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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15E - DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES › Section 15E.364 - Hoover presidential library tax credit.

15E.364 Hoover presidential library tax credit.
1. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, but before January 1, 2024, a tax credit shall be allowed against the taxes imposed in chapter 422, subchapters II, III, and V, and in chapter 432, and against the moneys and credits tax imposed in section 533.329, equal to twenty-five percent of a person’s donation to the Hoover presidential foundation for the Hoover presidential library and museum renovation project fund. An individual may claim a tax credit under this section of a partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, estate, or trust electing to have income taxed directly to the individual. The amount claimed by the individual shall be based upon the pro rata share of the individual’s earnings from the partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, estate, or trust.
2. The amount of the donation for which the tax credit is claimed shall not be deductible in determining taxable income for state income tax purposes.
3. Any tax credit in excess of the person’s tax liability for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the following five years or until depleted, whichever occurs first. A tax credit shall not be carried back to a tax year prior to the tax year in which the person claims the tax credit.
4. a. The aggregate amount of tax credits authorized pursuant to this section shall not exceed a total of five million dollars.
b. The maximum amount of tax credits granted to a person shall not exceed five percent of the aggregate amount of tax credits authorized.
c. Ten percent of the aggregate amount of tax credits authorized shall be reserved for those donations in amounts of thirty thousand dollars or less. If any portion of the reserved tax credits have not been distributed by September 1, 2023, the remaining reserved tax credits shall be available to any other eligible person.
5. The tax credit shall not be transferable to any other person.
6. The authority shall develop a system for authorization of tax credits under this section and shall control the distribution of all tax credits to persons providing a donation subject to this section. The authority shall adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the qualification and administration of the donations made pursuant to this section.
7. This section is repealed December 31, 2029.
2021 Acts, ch 176, §1
Referred to in §422.11T, 422.33, 422.60, 432.12N, 533.329
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.101 - Definitions.

15F.101 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Authority” means the economic development authority created in section 15.105.
2. “Board” means the enhance Iowa board as created in section 15F.102.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §68, 69, 89; 2016 Acts, ch 1115, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.103 - Board duties.

15F.103 Board duties.
The board shall do all of the following:
1. Organize.
2. Establish the vision Iowa program and the community attraction and tourism program.
3. Oversee and provide approval of the administration of the vision Iowa program and the community attraction and tourism program by the authority.
4. Oversee the administration by the authority of the sports tourism program pursuant to this chapter.
5. Oversee the administration of the river enhancement community attraction and tourism program pursuant to this chapter.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89; 2016 Acts, ch 1115, §4; 2017 Acts, ch 29, §16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.104 - Authority duties.

15F.104 Authority duties.
The board shall adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary to administer the programs established pursuant to this chapter. The authority shall provide the board with assistance in implementing administrative functions, marketing the programs, providing technical assistance and application assistance to applicants under the programs, negotiating contracts, and providing project follow-up. The authority may conduct negotiations on behalf of the board with applicants regarding terms and conditions applicable to awards under the programs.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §4; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89; 2016 Acts, ch 1115, §5; 2019 Acts, ch 144, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.105 - Compensation and expenses.

15F.105 Compensation and expenses.
The members of the board are entitled to receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while engaged in the performance of official duties. A member of the board may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.106 - Benefits.

15F.106 Benefits.
Any applicant awarded financial assistance by the board under both the vision Iowa program established in section 15F.302 and the community attraction and tourism program established in section 15F.202 shall provide and pay at least fifty percent of the cost of a standard medical insurance plan for all full-time employees working at the project after the completion of the project for which financial assistance was received.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.107 - Enhance Iowa fund.

15F.107 Enhance Iowa fund.
1. a. The authority shall establish a fund pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o”, for purposes of allocating moneys to programs specified in an appropriation made to the enhance Iowa fund. A fund established for purposes of this section may be administered as a revolving fund and may consist of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of this section.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, at the end of each fiscal year moneys in a fund established for purposes of this section shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.
c. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Repayments and recaptures of program moneys shall be credited to the fund.
2. The authority shall submit a report to the general assembly and the governor’s office each year that moneys are appropriated to the fund established in this section describing the use of moneys and the results achieved under each of the programs receiving fund moneys.
2016 Acts, ch 1115, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.201 - Definitions.

15F.201 Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Fund” means the community attraction and tourism fund created in section 15F.204.
2. “Program” means the community attraction and tourism program established in section 15F.202.
3. “River enhancement community attraction and tourism project” means a project that creates or enhances recreational opportunities and community attractions on and near lakes or rivers or river corridors within cities across the state under the purview of the program.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 184, §33
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.202 - Community attraction and tourism program.

15F.202 Community attraction and tourism program.
1. The board shall establish and the authority, subject to direction and approval by the board, shall administer a community attraction and tourism program to assist communities in the development, creation, and regional marketing of multiple-purpose attraction or tourism facilities. Any moneys appropriated to the river enhancement community attraction and tourism fund created pursuant to section 15F.205 shall be used exclusively for the creation and enhancement of community attractions and tourism opportunities along lakes, rivers, and river corridors in cities across the state, but a recipient of moneys from the river enhancement community attraction and tourism fund shall not be precluded from receiving funds from the community attraction and tourism fund created pursuant to section 15F.204.
2. A city or county in the state or public organization may submit an application to the board for financial assistance for a project under the program. The assistance shall be provided only from funds, rights, and assets legally available to the board and shall be in the form of grants, loans, forgivable loans, and credit enhancement and financing instruments. The application shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
a. The total capital investment of the project, including but not limited to costs for construction, site acquisition, and infrastructure improvement.
b. The amount or percentage of local and private matching moneys which will be or have been provided for the project.
c. The total number of jobs to be created or retained by the project.
d. The need of the community for the project and for the financial assistance.
e. The long-term tax-generating impact of the project.
3. A school district, in cooperation with a city or county, may submit a joint application for financial assistance for a project under the program. The assistance shall be provided only from funds, rights, and assets legally available to the board and shall be in the form of grants, loans, forgivable loans, and credit enhancement and financing instruments. In addition to the information required in subsection 2, the application shall include a demonstration that the intended future use of the project shall be by both joint applicants.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §8; 2001 Acts, ch 185, §37, 38, 49; 2003 Acts, ch 160, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1178, §5; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89
Referred to in §15F.106, 15F.201, 15F.204, 15F.205
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.205 - River enhancement community attraction and tourism fund.

15F.205 River enhancement community attraction and tourism fund.
1. For purposes of this section, “lake” means a lake of which the state or a political subdivision owns the lake bed up to the ordinary high water line and which is open to the use of the general public.
2. A river enhancement community attraction and tourism fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the board, consisting of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the board for placement in the fund.
3. Payments of interest, repayments of moneys loaned pursuant to this subchapter, and recaptures of grants or loans shall be deposited in the fund.
4. The fund shall be used to provide assistance only from funds, rights, and assets legally available to the board, and the assistance shall be in the form of grants, loans, forgivable loans, and credit enhancements and financing instruments as described in the community attraction and tourism program established in section 15F.202.
5. An applicant for financial assistance from moneys in the river enhancement community attraction and tourism fund for a river or lake enhancement project under the community attraction and tourism program shall receive financial assistance from the fund in an amount not to exceed one third of the total cost of the project.
6. 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.
7. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the board shall allocate moneys in the fund for financial assistance to projects that promote and enhance recreational opportunities and community attractions on and near rivers or lakes within cities across the state. Such recreational opportunities and community attractions shall be closely connected to a river or lake and may include but is not limited to pedestrian trails and walkways, amphitheaters, bike trails, water trails or whitewater courses for watercraft, and any modifications necessary for the safe mitigation of dams.
8. The board may make a multiyear commitment to an applicant or may award assistance for multiple projects to the same applicant provided the fund contains sufficient moneys. Any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year may be carried over to a subsequent fiscal year, or may be obligated in advance for a subsequent fiscal year.
9. The board is not required to award financial assistance pursuant to this section unless moneys are appropriated to and available from the fund.
2008 Acts, ch 1178, §7
Referred to in §15F.202
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.207 - Baseball and softball complex sales tax rebate.

15F.207 Baseball and softball complex sales tax rebate. Repealed by its own terms;
2016 Acts, ch 1117, §1
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2020 repeal takes effect 30 days following the date on which five million dollars in total rebates have been awarded; Code editor notified by economic development authority that the economic development authority board made its second sales tax rebate award, for a total of five million dollars in total rebates awarded, on December 12, 2018;
2016 Acts, ch 1117, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.301 - Definitions.

15F.301 Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Fund” means the vision Iowa fund created in section 12.72.
2. “Program” means the vision Iowa program established in section 15F.302.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.302 - Vision Iowa program.

15F.302 Vision Iowa program.
1. The board shall establish and the authority, subject to direction and approval by the board, shall administer a vision Iowa program to assist communities in the development of major tourism facilities.
2. A city or county or a public organization in the state may submit an application to the board for financial assistance for a project under the program. For purposes of this subsection, “public organization” means a nonprofit economic development organization or other nonprofit organization that sponsors or supports community or tourism attractions and activities. The financial assistance from the fund shall be provided only from funds, rights, and assets legally available to the board and shall be in the form of grants, loans, forgivable loans, pledges, and credit enhancements and financing instruments. The application shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
a. The total capital investment of the project, including but not limited to costs for construction, site acquisition, and infrastructure improvement.
b. A description of the proposed financing including the amount or percentage of local and private matching moneys to be provided for the project.
c. The total number of jobs to be created or retained by the project.
d. The need of the community for the project and for financial assistance.
e. The long-term, tax-generating impact of the project.
f. A discussion of how the project meets other criteria established in this subchapter.
g. The projected long-term economic viability of the project, including projected revenues and expenses.
3. A school district, in cooperation with a city or county, may submit a joint application for financial assistance for a project under the program. The financial assistance shall be provided only from funds, rights, and assets legally available to the board and shall be in the form of grants, loans, forgivable loans, and credit enhancements and financing instruments. In addition to the information required in subsection 2, the application shall include a demonstration that the intended future use of the project shall be by both joint applicants.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §12; 2001 Acts, ch 185, §40, 41, 49; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §87, 89
Referred to in §12.72, 12.73, 12.75, 15F.106, 15F.301, 15F.304, 292.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.303 - Eligibility.

15F.303 Eligibility.
1. The total cost for a project must be at least twenty million dollars in order for an applicant to receive financial assistance under the program. An applicant or the board may divide a proposed project into component parts. The board may choose to provide financial assistance under the program to one or more component parts instead of providing financial assistance under the program for the entire project.
2. An applicant must demonstrate financial and nonfinancial support for the project which may be from a public or private source. Nonfinancial support may include, but is not limited to, the value of labor and services, real and personal property donated for purposes of the project, and the use of real and personal property for purposes of the project. The financial and nonfinancial support for the project described under this subsection shall equal at least fifty percent of the total cost of the project.
3. In order for a project to be eligible to receive financial assistance, the project must satisfy all of the following criteria:
a. The project is primarily a vertical infrastructure project with demonstrated substantial regional or statewide economic impact. For purposes of the program, “vertical infrastructure” means land acquisition and construction, major renovation and major repair of buildings, all appurtenant structures, utilities, site development, and recreational trails. “Vertical infrastructure” does not include routine, recurring maintenance or operational expenses or leasing of a building, appurtenant structure, or utility without a lease-purchase agreement.
b. The project supports or is strategically aligned with other existing regional or statewide cultural, recreational, entertainment, or educational activities or with communities adjacent to cultural and entertainment districts whose existing or planned amenity base will augment or complement the cultural and entertainment venues of such districts.
c. The project provides benefits to persons living outside the county in which the project is located or to persons living outside the state.
d. The project will increase the diversity of activities available to citizens, workers, families, and tourists, and enhance recruitment and retention of young people as residents.
e. The project has economic or other obstacles impeding local financing of the project.
4. The board shall not approve an application for assistance for any of the following purposes:
a. To refinance a loan existing prior to the initial application date.
b. For a project that has previously received assistance under the program, unless the applicant demonstrates that the assistance would be used for a significant expansion of a project.
2000 Acts, ch 1174, §13; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §81
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.402 - Sports tourism marketing and infrastructure program application review.

15F.402 Sports tourism marketing and infrastructure program application review.
1. Applications for assistance under the sports tourism marketing and infrastructure program established in section 15F.401 shall be submitted to the authority. For those applications that meet the eligibility criteria, the authority shall forward the applications to the board and provide a staff review analysis and evaluation to the sports tourism program review committee referred to in subsection 2 and to the board.
2. A review committee composed of five members of the board shall review sports tourism marketing and infrastructure program applications forwarded to the board and make recommendations regarding the applications to the authority. The review committee shall consist of members of the board, with one member from each congressional district under section 15F.102, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, and one member from the state at large under section 15F.102, subsection 2, paragraph “b”.
3. When reviewing the applications, the review committee and the authority shall consider, at a minimum, all of the following:
a. Impact of the project on the local, regional, and state economies.
b. Potential to attract Iowans and out-of-state visitors.
c. Amount of positive advertising or media coverage the project generates.
d. Quality, size, and scope of the project.
e. Ratio of public-to-private investment.
4. Upon review of the recommendations of the review committee, the board shall approve, defer, or deny the applications in accordance with section 15F.401.
2016 Acts, ch 1115, §11; 2022 Acts, ch 1150, §25
Referred to in §15F.102, 15F.401
Subsections 1 and 2 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.403 - Sports tourism marketing program fund.

15F.403 Sports tourism marketing program fund.
1. a. The authority shall establish a fund pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o”, for purposes of financing sports tourism marketing projects as described in this subchapter. The fund established for purposes of this section may be administered as a revolving fund and may consist of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of this section.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in a fund established for purposes of this section at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.
c. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2. a. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the authority for purposes of providing financial assistance to cities, counties, and public entities under the sports tourism marketing program established and administered pursuant to this subchapter.
b. The board in its discretion shall allocate the available moneys in the fund among the programs described in paragraph “a” in the amounts determined by the board.
c. The authority may use not more than five percent of the moneys in the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year for purposes of administrative costs, technical assistance, and other program support.
2016 Acts, ch 1115, §12; 2017 Acts, ch 160, §2; 2021 Acts, ch 167, §19; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §6; 2022 Acts, ch 1150, §26, 27
Referred to in §15F.401
Subsection 1, paragraph a amended
Subsection 2, paragraphs a and c amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15F - COMMUNITY ATTRACTION AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT › Section 15F.404 - Sports tourism infrastructure program fund.

15F.404 Sports tourism infrastructure program fund.
1. a. The authority shall establish a fund pursuant to section 15.106A, subsection 1, paragraph “o”, for purposes of financing sports tourism infrastructure projects as described in this subchapter. The fund established for purposes of this section may be administered as a revolving fund and may consist of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of this section.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in a fund established for purposes of this section at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund but shall remain in the fund for expenditure for subsequent fiscal years.
c. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2. a. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the authority for purposes of providing financial assistance to cities, counties, and eligible public entities under the sports tourism marketing and infrastructure program established and administered pursuant to this subchapter.
b. The board in its discretion shall allocate the available moneys in the fund among the programs described in paragraph “a” in the amounts determined by the board.
c. The authority may use not more than five percent of the moneys in the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year for purposes of administrative costs, technical assistance, and other program support.
2022 Acts, ch 1150, §28
Referred to in §15F.401
NEW section
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15G - ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES

CHAPTER 15G
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES
Repealed pursuant to terms of former §15G.107;
2011 Acts, ch 133, §14, 50
Former §15G.201 -- 15G.205 transferred to chapter 159A, subchapter III;
2011 Acts, ch 113, §55, 56
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.1 - Findings.

15H.1 Findings.
The general assembly finds:
1. There is a compelling need for more civic participation to solve community and state problems, and to address many of the country’s unmet social, environmental, educational, and public safety needs.
2. Promoting the capability of Iowa’s people, communities, and enterprises to work collaboratively is vital to the long-term prosperity of this state.
3. Building and encouraging community services and volunteerism is an integral part of the state’s future well-being, and requires cooperative efforts by the public and private sectors.
4. The development of a volunteer service program in Iowa requires an administrative vehicle which conforms with federal guidelines detailed in the federal National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.
2005 Acts, ch 42, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.1A - Definitions.

15H.1A Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Authority” means the economic development authority created in section 15.105.
2. “Commission” means the Iowa commission on volunteer service created in section 15H.2.
3. “Director” means the director of the authority.
2011 Acts, ch 118, §27, 89; 2018 Acts, ch 1067, §5, 15
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.2 - Iowa commission on volunteer service established.

15H.2 Iowa commission on volunteer service established.
1. The Iowa commission on volunteer service is created within the authority. The governor shall appoint the commission’s members. The director may employ personnel as necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the commission.
2. The mission of the commission is to advise and assist in the development and implementation of a comprehensive, statewide plan for promoting volunteer involvement and citizen participation in Iowa, as well as to serve as the state’s liaison to national and state organizations which support the commission’s mission. The commission shall also carry out any duties and responsibilities described in the National Community Service Trust Act of 1993 or any related state or federal legislation.
3. The commission shall do all of the following:
a. Prepare a three-year national service plan as called for under the federal National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.
b. Fulfill federal program administration requirements, including provision of health care and child care for program participants.
c. Submit annual state applications for federal funding of commission-selected AmeriCorps programs.
d. Integrate AmeriCorps programs, the corporation for national and community service program, and the older American volunteer program into the state strategic service plan.
e. Conduct local outreach to develop a comprehensive and inclusive state service plan and coordinate with existing programs in order to prevent unnecessary competition for private sources of funding.
f. Provide technical assistance to service programs, including the development of training methods and curriculum materials.
g. Develop a statewide recruitment and placement system for individuals interested in community service opportunities.
h. Prepare quarterly reports on progress for submission to the governor and the general assembly.
i. Administer the retired senior volunteer program.
2005 Acts, ch 42, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §11; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §28, 89
Referred to in §15H.1A, 15H.5, 261.131
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.3 - Volunteer service commission membership.

15H.3 Volunteer service commission membership.
1. The commission shall consist of the following members:
a. An individual with expertise in the educational training and developmental needs of youth.
b. An individual with experience in promoting the involvement of older adults in service and volunteerism.
c. A representative of community-based agencies within the state.
d. The director of the department of education, or the director’s designee.
e. The executive director of the state board of regents, or the executive director’s designee.
f. A representative of local government.
g. A representative of a local labor organization.
h. A representative of a for-profit business.
i. An individual between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five who is or has been a participant or supervisor in a volunteer or service program.
j. A representative of the corporation for national and community service who shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member.
k. Additional ex officio, nonvoting members selected by the commission to the extent that they are not in conflict with the provisions of the National Community Service Trust Act of 1993 or any related state or federal legislation.
2. No more than twenty-five percent of the commission members shall be employees of the state, though additional state agency representatives may sit on the commission as nonvoting, ex officio members.
3. A commission member shall not vote on issues affecting organizations for which the member has served as a staff person or as a volunteer at any time during the preceding twelve-month period.
4. The membership of the commission shall comply with sections 69.16 and 69.16A. The membership of the commission shall also reflect the diversity of the state’s population.
5. Members shall serve staggered terms of three years beginning July 1. Members of the commission shall serve no more than two three-year terms. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
6. The chairperson of the commission shall be selected by the members of the commission.
2005 Acts, ch 42, §3; 2005 Acts, ch 175, §54, 129; 2006 Acts, ch 1051, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §29, 30, 89; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §33; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.4 - Administration — funding.

15H.4 Administration — funding.
1. The authority shall serve as the lead agency for administration of the commission. The authority may consult with the department of education, the state board of regents, and the department of workforce development for any additional administrative support as necessary to fulfill the duties of the commission. All other state agencies, at the request of the authority, shall provide assistance to the commission to ensure a fully coordinated state effort for promoting national and community service.
2. The commission may accept funds and in-kind services from other state, federal, and private entities.
2005 Acts, ch 42, §4; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §31, 89
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.6 - Iowa green corps program.

15H.6 Iowa green corps program.
1. The commission, in collaboration with the department of natural resources, the department of workforce development, and the utilities board of the department of commerce, shall establish an Iowa green corps program. The commission shall work with the collaborating agencies and nonprofit agencies in developing a strategy for attracting additional financial resources for the program from other sources which may include but are not limited to utilities, private sector, and local, state, and federal government funding sources. The financial resources received shall be credited to the community programs account created pursuant to section 15H.5.
2. The program shall utilize AmeriCorps or Iowa summer youth corps program volunteers to provide capacity building activities, training, and implementation of major transformative projects in communities. The project selection shall emphasize energy efficiency, historic preservation, neighborhood development, and storm water reduction and management.
3. The capacity building activities shall be targeted in communities that are already working with existing community improvement programs, including but not limited to the Iowa great places program established under section 303.3C, the green streets and main street Iowa programs administered by the economic development authority, and disaster remediation activities by communities located within an area declared to be a disaster area in a declaration issued by the president of the United States or the governor.
2009 Acts, ch 161, §2, 4; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §38, 85, 89; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §9
Referred to in §15H.5, 15H.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.7 - Iowa reading corps program.

15H.7 Iowa reading corps program.
1. a. The commission, in collaboration with the department of education, may establish an Iowa reading corps program to provide Iowa reading corps AmeriCorps members with a data-based, problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in tutoring students from prekindergarten to third grade who are not proficient in reading or who are at risk of becoming not proficient in reading.
b. The program shall use models of early literacy instruction reviewed and approved by the department of education pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 49, paragraph “c”.
c. The commission and the department of education shall grant AmeriCorps programs that are operating an early literacy intervention program within a single school district on April 14, 2015, that seek to be included in the Iowa reading corps program adequate time to make adjustments to align the currently operating program with commission and department goals and strategies for the Iowa reading corps program.
2. a. The models of literacy instruction utilized by Iowa reading corps AmeriCorps members shall align with literacy program goals and strategies developed by the state department of education, the local school district, and the Iowa reading research center.
b. The commission, in collaboration with the department of education, may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer this section.
3. The commission may use moneys in and lawfully available to the community programs account created in section 15H.5 to fund the program.
4. The commission shall submit an annual report to the general assembly and the state department of education that records and evaluates program data to determine the efficacy of the program.
2015 Acts, ch 34, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §10
Referred to in §15H.5, 15H.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.8 - RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program.

15H.8 RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program.
1. a. The commission, in collaboration with the department of human services, shall establish a Refugee Rebuild, Integrate, Serve, Empower (RefugeeRISE) AmeriCorps program to increase community integration and engagement for diverse refugee communities in rural and urban areas across the state.
b. The commission, in collaboration with the department of human services, may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer this section.
2. The commission may use moneys in and lawfully available to the community programs account created in section 15H.5 to fund the program.
3. The commission shall submit an annual report to the general assembly and the department of human services relating to the efficacy of the program.
2016 Acts, ch 1139, §91; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §11
Referred to in §15H.5, 15H.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.9 - Iowa national service corps program.

15H.9 Iowa national service corps program.
1. The commission may establish an Iowa national service corps program to provide opportunities for state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and private, nonprofit organizations to create national service programs outside of existing state and federal programs to meet state and local needs and to provide more opportunities for Iowans to serve their state and country and foster a cultural expectation of service in Iowa through a unified service corps.
2. The commission may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for approving Iowa national service corps programs and national service positions. Existing programs and service positions, including those established through the AmeriCorps programs in Iowa created pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §12501, Senior Corps and AmeriCorps vista in Iowa created pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §4950 et seq., the Iowa summer youth corps program created pursuant to section 15H.5, the Iowa green corps program created pursuant to section 15H.6, the Iowa reading corps program created pursuant to section 15H.7, the RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program created pursuant to section 15H.8, and the Iowa conservation corps created pursuant to section 84A.7, are part of the Iowa national service corps programs and national service positions.
3. State agencies or political subdivisions of the state may enter into an agreement with any approved Iowa national service corps program directly or through an agreement with the commission. State agencies or political subdivisions of the state may establish Iowa national service corps programs or contract with a third-party vendor to assist the agency or political subdivision in establishing such programs.
4. State agencies or political subdivisions of the state may give priority to grants or projects funded that utilize Iowa national service corps programs.
5. State agencies or political subdivisions of the state may establish hiring preferences for any Iowa national service corps or AmeriCorps participant who has successfully completed a year of full-time service or one thousand seven hundred hours over a period extending beyond a year.
6. A person participating in the Iowa national service corps program is not an employee of the organization in which the person is enrolled regardless of whether a stipend is provided, shall be exempt from the merit system requirements of chapter 8, subchapter IV, and is not eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits under chapter 96 upon completion of service.
2018 Acts, ch 1086, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §12
Referred to in §15H.5, 92.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15H - IOWA COMMISSION ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE › Section 15H.10 - Volunteer mentor program.

15H.10 Volunteer mentor program.
1. Subject to an appropriation of funds by the general assembly for this purpose, the commission shall establish a volunteer mentor program to support implementation of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant programs created in sections 261.131 and 261.132. The commission, in collaboration with the department of workforce development and the college student aid commission, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer the volunteer mentor program, and shall establish standards, guidelines, and expectations for a productive and appropriate relationship between mentors and mentees, including helping students meet the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program or future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant requirements, as appropriate; identify work-based learning opportunities; and make career-related connections that are advantageous to persons participating in the volunteer mentor program.
2. The prospective volunteer mentor shall have successfully passed a background investigation conducted by the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety and a check of the national sex offender registry.
3. The commission shall enter into written agreements with prospective mentors and mentees under the program. Under such an agreement, prospective mentors and mentees agree to abide by the standards, guidelines, and expectations established by the commission pursuant to subsection 1.
4. The commission, in collaboration with the department of workforce development and the college student aid commission, and in cooperation with an eligible institution as defined in section 261.131 or 261.132, as appropriate, shall assign a student, who is a recipient of a future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship under section 261.131 or a future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant under section 261.132, who requests the assignment of a mentor, and who enters into an agreement under subsection 3, to a mentor appropriate to the prospective mentee’s field of study whenever possible.
5. The commission shall maintain, and regularly update, a list of the mentor and mentee pairings and the dates of inception of the mentor and mentee pairings.
6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated to the economic development authority for allocation to the commission for purposes of this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available to be used for the purposes designated in this section until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2018 Acts, ch 1067, §6, 15
Referred to in §84A.1B, 261.131, 261.132
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15J - IOWA REINVESTMENT ACT › Section 15J.3 - Preapplication process.

15J.3 Preapplication process.
The board may establish by rule a preapplication process to provide information related to the requirements of this chapter, to determine the interest of municipalities in establishing districts under this chapter, and to assist municipalities in preparing a proposed district plan.
2013 Acts, ch 119, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15J - IOWA REINVESTMENT ACT › Section 15J.6 - State reinvestment district fund.

15J.6 State reinvestment district fund.
1. A state reinvestment district fund is established in the state treasury under the control of the department consisting of the new state sales tax revenues collected within each district and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 423.2A, subsection 2, and the new state hotel and motel tax revenues collected within each district and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 423A.6. Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated to the department for the purposes of this section. Moneys in the fund shall only be used for the purposes of this section.
2. A district account is created within the fund for each district created by a municipality under this chapter.
3. The department shall deposit the moneys described in subsection 1 that were collected in a quarter beginning on or after the district’s commencement date into the appropriate district account in the fund.
4. All moneys in each district account within the fund shall be remitted quarterly by the department to the municipality that established the district for deposit in the municipality’s reinvestment project fund established pursuant to section 15J.7.
5. The department shall adopt rules for the administration of the department’s duties under this chapter, including the remittance of moneys to municipalities.
2013 Acts, ch 119, §6; 2018 Acts, ch 1161, §151, 229
Referred to in §15J.2, 15J.4, 15J.5, 15J.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 15J - IOWA REINVESTMENT ACT › Section 15J.8 - End of deposits — district dissolution.

15J.8 End of deposits — district dissolution.
1. As of the date twenty years after the district’s commencement date, the department shall cease to deposit state sales tax revenues and state hotel and motel tax revenues into the district’s account within the fund, unless the municipality dissolves the district by ordinance or resolution prior to that date. Following the expiration of the twenty-year period, the district shall be dissolved by ordinance or resolution of the municipality adopted within twelve months of the conclusion of the twenty-year period.
2. If the municipality dissolves the district by ordinance or resolution prior to the expiration of the twenty-year period specified in subsection 1, the municipality shall notify the director of revenue of the dissolution as soon as practicable after adoption of the ordinance or resolution, and the department shall, as of the effective date of dissolution, cease to deposit state sales tax revenues and state hotel and motel tax revenues into the district’s account within the fund.
3. Upon request of the municipality prior to the dissolution of the district, and following a determination by the board that the amounts of new state sales tax revenue and new state hotel and motel tax revenue deposited in the municipality’s reinvestment project fund under section 15J.7 are substantially lower than the amounts established by the board under section 15J.4, subsection 3, paragraph “e”, the board may extend the district’s twenty-year period of time for depositing and receiving revenues under this chapter by up to five additional years if such an extension is in the best interest of the public.
2013 Acts, ch 119, §8; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §94
Referred to in §15J.7, 423.2A, 423A.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 16 - IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY › Section 16.1A - Creation — administration of programs.

16.1A Creation — administration of programs.
1. The Iowa finance authority is created, and constitutes a public instrumentality and agency of the state exercising public and essential governmental functions.
2. The authority shall undertake and administer all of the following:
a. Programs established under this chapter.
b. Programs established by the authority which the authority finds useful and convenient to further goals of the authority and which are consistent with the legislative findings. Such programs shall be administered in accordance with subchapter III. Such additional programs shall be administered in accordance with rules, if any, which the authority determines useful and convenient to adopt pursuant to chapter 17A.
3. The Iowa finance authority board of directors shall have general control, supervision, and regulation of all programs described in this section.
4. The authority is charged with the broad administrative authority to make, administer, interpret, construe, repeal, and execute the rules, and to administer, interpret, construe, and execute the laws of this state relating to such programs.
5. The board may, by resolution, delegate to the agricultural development board, title guaranty division board, executive director, or other authority employee such of its powers, under such terms and conditions, as it deems appropriate.
2013 Acts, ch 100, §2, 17; 2014 Acts, ch 1080, §5, 78; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §12
Referred to in §16.1, 455B.291