House Study Bill 710 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BLOOMINGDALE) A BILL FOR An Act relating to boards, commissions, committees, councils, 1 and other entities of state government, and including 2 transition provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns

H.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 CAPITOL PLANNING COMMISSION 2 Section 1. Section 2.43, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024, are 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. The legislative council , in cooperation with the 5 officers of the senate and house , shall have the duty and 6 responsibility for preparing for each session of the general 7 assembly. Pursuant to such duty and responsibility, the 8 legislative council shall assign the use of areas in the 9 state capitol except for the areas used by the governor as 10 of January 1, 1986, and, in consultation with the director 11 of the department of administrative services and the capitol 12 planning commission , may assign areas in other state office 13 buildings, except for the judicial branch building, for use of 14 the general assembly or legislative agencies. The legislative 15 council shall provide the courts with use of space in the state 16 capitol for ceremonial purposes. The legislative council 17 may authorize the renovation, remodeling , and preparation of 18 the physical facilities used or to be used by the general 19 assembly or legislative agencies subject to the jurisdiction 20 of the legislative council and award contracts pursuant to 21 such authority to carry out such preparation. The legislative 22 council may purchase supplies and equipment deemed necessary 23 for the proper functioning of the legislative branch of 24 government. 25 2. In carrying out its duties under this section , the 26 legislative council shall consult with the director of the 27 department of administrative services and the capitol planning 28 commission , but shall not be bound by any decision of the 29 director in respect to the responsibilities and duties provided 30 for in this section . The legislative council may direct the 31 director of the department of administrative services or other 32 state employees to carry out its directives in regard to the 33 physical facilities of the general assembly, or may employ 34 other personnel to carry out such functions. 35 -1- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 1/ 49

H.F. _____ Sec. 2. Section 8A.111, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 1 by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 3. Section 8A.373, Code 2024, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 8A.373 Duties —— report to legislature general assembly . 5 1. It shall be the duty of the commission department to 6 advise upon the location of statues, fountains, and monuments 7 and the placing of any additional buildings on the capitol 8 grounds, the type of architecture and the type of construction 9 of any new buildings to be erected on the state capitol grounds 10 as now encompassed or as subsequently enlarged, and repairs 11 and restoration thereof, and it shall be the duty of the 12 officers, commissions, and councils charged by law with the 13 duty of determining such questions to call upon the commission 14 department for such advice. 15 2. The commission department shall , in cooperation with 16 the director of the department of administrative services, 17 develop and implement within the limits of its appropriation, a 18 five-year modernization program for the capitol complex. 19 3. The commission department shall annually report to the 20 general assembly its recommendations relating to its duties 21 under this section . The report shall be submitted to the chief 22 clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate during the 23 month of January. 24 Sec. 4. Section 8A.376, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 25 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 26 All capital projects on the capitol complex shall be 27 planned, approved, and funded only after considering the 28 guiding principles enunciated in any capitol complex master 29 plan adopted by the commission on or after January 1, 2000 30 department . At a minimum, the extent to which the proposed 31 capital project does all of the following shall be considered: 32 Sec. 5. Section 8A.377, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 33 to read as follows: 34 2. A project described in subsection 1 may vary from 35 -2- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 2/ 49

H.F. _____ the architectural or historic integrity of the capitol if 1 such variance is necessary to comply with state or federal 2 laws relating to building accessibility or occupational 3 safety or health, to address life safety issues, or for other 4 compelling reasons. However, the state agency, branch of 5 government, or other entity responsible for a project involving 6 a variance from the architectural or historic integrity shall 7 submit the plans for such project to the capitol planning 8 commission department and the capital projects committee of the 9 legislative council for review. 10 Sec. 6. Section 414.1, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 2. The city of Des Moines may, for the purpose of preserving 13 the dominance of the dome of the state capitol building and 14 the view of the state capitol building from prominent public 15 viewing points, regulate and restrict the height and size of 16 buildings and other structures in the city of Des Moines. 17 Any regulations pertaining to such matters shall be made in 18 accordance with a comprehensive plan and in consultation with 19 the capitol planning commission department of administrative 20 services . 21 Sec. 7. Section 476.10B, subsection 7, Code 2024, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 7. The department of administrative services, in 24 consultation with the board and the division, shall secure 25 architectural services, contract for construction, engineering, 26 and construction oversight and management, and control the 27 funding associated with the building construction and the 28 building’s operation and maintenance. The department of 29 administrative services may utilize consultants or other 30 expert assistance to address feasibility, planning, or other 31 considerations connected with construction of the building or 32 decision making regarding the building. The department of 33 administrative services, on behalf of the board and division, 34 shall consult with the office of the governor , and appropriate 35 -3- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 3/ 49

H.F. _____ legislative bodies , and the capitol planning commission . 1 Sec. 8. REPEAL. Sections 8A.371, 8A.372, 8A.374, and 2 8A.375, Code 2024, are repealed. 3 DIVISION II 4 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM CONTRACTORS AND ALARM SYSTEMS 5 ADVISORY BOARD 6 Sec. 9. Section 100C.1, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 5. “Automatic fire extinguishing system” means a system of 9 devices and equipment that automatically detects a fire and 10 discharges an approved fire extinguishing agent onto or in 11 the area of a fire and includes automatic sprinkler systems, 12 carbon dioxide extinguishing systems, deluge systems, automatic 13 dry-chemical extinguishing systems, foam extinguishing systems, 14 and halogenated extinguishing systems, or other equivalent fire 15 extinguishing technologies recognized by the fire extinguishing 16 system contractors advisory board department . 17 Sec. 10. Section 100C.7, Code 2024, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 100C.7 Administration —— rules. 20 The director shall administer this chapter and , after 21 consultation with the fire extinguishing system contractors and 22 alarm systems advisory board, shall adopt rules pursuant to 23 chapter 17A necessary for the administration and enforcement of 24 this chapter . 25 Sec. 11. Section 100D.5, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 1. After consultation with the fire extinguishing system 28 contractors and alarm systems advisory board established 29 pursuant to section 100C.10 , adopt Adopt rules pursuant to 30 chapter 17A necessary for the administration and enforcement of 31 this chapter . 32 Sec. 12. REPEAL. Section 100C.10, Code 2024, is repealed. 33 DIVISION III 34 CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM BOARD 35 -4- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 4/ 49

H.F. _____ Sec. 13. Section 455A.19, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 Upon receipt of any revenue, the director shall deposit the 3 moneys in the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund 4 created pursuant to section 455A.18 . The first three hundred 5 fifty thousand dollars of the funds received for deposit in the 6 fund annually shall be allocated to the conservation education 7 program board for the purposes specified in section 455A.21 . 8 One percent of the revenue receipts shall be deducted and 9 transferred to the administration fund provided for in section 10 456A.17 . All of the remaining receipts shall be allocated to 11 the following accounts: 12 Sec. 14. Section 455A.21, Code 2024, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 455A.21 Conservation education program board . 15 1. A conservation education program board is created in 16 the department. The board shall have five members appointed 17 as follows: 18 a. One member appointed by the director of the department 19 of education. 20 b. One member appointed by the director of the department of 21 natural resources. 22 c. One member appointed by the president of the Iowa 23 association of county conservation boards. 24 d. One member appointed by the president of the Iowa 25 association of naturalists. 26 e. One member appointed by the president of the Iowa 27 conservation education council. 28 2. Section 69.16 does not apply to appointments made 29 pursuant to this section . 30 3. The duties of the board are to department shall revise 31 and produce conservation education materials and to specify 32 stipends to Iowa educators who participate in innovative 33 conservation education programs approved by the board 34 department . The board department shall allocate the funds 35 -5- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 5/ 49

H.F. _____ provided for under section 455A.19, subsection 1 , for the 1 educational materials and stipends. 2 4. The department shall administer the funds allocated to 3 the conservation education program as provided in this section . 4 DIVISION IV 5 PRISON INDUSTRIES ADVISORY BOARD 6 Sec. 15. Section 23A.2, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 7 2024, is amended to read as follows: 8 a. The director of the department of corrections , with the 9 advice of the state prison industries advisory board, may, by 10 rule, provide for exemptions from this chapter . 11 Sec. 16. Section 904.802, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 12 amended by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 17. Section 904.802, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 2. “Iowa state industries” means prison industries that 16 are established and maintained by the Iowa department of 17 corrections , in consultation with the industries board, at or 18 adjacent to the state’s adult correctional institutions, except 19 that an inmate work program established by the state director 20 under section 904.703 is not restricted to industries at or 21 adjacent to the institutions. 22 Sec. 18. Section 904.804, Code 2024, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 904.804 Duties of industries board department —— state 25 industries . 26 The industries board’s principal duties department shall be 27 to promulgate and adopt rules and to advise the state director 28 regarding the management of Iowa state industries so as to 29 further the intent stated by section 904.801 . 30 Sec. 19. Section 904.805, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 31 2024, is amended to read as follows: 32 The state director , with the advice of the industries board, 33 shall: 34 Sec. 20. Section 904.806, Code 2024, is amended to read as 35 -6- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 6/ 49

H.F. _____ follows: 1 904.806 Authority of state director not impaired. 2 Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair the 3 authority of the state director over the adult correctional 4 institutions of this state, nor over the inmates thereof. It 5 is, however, the duty of the state director to obtain the 6 advice of the industries board to further the intent stated by 7 section 904.801 . 8 Sec. 21. Section 904.809, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 9 2024, is amended to read as follows: 10 a. The state director and the industries board shall comply 11 with the intent of section 904.801 . 12 Sec. 22. Section 904.809, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 13 2024, is amended to read as follows: 14 a. Any other provision of the Code to the contrary 15 notwithstanding, the state director may , after obtaining the 16 advice of the industries board, lease one or more buildings or 17 portions thereof on the grounds of any state adult correctional 18 institution, together with the real estate needed for 19 reasonable access to and egress from the leased buildings, for 20 a term not to exceed twenty years, to a private corporation for 21 the purpose of establishing and operating a factory for the 22 manufacture and processing of products, or any other commercial 23 enterprise deemed by the state director to be consistent with 24 the intent stated in section 904.801 . 25 Sec. 23. Section 904.809, subsection 2, paragraph b, 26 subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 27 (1) Persons working in the factory or other commercial 28 enterprise operated in the leased property, except the lessee’s 29 supervisory employees and necessary support personnel approved 30 by the industries board state director , shall be inmates of 31 the institution where the leased property is located who are 32 approved for such work by the state director and the lessee. 33 Sec. 24. Section 904.809, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -7- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 7/ 49

H.F. _____ 3. The state director with the advice of the prison 1 industries advisory board may provide an inmate workforce to 2 private industry. Under the program inmates will be employees 3 of a private business. 4 Sec. 25. Section 904.813, subsection 2, paragraph a, 5 subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), Code 2024, are amended to read 6 as follows: 7 (1) Establishment, maintenance, transfer, or closure of 8 industrial operations, or vocational, technical, and related 9 training facilities and services for inmates as authorized by 10 the state director in consultation with the industries board . 11 (2) Payment of all costs incurred by the industries board, 12 including but not limited to per diem and expenses of its 13 members, and of salaries, allowances, support, and maintenance 14 of Iowa state industries. 15 (3) (2) Direct purchases from vendors of raw materials 16 and capital items used for the manufacturing processes of Iowa 17 state industries, in accordance with rules which meet state 18 bidding requirements. The rules shall be adopted by the state 19 director in consultation with the industries board . 20 Sec. 26. Section 904.814, Code 2024, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 904.814 Inmate allowance supplement revolving fund. 23 There is established in the treasury of the state a permanent 24 adult correctional institutions inmate allowance supplement 25 revolving fund, consisting solely of money paid as board and 26 maintenance by inmates working in Iowa state industries, or 27 working pursuant to section 904.809 . The fund established 28 by this section may be used to supplement the allowances 29 of inmates who perform other institutional work within and 30 about the adult correctional institutions including those 31 who are working in Iowa state industries. Payments made 32 from the fund shall supplement and not replace all or any 33 part of the allowances otherwise received by, and shall be 34 equably distributed among such inmates. The work of inmates 35 -8- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 8/ 49

H.F. _____ in other institutional or industry work shall, to the greatest 1 extent feasible, be in accord with the intent stated in 2 section 904.801 . The fund may also be used to supplement 3 other rehabilitation activities within the adult correctional 4 institutions. Determination of the use of the funds is the 5 responsibility of the state director who shall first seek the 6 advice of the prison industries advisory board . 7 Sec. 27. REPEAL. Section 904.803, Code 2024, is repealed. 8 DIVISION V 9 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND QUALITY 10 FACULTY PLAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 11 Sec. 28. Section 260C.36, subsection 4, Code 2024, is 12 amended to read as follows: 13 4. The department of education shall establish the 14 following committees: 15 a. An an ad hoc accreditation quality faculty plan protocol 16 committee to advise the department in the development of 17 protocols related to the quality faculty planning process to 18 be used by the accreditation teams during site visits. The 19 committee shall, at a minimum, determine what types of evidence 20 need to be provided, develop interview procedures and visit 21 goals, and propose accreditation protocol revisions. 22 b. An ongoing quality faculty plan professional development 23 committee. The committee shall, at a minimum, do the 24 following: 25 (1) Develop systemic, ongoing, and sustainable statewide 26 professional development opportunities that support 27 institutional development as well as individual development and 28 support of the quality faculty plans. The opportunities may 29 include internet-based systems to share promising practices. 30 (2) Determine future professional development needs. 31 (3) Develop or identify training and assistance relating to 32 the quality faculty plan process and requirements. 33 (4) Assist the department and community colleges in 34 developing professional development consortia. 35 -9- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 9/ 49

H.F. _____ (5) Review and identify best practices in each community 1 college quality faculty plan, including best practices 2 regarding adjunct faculty. 3 c. A community college faculty advisory committee consisting 4 of one member and one alternate from each community college, 5 appointed by the committee established pursuant to subsection 6 1 . The committee membership shall be equally represented by 7 individuals from the liberal arts and sciences faculty and 8 the career and technical faculty. The committee shall, at a 9 minimum, keep faculty informed of higher education issues, 10 facilitate communication between the faculty and the department 11 on an ongoing basis, and serve as an advisory committee to the 12 department and community colleges on faculty issues. 13 DIVISION VI 14 COMMISSION ON EDUCATOR LEADERSHIP AND COMPENSATION 15 Sec. 29. Section 284.11, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 16 2024, is amended to read as follows: 17 c. Review the use and effectiveness of the funds distributed 18 to school districts for supplemental assistance in high-need 19 schools under this section , and consider the findings and 20 recommendations of the commission on educator leadership 21 and compensation submitted pursuant to section 284.15, 22 subsection 13 , relating to the use and effectiveness of the 23 funds distributed to school districts under this section . The 24 department shall submit its findings and recommendations in a 25 report to the general assembly by January 15 annually. 26 Sec. 30. Section 284.15, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 27 2024, is amended to read as follows: 28 a. A school district may apply to the department for 29 approval to implement the career paths, leadership roles, 30 and compensation framework specified in subsection 2 , or 31 a comparable system of career paths and compensation for 32 teachers that contains differentiated multiple leadership 33 roles. The director shall consider the recommendations of the 34 commission established pursuant to subsection 12 when approving 35 -10- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 10/ 49

H.F. _____ or disapproving applications submitted pursuant to this 1 section . A school district may modify an approved framework or 2 comparable system if the director or the director’s designee 3 approves the modification. A school district may appeal the 4 director’s or the director’s designee’s decision to the state 5 board and the state board’s decision is final. 6 Sec. 31. Section 284.15, subsection 12, Code 2024, is 7 amended by striking the subsection. 8 Sec. 32. Section 284.15, subsection 14, Code 2024, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 14. The provisions of this chapter shall be subject to 11 legislative review at least every three years. The review 12 shall be based upon a status report from the commission 13 on educator leadership and compensation, which shall be 14 prepared with the assistance of the departments department of 15 education, in consultation with the department of management , 16 and department of revenue. The status report shall review 17 and report on the department’s department of education’s 18 assignment and utilization of full-time equivalent positions, 19 and shall include information on teacher retention, teacher 20 compensation, academic quality of beginning teachers, teacher 21 evaluation results, student achievement trend and comparative 22 data, and recommendations for changes to the teacher leadership 23 supplement foundation aid and the framework or comparable 24 systems approved pursuant to this section . The first status 25 report shall be submitted to the general assembly by January 26 15, 2017, with subsequent status reports prepared and submitted 27 to the general assembly by January 15 at least every third year 28 thereafter. 29 DIVISION VII 30 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 31 Sec. 33. Section 256.7, subsection 7, paragraph c, Code 32 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 33 Sec. 34. Section 256.33, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -11- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 11/ 49

H.F. _____ 1. The department shall consort with school districts, 1 area education agencies, community colleges, and colleges 2 and universities to provide assistance to them in the use 3 of educational technology for instruction purposes. The 4 department shall consult with the advisory committee on 5 telecommunications, established in section 256.7, subsection 7 , 6 and other users of educational technology on the development 7 and operation of programs under this section . 8 DIVISION VIII 9 INTEGRATED ROADSIDE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY 10 COMMITTEE 11 Sec. 35. Section 314.13, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 12 by striking the subsection. 13 Sec. 36. Section 314.22, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 3. Integrated roadside vegetation management technical 16 advisory committee Report . 17 a. The director of the department shall appoint members 18 to an integrated roadside vegetation management technical 19 advisory committee which is created to provide advice on the 20 development and implementation of a statewide integrated 21 roadside vegetation management plan and program and related 22 projects. The department shall report annually in January to 23 the general assembly regarding its activities and those of the 24 committee under this section . Activities of the committee may 25 include but are not limited to providing advice and assistance 26 in the following areas: 27 (1) Research efforts. 28 (2) Demonstration projects. 29 (3) Education and orientation efforts for property owners, 30 public officials, and the general public. 31 (4) Activities of the integrated roadside vegetation 32 management coordinator for integrated roadside vegetation 33 management. 34 (5) Reviewing applications for funding assistance. 35 -12- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 12/ 49

H.F. _____ (6) Securing funding for research and demonstrations. 1 (7) Determining needs for revising the state weed law and 2 other applicable Code sections. 3 (8) Liaison with the Iowa state association of counties, the 4 Iowa league of cities, and other organizations for integrated 5 roadside vegetation management purposes. 6 b. The director may appoint any number of persons to the 7 committee but, at a minimum, the committee shall consist of all 8 of the following: 9 (1) One member representing the utility industry. 10 (2) One member from the Iowa academy of sciences. 11 (3) One member representing county government. 12 (4) One member representing city government. 13 (5) Two members representing the private sector including 14 community interest groups. 15 (6) One member representing soil conservation interests. 16 (7) One member representing the department of natural 17 resources. 18 (8) One member representing county conservation boards. 19 c. Members of the committee shall serve without 20 compensation, but may be reimbursed for allowable expenses from 21 the living roadway trust fund created under section 314.21 . No 22 more than a simple majority of the members of the committee 23 shall be of the same gender as provided in section 69.16A . 24 The director of the department shall appoint the chair of the 25 committee and shall establish a minimum schedule of meetings 26 for the committee. 27 DIVISION IX 28 TOURIST SIGNING COMMITTEE 29 Sec. 37. Section 321.252, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 30 2024, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. The department shall establish, by rule, in cooperation 32 with a tourist signing committee, the standards for 33 tourist-oriented directional signs and shall annually review 34 the list of attractions for which signing is in place. The 35 -13- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 13/ 49

H.F. _____ rules shall conform to national standards for tourist-oriented 1 directional signs adopted under 23 U.S.C. §131(q) and to the 2 manual of uniform traffic-control devices. 3 (1) The tourist signing committee shall be made up of 4 the directors or the directors’ designees of the departments 5 of agriculture and land stewardship, natural resources, and 6 transportation, the director or the director’s designee of 7 the economic development authority, the chairperson or the 8 chairperson’s designee of the Iowa travel council, and a 9 member of the outdoor advertising association of Iowa. The 10 director or the director’s designee of the economic development 11 authority shall be the chairperson of the committee. 12 (2) The department of transportation shall be responsible 13 for calling and setting the date of the meetings of the 14 committee which meetings shall be based upon the amount of 15 activity relating to signs. However, the committee shall meet 16 at least once a month. 17 DIVISION X 18 ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PERINATAL GUIDELINES 19 Sec. 38. Section 135.11, subsection 22, Code 2024, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 22. In consultation with the advisory committee for 22 perinatal guidelines, develop Develop and maintain the 23 statewide perinatal program based on the recommendations of 24 the American academy of pediatrics and the American college 25 of obstetricians and gynecologists contained in the most 26 recent edition of the guidelines for perinatal care, and 27 adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A to implement those 28 recommendations. Hospitals within the state shall determine 29 whether to participate in the statewide perinatal program, 30 and select the hospital’s level of participation in the 31 program. A hospital having determined to participate in the 32 program shall comply with the guidelines appropriate to the 33 level of participation selected by the hospital. Perinatal 34 program surveys and reports are privileged and confidential 35 -14- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 14/ 49

H.F. _____ and are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means 1 of legal compulsion for their release to a person other than 2 the affected hospital, and are not admissible in evidence in a 3 judicial or administrative proceeding other than a proceeding 4 involving verification of the participating hospital under this 5 subsection . 6 DIVISION XI 7 CHILD CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 8 Sec. 39. Section 237A.1, subsection 17, Code 2024, is 9 amended by striking the subsection. 10 Sec. 40. Section 237A.12, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 11 amended to read as follows: 12 3. Rules relating to fire safety for child care centers 13 shall be adopted under this chapter by the director of 14 the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing in 15 consultation with the department. Rules adopted by the 16 director of the department of inspections, appeals, and 17 licensing for a building which is owned or leased by a school 18 district or accredited nonpublic school and used as a child 19 care facility shall not differ from standards adopted by 20 the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and 21 licensing for school buildings under chapter 10A, subchapter V, 22 part 2 . Rules relating to sanitation shall be adopted by the 23 department. All rules shall be developed in consultation with 24 the state child care advisory committee. The director of the 25 department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall inspect 26 the facilities. 27 Sec. 41. Section 237A.25, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 28 amended to read as follows: 29 1. The department shall develop consumer information 30 material to assist parents in selecting a child care provider. 31 In developing the material, the department shall consult with 32 department staff, department of education staff, the state 33 child care advisory committee, the early childhood Iowa state 34 board, and child care resource and referral services. In 35 -15- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 15/ 49

H.F. _____ addition, the department may consult with other entities at the 1 local, state, and national level. 2 Sec. 42. Section 237A.30, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. The department shall work with the early childhood Iowa 5 program established in section 256I.5 and the state child care 6 advisory committee in designing and implementing a voluntary 7 quality rating system for each provider type of child care 8 facility. 9 Sec. 43. Section 256.9, subsection 31, paragraph b, Code 10 2024, is amended to read as follows: 11 b. Standards and materials developed shall include materials 12 which employ developmentally appropriate practices and 13 incorporate substantial parental involvement. The materials 14 and standards shall include alternative teaching approaches 15 including collaborative teaching and alternative dispute 16 resolution training. The department shall consult with the 17 child development coordinating council, the state child care 18 advisory committee established pursuant to section 135.173A , 19 the department of health and human services, the state board 20 of regents center for early developmental education, the 21 area education agencies, the department of human development 22 and family studies in the college of human sciences at 23 Iowa state university of science and technology, the early 24 childhood elementary division of the college of education at 25 the university of Iowa, and the college of education at the 26 university of northern Iowa, in developing these standards and 27 materials. 28 Sec. 44. REPEAL. Section 135.173A, Code 2024, is repealed. 29 DIVISION XII 30 DEPENDENT ADULT PROTECTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL 31 Sec. 45. Section 235B.1, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 32 by striking the subsection. 33 Sec. 46. Section 235B.16A, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -16- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 16/ 49

H.F. _____ 1. The dependent adult protective advisory council 1 established pursuant to section 235B.1 department shall 2 recommend adopt a uniform assessment instrument and process for 3 adoption and use by the department and other agencies involved 4 with assessing a dependent adult’s degree of dependency 5 and determining whether dependent adult abuse has occurred. 6 However, this section shall not apply to dependent adult abuse 7 assessments and determinations made under chapter 235E . 8 Sec. 47. Section 235E.5, Code 2024, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 235E.5 Rulemaking authority. 11 The department, in cooperation and consultation with 12 the dependent adult protective advisory council established 13 in section 235B.1 , affected industry representatives , and 14 professional and consumer groups, may adopt rules pursuant to 15 chapter 17A to administer this chapter . 16 DIVISION XIII 17 COUNTY CARE FACILITIES MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES 18 STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 19 Sec. 48. Section 227.4, Code 2024, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 227.4 Standards for care of persons with mental illness or an 22 intellectual disability in county care facilities. 23 The department, in cooperation with the department of 24 inspections, appeals, and licensing, shall recommend and the 25 mental health and disability services commission created in 26 section 225C.5 shall adopt, or amend and adopt, standards for 27 the care of and services to persons with mental illness or an 28 intellectual disability residing in county care facilities. 29 The standards shall be enforced by the department of 30 inspections, appeals, and licensing as a part of the licensure 31 inspection conducted pursuant to chapter 135C . The objective 32 of the standards is to ensure that persons with mental illness 33 or an intellectual disability who are residents of county care 34 facilities are not only adequately fed, clothed, and housed, 35 -17- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 17/ 49

H.F. _____ but are also offered reasonable opportunities for productive 1 work and recreational activities suited to their physical and 2 mental abilities and offering both a constructive outlet for 3 their energies and, if possible, therapeutic benefit. When 4 recommending standards under this section , the department shall 5 designate an advisory committee representing administrators of 6 county care facilities, regional administrators, mental health 7 and disability services region governing boards, and county 8 care facility certified volunteer long-term care ombudsmen to 9 assist in the establishment of standards. 10 DIVISION XIV 11 911 COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL 12 Sec. 49. Section 34A.2A, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 2. The 911 program manager shall act under the supervisory 15 control of the director of the department of homeland security 16 and emergency management , and in consultation with the 17 911 communications council, and shall perform the duties 18 specifically set forth in this chapter and as assigned by the 19 director. 20 Sec. 50. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph f, 21 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), Code 2024, is 22 amended by striking the subparagraph division. 23 Sec. 51. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph f, 24 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2024, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 (b) The program manager , in consultation with the 911 27 communications council, shall allocate an amount, not to exceed 28 one hundred thousand dollars per fiscal year, for development 29 of public awareness and educational programs related to the 30 use of 911 by the public, educational programs for personnel 31 responsible for the maintenance, operation, and upgrading of 32 local 911 systems , and the expenses of members of the 911 33 communications council for travel, monthly meetings, and 34 training, provided, however, that the members have not received 35 -18- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 18/ 49

H.F. _____ reimbursement funds for such expenses from another source . 1 Sec. 52. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph g, Code 2 2024, is amended to read as follows: 3 g. The director, in consultation with the program manager 4 and the 911 communications council , shall adopt rules pursuant 5 to chapter 17A governing the distribution of the surcharge 6 collected and distributed pursuant to this subsection . The 7 rules shall include provisions that all joint 911 service 8 boards and the department of public safety which answer or 9 service wireless 911 calls are eligible to receive an equitable 10 portion of the receipts. 11 Sec. 53. Section 34A.7A, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 12 2024, is amended to read as follows: 13 a. The program manager, in consultation with the 911 14 communications council and the auditor of state, shall 15 establish a methodology for determining and collecting public 16 safety answering point cost and expense data through the county 17 joint 911 service boards. The methodology shall include the 18 collection of data for direct costs and expenses related to 19 the operation of a public safety answering point and account 20 for the extent to which identified costs and expenses are 21 compensated for or addressed through 911 surcharges versus 22 other sources of funding. 23 Sec. 54. Section 34A.11, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 1. The joint 911 service board in each 911 service area 26 shall designate a person to serve as a single point-of-contact 27 to facilitate the communication of needs, issues, or concerns 28 regarding emergency communications, interoperability, and 29 other matters applicable to emergency 911 communications and 30 migration to the next generation 911 network. The person 31 designated as the single point-of-contact shall be responsible 32 for facilitating the communication of such needs, issues, or 33 concerns between public or private safety agencies within the 34 service area, the 911 program manager, the 911 communications 35 -19- LSB 6326YC (4) 90 ss/ns 19/ 49