the trusts shall be charged against the trusts and the director shall not be personally liable for such loss.
3. Any compensation or portion of compensation reduced by a participant in conjunction with a deferred compensation program established by the state under section 509A.12 and any earnings or income thereon shall be held in trust and used for the exclusive benefit of the participant or the participant’s beneficiary as provided by section 457 of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
4. For purposes of this section, custodial accounts, annuity contracts, and any other contracts referenced in section 457(g) of the federal Internal Revenue Code shall be treated as trusts for purposes of section 457 of the federal Internal Revenue Code.
5. Moneys in the fund are not subject to section 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §70
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES › Section 8A.435 - State employee deferred compensation match trust fund.

8A.435 State employee deferred compensation match trust fund.
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 benefit of participants in the state’s deferred compensation match program as required by section 401(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, and interest and earnings thereon, and shall be used for the exclusive benefit of participants and their beneficiaries in a deferred compensation match program established by the state under section 509A.12.
2. The director is the trustee of the fund and shall administer the fund. Any loss to the fund shall be charged against the trust and the director shall not be personally liable for such loss.
3. Moneys in the fund are not subject to section 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2003 Acts, ch 145, §71