Bill Text: IA HR11 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution requesting the legislative council to establish an interim committee to study local government services and make recommendations on how local governments can serve the people of Iowa more efficiently.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-03-02 - Laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 507. [HR11 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HR11-Introduced.html
House Resolution 11 - Introduced PAG LIN HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. BY STAED 1 1 A Resolution requesting the legislative council to 1 2 establish an interim committee to study local 1 3 government services and make recommendations on how 1 4 local governments can serve the people of Iowa more 1 5 efficiently. 1 6 WHEREAS, Iowa's local governments provide many 1 7 different services to the people of Iowa; and 1 8 WHEREAS, Iowa's local governments serve as political 1 9 subdivisions of the state and serve their populations 1 10 locally; and 1 11 WHEREAS, the general assembly has a duty to ensure 1 12 the efficient provision of governmental services to the 1 13 people of this state; NOW THEREFORE, 1 14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 1 15 the house of representatives requests the legislative 1 16 council to establish an interim study committee, 1 17 composed of members of the senate and the house of 1 18 representatives to meet during the 2017 and 2018 1 19 legislative interims to study the different services 1 20 provided by the local governments of this state and, 1 21 if appropriate, to make recommendations on how local 1 22 governments can more efficiently provide such services 1 23 to the people of this state. LSB 2649YH (4) 87 aw/rj