8A.221 IOWACCESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED --
DUTIES -- MEMBERSHIP.
1. Advisory council established. An IowAccess advisory
council is established within the department for the purpose of
creating and providing a service to the citizens of this state that
is the gateway for one-stop electronic access to government
information and transactions, whether federal, state, or local.
Except as provided in this section, IowAccess shall be a state-funded
service providing access to government information and transactions.
The department, in establishing the fees for value-added services,
shall consider the reasonable cost of creating and organizing such
government information through IowAccess.
2. Duties.a. The advisory council shall do all of the following:
(1) Recommend to the technology governance board rates to be
charged for access to and for value-added services performed through
IowAccess.
(2) Recommend to the director the priority of projects associated
with IowAccess. The recommendation may also include a recommendation
concerning funding for a project proposed by a political subdivision
of the state or an association, the membership of which is comprised
solely of political subdivisions of the state. Prior to recommending
a project proposed by a political subdivision, the advisory council
shall verify that all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The proposed project provides a benefit to the state.
(b) The proposed project, once completed, can be shared with and
used by other political subdivisions or the state, as appropriate.
(c) The state retains ownership of any final product or is
granted a permanent license to the use of the product.
(3) Recommend to the director expected outcomes and effects of
the use of IowAccess and determine the manner in which such outcomes
are to be measured and evaluated.
(4) Review and recommend to the director the IowAccess total
budget request and ensure that such request reflects the priorities
and goals of IowAccess as established by the advisory council.
(5) Review and recommend to the director all rules to be adopted
by the department that are related to IowAccess.
(6) Advocate for access to government information and services
through IowAccess and for data privacy protection, information
ethics, accuracy, and security in IowAccess programs and services.
(7) Receive status and operations reports associated with
IowAccess.
(8) Other duties as assigned by the director.
b. The advisory council shall also advise the director with
respect to the operation of IowAccess and encourage and implement
access to government and its public records by the citizens of this
state.
c. The advisory council shall serve as a link between the
users of public records, the lawful custodians of such public
records, and the citizens of this state who are the owners of such
public records.
d. The advisory council shall ensure that IowAccess gives
priority to serving the needs of the citizens of this state.
3. Membership.a. The advisory council shall be composed of fourteen members
including the following:
(1) Five persons appointed by the governor representing the
primary customers of IowAccess.
(2) Five persons representing lawful custodians as follows:
(a) One person representing the judicial branch as designated by
the chief justice of the supreme court.
(b) One person representing the executive branch as designated by
the governor.
(c) One person to be appointed by the governor representing
cities who shall be actively engaged in the administration of a city.
(d) One person to be appointed by the governor representing
counties who shall be actively engaged in the administration of a
county.
(e) One person to be appointed by the governor representing the
federal government.
(3) Four members to be appointed by the governor representing a
cross section of the citizens of the state.
b. Members appointed by the governor are subject to
confirmation by the senate and shall serve four-year staggered terms
as designated by the governor. The advisory council shall annually
elect its own chairperson from among the voting members of the
council. A majority of the voting members of the council constitutes
a quorum. Members appointed by the governor are subject to the
requirements of sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.19. Members appointed
by the governor shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in performance of their duties. Such members may also be
eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
4. Information sharing. The advisory council shall allow
representatives of the senate, house of representatives, legislative
services agency, and office of citizens' aide to provide information
to and seek information from the advisory council.
5. Data purchasing. This section shall not be construed to
impair the right of a person to contract to purchase information or
data from the Iowa court information system or any other governmental
entity. This section shall not be construed to affect a data
purchase agreement or contract in existence on April 25, 2000.
8A.221 IOWACCESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED --
DUTIES -- MEMBERSHIP.
1. Advisory council established. An IowAccess advisory
council is established within the department for the purpose of
creating and providing a service to the citizens of this state that
is the gateway for one-stop electronic access to government
information and transactions, whether federal, state, or local.
Except as provided in this section, IowAccess shall be a state-funded
service providing access to government information and transactions.
The department, in establishing the fees for value-added services,
shall consider the reasonable cost of creating and organizing such
government information through IowAccess.
2. Duties.a. The advisory council shall do all of the following:
(1) Recommend to the technology governance board rates to be
charged for access to and for value-added services performed through
IowAccess.
(2) Recommend to the director the priority of projects associated
with IowAccess. The recommendation may also include a recommendation
concerning funding for a project proposed by a political subdivision
of the state or an association, the membership of which is comprised
solely of political subdivisions of the state. Prior to recommending
a project proposed by a political subdivision, the advisory council
shall verify that all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The proposed project provides a benefit to the state.
(b) The proposed project, once completed, can be shared with and
used by other political subdivisions or the state, as appropriate.
(c) The state retains ownership of any final product or is
granted a permanent license to the use of the product.
(3) Recommend to the director expected outcomes and effects of
the use of IowAccess and determine the manner in which such outcomes
are to be measured and evaluated.
(4) Review and recommend to the director the IowAccess total
budget request and ensure that such request reflects the priorities
and goals of IowAccess as established by the advisory council.
(5) Review and recommend to the director all rules to be adopted
by the department that are related to IowAccess.
(6) Advocate for access to government information and services
through IowAccess and for data privacy protection, information
ethics, accuracy, and security in IowAccess programs and services.
(7) Receive status and operations reports associated with
IowAccess.
(8) Other duties as assigned by the director.
b. The advisory council shall also advise the director with
respect to the operation of IowAccess and encourage and implement
access to government and its public records by the citizens of this
state.
c. The advisory council shall serve as a link between the
users of public records, the lawful custodians of such public
records, and the citizens of this state who are the owners of such
public records.
d. The advisory council shall ensure that IowAccess gives
priority to serving the needs of the citizens of this state.
3. Membership.a. The advisory council shall be composed of fourteen members
including the following:
(1) Five persons appointed by the governor representing the
primary customers of IowAccess.
(2) Five persons representing lawful custodians as follows:
(a) One person representing the judicial branch as designated by
the chief justice of the supreme court.
(b) One person representing the executive branch as designated by
the governor.
(c) One person to be appointed by the governor representing
cities who shall be actively engaged in the administration of a city.
(d) One person to be appointed by the governor representing
counties who shall be actively engaged in the administration of a
county.
(e) One person to be appointed by the governor representing the
federal government.
(3) Four members to be appointed by the governor representing a
cross section of the citizens of the state.
b. Members appointed by the governor are subject to
confirmation by the senate and shall serve four-year staggered terms
as designated by the governor. The advisory council shall annually
elect its own chairperson from among the voting members of the
council. A majority of the voting members of the council constitutes
a quorum. Members appointed by the governor are subject to the
requirements of sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.19. Members appointed
by the governor shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in performance of their duties. Such members may also be
eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
4. Information sharing. The advisory council shall allow
representatives of the senate, house of representatives, legislative
services agency, and office of citizens' aide to provide information
to and seek information from the advisory council.
5. Data purchasing. This section shall not be construed to
impair the right of a person to contract to purchase information or
data from the Iowa court information system or any other governmental
entity. This section shall not be construed to affect a data
purchase agreement or contract in existence on April 25, 2000.
8A.221 IOWACCESS ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED --
DUTIES -- MEMBERSHIP.
1. Advisory council established. An IowAccess advisory
council is established within the department for the purpose of
creating and providing a service to the citizens of this state that
is the gateway for one-stop electronic access to government
information and transactions, whether federal, state, or local.
Except as provided in this section, IowAccess shall be a state-funded
service providing access to government information and transactions.
The department, in establishing the fees for value-added services,
shall consider the reasonable cost of creating and organizing such
government information through IowAccess.
2. Duties.a. The advisory council shall do all of the following:
(1) Recommend to the technology governance board rates to be
charged for access to and for value-added services performed through
IowAccess.
(2) Recommend to the director the priority of projects associated
with IowAccess. The recommendation may also include a recommendation
concerning funding for a project proposed by a political subdivision
of the state or an association, the membership of which is comprised
solely of political subdivisions of the state. Prior to recommending
a project proposed by a political subdivision, the advisory council
shall verify that all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The proposed project provides a benefit to the state.
(b) The proposed project, once completed, can be shared with and
used by other political subdivisions or the state, as appropriate.
(c) The state retains ownership of any final product or is
granted a permanent license to the use of the product.
(3) Recommend to the director expected outcomes and effects of
the use of IowAccess and determine the manner in which such outcomes
are to be measured and evaluated.
(4) Review and recommend to the director the IowAccess total
budget request and ensure that such request reflects the priorities
and goals of IowAccess as established by the advisory council.
(5) Review and recommend to the director all rules to be adopted
by the department that are related to IowAccess.
(6) Advocate for access to government information and services
through IowAccess and for data privacy protection, information
ethics, accuracy, and security in IowAccess programs and services.
(7) Receive status and operations reports associated with
IowAccess.
(8) Other duties as assigned by the director.
b. The advisory council shall also advise the director with
respect to the operation of IowAccess and encourage and implement
access to government and its public records by the citizens of this
state.
c. The advisory council shall serve as a link between the
users of public records, the lawful custodians of such public
records, and the citizens of this state who are the owners of such
public records.
d. The advisory council shall ensure that IowAccess gives
priority to serving the needs of the citizens of this state.
3. Membership.a. The advisory council shall be composed of fourteen members
including the following:
(1) Five persons appointed by the governor representing the
primary customers of IowAccess.
(2) Five persons representing lawful custodians as follows:
(a) One person representing the judicial branch as designated by
the chief justice of the supreme court.
(b) One person representing the executive branch as designated by
the governor.
(c) One person to be appointed by the governor representing
cities who shall be actively engaged in the administration of a city.
(d) One person to be appointed by the governor representing
counties who shall be actively engaged in the administration of a
county.
(e) One person to be appointed by the governor representing the
federal government.
(3) Four members to be appointed by the governor representing a
cross section of the citizens of the state.
b. Members appointed by the governor are subject to
confirmation by the senate and shall serve four-year staggered terms
as designated by the governor. The advisory council shall annually
elect its own chairperson from among the voting members of the
council. A majority of the voting members of the council constitutes
a quorum. Members appointed by the governor are subject to the
requirements of sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.19. Members appointed
by the governor shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in performance of their duties. Such members may also be
eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
4. Information sharing. The advisory council shall allow
representatives of the senate, house of representatives, legislative
services agency, and office of citizens' aide to provide information
to and seek information from the advisory council.
5. Data purchasing. This section shall not be construed to
impair the right of a person to contract to purchase information or
data from the Iowa court information system or any other governmental
entity. This section shall not be construed to affect a data
purchase agreement or contract in existence on April 25, 2000.
