7F.1 - OFFICE FOR STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS.
7F.1 OFFICE FOR STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS.
1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish, as
an independent agency, an office for state-federal relations which
will develop a nonpartisan state-federal relations program accessible
to all three branches of state government.
2. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context
otherwise requires, "office" means the office for state-federal
relations established pursuant to this section.
3. Office established. A state-federal relations office is
established as an independent agency. The office shall be located in
Washington, D.C., and shall be administered by the director of the
office who is appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by
the senate, and who serves at the pleasure of the governor. The
office and its personnel are exempt from the merit system provisions
of chapter 8A, subchapter IV.
4. Office duties. The office shall:
a. Coordinate the development of Iowa's state-federal
relations efforts which shall include an annual state-federal program
to be presented to Iowa's congressional delegation, the sponsorship
of training sessions for state government officials, and the
maintenance of a management information system.
b. Provide state government officials with greater access to
current information on federal legislative and executive actions
affecting state government.
c. Advocate federal policies and positions which benefit the
state or are important to state government.
d. Monitor federal budget policies and assistance programs
and assess their impact on the state.
e. Strengthen the working relationships between state
government officials and Iowa's congressional delegation.
f. Improve the state's ability to establish key contacts with
federal officials, officials from other states, organizations,
business groups, and professional associations in order to share
information and form cooperative agreements. Section History: Recent Form
87 Acts, ch 233, §126; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §120
Confirmation; see §2.32