7E.5 - PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES.
7E.5 PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS AND PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES.
1. The principal central departments of the executive branch as
established by law are listed in this section for central reference
purposes as follows:
a. The department of management, created in section 8.4,
which has primary responsibility for coordination of state policy
planning, management of interagency programs, economic reports, and
program development.
b. The department of administrative services, created in
section 8A.102, which has primary responsibility for the management
and coordination of the major resources of state government.
c. The department of revenue, created in section 421.2, which
has primary responsibility for revenue collection and revenue law
compliance.
d. The department of inspections and appeals, created in
section 10A.102, which has primary responsibility for coordinating
the conducting of various inspections, investigations, appeals,
hearings, and audits.
e. The department of agriculture and land stewardship,
created in section 159.2, which has primary responsibility for
encouraging, promoting, and advancing the interests of agriculture
and allied industries. The secretary of agriculture is the director
of the department of agriculture and land stewardship.
f. The department of commerce, created in section 546.2,
which has primary responsibility for business and professional
regulatory, service, and licensing functions.
g. The Iowa department of economic development, created in
section 15.105, which has primary responsibility for programs for
carrying out the economic development policies of the state.
h. The department of workforce development, created in
section 84A.1, which has primary responsibility for administering the
laws relating to unemployment compensation insurance, job placement
and training, employment safety, labor standards, workers'
compensation, and related matters.
i. The department of human services, created in section
217.1, which has primary responsibility for services to individuals
to promote the well-being and the social and economic development of
the people of the state.
j. The Iowa department of public health, created in chapter
135, which has primary responsibility for supervision of public
health programs, promotion of public hygiene and sanitation,
treatment and prevention of substance abuse, and enforcement of
related laws.
k. The department on aging, created in section 231.21, which
has primary responsibility for leadership and program management for
programs which serve the older individuals of the state.
l. The department of cultural affairs, created in section
303.1, which has primary responsibility for managing the state's
interests in the areas of the arts, history, the state archives and
records program, and other cultural matters.
m. The department of education, created in section 256.1,
which has primary responsibility for supervising public education at
the elementary and secondary levels and for supervising the community
colleges.
n. The department of corrections, created in section 904.102,
which has primary responsibility for corrections administration,
corrections institutions, prison industries, and the development,
funding, and monitoring of community- based corrections programs.
o. The department of public safety, created in section 80.1,
which has primary responsibility for statewide law enforcement and
public safety programs that complement and supplement local law
enforcement agencies and local inspection services.
p. The department of public defense, created in section 29.1,
which has primary responsibility for state military forces and
emergency management.
q. The department of natural resources, created in section
455A.2, which has primary responsibility for state parks and forests,
protecting the environment, and managing fish, wildlife, and land and
water resources.
r. The state department of transportation, created in section
307.2, which has primary responsibility for development and
regulation of highway, railway, and air transportation throughout the
state, including public transit.
s. The department of human rights, created in section 216A.1,
which has primary responsibility for services relating to Latino
persons, women, persons with disabilities, community action agencies,
criminal and juvenile justice planning, African Americans, deaf and
hard-of-hearing persons, persons of Asian and Pacific Islander
heritage, and Native Americans.
t. In the area of higher education, an agency headed by the
state board of regents and including all the institutions
administered by the state board of regents, which has primary
responsibility for state involvement in higher education.
u. The department for the blind, created in chapter 216B,
which has primary responsibility for services relating to blind
persons.
v. The department of veterans affairs. However, the
commission of veterans affairs created in section 35A.2 shall have
primary responsibility for state veterans affairs.
2. a. There is a civil rights commission, a public employment
relations board, an interstate cooperation commission, an ethics and
campaign disclosure board, and an Iowa law enforcement academy.
b. The listing of additional state agencies in this
subsection is for reference purposes only and is not exhaustive.
3. The responsibilities listed for each department and agency in
this section are generally descriptive of the department's or
agency's duties, are not all-inclusive, and do not exclude duties and
powers specifically prescribed for by statute, or delegated to, each
department or agency. Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1245, § 5; 88 Acts, ch 1277, § 20, 21; 89 Acts, ch 83,
§ 1; 90 Acts, ch 1180, § 1; 92 Acts, ch 1139, § 19; 92 Acts, ch 1140,
§ 1, 2; 92 Acts, ch 1163, § 1; 93 Acts, ch 48, § 2; 93 Acts, ch 75, §
1; 93 Acts, ch 163, § 38; 96 Acts, ch 1186, § 23; 98 Acts, ch 1017,
§1; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1141, §11, 19; 2002 Acts,
ch 1050, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §116--119; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §96,
121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2005 Acts, ch 115, §1, 40; 2008 Acts,
ch 1031, § 7; 2008 Acts, ch 1184, §37; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §1; 2009
Acts, ch 41, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 108, §3, 41
Referred to in § 8A.101, 8E.103, 8F.2, 199.1, 200.22, 206.34