Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 33 - Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services › Rule 877-33.12 - Other Groups of Records Routinely Available for Public Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This rule describes groups of records maintained by the
				division other than record systems. These records are routinely available to
				the public, with the exception of parts of the records that contain
				confidential information. This rule generally describes the nature of the
				records, the type of information contained therein, and whether the records are
				confidential in whole or in part.
(1)
Rulemaking.
Rulemaking records, including public comments on
			 proposed rules, are not confidential.
(2)
Council and commission
			 records.
Agendas, minutes, and materials presented to any council or
			 commission required under the Act are available to the public with the
			 exception of those records that are exempt from disclosure under Iowa Code
			 section 21.5. Council and commission
			 records are available from the main office of the division at 510 E. 12th
			 Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
(3)
Publications.
News releases, annual reports, project reports,
			 agency newsletters, and other publications are available from the main office
			 of the division at 510 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. Brochures
			 describing various division programs are also available at local offices of the
			 division.
(4)
Statistical
			 reports.
Periodic reports of statistical information on expenditures,
			 numbers and types of case closures, and aggregate data on various client
			 characteristics are compiled as needed for agency administration or as required
			 by the federal funding source and are available to the public.
(5)
Grants.
Records of
			 persons receiving grants from division services are available through the main
			 office of the division. Grant records contain information about grantees and
			 may contain information about employees of a grantee that has been collected
			 pursuant to federal requirements.
(6)
Published materials.
The
			 division uses many legal and technical publications, which may be inspected by
			 the public upon request. Some of these materials may be protected by copyright
			 law.
(7)
Policy
			 manuals.
Manuals containing the policies and procedures for programs
			 administered by the division are available on the division website. Printed
			 copies of all or some of the documents are available at the cost of production
			 and handling. Requests should be addressed to Vocational Rehabilitation
			 Services Division, 510 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
(8)
Operating expense
			 records.
The division maintains records of the expense of operation of
			 the division, including records related to office rent, employee travel
			 expenses, and costs of supplies and postage, all of which are available to the
			 public.
(9)
Training
			 records.
Lists of training programs, the persons approved to attend,
			 and associated costs are maintained in these records, which are available to
			 the public.
(10)
Other
			 records.
The division maintains records of various sources not
			 previously mentioned in this rule that are exempted from disclosure by
			 law.