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GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT – Week of May 13, 2013

May 20, 2013

HF 649 – Public use of private lands, recreational use   FLOOR & COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 649 amends Chapter 461C – Public Use of Private Lands and Waters — which is also known as the Recreational Use Chapter. The bill addresses the holding in Sallee v Stewart, a case recently decided by the Iowa Supreme [...]

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GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT – 2012 All-bill summary

June 14, 2012

HF 2455 – Small city audit requirements and fund HF 2455 was brought to the Legislature by the State Auditor. Currently, cities with populations less than 2,000 get audited every eight years. Cities with populations less than 700 residents have no audit requirement. This bill creates a state fund that these small cities will pay [...]

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GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT-Week of April 16

April 23, 2012

HF 2455 – Small city audit requirements and fund FLOOR ACTION: HF 2455 was brought to the Legislature by the State Auditor. Currently, cities with populations under 2,000 get audited every eight years. Cities with populations under 700 residents have no audit requirement. This bill creates a state fund that these small cities will pay [...]

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GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT-Week of April 9th

April 16, 2012

HF 2455 – Small city audit requirements and fund COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 2455 was brought to the Legislature by the State Auditor. Currently cities with populations under 2,000 get audited every eight years. Cities with populations under 700 residents have no audit requirement. HF 2455 creates a state fund that these small cities will pay [...]

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Government Oversight – Week of April 14, 2011

April 14, 2011

STAFF CONTACT:  Bridget Godes, Hannah Garden-Monheit SF 519 – Transparency and accountability for education-related organizations FLOOR ACTION: SF 519, as amended, establishes new transparency and accountability requirements for education-related organizations whose dues or fees are paid out of local school districts’ budgets, including but not limited to the Iowa Association of School Boards, the Urban [...]

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Government Oversight – Week of April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

STAFF CONTACTS: Bridget Godes, Hannah Garden-Monheit SSB 1202 – Transparency and accountability for education-related organizations COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1202, as amended, establishes new transparency and accountability requirements for education-related organizations whose dues or fees are paid out of local school districts’ budgets, including but not limited to the Iowa Association of School Boards, the Urban [...]

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