Appropriations – week of Feb. 8, 2016
SSB 3106 – Statewide Land Mobile Radio Communications System Fund COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 3106 creates a statewide Land Mobile Radio Communications System Fund under the control of the Iowa Department...
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SSB 3050 – Changes to Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Programs COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 3050 makes minor changes to the Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Public Facilities. The requirement for life...
View ArticleEducation – week of Feb. 8, 2016
SF 2009 – Expand Preschool to Five Year Olds SF 2092 – FY18 Categorical – Supplemental State Aid SF 2093 – FY18 Basic School Funding – Supplemental State Aid SSB 3047 – BOEE Fee Increase Rule...
View ArticleHuman Resources – week of Feb. 8, 2016
SSB 3036 – Oral Contraceptive Prescriptions SSB 3066 – Alzheimer’s Awareness SSB 3072 – Iowa Department of Public Health Modernization SSB 3073 – Meningococcal Immunization SSB 3081 – Terminate Managed...
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SF 2023 – Expungement of Violations of Local Ordinances and Contempt Proceedings SF 2110 – Obtaining Your Criminal History Data from the Department of Public Safety SF 2111 – Peace Officers and Law...
View ArticleState Government – week of Feb. 8, 2016
SF 2142 – Primary Elections SF 2143 – Public Disclosure of Gifts SSB 3020 – Elections administration SSB 3022 – Electronic Filing System for Administrative Proceedings by Dept. of Inspections &...
View ArticleA bipartisan vote to protect Iowa’s health care safety net
Iowa still isn’t ready—even after a 60-day delay—to implement a Medicaid system operated by for-profit, out-of-state companies. That’s why the Senate took a bipartisan vote today to stop Governor...
View ArticleIowa has skilled job openings to fill
One of the biggest challenges Iowa faces is ensuring students and workers have good career opportunities, and business have access to the skilled employees they need. But we are on the right track with...
View ArticleManaging debt & student success at community colleges
Community colleges are among the most affordable options for students seeking to further their education and training, yet tuition and living costs remain out of reach for many Iowa families. These...
View ArticleEncouraging young voter participation
It’s great that many 17 year olds who will be by 18 by the November election got to participate in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses last week. We want to encourage young voters to participate in...
View ArticleCommittee moves to legalize sale & use of fireworks
The sale and use of consumer-grade fireworks would become legal in Iowa under a bill approved by the Senate State Government Committee. SF 508 maintains local control by allowing counties or cities...
View ArticlePublic invited to discuss Medicaid privatization in Davenport – Friday, Feb. 19
Iowa Senate News Release State Senator Chris Brase: (563)260-5416 State Senator Joe Seng: (563) 391-1627 For Immediate Release: February 16, 2016 Davenport area residents are invited to join...
View ArticleRules & Administration – week of Feb. 15, 2016
SJR 1 – Call for Constitutional Convention to limit or prohibit corporate spending in politics COMMITTEE ACTION: SJR 1 calls for a Constitutional Convention to propose an amendment to the U.S....
View ArticleState Government – week of Feb. 15, 2016
SF 2198 – Right to Try Act SF 2199 – Absentee Voting by Uniformed & Overseas Citizens Public Disclosure of Gifts SSB 3017 – Carbon Monoxide Detectors SSB 3039 – Disaster Aid Payments SSB 3075 –...
View ArticleTransportation – week of Feb. 15, 2016
SF 2015 – Persons with disabilities plates for vehicles owned by irrevocable trust SF 2224 (SF 2076) – Motor vehicles passing bicyclists SF 2228 (SSB 3078) – Electronic motor vehicle registration SSB...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs – week of Feb. 15, 2016
SF 2168 — Veterans courts SF 2169 — Veterans preference information SF 2187 — Driver’s license veteran designation COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 2168 (SSB 3085) would establish a veterans treatment court,...
View ArticleIowa’s growing solar industry is good for economy
Iowa’s solar industry is growing with the help of successful policies that create jobs, promote installation and expand businesses. Iowa’s solar tax incentive, enacted in 2012, offsets up to 15...
View ArticlePatients want greater access to experimental treatments
New legislation could provide hope for Iowans with terminal illnesses who are desperate for relief or a cure. The development of prescription drugs is long and expensive. Often, clinical trials are...
View ArticleRaising awareness to stop human trafficking
Human trafficking is defined as using force, fraud or coercion to exploit someone for sex or labor. It is now a $150 billion industry, and it’s happening here in Iowa—to kids in our schools, at our...
View ArticleAnti-dating violence bill approved by Education Committee
Adults who use violence with their dating partners often begin doing so during adolescence, with the first episode typically occurring by age 15. About 12 percent of high school students in the U.S....
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