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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.6 - Cattle Sales/shows

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Iowa
			 state fair may provide:
a. Tie stalls for
			 cattle in cattle bam.
b. Hauling of
			 manure, garbage and other refuse from bam area.
c. Washing, drying and grooming area in north
			 foyer or SW annex.
d. Show ring
			 annex with bleachers for showing cattle in NW comer of the bam.
e. Office area for making entries, settling
			 for sale and other purposes.
f.
			 Restrooms for both men and women.
g. Heat for show ring, office, north foyer,
			 sale ring, toilets and lunch room for the cost of propane.
h. Lunch room.
i. For large sales, and on request, wash rack
			 area and foyer may be cleaned once and made ready for use.
j. On show and sale days, wash rack area and
			 foyer will be cleaned once daily. Extra cleanings will result in an extra
			 charge. Sale manager to notify Iowa state fair when to clean the
			 area.
k. Electric current to the
			 capacity of the electric wiring and properly fused fuse boxes.
l. Sale ring with lights.
m. Noncertified scales on request for
			 supervised weighing.
n. Staff to:
(1) Operate fumace.
(2) Check electrical systems.
(3) Prepare show and sale rings, clean seats,
			 dampen rings.
(4) Clean office and
			 foyer area at appointed times.
(5)
			 Be on watch for fires.
(6) Notify
			 sale/show manager or representative when sighting loose cattle, but will not be
			 responsible for tying up the loose cattle.
o. Snow removal.
p. Necessary permission to approve magazine
			 and supply exhibits and sale, provided approved by sale manager and at no
			 expense to the fair board. The usual concession fee shall be paid to the Iowa
			 state fair.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.7 - Sheep Sales

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(1) Iowa state
			 fair will provide:
a. Sheep bam with
			 pens.
b. Office area.
c. Unloading, parking and service
			 areas.
d. Bleachers located near
			 sale and show rings.
e. Normal
			 water and electricity.
f. Auction
			 block.
g. Panels available as
			 needed to get sheep to and from show and sale rings.
h. Scales on request for supervised
			 weighing.
i. Toilet
			 facilities.
j. Hauling of manure,
			 garbage and other refuse from bam area.
k. Necessary permission to approve magazine
			 and supply exhibits and sale, provided approved by sale manager and at no
			 expense to the fair board. The usual concession fee shall be paid to the Iowa
			 state fair.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.8 - Swine Sales/shows

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Iowa
			 state fair may provide:
a. Swine bam and
			 pens.
b. Bleachers normally in
			 area.
c. Office and store
			 room.
d. Toilet
			 facilities.
e. Normal water and
			 electricity.
f. Wash
			 racks.
g. Auction block.
h. Loading and unloading chutes.
i. Scales on request for supervised
			 weighing.
j. Panels are available
			 in swine bam area.
k. Hauling of
			 manure, garbage and other refuse from bam area.
l. Necessary permission to approve magazine
			 and supply exhibits and sale, provided approved by sale manager and at no
			 expense to the fair board. The usual concession fee shall be paid to the Iowa
			 state fair.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.10 - Varied Industries Building

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(1)
			 Area: 480' x 230'.
(2) Charges.
			 Licensees are subject to the following charges:
a. At a daily rate.
b. Added service, labor, equipment, telephone
			 and Internet services at established rates (see
			 371-7.3
			 (173)).
c. Final
			 cleanup.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.11 - Agriculture Building

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(1) Area: 100'
			 x 290'.
(2) Charges. Licensees are
			 subject to the following charges:
a. At a
			 daily rate.
b. Final
			 cleanup.
c. Added service, labor,
			 equipment, telephone and Internet services at established rates (see
			 371-7.3
			 (173)).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.12 - Youth Inns

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(1)
Area.
Main floor of boys' youth inn includes dorm area,
			 kitchen area, dining area and auditorium and toilet facilities.
(2)
Charges.
Charges are as
			 follows:
a. A daily rate plus preparation,
			 cleanup and utilities.
b. Added
			 services, labor, equipment, telephone and Internet services at established
			 rates (see
			 371-7.3
			 (173)).
c. Boys' youth inn second
			 floor dorm fee negotiable.
d.
			 Girls' youth inn first floor dorm fee negotiable.
e. Girls' youth inn second floor dorm fee
			 negotiable.
f. Dorm area in boys'
			 youth inn per daily rate.
g.
			 Auditorium in boys' youth inn per daily rate.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.13 - Campgrounds

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1. Campgrounds are
			 available for interim camping from April through October, exact date to be
			 determined by fair
2. The following
			 charges apply: A set fee per campsite per night, including electricity,
			 showers, restroom and space. All fees must be paid in advance. A current
			 camping permit must be visibly displayed on camping imit.
3. Registration/parking. All campers must
			 register with the campground attendant upon arrival. Camper units will be
			 placed by the campgroimd attendant on designated site, two vehicles
			 maximum.
4. Checkout time is 2
			 p.m.
5. Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to
			 7 a.m.; no visitors are allowed after 10 p.m.
6. Motorcycles/mopeds must be driven in a
			 responsible and considerate manner They may not be driven during quiet
			 hours.
7. Pets must be on a leash
			 and not left unattended.
8. All
			 campers must secure their own personal property. Any property left imattended
			 over 24 hours may be considered abandoned and be subject to
			 impoundment.
9. Open fires on the
			 ground are prohibited. However, barbecue grills are allowed on the
			 campsite.
10. Fuel lanterns shall
			 not be himg on trees. Nails and spikes are not allowed to be put into
			 trees.
11. Weapons, explosives and
			 fireworks are prohibited.
12.
			 Parents are responsible for supervising their children. Playing in or around
			 toilets/showers or with fairgrounds property is prohibited.
13. Campers will keep sites free of trash and
			 litter Trash containers are located throughout the campgroimds.
14. A dump out area for waste is provided.
			 Campers shall check with attendant for dumping procedures. Gray water will not
			 be dumped on a site.
15. These
			 rules will be enforced in order that all campers may have a safe and enjoyable
			 visit. Violations of these rules will result in expulsion from the campground
			 or legal action, or both.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.14 - Grandstand Racetrack

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(1) Each
			 event must be considered separately because of widely varying requirements of
			 most shows.
(2) In all events, the
			 Iowa state fair will reserve the right of concession privileges.
(3) Licensees shall provide liability
			 insurance (see subrule 7.2(2)).
(4)
			 For events where a gate admission will be charged, there will be a guaranteed
			 price required for the use of the grandstand based on actual costs involved
			 against a mutually agreed percentage of gross ticket sales.
(5) The guaranteed price for grandstand use
			 will be charged for daytime and a larger charge for nighttime use.
(6) Portable stage charge will be on a daily
			 basis, plus crew.
(7) Iowa state
			 fair may provide parking crew and police at prevailing rate.
(8) All contractors will comply with the
			 requirements of the city of Des Moines noise ordinance in conducting their
			 events.
(9) The curfew time for all
			 rock music concerts and racetrack events is 10:30 p.m.
(10) Promoters of grandstand racetrack events
			 shall inform the city of Des Moines of the date, time and anticipated
			 attendance of the events no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled date of
			 the event.
(11) Promoters of
			 grandstand and racetrack events shall remind the public of legal responsibility
			 to obey municipal parking and traffic regulations.
(12) Promoters of grandstand racetrack events
			 shall inform the public that parking is available on the fairgrounds.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.15 - Livestock Pavilion

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(1) Iowa state
			 fair may provide:
a. Indoor arena: 170' x
			 120'.
b. Seating: 2,000.
c. Building heating and ventilating
			 systems.
d. Restroom
			 facilities.
e. Indoor ticket
			 booths.
f. Judge's stand.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.16 - Multimedia Center

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(1) Iowa state
			 fair may provide:
a. Sale arena with
			 seating.
b. Four reverse projection
			 screens above the arena.
c.
			 Projection room behind the screens.
d. Restroom facilities.
e. Parking areas.
f. Office area.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.17 - Family Theaters

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(1) Iowa state
			 fair may provide:
a. Area: 35' x 75' and 35' x
			 85'.
b. Restrooms.
c. Parking areas.
d. Normal water and electricity.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.18 - Sheep and Baby Beef Barn

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Iowa
			 state fair may provide:
a. Tie
			 stalls.
b. Office area.
c. Hauling of manure, garbage and other
			 refuse from bam area.
d. Washing
			 area on south side of bam.
e.
			 Restroom facilities.
f. Normal
			 electricity and water
g. Parking
			 areas.
h. Noncertified scales on
			 request for supervised weighing.
i.
			 Loading and unloading chutes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.19 - 4-h Exhibit Building

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(1)
			 Iowa state fair may provide:
a. Area: 165' x
			 262'.
b. Restroom
			 facilities.
c. Normal water and
			 electricity.
d. Parking
			 areas.
e. Office area.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.20 - Elwell Family Food Center

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(1) Area:
			 100' x 150'.
(2) Charges. Licensees
			 are subject to the following charges:
a. At a
			 daily rate.
b. Added service,
			 labor, equipment, telephone and Internet services at established rates (see
			 371-7.3
			 (173)).
c. Final
			 cleanup.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.21 - Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center

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(1) Area:
a. Warm-up arena: 200' x 125'.
b. Conference area: 12' x 23'.
c. VIP/upper level: 70' x 30'.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 7 - Interim Events › Rule 371-7.22 - Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Area: 180' x 96'.
(2) Charges. Licensees are subject to the
			 following charges:
a. At a daily
			 rate.
b. Added service, labor,
			 equipment, telephone and Internet services at established rates (see
			 371-7.3
			 (173)).
c. Final
			 cleanup.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 8 - Admittance and Use of Fairgrounds › Rule 371-8.1 - Curfew

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During the fair a curfew will be in force from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
				daily; only those persons with business may remain on the fairgrounds
				(including owners and caretakers of exhibits, guards, persons registered at
				dormitories, fair officials and employees).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 8 - Admittance and Use of Fairgrounds › Rule 371-8.2 - Admittance to Grounds

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Year-round admittance to the fairgrounds may be made for
				justified and lawful purposes. The Iowa state fair board reserves the right to
				restrict admittance during the fair, special events, and during the hours of
				darkness. Failure to comply with this rule shall be cause for expulsion from
				the groimds or being charged under Iowa Code chapter 716.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 8 - Admittance and Use of Fairgrounds › Rule 371-8.4 - Pets

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(1) No privately
			 owned animals or pets shall be allowed to run at large on the Iowa state
			 fairgrounds or upon lands under the jurisdiction of the Iowa state fair board
			 except by permission of the fair board.
a.
			 Animals shall be deemed as running at large unless carried by owner or on a
			 leash or chain or confined or tied to a vehicle.
b. Any animal foimd running at large will be
			 subject to confinement and will be turned over to the animal shelter
c. No animals, except animals providing
			 disability assistive services, may be taken into any building on the Iowa state
			 fairgrounds that is posted stating such animals are not allowed in this
			 building.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 9 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 371-9.3 - Requests for Access to Records

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(1)
			 In lieu of "(insert agency head)" insert "secretary/manager of the fair board".
			 In lieu of "(insert agency name and address)" insert "Secretary of Fair Board,
			 Statehouse, Des Moines, Iowa 50319".
(2) Offic e hours. In lieu of "(insert
			 customary office hours and, if agency does not have customary office hours of
			 at least thirty hours per week, insert hours specified in Iowa Code section
			 22.4) "
			 insert "8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
			 holidays".
(7) Fees.
c. Supervisory fee. In lieu of "(specify time
			 period)" insert "one-half hour".
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 9 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 371-9.9 - Disclosures Without the Consent of the Subject

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(1) Open records are routinely disclosed
			 without the consent of the subject.
(2) To the extent allowed by law, disclosure
			 of confidential records may occur without the consent of the subject. Following
			 are instances where disclosure, if lawful, will generally occur without notice
			 to the subject:
a. For a routine use as
			 defined in rule 9.10(17A,22) or in any notice for a particular record
			 system.
b. To a recipient who has
			 provided the agency with advance written assurance that the record will be used
			 solely as a statistical research or reporting record; provided that the record
			 is transferred in a form that does not identify the subject.
c. To another government agency or to an
			 instrumentality of any governmental jurisdiction within or under the control of
			 the United States for a civil or criminal law enforcement activity if the
			 activity is authorized by law, and if an authorized representative of such
			 government agency or instrumentality had submitted a written request to the
			 fair board specifying the record desired and the law enforcement activity for
			 which the record is sought.
d. To
			 an individual pursuant to a showing of compelling circumstances affecting the
			 health or safety of any individual if a notice of the disclosure is transmitted
			 to the last known address of the subject.
e. To the legislative services agency under
			 Iowa Code section
			 2A.3.
f. Disclosures in the course of employee
			 disciplinary proceedings.
g. In
			 response to a court order or subpoena.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 9 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 371-9.10 - Routine Use

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(1) Defined.
			 "Routine use" means the disclosure of a record without the consent of the
			 subject or subjects, for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for
			 which the record was collected. It includes disclosures required to be made by
			 statute other than the public records law, Iowa Code chapter 22.
(2) To the extent allowed by law, the
			 following uses are considered routine uses of all fair board records:
a. Disclosure to those officers, employees,
			 and agents of the agency who have a need for the record in the performance of
			 their duties. The custodian of the record may upon request of any officer or
			 employee, or on the custodian's own initiative, determine what constitutes
			 legitimate need to use confidential records.
b. Disclosure of information indicating an
			 apparent violation of the law to appropriate law enforcement authorities for
			 investigation and possible criminal prosecution, civil court action, or
			 regulatory order
c. Disclosure to
			 the department of inspections and appeals for matters in which it is performing
			 services or functions on behalf of the fair board.
d. Transfers of information within the
			 agency, to other state agencies, or to local units of government as appropriate
			 to administer the program for which the information is collected.
e. Information released to staff of federal
			 and state entities for audit purposes or for purposes of determining whether
			 the agency is operating a program lawfully.
f. Any disclosure specifically authorized by
			 the statute under which the record was collected or maintained.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 9 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 371-9.11 - Consensual Disclosure of Confidential Records

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(1) Consent to disclosure by a subject
			 individual. To the extent permitted by law, the subject may consent in writing
			 to agency disclosure of confidential records as provided in rule
			 9.7(17A,22).
(2) Complaints to
			 public officials. A letter from a subject of a confidential record to a public
			 official which seeks the official's intervention on behalf of the subject in a
			 matter that involves the agency may to the extent permitted by law be treated
			 as an authorization to release sufficient information about the subject to the
			 official to resolve the matter
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 9 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 371-9.12 - Release to Subject

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(1) The subject
			 of a confidential record may file a written request to review confidential
			 records about that person as provided in rule 9.6(17A,22). However, the agency
			 need not release the following records to the subject:
a. The identity of a person providing
			 information to the agency need not be disclosed directly or indirectly to the
			 subject of the information when the information is authorized to be held
			 confidential pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 22.7(18)
			  or other provision of law.
b. Records need not be disclosed to the
			 subject when they are the work product of an attorney or are otherwise
			 privileged.
c. Peace officers'
			 investigative reports may be withheld from the subject, except as required by
			 the Iowa Code. See Iowa Code section
			 22.7(5).
d. As otherwise authorized by law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 9 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 371-9.13 - Availability of Records

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(1)
General.
Fair board records are open for public inspection and
			 copying unless otherwise provided by rule or law.
(2)
Confidential records.
The following records may be withheld from public inspection. Records are
			 listed by category, according to the legal basis for withholding them from
			 public inspection.
a. Sealed bids received
			 prior to the time set for public opening of bids. (Iowa Code section
			 72.3
			)
b. Tax records made available to
			 the agency. (Iowa Code sections
			 422.20,
			 422.72
			)
c. Records which are exempt from
			 disclosure under Iowa Code section
			 22.7.
d. Minutes of closed meetings of a government
			 body. (Iowa Code section
			 21.5(4)
			 )
e. Identifying details in final orders,
			 decisions and opinions to the extent required to prevent a clearly unwarranted
			 invasion of personal privacy or trade secrets under Iowa Code section
			 17A.3(1)
"d."
f. Those portions of agency staff manuals,
			 instructions or other statements issued which set forth criteria or guidelines
			 to be used by agency staff in auditing, in making inspections, in settling
			 commercial disputes or negotiating commercial arrangements, or in the selection
			 or handling of cases, such as operational tactics or allowable tolerances or
			 criteria for the defense, prosecution or settlement of cases, when disclosure
			 of these statements would:
(1) Enable law
			 violators to avoid detection;
(2)
			 Facilitate disregard of requirements imposed by law; or
(3) Give a clearly improper advantage to
			 persons who are in an adverse position to the agency. (See Iowa Code sections
			 17A.2,
			 17A.3.)
g. Records which constitute
			 attorney work product, attorney-client communications, or which are otherwise
			 privileged. Attorney work product is confidential under Iowa Code sections
			 22.7(4),
			 622.10
			 and
			 622.11. Iowa
			 R.C.P. 122(c), Fed. R. Civ. P 26(b)(3), and case law. Attorney-client
			 communications are confidential under Iowa Code sections
			 622.10
			 and
			 622.11, the rules
			 of evidence, the Code of Professional Responsibility, and case law.
h. Any other records made confidential by
			 law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 9 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 371-9.14 - Personally Identifiable Information-personnel Files

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The fair board maintains files containing information about
				employees and applicants for positions with the agency. The files include
				payroll records, performance reviews and evaluations, disciplinary information,
				information required for tax withholding, information concerning employee
				benefits, affirmative action reports, and other information concerning the
				employer-employee relationship. Some of this information is confidential under
				Iowa Code section
				22.7(11).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 371 - Fair Board › Chapter 9 - Public Records and Fair Information Practices › Rule 371-9.15 - Other Groups of Records

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This rule describes groups of records maintained by the agency
				other than record systems as defined in rule 9.1(17A,22). These records are
				routinely available to the public. However, the agency's files of these records
				may contain confidential information as discussed in rule 9.13(17A,22). The
				records listed may contain information about individuals.
Council and commission records. Agendas, minutes, and materials
				presented to the fair board are available from the office of the fair board,
				except those records concerning closed sessions which are exempt from
				disclosure under Iowa Code section
				21.5 or which are
				otherwise confidential by law. Fair board records contain information about
				people who participate in meetings. This information is collected pursuant to
				Iowa Code section
				21.3.
				This information is not stored on an automated data processing system.
1. Administrative records. This includes
			 documents concerning budget, property inventory, purchasing, yearly reports,
			 office policies for employees, time sheets, printing and supply
			 requisitions.
2. Publications. The
			 office receives a number of books, periodicals, newsletters, government
			 documents, etc.These materials would generally be open to the public but may be
			 protected by copyright law. Most publications of general interest are available
			 in the state law library.
3. Office
			 publications. This office issues a variety of materials including premium books
			 and newsletters, brochures and pamphlets, press releases, and statistical
			 reports.
4. Rule-making records.
			 Public documents generated during the promulgation of agency rules, including
			 notices and public comments, are available for public inspection.
5. Office manuals. Information in office
			 manuals such as the Superintendents Manual may be confidential under Iowa Code
			 section
			 17A.2(7)
"f"
or other applicable
			 provision of law.
6. All other
			 records that are not exempted from disclosure by law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 1 - Organization and Operations › Rule 421-1.1 - Definitions

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As used in these rules, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
"Board"
means the human rights board.
"Department"
means the department of human
				rights.
"Director"
means the director of the
				department of human rights.
"Underrepresented"
means the historical
				marginalization of populations or groups in the United States and Iowa,
				including but not limited to African Americans, Asian and Pacific Islanders,
				persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, persons with disabilities, Latinos,
				Native Americans, women, persons who have low socioeconomic status, at-risk
				youth, and adults or juveniles with a criminal history.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 1 - Organization and Operations › Rule 421-1.4 - Mission

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The department's mission related to human rights is to ensure
				basic rights, freedoms, and opportunities for all by empowering
				underrepresented Iowans and eliminating economic, social, and cultural
				barriers. The department helps individuals attain economic independence by
				ensuring access to government services and advancing educational achievement
				and entrepreneurial success consistent with their
				aspirations.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 1 - Organization and Operations › Rule 421-1.5 - Contact Information

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Requests for assistance, information, inquiries, submissions,
				petitions, and other communications related to human rights may be directed to
				the department as follows: The office is located at 321 E. 12th Street, Des
				Moines, Iowa 50319. The main telephone number is (515)242-5655. The fax number
				is (515)242-6119. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
				4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. The department's website is
				hhs.iowa.gov.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 1 - Organization and Operations › Rule 421-1.7 - Potential Conflicts of Interest

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Any member of the department's boards, commissions, or councils
				established in Iowa Code chapter 216A who may have a conflict of interest shall
				not vote on any substantive action on the matter in conflict. When a conflict
				of interest is determined to exist, the member shall abstain from voting and
				shall be recorded as abstaining when votes are taken. A quorum may include any
				member who has a conflict of interest, and a statement of a conflict of
				interest shall be conclusive for this purpose. Any vote by a member with a
				conflict shall be excluded.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 20 - Functions of Division › Rule 421-20.1 - Definitions

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As used in these rules, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
"Administrator"
means the administrator of the
				division of community action agencies within the department of human
				rights.
"Division"
means the division of community
				action agencies within the department of human rights.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 20 - Functions of Division › Rule 421-20.3 - Purpose

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The purpose of the division is to strengthen, supplement, and
				coordinate efforts to develop the full potential of each citizen by recognizing
				certain community action agencies and supporting certain community-based
				programs delivered by community action agencies.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.1 - Definitions

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For the purpose of these rules, unless context otherwise
				requires:
"Community action agency"
or
"eligible
				entity"
means any organization which was officially recognized as a
				community action agency under the provisions of Section 673(1) of the Omnibus
				Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law 97-35, Title VI, Subtitle B, as
				amended, and Iowa Code sections
				216A.91 and
				216A.93.
"CSBG"
means community services block grant
				program.
"CSBG Act"
means the Omnibus Budget
				Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law 97-35, Title VI, Subtitle B, as
				amended.
"DCAA"
means the division of community action
				agencies of the department of human rights.
"Program year"
means the year beginning
				October 1 and ending the succeeding September 30. The program year is numbered
				for that year in which it ends.
"Reduction"
means funding reduced below the
				proportional share of funding the eligible entity received in the previous
				program year.
"Termination"
means permanent withdrawal of
				the eligible entity's authority to obligate funds before that authority would
				otherwise expire. If an eligible entity's authority to obligate funds is
				terminated, no funds may be obligated by the eligible entity after the
				effective date of the termination.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.2 - Purpose

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The CSBG as established by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
				Act of 1981, Public Law 97-35, Title VI, Subtitle B, as amended, provides
				assistance to states and local communities, working through a network of
				community action agencies and other neighborhood-based organizations, for the
				reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities, and the
				empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to
				become self-sufficient.
Pursuant to Iowa Code section
				216A.92,
				DCAA shall administer the community services block grant.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.3 - Uses of Funds

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The CSBG makes available to the state of Iowa funds to be
				used:
(1) To support activities that
			 are designed to assist low-income families and individuals:
a. To remove obstacles and solve problems
			 that block the achievement of self-sufficiency;
b. To secure and retain meaningful
			 employment;
c. To attain an
			 adequate education;
d. To make
			 better use of available income;
e.
			 To obtain and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living
			 environment;
f. To obtain emergency
			 assistance through loans, grants, or other means to meet immediate and urgent
			 family and individual needs; and
g.
			 To achieve greater participation in the affairs of the communities
			 involved.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.4 - Apportionment Distribution

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(1)
Iowa apportionment.
There is appropriated to DCAA from the
			 fund created by Iowa Code section
			 8.41(1)
			  funds to implement the CSBG as described in
			 the CSBG Act.
(2)
Distribution of funds.
CSBG funds received according to
			 subrule 21.4(1) shall be allocated to the DCAA and eligible entities as
			 provided by federal law and in accordance with the Iowa Acts.
(3)
Poverty-level
			 population.
The state shall use U.S. census statistics to determine
			 the poverty-level population in each community action area.
(4)
Local share.
There shall
			 be no local share required under the CSBG.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.5 - Eligibility Requirements

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The eligibility requirements for an organization to receive and
				administer CSBG funds are as follows:
(1)
Organization.
The
			 organization must meet the definition of a "community action agency" as defined
			 in these rules.
(2)
Board
			 composition.
A recognized community action agency shall be governed by
			 a board of directors composed of at least nine members. The board membership
			 shall follow the requirements in Iowa Code section
			 216A.94.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.6 - Community Action Plan

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All eligible entities shall submit a community action plan for
				the purpose of applying for CSBG funds. Community action plans must be
				outcome-based and antipoverty-focused and tie directly to the eligible entity's
				community assessment.
(1)
Timing.
Eligible entities shall be informed in writing by the
			 DCAA of the due date for the community action plan and the amount of their
			 allocation in accordance with subrule 21.4(2).
(2)
Contents.
Instructions
			 for preparing the community action plan shall be provided by the DCAA to all
			 eligible entities. In addition to other information specified in the
			 instructions, the community action plan must:
a. Document the continuous use of the full
			 Results Oriented Management and Accountability cycle of assessment, planning,
			 implementation, achievement of results, and evaluation for planning and
			 administering the CSBG;
b. Include
			 a budget that equals the amount of the eligible entity's allocation;
c. Include a description of the service
			 delivery system targeted to low-income individuals and families in the service
			 area;
d. Include a description of
			 how linkages will be developed to fill identified gaps in the services, through
			 the provision of information, referrals, case management, and follow-up
			 consultations;
e. Include a
			 description of how CSBG funds will be coordinated with other public and private
			 resources;
f. Include a description
			 of how CSBG funds will be used to support innovative community and
			 neighborhood-based initiatives related to the purposes in rule 421-21.2 (216A,
			 PL 97-35); and
g. Include outcome
			 measures to be used to measure eligible entity performance in promoting
			 self-sufficiency, family stability, and community
			 revitalization.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.7 - Review and Acceptance of Community Action Plans

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(1)
Compliance review.
All
			 activities proposed in the community action plan shall be reviewed by DCAA
			 personnel for:
a. Compliance with the
			 specific purposes and uses of funds outlined in rules 421-21.2 (216A, PL 97-35
			) and 421-21.3 (216A, PL 97-35);
b. Inclusion of assurances that the eligible
			 entity will conduct the CSBG in compliance with all applicable laws;
			 and
c. Inclusion and proper
			 completion of all forms and instructions included in the request for community
			 action plans.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.8 - Payments

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(1)
Method
			 of payment.
Eligible entities receiving CSBG funds shall submit a
			 monthly funding request and expenditures report containing the monthly
			 expenditures of the eligible entity in carrying out the activities funded
			 through the CSBG for each month in which activity occurred.
(2)
Payment refusal.
DCAA
			 may refuse or withhold payment of funds for good cause, such as evidence of
			 fraud, lack of management controls, or noncompliance with CSBG contract
			 conditions. Such refusal or withholding shall be appropriately documented, and
			 the eligible entity shall be informed of the reason for refusal or withholding.
			 Regular payment procedures may resume after corrective action and CSBG contract
			 conditions have been met by the eligible entity.
(3)
Receipt of federal
			 funds.
All payments shall be subject to the receipt of CSBG funds by
			 DCAA. The termination, reduction or delay of CSBG funds to the DCAA shall, at
			 DCAA's option, be reflected in a corresponding modification to CSBG contracts
			 already made.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.9 - Amendments to Csbg Contract

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(1)
Total budget.
The total of all payments to the eligible entity
			 by the DCAA for the activities required under the eligible entity's CSBG
			 contract shall not exceed the total budget unless modified by a budget
			 amendment to the CSBG contract or by written notice of a funding change by the
			 DCAA.
(2)
Budget
			 deviations.
Eligible entity expenditures that exceed budgeted cost
			 category amounts will not be disallowed for payment solely because of minor
			 deviations from the budgeted amount. However, any deviation exceeding 10
			 percent of the budgeted cost category amount shall require a budget amendment
			 to the CSBG contract, with prior approval granted by the DCAA.
(3)
Other amendments.
Requests for community action plan or CSBG contract amendments other than those
			 addressed in subrules 21.9(1) and 21.9(2) shall be considered on a case-by-case
			 basis in conformance with applicable federal and state laws.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.10 - Ineligible Items

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CSBG funds may not be used for the following activities or
				costs:
1. Any partisan or nonpartisan
			 political activity or any political activity associated with a candidate, or
			 faction group, in an election for public or party office; any activity to
			 provide voters or prospective voters with transportation to the polls or
			 similar assistance in connection with any such election; or any voter
			 registration activity.
2. The
			 purchase or improvement of land, or the purchase, construction, or permanent
			 improvement (other than low-cost residential weatherization or other
			 energy-related home repairs) of any building or other facility. Exceptions
			 shall only be provided through the waiver procedure described in Section
			 678F(a) of the CSBG Act.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.11 - Audits and Records

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Eligible entities shall arrange and pay for an annual audit.
				Audits shall be performed by a certified public accountant and in accordance
				with generally accepted auditing standards. Audit procedures shall conform to
				the 2 CFR Chapter I, Office of Management and Budget Governmentwide Guidance
				for Grants and Agreements; and Chapter II, Part 200, et al., Uniform
				Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
				Federal Awards. In addition, DCAA may request more frequent audits or
				examinations of financial records of the eligible entity in order to ensure
				adequate financial controls are in place and operating.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.12 - Designating Eligible Entities for Unserved Areas

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If any geographic area of the state is not, or ceases to be,
				served by a community action agency, and the governor decides to serve such
				area, the DCAA will adhere to the requirements in Section 676A of the CSBG Act,
				U.S. Department of Health and Human Services statutory guidance, and other
				federal and state laws to solicit applications from qualified
				organizations.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.13 - Termination and Reduction of Funding

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The DCAA may terminate the designation of or reduce the share
				of CSBG funds allocated to an eligible entity if the DCAA determines that an
				eligible entity fails to comply with the terms of an agreement, or the Iowa
				CSBG State Plan, to provide CSBG services or to meet appropriate standards,
				goals, and other requirements established by the DCAA, including performance
				objectives. If the DCAA finds cause to terminate the designation of or reduce
				the funding of an eligible entity, the DCAA will adhere to the requirements in
				Section 678C of the CSBG Act, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
				statutory guidance, and other federal and state laws, including provisions of
				notification, technical assistance, corrective action, opportunity for a
				hearing, and federal review, to initiate proceedings to terminate the
				designation of or reduce the funding of the eligible entity.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.14 - Client Appeal and Hearing

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Eligible entities shall adopt a client appeal and hearing
				procedure to address CSBG client complaints. The procedure shall be used for
				all clients to file a complaint for the services or benefits provided by the
				eligible entity and funded solely by the CSBG. The procedure shall also be used
				when a community action program, co-funded with the eligible entity's CSBG
				funds, does not have a community action program-specific client appeal and
				hearing procedure.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 21 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 421-21.15 - Further Criteria

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The Iowa CSBG State Plan and Application and the Iowa CSBG
				Policies and Procedures Manual are incorporated by reference as part of these
				rules. If any rule in this chapter conflicts with federal law or rules, federal
				law or rules shall prevail.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 22 - Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) › Rule 421-22.1 - Purpose

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Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Department of Health
				and Human Services (DHHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA), as set
				forth in Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, P.L.
				97-35 as amended by P.L. 98-558, and Iowa Code section
				216A.92,
				the department of human rights (department), division of community action
				agencies (division), will administer the low-income home energy assistance
				program (LIHEAP).
LIHEAP is designed to aid qualifying low-income Iowa households
				(homeowners and renters) in the payment of a portion of their residential
				heating costs for the winter heating season, to encourage regular utility
				payments, to promote energy awareness and to encourage reduction of energy
				usage through energy efficiency, client education, and
				weatherization.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 22 - Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) › Rule 421-22.2 - Household Eligibility

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(1)
			 Households with incomes at or below the annually determined federal poverty
			 guidelines, but not to exceed 150 percent of the guidelines, or an amount equal
			 to 60 percent of the state median income for the state, according to DHHS,
			 which are published annually in the Federal Register, may be eligible for
			 assistance under LIHEAP. To receive benefits, an application must be made,
			 eligibility determined, and program funds available before any payments may be
			 made.
(2) Proof of income
			 eligibility is required as outlined in the Iowa LIHEAP Policy and Procedures
			 Manual. Any individual listed on a LIHEAP-approved application for the current
			 fiscal year may not be listed on another application unless an exception is
			 granted by the division.
(3) Income
			 criteria and guidelines are contained in the Iowa LIHEAP State Plan and the
			 Iowa LIHEAP Policy and Procedures Manual.
(4) All payments are contingent upon the
			 availability of federal funds.
(5)
			 The amount of assistance a household may receive is determined by a payment
			 matrix that considers household income, household size, fuel type, and other
			 targeting factors, as described in the current Iowa LIHEAP Policy and
			 Procedures Manual.
(6) All
			 households applying for this program will simultaneously be making application
			 for weatherization assistance, and 421-Chapter 23 shall govern weatherization
			 applications.
(7) Both
			 owner-occupied and renter-occupied households will be assisted.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 22 - Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) › Rule 421-22.3 - Local Administering Agencies (LAAs)

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(1) The department shall administer the
			 LIHEAP program by contracting with LAAs meeting program and fiscal guidelines
			 as required by federal law. Contracts with the LAAs will specify required and
			 allowable program activities, DHHS regulations, special conditions, transfer of
			 electronic data to fuel vendors and the state, program and fiscal reporting to
			 the department, and audit requirements.
(2) Each LAA will conduct outreach activities
			 to ensure that eligible households are made aware of the program. In addition
			 to its normal outreach functions, each LAA will authorize its workers to take
			 applications in an applicant's home as well as at local community, church, and
			 elderly centers and other locations deemed appropriate. A notice of the appeal
			 and hearing procedure must be posted at each intake site, and a copy of the
			 appeal and hearing procedure and any other state-required handouts must be
			 given to each client at the time of application or determination.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 421 - Human Rights Department › Chapter 22 - Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) › Rule 421-22.4 - Application Period

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The application period for the program is between October 1, or
				the first working day of October, and April 30, or the last working day of
				April, or as defined in the annual Iowa LIHEAP Policy and Procedures
				Manual.