15E.19 - REGULATORY ASSISTANCE.
15E.19 REGULATORY ASSISTANCE.
1. The department of economic development shall coordinate all
regulatory assistance for the state of Iowa. Each state agency
administering regulatory programs for business shall maintain a
coordinator within the office of the director or the administrative
division of the state agency. Each coordinator shall do all of the
following:
a. Serve as the state agency's primary contact for regulatory
affairs with the department of economic development.
b. Provide information regarding regulatory requirements to
businesses and represent the state agency to the private sector.
c. Monitor permit applications and provide timely permit
status information to the department of economic development.
d. Require regulatory staff participation in negotiations and
discussions with businesses.
e. Notify the department of economic development regarding
proposed rulemaking activities that impact a regulatory program and
any subsequent changes to a regulatory program.
2. The department of economic development shall, in consultation
with the coordinators described in this section, examine, and to the
extent permissible, assist in the implementation of methods,
including the possible establishment of an electronic database, to
streamline the process for issuing permits to business. Section History: Recent Form
2005 Acts, ch 150, §7; 2008 Acts, ch 1122, §12