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A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directives.(Formerly SSB 3151 .)

A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directives.(Formerly SSB 3151 .)

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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Withdrawn. S.J. 722 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directives.(Formerly SSB 3151 .)

A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directives.(Formerly SSB 3151 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directives.(Formerly SSB 3151 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. S.J. 722 .

  2. 2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature

    HF 2357 substituted. S.J. 721 .

  3. 2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .

  4. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Attached to HF 2357 . S.J. 439 .

  5. 2026-02-18 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 318 .

  6. 2026-02-18 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 312 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, correct grammar, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and establish Code editor directives.(Formerly SSB 3151 .)

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Senate

File

2372

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2372

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3151)

(COMPANION

TO

HF

2357

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

JUDICIARY)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

statutory

corrections

that

adjust

language

1

to

reflect

current

practices,

correct

grammar,

insert

2

earlier

omissions,

delete

redundancies

and

inaccuracies,

3

resolve

inconsistencies

and

conflicts,

remove

ambiguities,

4

and

establish

Code

editor

directives.

5

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

4.1A,

subsection

1,

paragraph

e,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

e.

“Gender”

,

when

used

alone

in

reference

to

males,

females,

3

or

the

natural

differences

between

males

and

females

,

shall

4

be

considered

a

synonym

for

sex

and

shall

not

be

considered

5

a

synonym

or

shorthand

expression

for

gender

identity,

6

experienced

gender,

gender

expression,

or

gender

role.

7

Sec.

2.

Section

4.1A,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

8

to

read

as

follows:

9

4.

Any

state

department

or

subunit

of

a

department,

or

any

10

political

subdivision

of

the

state

including

a

city,

county,

11

township,

or

school

district

,

that

collects

vital

statistics

12

for

the

purpose

of

complying

with

state

antidiscrimination

13

laws,

or

for

the

purpose

of

gathering

accurate

state

public

14

health,

crime,

economic,

or

other

data,

shall

identify

the

sex

15

of

each

person

included

in

the

collected

data

as

either

male

16

or

female.

17

Sec.

3.

Section

8.3,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

18

read

as

follows:

19

3.

The

initiation

and

preparation

of

a

balanced

budget

of

20

any

and

all

revenues

and

expenditures

for

each

regular

session

21

of

the

legislature

general

assembly

.

22

Sec.

4.

Section

8.22,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

23

subparagraph

(2),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

24

(2)

If

the

estimated

revenues

of

the

government

for

the

25

ensuing

fiscal

year

as

set

forth

in

the

budget

on

the

basis

of

26

existing

laws,

plus

the

estimated

amounts

in

the

treasury

at

27

the

close

of

the

year

in

progress,

available

for

expenditure

in

28

the

ensuing

fiscal

year

are

less

than

the

aggregate

recommended

29

for

the

ensuing

fiscal

year

as

contained

in

the

budget,

the

30

governor

shall

make

recommendations

to

the

legislature

general

31

assembly

in

respect

to

the

manner

in

which

the

deficit

shall

be

32

met,

whether

by

an

increase

in

the

state

tax

or

the

imposition

33

of

new

taxes,

increased

rates

on

existing

taxes,

or

otherwise,

34

and

if

the

aggregate

of

the

estimated

revenues,

plus

estimated

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balances

in

the

treasury,

is

greater

than

the

recommended

1

appropriations

for

the

ensuing

fiscal

year,

the

governor

shall

2

make

recommendations

in

reference

to

the

application

of

the

3

surplus

to

the

reduction

of

debt

or

otherwise,

to

the

reduction

4

in

taxation,

or

to

such

other

action

as

in

the

governor’s

5

opinion

is

in

the

interest

of

the

public

welfare.

6

Sec.

5.

Section

8.57A,

subsection

4,

paragraphs

b

and

c,

7

Code

2026,

are

amended

by

striking

the

paragraphs.

8

Sec.

6.

Section

9F.6,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

9

follows:

10

9F.6

Population

of

counties,

townships

,

and

cities.

11

Whenever

the

population

of

any

county,

township

,

or

city

is

12

referred

to

in

any

law

of

this

state,

it

shall

be

determined

by

13

the

last

preceding

certified

federal

census

unless

otherwise

14

provided.

Whenever

a

special

federal

census

is

taken

by

any

15

city,

the

mayor

and

council

shall

certify

the

census

as

soon

16

as

possible

to

the

secretary

of

state

and

to

the

treasurer

of

17

state

as

otherwise

herein

provided,

and

upon

the

failure

to

do

18

so,

the

treasurer

of

state

shall,

after

six

months

from

the

19

date

of

the

special

census,

withhold

allocation

from

the

state

20

to

the

city

of

any

moneys

the

amount

of

which

is

based

on

the

21

population

of

the

city,

and

shall

continue

to

do

so

until

such

22

time

as

certification

by

the

mayor

and

council

is

made,

or

23

until

the

next

decennial

federal

decennial

census.

If

there

be

24

is

a

difference

between

the

original

certified

record

in

the

25

office

of

the

secretary

of

state

and

the

published

census

,

the

26

former

shall

prevail.

27

Sec.

7.

Section

12.51,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

28

subparagraph

(2),

subparagraph

division

(a),

Code

2026,

is

29

amended

to

read

as

follows:

30

(a)

For

each

fiscal

year

for

the

period

beginning

July

1,

31

2025,

and

ending

June

30,

2030,

of

the

total

amount

of

the

32

state

portion

of

the

moneys

paid

to

the

state

as

described

in

33

paragraph

“b”

subparagraph

(1)

and

deposited

in

the

fund,

plus

34

any

interest

and

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund,

seventy-five

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percent

is

appropriated

to

the

department

and

twenty-five

1

percent

is

appropriated

to

the

office

of

the

attorney

general

2

for

purposes

of

abating

the

opioid

crisis

in

this

state.

3

Sec.

8.

Section

12.51,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

4

subparagraph

(4),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5

(4)

A

recipient

shall

receive

no

more

than

one

disbursement

6

under

paragraph

“b”

,

subparagraph

(3),

subparagraph

division

7

(b).

8

Sec.

9.

Section

15.274,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

9

follows:

10

15.274

Promotional

program

for

national

historic

landmarks

11

and

cultural

and

entertainment

districts.

12

The

economic

development

authority,

in

cooperation

with

13

the

state

department

of

transportation,

shall

establish

14

and

administer

a

program

designed

to

promote

knowledge

of

15

and

access

to

buildings,

sites,

districts,

structures,

and

16

objects

located

in

this

state

that

have

been

designated

by

the

17

secretary

of

the

interior

of

the

United

States

as

a

national

18

historic

landmark,

unless

the

national

historic

landmark

is

19

protected

under

section

22.7,

subsection

20

.

The

program

20

shall

be

designed

to

maximize

the

visibility

and

visitation

of

21

national

historic

landmarks

in

this

state.

Methods

used

to

22

maximize

the

visibility

and

visitation

of

such

locations

may

23

include

the

use

of

tourism

literature,

signage

on

highways,

24

maps

of

the

state

and

cities,

and

internet

sites.

For

purposes

25

of

this

section

,

“highway”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

26

325A.1

.

27

Sec.

10.

Section

15.436,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

28

to

read

as

follows:

29

1.

The

economic

development

authority

shall,

pursuant

30

to

section

15.106A,

subsection

1

,

paragraph

“o”

,

establish

31

the

arts

and

culture

enhancement

fund

to

be

used

for

the

32

purposes

of

this

section

.

The

fund

shall

consist

of

any

moneys

33

appropriated

by

the

general

assembly

for

purposes

of

this

34

section

and

any

other

moneys

that

are

lawfully

available

to

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the

authority.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2

,

1

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

accrue

to

2

the

authority

and

shall

be

used

for

purposes

of

this

section

.

3

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

in

the

fund

at

the

end

of

4

each

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

to

any

other

fund

but

shall

5

remain

in

the

fund

for

expenditure

for

subsequent

fiscal

years.

6

Sec.

11.

Section

16.230,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

7

follows:

8

16.230

Definitions.

9

As

used

in

this

part:

10

1.

“Department”

means

the

department

of

homeland

security

11

and

emergency

management.

12

2.

“Fund”

means

the

natural

hazard

mitigation

revolving

loan

13

fund

created

in

section

29D.4

.

14

3.

“Loan

recipient”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

15

29D.2

.

16

4.

“Program”

means

the

natural

hazard

mitigation

financing

17

program

created

in

section

29D.3

.

18

5.

“Project”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

29D.2

.

19

Sec.

12.

Section

28E.9,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

20

to

read

as

follows:

21

2.

In

any

case

or

controversy

involving

performance

or

22

interpretation

of,

or

liability

under,

the

agreement,

the

23

public

agencies

that

are

party

to

the

agreement

shall

be

real

24

parties

in

interest,

and

the

state

may

maintain

an

action

25

to

recoup

or

otherwise

make

itself

whole

for

any

damages

or

26

liability

which

it

may

incur

by

reason

of

being

joined

as

a

27

party

therein.

Such

action

shall

be

maintainable

against

28

any

public

agency

or

agencies

whose

default,

failure

of

29

performance,

or

other

conduct

caused

or

contributed

to

the

30

incurring

of

damage

or

liability

by

the

state.

31

Sec.

13.

Section

49.128,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

32

to

read

as

follows:

33

1.

a.

No

later

than

twenty

days

following

an

election,

the

34

commissioner

shall

place

on

file

in

the

commissioner’s

office

a

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certification

that

the

county

met

the

following

requirements

at

1

the

election:

2

a.

(1)

The

testing

of

voting

equipment

was

performed,

as

3

required

under

section

52.35

.

4

b.

(2)

The

election

personnel

training

course

was

5

conducted,

as

required

under

section

49.124

.

6

c.

(3)

Polling

places

met

accessibility

standards,

as

7

required

under

section

49.21

.

8

d.

(4)

The

schedule

of

required

publications

was

adhered

9

to,

as

required

under

section

49.53

.

10

e.

(5)

The

commissioner

has

complied

with

administrative

11

rules

adopted

by

the

state

commissioner

under

chapter

52

,

12

including

having

a

written

voting

system

security

plan.

13

f.

b.

The

state

commissioner

may

adopt

rules

pursuant

14

to

chapter

17A

to

require

that

the

commissioner

provide

and

15

certify

additional

information.

16

Sec.

14.

Section

84A.1B,

subsection

3,

unnumbered

paragraph

17

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

18

Create,

and

update

as

necessary,

a

list

of

high-demand

jobs

19

statewide

for

purposes

of

the

future

ready

Iowa

registered

20

apprenticeship

programs

created

in

chapter

84F

,

the

summer

21

youth

intern

pilot

program

established

under

section

84A.12

,

22

the

Iowa

employer

innovation

program

established

under

section

23

84A.13

,

the

future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

last-dollar

24

scholarship

program

established

under

section

256.228

,

the

25

future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

grant

program

established

26

under

section

256.229

,

and

postsecondary

summer

classes

27

for

high

school

students

as

provided

under

section

261E.8,

28

subsection

8

.

In

addition

to

the

list

created

by

the

workforce

29

development

board

under

this

subsection

,

each

community

30

college,

in

consultation

with

regional

career

and

technical

31

education

planning

partnerships,

and

with

the

approval

of

the

32

board

of

directors

of

the

community

college,

may

identify

and

33

maintain

a

list

of

not

more

than

five

regional

high-demand

jobs

34

in

the

community

college

region,

and

shall

share

the

lists

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with

the

workforce

development

board.

The

lists

submitted

1

by

community

colleges

under

the

this

subsection

may

be

used

2

in

that

community

college

region

for

purposes

of

programs

3

identified

under

this

subsection

.

The

workforce

development

4

board

shall

have

full

discretion

to

select

and

prioritize

5

statewide

high-demand

jobs

after

consulting

with

business

and

6

education

stakeholders,

as

appropriate,

and

seeking

public

7

comment.

The

workforce

development

board

may

add

to

the

list

8

of

high-demand

jobs

as

it

deems

necessary.

For

purposes

of

9

this

subsection

,

“high-demand

job”

means

a

job

in

the

state

10

that

the

board,

or

a

community

college

in

accordance

with

this

11

subsection

,

has

identified

in

accordance

with

this

subsection

.

12

In

creating

a

list

under

this

subsection

,

the

following

13

criteria,

at

a

minimum,

shall

apply:

14

Sec.

15.

Section

99G.31,

subsection

3,

paragraph

g,

15

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

16

follows:

17

A

ticket

or

share

issued

by

the

division

shall

not

be

18

purchased

by

and

no

a

prize

shall

not

be

paid

to

any

of

the

19

following:

20

Sec.

16.

Section

99G.31,

subsection

3,

paragraph

h,

21

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

22

follows:

23

A

ticket

or

share

issued

by

the

division

shall

not

be

24

purchased

by

and

no

a

prize

shall

not

be

paid

to

any

of

the

25

following:

26

Sec.

17.

Section

123.31C,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

27

amended

to

read

as

follows:

28

1.

A

person

holding

a

special

class

“C”

retail

native

29

wine

license

may

sell

beer

and

native

wine

only

at

retail

for

30

consumption

on

or

off

the

premises.

Sales

of

beer

Beer

and

31

native

wine

sold

for

consumption

off

the

premises

made

pursuant

32

to

this

section

shall

be

made

sold

in

original

containers

33

except

as

provided

in

subsection

5

.

A

sale

of

a

mixed

drink

34

or

cocktail

that

does

not

contain

alcoholic

liquor

may

be

sold

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for

consumption

off

the

premises

subject

to

the

requirements

of

1

section

123.49,

subsection

2

,

paragraph

“d”

.

2

Sec.

18.

Section

135C.2,

subsection

6,

unnumbered

paragraph

3

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

4

The

department

shall

establish

a

special

classification

5

within

the

residential

care

facility

category

for

residential

6

care

facilities

which

have

the

primary

purpose

of

serving

7

pediatric

palliative

care

patients

and

that

only

provides

8

provide

respite

care

services

and

the

services

of

a

hospice

9

program

as

defined

in

section

135J.1

.

A

facility

within

the

10

special

classification

established

pursuant

to

this

subsection

11

shall

be

exempt

from

section

135.62

.

The

department

shall

12

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

which

shall

include

but

not

13

be

limited

to

all

of

the

following:

14

Sec.

19.

Section

135C.2,

subsection

8,

Code

2026,

is

amended

15

to

read

as

follows:

16

8.

The

rules

adopted

by

the

department

regarding

nursing

17

facilities

shall

provide

that

a

nursing

facility

may

choose

18

to

be

inspected

either

by

the

department

or

by

the

joint

19

commission.

The

rules

regarding

acceptance

of

inspection

by

20

the

joint

commission

shall

include

recognition,

in

lieu

of

21

inspection

by

the

department,

of

comparable

inspections

and

22

inspection

findings

of

the

joint

commission,

if

the

department

23

is

provided

with

copies

of

all

requested

materials

relating

24

to

the

inspection

process.

This

subsection

is

effective

upon

25

passage

of

federal

legislation

in

accordance

with

1996

Iowa

26

Acts,

ch.

1053,

§3.

27

Sec.

20.

Section

135C.6,

subsection

10,

Code

2026,

is

28

amended

to

read

as

follows:

29

10.

Notwithstanding

section

135C.9

,

nursing

facilities

30

which

are

accredited

by

the

joint

commission

shall

be

licensed

31

without

inspection

by

the

department,

if

the

nursing

facility

32

has

chosen

to

be

inspected

by

the

joint

commission

in

lieu

of

33

inspection

by

the

department.

This

subsection

is

effective

34

upon

passage

of

federal

legislation

in

accordance

with

1996

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Iowa

Acts,

ch.

1053,

§3.

1

Sec.

21.

Section

135C.24,

subsections

1,

2,

and

4,

Code

2

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3

1.

No

A

health

care

facility,

and

no

an

owner,

4

administrator,

employee

,

or

representative

thereof

,

shall

not

5

act

as

guardian,

trustee

,

or

conservator

for

any

resident

of

6

such

facility,

or

any

of

such

resident’s

property,

unless

such

7

resident

is

related

to

the

person

acting

as

guardian

within

the

8

third

degree

of

consanguinity.

9

2.

A

health

care

facility

shall

provide

for

the

safekeeping

10

of

personal

effects,

funds

,

and

other

property

of

its

11

residents,

provided

that

whenever

necessary

for

the

protection

12

of

valuables

or

in

order

to

avoid

unreasonable

responsibility

13

therefor,

the

facility

may

require

that

they

be

excluded

or

14

removed

from

the

premises

of

the

facility

and

kept

at

some

15

place

not

subject

to

the

control

of

the

facility.

16

4.

Any

funds

or

other

property

belonging

to

or

due

a

17

resident,

or

expendable

for

the

resident’s

account,

which

are

18

received

by

a

health

care

facility

shall

be

trust

funds,

shall

19

be

kept

separate

from

the

funds

and

property

of

the

facility

20

and

of

its

other

residents,

or

specifically

credited

to

such

21

resident,

and

shall

be

used

or

otherwise

expended

only

for

22

the

account

of

the

resident.

Upon

request

the

facility

shall

23

furnish

the

resident,

the

guardian,

trustee

,

or

conservator,

24

if

any,

for

any

resident,

or

any

governmental

unit

or

private

25

charitable

agency

contributing

funds

or

other

property

on

26

account

of

any

resident,

a

complete

and

certified

statement

of

27

all

funds

or

other

property

to

which

this

subsection

applies

28

detailing

the

amounts

and

items

received,

together

with

their

29

sources

and

disposition.

30

Sec.

22.

Section

135H.5,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

31

to

read

as

follows:

32

2.

An

application

for

a

license

shall

be

accompanied

by

the

33

required

license

fee

which

shall

be

credited

to

the

general

34

fund

of

the

state.

The

initial

application

fee

and

the

annual

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license

fee

is

are

twenty-five

dollars.

1

Sec.

23.

Section

148.6,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

2

to

read

as

follows:

3

1.

The

board,

after

due

notice

and

hearing

in

accordance

4

with

chapter

17A

,

may

issue

an

order

to

discipline

a

licensee

5

for

any

of

the

grounds

set

forth

in

section

147.55

,

chapter

6

272C

,

or

this

subsection

section

.

Notwithstanding

section

7

272C.3

,

licensee

discipline

may

include

a

civil

penalty

not

to

8

exceed

ten

thousand

dollars.

9

Sec.

24.

Section

169.13,

subsection

3,

paragraph

h,

Code

10

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

11

h.

Demonstrating

an

inability

to

practice

veterinary

12

medicine

with

reasonable

skill

and

safety

by

reason

of

illness,

13

drunkenness,

excessive

use

of

drugs,

narcotics,

chemicals,

or

14

other

type

of

material

,

or

as

a

result

of

a

mental

or

physical

15

condition.

16

Sec.

25.

Section

187.201,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

17

amended

to

read

as

follows:

18

3.

Moneys

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

department

and

19

shall

be

used

exclusively

to

administer

the

programs

created

20

in

this

subchapter

III

as

determined

and

directed

by

the

21

department,

and

shall

not

require

further

special

authorization

22

by

the

general

assembly.

23

Sec.

26.

Section

187.331,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

24

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

25

a.

A

farm

or

business

that

owns

or

operates

the

farm

source

26

shall

be

given

a

preference

to

participate

in

the

program

27

if

the

farm

or

business

is

currently

participating

in

the

28

choose

Iowa

promotional

program

as

provided

in

this

part

1

29

of

this

subchapter

III

.

Otherwise,

a

farm

or

business

may

30

participate

in

the

program

if

the

farm

or

business

has

applied

31

to

participate

in

the

choose

Iowa

promotional

program

and

the

32

department

determines

that

the

application

will

be

approved.

33

Sec.

27.

Section

189A.2,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

34

subparagraph

(4),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

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(4)

If

it

bears

or

contains

any

color

additive

which

is

1

unsafe

within

the

meaning

of

section

706

of

the

Federal

Food,

2

Drug,

and

Cosmetic

Act;

however,

an

article

which

is

not

3

otherwise

deemed

adulterated

under

subparagraph

(2)

,

or

(3)

,

4

or

(4)

of

under

this

paragraph

subparagraph

shall

nevertheless

5

be

deemed

adulterated

if

use

of

the

pesticide

chemical,

food

6

additive,

or

color

additive

in

or

on

such

article

is

prohibited

7

by

regulations

of

the

secretary

in

official

establishments.

8

Sec.

28.

Section

200.3,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

amended

9

to

read

as

follows:

10

5.

“Brand”

means

a

term,

design,

trademark,

product

name,

11

or

other

specific

designation

under

which

a

an

individual

12

beneficial

substance

or

commercial

fertilizer

is

offered

for

13

sale.

14

Sec.

29.

Section

200.3,

subsection

22,

Code

2026,

is

amended

15

to

read

as

follows:

16

22.

“Nuisance

action

or

proceeding”

means

an

action,

17

claim

,

or

proceeding

brought

at

law,

in

equity,

or

as

an

18

administrative

proceeding,

which

is

based

on

nuisance.

19

Sec.

30.

Section

200.6,

subsection

1,

paragraph

e,

Code

20

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

21

e.

All

fertilizers

distributed

or

stored

in

bulk,

unless

in

22

the

manufacturers

manufacturer’s

authorized

containers,

shall

23

be

labeled

as

the

responsibility

of

the

possessor.

24

Sec.

31.

Section

200.10,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

25

to

read

as

follows:

26

1.

It

shall

be

the

duty

of

the

The

secretary,

who

27

may

act

through

an

authorized

agent,

to

shall

sample,

28

inspect,

make

analysis

of,

and

test

commercial

fertilizers

29

or

beneficial

substances

distributed

within

this

state

30

at

time

and

place

and

to

such

an

extent

as

the

secretary

31

may

deem

necessary,

to

determine

whether

such

commercial

32

fertilizers

or

beneficial

substances

are

in

compliance

with

33

the

provisions

of

this

chapter

.

In

the

performance

of

the

34

foregoing

duty,

the

secretary

may

consult

with

the

director

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of

the

Iowa

agricultural

experimental

station

in

respect

1

to

the

time,

place,

and

extent

of

sampling.

The

secretary

2

acting

individually

or

through

an

agent

is

authorized

to

enter

3

upon

any

public

or

private

premises

or

conveyances

during

4

regular

business

hours

in

order

to

have

access

to

a

commercial

5

fertilizer

or

beneficial

substance

subject

to

the

provisions

of

6

this

chapter

including

in

rules

adopted

by

the

department

under

7

this

chapter

.

The

secretary

shall

maintain

a

laboratory

with

8

the

necessary

equipment

and

to

employ

such

employees

as

may

be

9

necessary

to

assist

in

the

administration

and

enforcement

of

10

this

chapter

.

11

Sec.

32.

Section

203.1,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

12

to

read

as

follows:

13

1.

“Bond”

means

a

bond

issued

by

a

surety

company

or

an

14

irrevocable

letter

of

credit

issued

by

a

financial

institution

15

described

in

subsection

9

.

16

Sec.

33.

Section

203D.1,

subsection

20,

paragraph

a,

Code

17

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

18

a.

“Seller”

means

a

person

who

sells

grain

,

that

the

person

19

has

produced

or

caused

to

be

produced

,

to

a

licensed

grain

20

dealer.

21

Sec.

34.

Section

203D.6,

subsection

5,

paragraph

b,

Code

22

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

23

b.

A

depositor

filing

a

claim

for

a

dollar

value

loss

24

under

this

subsection

shall

be

bound

by

the

dollar

value

25

loss

determined

by

the

board.

The

dollar

value

loss

is

the

26

outstanding

balance

on

the

validated

claim

at

the

time

the

27

claimant

is

indemnified

from

the

fund.

28

Sec.

35.

Section

217.4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

29

follows:

30

217.4

Meetings

of

council.

31

Meetings

shall

be

called

by

the

chairperson

or

upon

written

32

request

of

any

three

council

members

as

necessary

to

carry

out

33

the

duties

of

the

council.

The

chairperson

shall

preside

at

34

all

meetings

or

,

in

the

absence

of

the

chairperson

,

the

vice

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chairperson

shall

preside.

The

members

of

the

council

shall

1

be

paid

a

per

diem

as

specified

in

section

7E.6

and

their

2

reasonable

and

necessary

expenses.

3

Sec.

36.

Section

217.31,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

4

to

read

as

follows:

5

1.

Any

person

may

institute

a

civil

action

for

damages

under

6

chapter

669

or

to

restrain

the

dissemination

of

confidential

7

records

set

out

in

section

217.30,

subsection

2

,

paragraph

8

“b”

,

“c”

,

or

“d”

,

in

violation

of

that

section,

and

any

person,

9

agency

,

or

governmental

body

proven

to

have

disseminated

or

to

10

have

requested

and

received

confidential

records

in

violation

11

of

section

217.30,

subsection

2

,

paragraph

“b”

,

“c”

,

or

“d”

,

12

shall

be

liable

for

actual

damages

and

exemplary

damages

for

13

each

violation

and

shall

be

liable

for

court

costs,

expenses,

14

and

reasonable

attorney

fees

incurred

by

the

party

bringing

the

15

action.

In

no

case

shall

the

award

for

damages

be

less

than

one

16

hundred

dollars.

17

Sec.

37.

Section

225.2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

18

follows:

19

225.2

Name

State

psychiatric

hospital

name

——

location.

20

It

The

hospital

established

in

section

225.1

shall

be

known

21

as

the

state

psychiatric

hospital,

and

shall

be

located

at

Iowa

22

City,

and

integrated

with

the

university

of

Iowa

college

of

23

medicine

and

university

hospital

of

the

state

university

of

24

Iowa.

25

Sec.

38.

Section

225.3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

26

follows:

27

225.3

Under

control

of

state

State

board

of

regents

control

.

28

The

state

board

of

regents

shall

have

full

power

to

manage,

29

control,

and

govern

the

said

state

psychiatric

hospital

the

30

same

as

other

institutions

already

under

its

control.

31

Sec.

39.

Section

225A.3,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

32

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

division

(d),

Code

2026,

is

33

amended

to

read

as

follows:

34

(d)

Is

consistent

with

the

department’s

agency

strategic

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plan

adopted

pursuant

to

section

8E.206

8E.204

.

1

Sec.

40.

Section

231.4,

subsection

1,

paragraph

i,

Code

2

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph.

3

Sec.

41.

Section

232.77,

subsection

1,

paragraph

d,

Code

4

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5

d.

Whenever

the

person

is

required

to

report

under

section

6

232.69

in

that

person’s

capacity

as

a

member

of

the

staff

of

7

a

medical

or

other

private

or

public

institution,

agency

,

or

8

facility,

that

person

shall

immediately

notify

the

person

in

9

charge

of

the

institution,

agency,

or

facility

or

that

person’s

10

designated

delegate

of

the

need

for

photographs,

X

rays,

11

physical

assessments,

or

other

tests.

12

Sec.

42.

Section

237.9,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

13

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

14

A

person

who

receives

information

from

or

through

the

15

department

shall

not

disclose

that

information

directly

or

16

indirectly,

except

as

authorized

by

section

217.30

,

or

as

17

authorized

or

required

by

section

232.69

,

if

the

information

18

concerns

any

of

the

following:

19

Sec.

43.

Section

237A.5,

subsection

1,

paragraph

e,

Code

20

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

21

e.

Controlled

medical

conditions

which

that

would

not

affect

22

the

performance

of

the

employee

in

the

capacity

employed

shall

23

not

prohibit

employment.

24

Sec.

44.

Section

249A.26,

subsection

7,

Code

2026,

is

25

amended

to

read

as

follows:

26

7.

Notwithstanding

section

8.39

,

the

department

may

27

transfer

funds

appropriated

for

the

medical

assistance

program

28

to

a

separate

account

established

in

the

department’s

case

29

management

unit

in

an

amount

necessary

to

pay

for

expenditures

30

required

to

provide

case

management

for

mental

health

and

31

disabilities

disability

services

under

the

medical

assistance

32

program

which

are

jointly

funded

by

the

state

and

county,

33

pending

final

settlement

of

the

expenditures.

Funds

received

34

by

the

case

management

unit

in

settlement

of

the

expenditures

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shall

be

used

to

replace

the

transferred

funds

and

are

1

available

for

the

purposes

for

which

the

funds

were

originally

2

appropriated.

3

Sec.

45.

Section

252E.2,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

4

to

read

as

follows:

5

1.

An

order

requiring

the

provision

of

coverage

under

a

6

health

benefit

plan

other

than

public

coverage

is

authorization

7

for

enrollment

of

the

dependent

if

the

dependent

is

otherwise

8

eligible

to

be

enrolled.

The

dependent’s

eligibility

and

9

enrollment

for

coverage

under

such

a

plan

shall

be

governed

by

10

all

applicable

terms

and

conditions

,

including

,

but

not

limited

11

to

,

eligibility

and

insurability

standards.

The

dependent,

if

12

eligible,

shall

be

provided

the

same

coverage

as

the

obligor.

13

Sec.

46.

Section

252E.6,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

14

to

read

as

follows:

15

1.

A

child

is

eligible

for

medical

support

for

the

duration

16

of

the

obligor’s

child

support

obligation.

However,

the

17

child’s

eligibility

for

coverage

under

a

health

benefit

plan

18

shall

be

governed

by

all

applicable

plan

provisions

including

,

19

but

not

limited

to

,

eligibility

and

insurability

standards.

20

Sec.

47.

Section

252E.7,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

21

to

read

as

follows:

22

4.

The

insurer

shall

have

immunity

from

any

liability,

23

civil

or

criminal,

which

might

otherwise

be

incurred

or

imposed

24

for

actions

taken

in

implementing

this

section

including

,

but

25

not

limited

to

,

the

insurer’s

release

of

any

information,

or

26

the

payment

of

any

claims

for

services

by

the

insurer,

or

the

27

insurer’s

acceptance

of

applications

for

enrollment

of

the

28

dependent

and

medical

expense

claims

for

the

dependent

which

29

are

signed

by

the

obligee

or

an

employee

of

the

department

30

pursuant

to

this

section

.

31

Sec.

48.

Section

252E.9,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

32

to

read

as

follows:

33

2.

For

cases

for

which

services

are

being

provided

34

pursuant

to

chapter

252B

,

the

obligor

shall

notify

the

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obligee

and

the

department

within

ten

days

of

a

change

in

1

the

terms

or

conditions

of

coverage

under

a

health

benefit

2

plan.

Such

changes

may

include

,

but

are

not

limited

to

,

a

3

change

in

deductibles,

coinsurance,

preadmission

notification

4

requirements,

coverage

for

dental,

optical,

office

visits,

5

prescription

drugs,

inpatient

and

outpatient

hospitalization,

6

and

any

other

changes

which

materially

affect

the

coverage.

7

Costs

incurred

by

the

obligee

or

the

department

as

a

result

of

8

the

obligor’s

failure

to

provide

notification

as

required

are

9

recoverable

from

the

obligor.

10

Sec.

49.

Section

256.11,

subsection

9,

paragraph

d,

Code

11

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph.

12

Sec.

50.

Section

256.189,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

13

amended

to

read

as

follows:

14

3.

An

Iowa

tuition

grants

fund

is

established

in

the

state

15

treasury.

The

fund

shall

be

administered

by

the

commission

16

and

shall

consist

of

moneys

appropriated

by

the

general

17

assembly

and

other

moneys

received

by

the

commission

for

18

deposit

in

the

fund.

The

moneys

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

19

to

the

commission

for

purposes

of

providing

tuition

grants

20

to

qualified

students

who

are

enrolled

in

accredited

private

21

institutions.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

in

the

fund

22

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

to

the

general

23

fund

of

the

state

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

24

for

purposes

of

providing

tuition

grants

to

qualified

students

25

who

are

enrolled

in

accredited

private

institutions

for

26

subsequent

fiscal

years.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

27

subsection

2

,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

28

be

credited

to

the

fund

and

are

appropriated

to

the

commission

29

for

purposes

of

administering

any

scholarship

or

grant

program

30

described

in

this

subchapter

VII,

part

4

of

subchapter

VII

.

31

Sec.

51.

Section

256.191,

subsection

8,

Code

2026,

is

32

amended

to

read

as

follows:

33

8.

Fund

established.

An

Iowa

tuition

grants

for-profit

34

institutions

fund

is

established

in

the

state

treasury.

The

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fund

shall

be

administered

by

the

commission

and

shall

consist

1

of

moneys

appropriated

by

the

general

assembly

and

other

moneys

2

received

by

the

commission

for

deposit

in

the

fund.

The

moneys

3

in

the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

commission

for

purposes

of

4

providing

tuition

grants

to

qualified

students

who

are

enrolled

5

in

eligible

institutions.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

6

in

the

fund

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

7

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state

but

shall

remain

available

8

for

expenditure

for

purposes

of

providing

tuition

grants

to

9

qualified

students

who

are

enrolled

in

eligible

institutions

10

for

subsequent

fiscal

years.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

11

subsection

2

,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

12

be

credited

to

the

fund

and

are

appropriated

to

the

commission

13

for

purposes

of

administering

any

scholarship

or

grant

program

14

described

in

this

subchapter

VII,

part

4

of

subchapter

VII

.

15

Sec.

52.

Section

256.192,

subsections

8

and

9,

Code

2026,

16

are

amended

by

striking

the

subsections

and

inserting

in

lieu

17

thereof

the

following:

18

8.

Each

applicant,

in

accordance

with

the

rules

established

19

by

the

commission,

shall:

20

a.

Complete

and

file

an

application

for

a

21

vocational-technical

tuition

grant.

22

b.

Be

responsible

for

the

submission

of

the

financial

23

information

required

for

evaluation

of

the

applicant’s

need

for

24

a

grant,

on

forms

determined

by

the

commission.

25

c.

Report

promptly

to

the

commission

any

information

26

requested.

27

d.

Submit

a

new

application

and

financial

statement

for

28

reevaluation

of

the

applicant’s

eligibility

to

receive

a

29

second-year

renewal

of

the

grant.

30

9.

A

vocational-technical

tuition

grants

fund

is

31

established

in

the

state

treasury.

The

fund

shall

be

32

administered

by

the

commission

and

shall

consist

of

moneys

33

appropriated

by

the

general

assembly

and

other

moneys

received

34

by

the

commission

for

deposit

in

the

fund.

The

moneys

in

35

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the

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

commission

for

purposes

of

1

providing

vocational-technical

tuition

grants

pursuant

to

2

this

section.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

in

the

3

fund

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

to

4

the

general

fund

of

the

state

but

shall

remain

available

for

5

expenditure

for

purposes

of

providing

vocational-technical

6

tuition

grants

pursuant

to

this

section

for

subsequent

fiscal

7

years.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2,

interest

8

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

9

fund

and

are

appropriated

to

the

commission

for

purposes

of

10

administering

any

scholarship

or

grant

program

described

in

11

this

part

4

of

subchapter

VII.

12

Sec.

53.

Section

256.194,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

13

amended

to

read

as

follows:

14

3.

For

each

fiscal

year

beginning

on

or

after

July

1,

2025,

15

there

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

16

the

commission

for

deposit

in

the

vocational-technical

tuition

17

grants

fund

established

in

section

256.192,

subsection

8

9

,

the

18

sum

of

one

million

seven

hundred

fifty

thousand

one

hundred

19

eighty-five

dollars.

20

Sec.

54.

Section

256.212,

subsection

6,

Code

2026,

is

21

amended

to

read

as

follows:

22

6.

Fund

established.

An

all

Iowa

opportunity

scholarship

23

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

as

a

separate

fund

under

24

the

control

of

the

commission.

All

moneys

deposited

or

paid

25

into

the

fund

are

appropriated

and

made

available

to

the

26

commission

to

be

used

for

scholarships

for

students

meeting

27

the

requirements

of

this

section

.

Notwithstanding

section

28

8.33

,

any

balance

in

the

fund

on

June

30

of

each

fiscal

year

29

shall

not

revert

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state,

but

shall

30

be

available

for

purposes

of

this

section

in

subsequent

fiscal

31

years.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2

,

interest

32

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund

33

and

are

appropriated

to

the

college

student

aid

commission

34

for

purposes

of

administering

any

program

described

in

this

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subchapter

VII,

part

4

of

subchapter

VII

.

1

Sec.

55.

Section

256.216,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3

In

administering

the

program

for

the

community

colleges

and

4

the

accredited

private

institutions,

the

commission

shall:

5

Sec.

56.

Section

256.218,

subsection

6,

Code

2026,

is

6

amended

to

read

as

follows:

7

6.

A

teach

Iowa

scholar

fund

is

established

in

the

state

8

treasury.

The

fund

shall

be

administered

by

the

commission

and

9

shall

consist

of

moneys

appropriated

by

the

general

assembly

10

and

any

other

moneys

received

by

the

commission

for

deposit

11

in

the

fund,

including

payments

collected

by

the

commission

12

pursuant

to

section

256.219,

subsection

7

.

The

moneys

in

the

13

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

commission

for

the

teach

Iowa

14

scholar

program.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

in

15

the

fund

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

to

16

the

general

fund

of

the

state

but

shall

remain

available

for

17

expenditure

for

the

teach

Iowa

scholar

program

for

subsequent

18

fiscal

years.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2

,

19

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

20

to

the

fund

and

are

appropriated

to

the

college

student

aid

21

commission

for

purposes

of

administering

any

program

described

22

in

this

subchapter

VII,

part

4

of

subchapter

VII

.

23

Sec.

57.

Section

256.226,

subsection

10,

Code

2026,

is

24

amended

to

read

as

follows:

25

10.

Trust

fund

established.

A

rural

veterinary

care

trust

26

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

as

a

separate

fund

under

27

the

control

of

the

commission.

The

commission

may

accept

28

gifts,

grants,

bequests,

and

other

private

contributions,

as

29

well

as

state

or

federal

moneys,

for

deposit

in

the

fund.

The

30

commission

shall

remit

all

repayments

made

pursuant

to

this

31

section

to

the

rural

veterinary

care

trust

fund.

All

moneys

32

deposited

or

paid

into

the

trust

fund

are

appropriated

and

33

made

available

to

the

commission

to

be

used

for

meeting

the

34

requirements

of

this

section

and

increasing

the

number

of

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veterinarians

participating

in

the

program.

Moneys

in

the

1

fund

up

to

the

total

amount

that

an

eligible

individual

may

2

receive

for

an

eligible

loan

in

accordance

with

this

section

3

and

upon

fulfilling

the

requirements

of

subsection

4

,

shall

be

4

considered

encumbered

for

the

duration

of

the

agreement

entered

5

into

pursuant

to

subsection

4

.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

6

any

balance

in

the

fund

on

June

30

of

each

fiscal

year

shall

not

7

revert

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state,

but

shall

be

available

8

for

purposes

of

this

section

and

to

increase

the

number

of

9

veterinarians

participating

in

the

program

in

subsequent

fiscal

10

years.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2

,

interest

11

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund

12

and

are

appropriated

to

the

college

student

aid

commission

13

for

purposes

of

administering

any

program

described

in

this

14

subchapter

VII,

part

4

of

subchapter

VII

.

15

Sec.

58.

Section

256.228,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

16

amended

to

read

as

follows:

17

5.

Fund

created.

A

future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

18

last-dollar

scholarship

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

19

as

a

separate

fund

under

the

control

of

the

commission.

All

20

moneys

deposited

or

paid

into

the

fund

are

appropriated

and

21

made

available

to

the

commission

to

be

used

for

scholarships

22

awarded

as

provided

under

this

section

.

Notwithstanding

23

section

8.33

,

any

balance

in

the

fund

on

June

30

of

each

fiscal

24

year

shall

not

revert

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state,

but

25

shall

be

available

for

purposes

of

this

section

in

subsequent

26

fiscal

years.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

2

,

27

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

28

to

the

fund

and

are

appropriated

to

the

college

student

aid

29

commission

for

purposes

of

administering

any

program

described

30

in

this

subchapter

VII,

part

4

of

subchapter

VII

.

31

Sec.

59.

Section

256.229,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

32

amended

to

read

as

follows:

33

5.

Fund

created.

A

future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

34

grant

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

as

a

separate

fund

35

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under

the

control

of

the

commission.

All

moneys

deposited

or

1

paid

into

the

fund

are

appropriated

and

made

available

to

the

2

commission

to

be

used

for

grants

awarded

as

provided

under

this

3

section

.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

any

balance

in

the

fund

4

on

June

30

of

each

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

to

the

general

5

fund

of

the

state,

but

shall

be

available

for

purposes

of

this

6

section

in

subsequent

fiscal

years.

Notwithstanding

section

7

12C.7,

subsection

2

,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

8

fund

shall

be

credited

to

the

fund

and

are

appropriated

to

the

9

college

student

aid

commission

for

purposes

of

administering

10

any

program

described

in

this

subchapter

VII,

part

4

of

11

subchapter

VII

.

12

Sec.

60.

Section

256.230,

subsection

8,

Code

2026,

is

13

amended

to

read

as

follows:

14

8.

Fund

created.

An

Iowa

workforce

grant

and

incentive

15

program

fund

is

created

in

the

state

treasury

under

the

control

16

of

the

commission.

All

moneys

deposited

or

paid

into

the

17

fund

are

appropriated

to

the

commission

to

be

used

for

grants

18

and

incentive

payments

awarded

as

provided

in

this

section

.

19

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

in

the

fund

that

remain

20

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

a

fiscal

year

shall

21

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

22

purposes

designated.

Notwithstanding

section

12C.7,

subsection

23

2

,

interest

or

earnings

on

moneys

in

the

fund

shall

be

credited

24

to

the

fund

and

are

appropriated

to

the

college

student

aid

25

commission

for

purposes

of

administering

any

program

described

26

in

this

subchapter

VII,

part

4

of

subchapter

VII

.

27

Sec.

61.

Section

256A.3,

subsections

2

and

3,

Code

2026,

are

28

amended

to

read

as

follows:

29

2.

Establish

minimum

guidelines

for

comprehensive

30

early

child

development

services

for

at-risk

three-year-

31

three-year-old

and

four-year-old

children.

The

guidelines

32

shall

reflect

current

research

findings

on

the

necessary

33

components

for

cost-effective

child

development

services.

34

3.

At

least

biennially,

develop

an

inventory

of

child

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development

services

provided

to

at-risk

three-year-

1

three-year-old

and

four-year-old

children

in

this

state

and

2

identify

the

number

of

children

receiving

and

not

receiving

3

these

services,

the

types

of

programs

under

which

the

services

4

are

received,

the

degree

to

which

each

program

meets

the

5

council’s

minimum

guidelines

for

a

comprehensive

program,

and

6

the

reasons

children

not

receiving

the

services

are

not

being

7

served.

The

council

is

not

required

to

conduct

independent

8

research

in

developing

the

inventory,

but

shall

determine

9

information

needs

necessary

to

provide

a

more

complete

10

inventory.

11

Sec.

62.

Section

256B.3,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

12

to

read

as

follows:

13

4.

To

purchase

and

otherwise

acquire

special

equipment,

14

appliances

,

and

other

aids

for

use

in

special

education,

and

to

15

loan

or

lease

the

same

under

such

rules

and

regulations

as

the

16

department

may

prescribe.

17

Sec.

63.

Section

256B.4,

subsections

2

and

3,

Code

2026,

are

18

amended

to

read

as

follows:

19

2.

The

board

of

directors

of

the

local

school

district

20

or

the

area

education

agency

shall

employ

qualified

teachers

21

certified

by

the

authority

provided

by

law

as

teachers

for

22

children

requiring

such

special

education.

The

maximum

number

23

of

pupils

per

teacher

shall

be

determined

by

the

board

of

24

directors

of

the

local

school

district

or

the

area

education

25

agency

board

in

accordance

with

the

rules

and

regulations

of

26

the

state

board

of

education.

27

3.

The

board

of

directors

of

the

local

school

district

or

28

the

area

education

agency

may

establish

and

operate

one

or

more

29

special

education

centers

to

provide

diagnostic,

therapeutic,

30

corrective,

and

other

services,

on

a

more

comprehensive,

31

expert,

economical,

and

efficient

basis

than

can

be

reasonably

32

provided

by

a

single

school

district.

The

services,

if

offered

33

by

the

area

education

agency

board,

may

be

provided

in

the

34

regular

schools

using

personnel

and

equipment

of

the

area

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education

agency

or,

if

it

is

impractical

or

inefficient

to

1

provide

them

on

the

premises

of

a

regular

school,

the

area

2

education

agency

may

provide

services

in

its

own

facilities.

3

To

the

maximum

extent

feasible,

centers

shall

be

established

4

at

and

in

conjunction

with,

or

in

close

proximity

to,

one

or

5

more

elementary

and

secondary

schools.

Local

school

districts

6

or

the

area

education

agencies

may

accept

diagnostic

and

7

evaluation

studies

conducted

by

other

individuals,

hospitals,

8

or

centers,

if

determined

to

be

competent.

Children

requiring

9

special

education

services

may

be

identified

in

any

way

that

10

the

department

of

education

determines

to

be

reliable.

Centers

11

established

pursuant

to

this

section

may

contain

classrooms

12

and

other

educational

facilities

and

equipment

to

supplement

13

instruction

and

other

services

to

children

with

disabilities

14

in

the

regular

schools,

and

to

provide

separate

instruction

to

15

children

whose

degree

or

type

of

educational

disability

makes

16

it

impractical

or

inappropriate

for

them

to

participate

in

17

classes

with

normal

children.

18

Sec.

64.

Section

256F.3,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

Code

19

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

20

b.

To

receive

approval

to

establish

an

innovation

zone

21

school

in

accordance

with

this

chapter

,

an

innovation

zone

22

consortium

shall

submit

an

application

to

the

state

board

which

23

that

demonstrates

the

support

of

at

least

fifty

percent

of

24

the

teachers

employed

at

each

proposed

innovation

zone

school

25

on

the

date

of

the

submission

of

the

application

and

fifty

26

percent

of

the

parents

or

guardians

voting

whose

children

are

27

enrolled

at

each

proposed

innovation

zone

school,

provided

28

that

a

majority

of

the

parents

or

guardians

eligible

to

vote

29

participate

in

the

ballot

process,

according

to

procedures

30

established

by

rules

of

the

state

board.

31

Sec.

65.

Section

256F.4,

subsection

2,

paragraph

u,

Code

32

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

33

u.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

requirements

of

section

34

280.9A,

subsection

2

,

related

relating

to

the

administration

of

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a

civics

test

in

the

same

manner

as

a

school

district.

1

Sec.

66.

Section

256F.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

2

follows:

3

256F.9

Procedures

after

revocation

——

student

enrollment.

4

If

a

charter

school

or

innovation

zone

school

contract

is

5

revoked

in

accordance

with

this

chapter

,

a

nonresident

student

6

who

attended

the

school,

and

any

siblings

of

the

student

,

may

7

submit

an

application

to

another

school

district

according

to

8

section

282.18

.

Applications

and

notices

required

by

section

9

282.18

shall

be

processed

and

provided

in

a

prompt

manner.

10

Sec.

67.

Section

260I.6,

subsection

1,

unnumbered

paragraph

11

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

12

The

program

is

aligned

with

a

certificate,

diploma,

or

13

degree

for

credit

,

;

is

either

not

offered

for

credit

or

is

14

offered

for

short-term

credit

that

is

not

eligible

under

the

15

federal

Pell

grant

program

,

;

and

does

any

of

the

following:

16

Sec.

68.

Section

273.2,

subsection

6,

paragraph

a,

Code

17

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

18

a.

In-service

training

programs

for

employees

of

school

19

districts

and

area

education

agencies,

provided

at

the

time

20

programs

and

services

are

established

they

do

not

duplicate

21

programs

and

services

available

in

that

area

from

the

22

universities

under

the

state

board

of

regents

and

from

other

23

universities

and

four-year

institutions

of

higher

education

in

24

Iowa.

The

in-service

training

programs

shall

include

but

are

25

not

limited

to

regular

training

concerning

mental

or

emotional

26

disorders

which

that

may

afflict

children

and

the

impact

27

children

with

such

disorders

have

upon

their

families.

28

Sec.

69.

Section

273.2,

subsection

7,

Code

2026,

is

amended

29

to

read

as

follows:

30

7.

The

board

of

directors

of

an

area

education

agency

shall

31

not

establish

programs

and

services

which

duplicate

programs

32

and

services

which

that

are

or

may

be

provided

by

the

community

33

colleges

under

the

provisions

of

chapter

260C

.

An

area

34

education

agency

shall

contract,

whenever

practicable,

with

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other

school

corporations

for

the

use

of

personnel,

buildings,

1

facilities,

supplies,

equipment,

programs,

and

services.

2

Sec.

70.

Section

273.2,

subsection

14,

Code

2026,

is

amended

3

to

read

as

follows:

4

14.

The

area

education

agency

shall

provide

an

annual

report

5

by

January

1

of

each

year

to

the

department

of

education,

and

6

to

public

schools

and

nonpublic

schools

located

within

the

7

area

education

agency’s

boundaries

which

that

are

on

the

list

8

of

accredited

schools

pursuant

to

section

256.11

,

a

detailed

9

description

of

the

educational

services,

special

education

10

programs

and

services,

professional

development

services,

and

11

media

services

that

the

area

education

agency

provides,

and

the

12

cost

associated

with

purchasing

such

programs

and

services

from

13

the

area

education

agency.

14

Sec.

71.

Section

273.3,

subsection

14,

paragraphs

c

and

d,

15

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

16

c.

The

board

may

make

elective

deferrals

in

accordance

with

17

the

plan

as

authorized

by

an

eligible

employee

for

the

purpose

18

of

making

contributions

to

the

investment

contract

on

behalf

of

19

the

employee.

The

deferrals

shall

be

made

in

the

manner

which

20

that

will

qualify

contributions

to

the

investment

contract

for

21

the

benefits

under

section

403(b)

of

the

Internal

Revenue

Code,

22

as

defined

in

section

422.3

.

In

addition,

the

board

may

make

23

nonelective

employer

contributions

to

the

plan.

24

d.

As

used

in

this

subsection

,

unless

the

context

otherwise

25

requires,

“investment

contract”

shall

mean

a

custodial

account

26

utilizing

mutual

funds

or

an

annuity

contract

which

that

meets

27

the

requirements

of

section

403(b)

of

the

Internal

Revenue

28

Code,

as

defined

in

section

422.3

.

29

Sec.

72.

Section

273.3,

subsection

24,

Code

2026,

is

amended

30

to

read

as

follows:

31

24.

Be

authorized

to

sell

software

and

support

services,

32

professional

development

programs

and

materials,

online

33

professional

development,

and

online

training

to

entities

34

other

than

school

districts

within

the

state

and

to

school

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districts

and

other

public

agencies

located

outside

of

the

1

state.

The

board

may

also

sell

to

school

districts

within

this

2

state

software

and

support

services,

professional

development

3

programs

and

materials,

online

professional

development,

and

4

online

training

which

that

the

area

education

agency

is

not

5

otherwise

required

to

provide

to

a

school

district

under

this

6

chapter

or

chapter

256B

or

257

.

7

Sec.

73.

Section

273.5,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

8

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

9

There

shall

be

established

a

division

of

special

education

10

of

the

area

education

agency

which

that

shall

provide

for

11

special

education

programs

and

services

to

the

local

school

12

districts.

The

division

of

special

education

shall

be

headed

13

by

a

director

of

special

education

who

meets

certification

14

standards

of

the

department

of

education.

The

director

of

15

special

education

shall

be

an

employee

of

the

division

of

16

special

education

of

the

department

of

education.

The

director

17

of

special

education

shall

not

be

an

employee

of

the

area

18

education

agency,

shall

not

receive

compensation

from

the

area

19

education

agency,

shall

not

supervise

or

manage

employees

of

20

the

area

education

agency,

and

shall

not

directly

provide

21

special

education

services

for

the

agency.

The

director

of

22

special

education’s

primary

job

duties

and

responsibilities

to

23

the

area

education

agency

are

to

provide

oversight

of

the

area

24

education

agency’s

special

education

services.

The

director

25

of

special

education

shall

also

have

the

responsibility

for

26

implementation

of

state

regulations

and

guidelines

relating

27

to

special

education

programs

and

services.

The

director

of

28

special

education

shall

have

the

following

powers

and

duties:

29

Sec.

74.

Section

275.25,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

30

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

31

a.

The

number

of

directors

of

a

school

district

is

either

32

five

or

seven

as

provided

in

section

275.12

.

In

school

33

districts

that

include

a

city

of

fifteen

thousand

or

more

34

population

as

shown

by

the

most

recent

decennial

federal

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decennial

census,

the

board

shall

consist

of

seven

members

1

elected

in

the

manner

provided

in

subsection

3

.

If

it

becomes

2

necessary

to

increase

the

membership

of

a

board,

two

directors

3

shall

be

added

according

to

the

procedure

described

in

section

4

277.23

.

5

Sec.

75.

Section

282.30,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

6

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

7

(1)

An

approved

or

licensed

juvenile

shelter

care

home,

as

8

defined

in

section

232.2,

subsection

40

.

9

Sec.

76.

Section

284.3,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

10

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

11

a.

For

purposes

of

comprehensive

evaluations,

standards

,

and

12

criteria

which

that

measure

a

beginning

teacher’s

performance

13

against

the

Iowa

teaching

standards

specified

in

subsection

1

,

14

and

the

criteria

for

the

Iowa

teaching

standards

developed

by

15

the

department

in

accordance

with

section

256.9

,

to

determine

16

whether

the

teacher’s

practice

meets

the

requirements

specified

17

for

a

career

teacher.

These

standards

and

criteria

shall

be

18

set

forth

in

an

instrument

provided

by

the

department.

The

19

comprehensive

evaluation

and

instrument

are

not

subject

to

20

negotiations

or

grievance

procedures

pursuant

to

chapter

20

or

21

determinations

made

by

the

board

of

directors

under

section

22

279.14

.

23

Sec.

77.

Section

284.6,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

24

to

read

as

follows:

25

4.

In

cooperation

with

the

teacher’s

evaluator,

the

26

career

teacher

employed

by

a

school

district

shall

develop

27

an

individual

teacher

professional

development

plan.

The

28

evaluator

shall

consult

with

the

teacher’s

supervisor

on

the

29

development

of

the

individual

teacher

professional

development

30

plan.

The

purpose

of

the

plan

is

to

promote

individual

and

31

group

professional

development.

The

individual

plan

shall

32

be

based,

at

minimum,

on

the

needs

of

the

teacher,

the

Iowa

33

teaching

standards,

and

the

student

achievement

goals

of

the

34

attendance

center

and

the

school

district.

The

individual

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plan

shall

include

goals

for

the

individual

which

that

are

1

beyond

those

required

under

the

attendance

center

professional

2

development

plan

developed

pursuant

to

subsection

7

.

3

Sec.

78.

Section

284.16,

subsection

1,

paragraph

d,

4

subparagraph

(7),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5

(7)

Actively

participate

in

collaborative

problem

solving

6

and

reflective

practices

which

that

include

but

are

not

limited

7

to

professional

study

groups,

peer

observations,

grade

level

8

planning,

and

weekly

team

meetings.

9

Sec.

79.

Section

321.194,

subsection

4,

paragraph

b,

10

subparagraph

(3),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

11

(3)

To

participate

in

extracurricular

activities.

If

the

12

licensee

receives

competent

private

instruction

or

independent

13

private

instruction

and

participates

in

an

extracurricular

14

activity

at

another

school,

the

licensee

may

drive

to

the

15

location

of

the

extracurricular

activity

regardless

of

whether

16

the

licensee

is

enrolled

at

the

school.

17

Sec.

80.

Section

321.194,

subsection

6,

paragraph

c,

Code

18

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

19

c.

If

the

applicant

receives

competent

private

instruction

20

or

independent

private

instruction

,

the

certification

must

be

21

made

by

the

applicant’s

primary

instructor.

22

Sec.

81.

Section

359.27,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

23

follows:

24

359.27

Payment

of

funds.

25

County

treasurers

are

hereby

authorized

to

pay

over

to

the

26

treasurers

or

clerks

of

cities

which

come

under

the

provisions

27

of

sections

359.24

,

359.25

,

and

359.26

all

funds

which

that

28

would

otherwise

be

paid

over

to

the

township

clerks

of

such

29

townships.

30

Sec.

82.

Section

422.11F,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

31

amended

to

read

as

follows:

32

2.

The

taxes

imposed

under

this

subchapter

,

less

the

credits

33

allowed

under

section

422.12

,

shall

be

reduced

by

investment

34

tax

credits

authorized

pursuant

to

sections

15.496

and

15.508

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and

15.496

.

1

Sec.

83.

Section

422.12,

subsection

1,

paragraph

c,

Code

2

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3

c.

“Private

instruction”

means

independent

private

4

instruction

as

defined

in

section

299A.1,

subsection

2

,

5

paragraph

“b”

,

competent

private

instruction

under

section

6

299A.2

,

or

competent

private

instruction

provided

to

a

resident

7

of

this

state

by

a

nonlicensed

person

under

section

299A.3

.

8

Sec.

84.

Section

422.20,

subsection

3,

paragraph

a,

Code

9

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10

a.

Unless

otherwise

expressly

permitted

by

section

8G.4

,

11

section

11.41

,

section

96.11,

subsection

6

,

section

421.17,

12

subsections

22,

23,

and

26

,

section

421.17,

subsection

27

,

13

paragraph

“k”

,

section

421.17,

subsection

31

,

section

252B.9

,

14

section

321.40,

subsection

6

,

sections

321.120

,

421.19

,

421.28

,

15

421.59

,

421.65

,

422.72

,

and

452A.63

,

and

section

556.19,

16

subsection

2

,

this

section

,

or

another

provision

of

law,

a

17

tax

return,

return

information,

or

investigative

or

audit

18

information

shall

not

be

divulged

to

any

person

or

entity,

19

other

than

the

taxpayer,

the

department,

or

internal

revenue

20

service

for

use

in

a

matter

unrelated

to

tax

administration.

21

Sec.

85.

Section

422.33,

subsection

12,

paragraph

b,

Code

22

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

23

b.

The

taxes

imposed

under

this

subchapter

shall

be

reduced

24

by

investment

tax

credits

authorized

pursuant

to

sections

25

15.496

and

15.508

and

15.496

.

26

Sec.

86.

Section

422.60,

subsection

5,

paragraph

b,

Code

27

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

28

b.

The

taxes

imposed

under

this

subchapter

shall

be

reduced

29

by

investment

tax

credits

authorized

pursuant

to

sections

30

15.496

and

15.508

and

15.496

.

31

Sec.

87.

Section

422.72,

subsection

3,

paragraph

a,

Code

32

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

33

a.

Unless

otherwise

expressly

permitted

by

section

8G.4

,

34

section

11.41

,

section

96.11,

subsection

6

,

section

421.17,

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subsections

22,

23,

and

26

,

section

421.17,

subsection

27

,

1

paragraph

“k”

,

section

421.17,

subsection

31

,

section

252B.9

,

2

section

321.40,

subsection

6

,

sections

321.120

,

421.19

,

421.28

,

3

421.65

,

422.20

,

and

452A.63

,

and

section

556.19,

subsection

2

,

4

this

section

,

or

another

provision

of

law,

a

tax

return,

return

5

information,

or

investigative

or

audit

information

shall

not

6

be

divulged

to

any

person

or

entity,

other

than

the

taxpayer,

7

the

department,

or

internal

revenue

service

for

use

in

a

matter

8

unrelated

to

tax

administration.

9

Sec.

88.

Section

423.3,

subsection

47A,

paragraph

b,

10

subparagraph

(2),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

11

(2)

“Competitive

local

exchange

service

provider”

means

12

any

person,

including

a

municipal

utility,

that

provides

13

local

exchange

services,

other

than

a

local

exchange

carrier

14

or

a

non-rate-regulated

wireline

provider

of

local

exchange

15

services

under

an

authorized

certificate

of

public

convenience

16

and

necessity

within

a

specific

geographic

area

described

in

17

maps

filed

with

and

approved

by

the

Iowa

utilities

comission

18

commission

as

of

September

30,

1992.

19

Sec.

89.

Section

423.4,

subsection

8,

paragraph

a,

20

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

21

follows:

22

The

owner

of

a

data

center

business,

as

defined

in

section

23

423.3,

subsection

95

,

paragraph

“e”

“f”

,

located

in

this

state

24

that

is

not

eligible

for

the

exemption

under

section

423.3,

25

subsection

95

,

may

make

an

annual

application

to

the

department

26

for

the

refund

of

fifty

percent

of

the

sales

or

use

tax

upon

all

27

of

the

following:

28

Sec.

90.

Section

432.12C,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

29

amended

to

read

as

follows:

30

2.

The

taxes

imposed

under

this

chapter

shall

be

reduced

by

31

investment

tax

credits

authorized

pursuant

to

sections

15.496

32

and

15.508

and

15.496

.

33

Sec.

91.

Section

441.21,

subsection

5,

paragraph

f,

34

subparagraph

(2),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

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(2)

“Parcel”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

445.1

.

1

“Parcel”

also

means

that

portion

of

a

parcel

assigned

a

2

classification

of

commercial

property

or

industrial

property

3

pursuant

to

section

441.21,

subsection

14

,

paragraph

“b”

.

4

Sec.

92.

Section

455G.32,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

5

amended

to

read

as

follows:

6

2.

a.

Notwithstanding

subsection

1

,

a

retail

dealer

7

may

install,

replace,

or

convert

any

part

of

the

gasoline

8

infrastructure

beginning

at

a

point

where

the

shear

valve

9

ends

and

continuing

until

the

point

where

the

dispenser

10

breakaway

ends

that

is

incompatible

with

E-85

gasoline.

11

However,

beginning

January

1,

2026,

that

part

of

the

gasoline

12

infrastructure

must

be

compatible

with

the

following:

ethanol

13

blended

gasoline

classified

as

E-40

or

higher.

14

(1)

(a)

Ethanol

blended

gasoline

classified

as

E-15

or

15

higher.

16

(b)

This

subparagraph

is

repealed

January

1,

2026.

17

(2)

(a)

Ethanol

blended

gasoline

classified

as

E-40

or

18

higher.

19

(b)

This

subparagraph

shall

be

implemented

beginning

20

January

1,

2026.

21

b.

This

subsection

is

repealed

July

1,

2030.

22

Sec.

93.

Section

462A.9,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

23

to

read

as

follows:

24

4.

Every

motorboat

of

class

II,

III

,

or

IV

shall

be

provided

25

with

an

efficient

whistle

or

other

sound

producing

appliance.

26

Sec.

94.

Section

462A.9,

subsection

8,

paragraph

a,

Code

27

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

28

a.

The

provisions

of

subsections

4,

5

,

and

7

of

this

29

section

shall

not

apply

to

motorboats

while

competing

in

any

30

race

conducted

pursuant

to

section

462A.16

or,

if

such

boats

31

are

designed

and

used

solely

for

racing,

while

engaged

in

such

32

navigation

as

is

incidental

to

the

tuning

up

of

the

boats

and

33

engines

for

the

race.

34

Sec.

95.

Section

462A.9,

subsection

9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

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to

read

as

follows:

1

9.

Every

motorboat

shall

have

the

carburetor

or

carburetors

2

of

every

engine

therein,

except

outboard

motors,

using

a

liquid

3

of

a

volatile

nature

as

fuel,

equipped

with

such

efficient

4

flame

arrestor,

backfire

trap

,

or

other

similar

device

as

may

5

be

prescribed

by

the

rules

and

regulations

of

the

commission.

6

Sec.

96.

Section

462A.17,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

7

amended

to

read

as

follows:

8

1.

This

chapter

and

other

applicable

laws

of

this

state

9

govern

the

operation,

equipment,

numbering

,

and

all

other

10

matters

relating

thereto

of

any

vessel

whenever

the

vessel

11

is

operated

or

maintained

on

the

waters

of

this

state

under

12

the

jurisdiction

of

the

commission,

but

this

chapter

does

not

13

prevent

the

adoption

of

any

ordinance

or

local

law

relating

14

to

the

operation

or

equipment

of

vessels.

Such

ordinances

15

or

local

law

are

operative

only

so

long

as

they

are

not

16

inconsistent

with

this

chapter

or

the

rules

adopted

by

the

17

commission.

18

Sec.

97.

Section

468.106,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

19

follows:

20

468.106

Construction

on

or

along

highway.

21

When

a

levee

or

drainage

district

shall

have

been

22

established

by

the

board

and

it

shall

become

necessary

or

23

desirable

that

the

levee,

ditch,

drain,

or

improvement

shall

24

be

located

and

constructed

within

the

limits

of

any

public

25

highway,

it

the

levee,

ditch,

drain,

or

improvement

shall

be

26

so

built

as

not

materially

to

interfere

with

the

public

travel

27

thereon

on

the

highway

.

28

Sec.

98.

Section

468.182,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

29

follows:

30

468.182

Preference

in

leasing.

31

In

the

event

a

receiver

is

appointed

for

any

tract

of

land,

32

the

owner

,

if

actually

in

possession

thereof

,

shall

have

the

33

preference

to

rent

the

same

land

.

34

Sec.

99.

Section

481A.57,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

35

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follows:

1

481A.57

Possession

and

storage.

2

A

person

having

lawful

possession

of

game

or

fur-bearing

3

animals

or

their

pelts

lawfully

taken

by

that

person

with

4

a

valid

hunting

or

trapping

license

,

may

hold,

possess,

or

5

store

the

game

or

fur-bearing

animals

or

their

pelts

in

an

6

amount

that

does

not

exceed

the

possession

limit

for

the

game

7

or

fur-bearing

animal

,

from

the

date

of

taking

until

the

day

8

before

the

first

day

of

the

next

open

season

for

that

game

or

9

fur-bearing

animal.

Any

person

may

possess

up

to

twenty-five

10

pounds

of

deer

venison

if

the

deer

was

obtained

from

a

lawful

11

source.

12

Sec.

100.

Section

493.12,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

13

follows:

14

493.12

Applicability

of

statutes.

15

1.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

by

this

chapter

,

such

16

corporations

issuing

shares

without

par

value,

under

the

17

provisions

hereof

of

this

chapter

,

shall

be

and

remain

subject

18

to

the

laws

of

this

state

,

now

or

hereafter

in

force,

relating

19

to

the

formation,

regulation,

consolidation,

or

merger,

rights,

20

powers

,

and

privileges

of

corporations

organized

for

pecuniary

21

profit,

and

all

other

applicable

laws

applicable

thereto

.

22

2.

All

Acts

or

parts

of

Acts

providing

for

the

23

incorporation,

organization,

administration

,

and

management

24

of

the

affairs

of

corporations

organized

for

pecuniary

profit

25

and

having

shares

of

stock

with

a

par

value

are

hereby

made

26

applicable

to

corporations

having

shares

of

stock

without

par

27

value,

except

where

the

same

enactments

are

inconsistent

with

28

the

provisions

of

this

chapter

.

29

Sec.

101.

Section

501B.1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

30

follows:

31

501B.1

Short

title.

32

This

Act

chapter

shall

be

known

and

may

be

cited

as

the

33

“Revised

Uniform

Unincorporated

Nonprofit

Association

Act”

.

34

Sec.

102.

Section

508E.1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

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follows:

1

508E.1

Short

title.

2

This

Act

chapter

may

be

cited

as

the

“Viatical

Settlements

3

Act”

.

4

Sec.

103.

Section

514F.6,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

5

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

6

a.

A

health

insurer

shall

respond

to

a

physician

7

physician’s

,

advanced

registered

nurse

practitioner

8

practitioner’s

,

or

physician

assistant’s

request

for

9

credentialing

within

fifty-six

calendar

days

from

the

date

of

10

the

request.

11

Sec.

104.

Section

514H.5,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

12

amended

to

read

as

follows:

13

1.

As

used

in

this

section

,

“asset

disregard”

means

a

one

14

dollar

increase

in

the

amount

of

assets

an

individual

,

who

is

15

the

beneficiary

of

a

qualified

long-term

care

insurance

policy

16

and

meets

the

requirements

of

section

514H.3

,

may

retain

under

17

section

249A.35

for

each

one

dollar

of

benefit

paid

out

under

18

the

individual’s

qualified

long-term

care

insurance

policy

for

19

qualified

long-term

care

services.

20

Sec.

105.

Section

519A.4,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

21

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

22

a.

The

association

shall

submit

a

plan

of

operation

to

23

the

commissioner,

together

with

any

amendments

necessary

24

or

suitable

to

assure

the

fair,

reasonable,

and

equitable

25

administration

of

the

association

consistent

with

sections

26

519A.2

,

519A.3

,

this

section

,

and

sections

519A.5

through

27

519A.13

.

The

plan

of

operation

and

any

amendments

thereto

28

shall

become

effective

only

after

promulgation

of

the

plan

or

29

amendment

by

the

commissioner

as

a

rule

pursuant

to

section

30

17A.4

,

provided

that

the

initial

plan

may

in

the

discretion

31

of

the

commissioner

become

effective

immediately

upon

filing

32

with

the

secretary

of

state

administrative

rules

coordinator

33

pursuant

to

section

17A.5,

subsection

2

,

paragraph

“b”

,

34

subparagraph

(1),

subparagraph

division

(a).

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Sec.

106.

Section

533.329,

subsection

2,

paragraph

c,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

c.

The

moneys

and

credits

tax

imposed

under

this

section

3

shall

be

reduced

by

an

investment

tax

credit

authorized

4

pursuant

to

sections

15.496

and

15.508

and

15.496

.

5

Sec.

107.

Section

558A.1,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

6

amended

to

read

as

follows:

7

4.

“Lead

service

line”

means

a

service

line

which

that

is

8

made

of

lead.

A

galvanized

service

line

is

considered

a

lead

9

service

line

if

the

line

ever

was

or

is

currently

downstream

of

10

any

lead

service

line

or

service

line

of

unknown

material.

For

11

the

purposes

of

this

subsection

,

“downstream”

means

the

section

12

of

the

service

line

between

a

lead

service

line

and

the

water

13

meter.

14

Sec.

108.

Section

578A.1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

15

follows:

16

578A.1

Short

title.

17

This

Act

chapter

shall

be

known

as

the

“Self-Service

Storage

18

Facilities

Act”

.

19

Sec.

109.

Section

622.79,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

20

follows:

21

622.79

When

party

fails

to

obey

subpoena.

22

In

addition

to

the

remedies

provided

in

sections

622.76

23

through

622.78

,

if

a

party

to

an

action

in

the

party’s

own

24

right,

on

being

duly

subpoenaed,

fails

to

appear

and

give

25

testimony,

the

other

party

may,

at

the

other

party’s

election,

26

have

a

continuance

of

the

cause

at

the

cost

of

the

delinquent

27

party

.

28

Sec.

110.

Section

625A.19,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

29

amended

to

read

as

follows:

30

1.

When

the

constitutionality

of

an

Act

of

the

Iowa

31

legislature

general

assembly

is

drawn

into

question

in

any

32

appellate

proceeding

or

further

review

proceeding

to

which

33

the

general

assembly

or

an

officer,

agency,

or

employee

34

thereof

is

not

a

party,

the

majority

leader

of

the

senate,

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the

minority

leader

of

the

senate,

the

speaker

of

the

house

1

of

representatives,

and

minority

leader

of

the

house

of

2

representatives

shall

each

be

permitted

to

file

an

amicus

3

curiae

brief

on

the

constitutionality

of

the

Act.

Other

4

members

of

the

general

assembly

may

sign

an

amicus

curiae

brief

5

filed

pursuant

to

this

subsection

.

The

form

of

the

brief

shall

6

be

as

provided

in

rule

of

appellate

procedure

6.906

.

7

Sec.

111.

Section

633.670,

subsection

6,

Code

2026,

is

8

amended

to

read

as

follows:

9

6.

If

the

court

finds

that

there

are

reasonable

grounds

to

10

believe

that

the

conservator

has

committed

the

offense

of

theft

11

against

an

older

individual

under

section

714.2A

,

consumer

12

fraud

against

an

older

individual

under

section

714.16A

,

elder

13

abuse

under

section

726.16A

726.24

,

financial

exploitation

of

14

an

older

individual

under

section

726.25

,

or

dependent

adult

15

abuse

under

section

726.26

,

the

court

shall

refer

the

matter

16

to

the

appropriate

county

attorney

for

consideration

of

the

17

initiation

of

criminal

charges.

18

Sec.

112.

Section

668.15A,

subsection

3,

paragraph

j,

Code

19

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

20

j.

Use

of

an

electronic

communication

device

while

driving,

21

as

described

in

section

321.276

.

22

Sec.

113.

Section

805.8A,

subsection

1,

paragraph

c,

Code

23

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

24

c.

For

violations

under

section

321L.2A,

subsection

3

,

25

sections

section

321L.3

,

section

321L.4,

subsection

2

,

and

26

section

321L.7

,

the

scheduled

fine

is

two

hundred

dollars.

27

Sec.

114.

2025

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

27,

section

4,

is

amended

28

by

striking

the

section

and

inserting

in

lieu

thereof

the

29

following:

30

SEC.

4.

Section

724.22,

subsections

2,

5,

and

8

,

Code

2025,

31

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

32

2.

Except

as

provided

in

subsections

4

and

subsection

33

5,

a

person

who

sells,

loans,

gives,

or

makes

available

a

34

pistol

or

revolver

or

ammunition

for

a

pistol

or

revolver

to

a

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person

below

the

age

of

twenty-one

eighteen

commits

a

serious

1

misdemeanor

for

a

first

offense

and

a

class

“D”

felony

for

2

second

and

subsequent

offenses.

3

5.

a.

A

parent

,

or

guardian

,

or

spouse

who

is

twenty-one

4

eighteen

years

of

age

or

older,

of

a

person

under

the

age

of

5

twenty-one

eighteen

may

allow

the

person,

while

under

direct

6

supervision,

to

possess

a

pistol

or

revolver

or

the

ammunition

7

therefor

for

any

lawful

purpose,

or

while

the

person

receives

8

instruction

in

the

proper

use

thereof

from

an

instructor

9

twenty-one

eighteen

years

of

age

or

older,

with

the

consent

of

10

such

parent,

guardian

,

or

spouse.

11

b.

As

used

in

this

section

,

“direct

supervision”

means

12

supervision

provided

by

the

parent,

guardian,

spouse,

or

13

instructor

who

is

twenty-one

eighteen

years

of

age

or

older,

14

who

maintains

a

physical

presence

near

the

supervised

person

15

conducive

to

hands-on

instruction,

who

maintains

visual

and

16

verbal

contact

at

all

times

with

the

supervised

person,

and

who

17

is

not

intoxicated

as

provided

under

the

conditions

set

out

18

in

section

321J.2,

subsection

1

,

or

under

the

influence

of

an

19

illegal

drug.

20

8.

A

parent,

guardian,

or

spouse

,

who

is

twenty-one

eighteen

21

years

of

age

or

older,

of

a

minor

under

the

age

of

fourteen

22

years

and

who

allows

that

minor

to

possess

a

pistol

or

revolver

23

or

the

ammunition

pursuant

hereto

,

shall

be

strictly

liable

to

24

an

injured

party

for

all

damages

resulting

from

the

possession

25

of

the

pistol

or

revolver

or

ammunition

therefor

by

that

minor.

26

Sec.

115.

CODE

EDITOR

DIRECTIVE.

Due

to

the

defined

term

27

“department”

in

section

260C.2

and

unless

the

context

otherwise

28

requires,

the

Iowa

Code

editor

shall

replace

references

to

the

29

“department

of

education”

with

“department”

throughout

chapter

30

260C

.

31

Sec.

116.

CODE

EDITOR

DIRECTIVE.

To

conform

with

other

32

references

throughout

the

Code,

the

Iowa

Code

editor

is

33

directed

to

replace

references

to

“decennial

federal

census”

34

with

“federal

decennial

census”

throughout

section

423.3

.

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EXPLANATION

1

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

2

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

3

This

bill

relates

to

statutory

corrections

that

adjust

4

language

to

reflect

current

practices,

correct

grammar,

insert

5

earlier

omissions,

delete

redundancies

and

inaccuracies,

6

resolve

inconsistencies

and

conflicts,

remove

ambiguities,

and

7

establish

Code

editor

directives.

8

Section

4.1A:

Adds

commas

to

enhance

readability

of

the

9

provisions

relating

to

the

construction

of

statutes

with

regard

10

to

the

terms

“sex”,

“gender”,

and

related

terms.

11

Sections

8.3

and

8.22:

Replaces

“legislature”

with

“general

12

assembly”

to

conform

with

preferred

term

usage

throughout

the

13

Code.

14

Section

8.57A:

Strikes

two

obsolete

paragraphs

relating

15

to

appropriations

made

for

fiscal

years

2010-2011

through

16

2012-2013.

17

Section

9F.6:

Replaces

reference

to

“decennial

federal

18

census”

with

“federal

decennial

census”

to

conform

with

the

19

preferred

term

usage

throughout

the

Code.

Adds

serial

commas

20

and

revises

language

to

enhance

readability.

21

Section

12.51(2)(b)(2)(a):

Corrects

a

cross

reference

to

a

22

provision

regarding

appropriation

of

certain

opioid

litigation

23

settlement

moneys

for

certain

fiscal

years.

24

Section

12.51(2)(b)(4):

Removes

an

unnecessary

portion

of

a

25

cross

reference

in

a

provision

regarding

certain

uses

of

opioid

26

litigation

settlement

moneys.

27

Sections

15.274

and

15.436:

Removes

an

unnecessary

portion

28

of

a

reference

to

the

“economic

development

authority”

because

29

“authority”

is

a

defined

term

under

Code

chapter

15.

30

Section

16.230:

Adds

an

unnumbered

paragraph

to

denote

a

31

list

of

definitions

and

specifies

that

the

definitions

apply

32

only

within

the

particular

subchapter

part

of

Code

chapter

16.

33

Section

28E.9:

Revises

language

relating

to

joint

34

governmental

agreements

to

enhance

readability.

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Section

49.128:

Reorganizes

and

redesignates

paragraphs

to

1

remove

a

permissible

state

commissioner

of

elections

rulemaking

2

provision

relating

to

additional

certifications

from

a

list

3

of

items

required

to

be

certified

and

filed

by

the

county

4

commissioner

of

elections

following

an

election.

5

Section

84A.1B:

Changes

reference

from

“the

subsection”

to

6

“this

subsection”

to

reflect

the

correct

section

subunit

under

7

which

the

specified

list

is

submitted

by

community

colleges.

8

Section

99G.31:

Modifies

language

in

two

locations

to

align

9

with

preferred

style

and

to

enhance

readability

in

a

provision

10

relating

to

the

lottery.

11

Section

123.31C:

Modifies

language

to

eliminate

passive

12

voice

and

to

enhance

readability

of

a

provision

relating

to

13

authorizations

under

a

special

class

“C”

retail

native

wine

14

license.

15

Section

135C.2(6):

Revises

language

relating

to

residential

16

care

facilities

to

correct

grammar.

17

Sections

135C.2(8)

and

135C.6(10):

Adds

language

to

specify

18

that

these

provisions

are

effective

upon

passage

of

federal

19

legislation

in

accordance

with

1996

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1053,

20

section

3.

Such

effective

date

information

was

previously

only

21

included

in

a

footnote

to

those

Code

sections.

22

Section

135C.24:

Revises

language

to

enhance

readability

23

and

adds

serial

commas

to

several

lists

within

the

Code

section

24

relating

to

health

care

facilities.

25

Section

135H.5:

Corrects

grammar

for

certain

application

26

and

licensing

fees

related

to

psychiatric

medical

institutions

27

for

children.

28

Section

148.6:

Changes

an

internal

reference

from

“this

29

subsection”

to

“this

section”

to

reflect

the

proper

scope

of

30

the

provisions

that

specify

the

grounds

for

disciplining

a

31

licensee

of

the

board

of

medicine.

32

Section

169.13:

Adds

a

comma

to

a

provision

relating

to

the

33

practice

of

veterinary

medicine

to

align

with

preferred

style

34

and

improve

readability.

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Section

187.201:

Changes

reference

from

“this

subchapter”

1

to

“subchapter

III”

to

correctly

identify

the

subchapter

under

2

which

the

specified

choose

Iowa

programs

are

created.

3

Section

187.331:

Modifies

an

internal

reference

to

4

subchapter

III,

part

1,

to

clarify

that

the

reference

occurs

5

within

that

subchapter

rather

than

that

part.

6

Section

189A.2:

Revises

an

internal

reference

to

clarify

7

that

the

subparagraph

being

referenced

is

the

subparagraph

in

8

which

the

reference

occurs.

9

Section

200.3(5):

Changes

“a”

to

“an”

to

correct

grammar.

10

Section

200.3(22):

Adds

a

serial

comma

to

a

list

within

the

11

definition

of

“nuisance

action

or

proceeding”.

12

Section

200.6:

Changes

“manufacturers”

to

“manufacturer’s”

13

to

properly

reflect

the

usage

as

possessive.

14

Section

200.10:

Modifies

language

governing

the

duties

15

of

the

secretary

of

agriculture

relating

to

fertilizers

and

16

beneficial

substances

to

enhance

readability.

17

Section

203.1:

Strikes

an

unnecessary

cross

reference

18

within

a

definition

of

“bond”.

19

Section

203D.1:

Removes

unnecessary

commas

to

enhance

20

readability

within

a

definition

of

“seller”.

21

Section

203D.6:

Adds

“the”

as

the

definite

article

before

22

the

word

“time”

to

correct

grammar

and

to

enhance

readability.

23

Section

217.4:

Adds

commas

to

set

off

a

clause

within

a

24

sentence

and

to

enhance

readability.

25

Section

217.31:

Adds

a

serial

comma

to

a

list

within

a

26

provision

relating

to

actions

for

damages.

27

Section

225.2:

Replaces

reference

to

“it”

with

specific

28

identification

of

and

cross

reference

to

the

state

psychiatric

29

hospital.

30

Section

225.3:

Replaces

reference

to

“said

hospital”

with

31

specific

identification

of

the

state

psychiatric

hospital.

32

Section

225A.3:

Changes

a

cross

reference

relating

to

33

agency

strategic

plans

from

“8E.206”

to

“8E.204”.

Code

section

34

8E.206,

relating

to

agency

strategic

plans,

was

repealed

by

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Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1082,

section

14.

1

Section

231.4:

Strikes

the

definition

of

“equivalent

2

support”

from

the

Code

section

because

the

term

is

not

used

in

3

the

Code

chapter.

4

Section

232.77:

Adds

a

serial

comma

to

a

list

of

entities

in

5

a

provision

relating

to

certain

medical

tests.

6

Section

237.9:

Adds

a

comma

to

set

off

a

clause

within

a

7

sentence

and

to

enhance

readability.

8

Section

237A.5:

Replaces

“which”

with

“that”

to

correct

9

grammar

in

a

provision

relating

to

child

care

facility

10

personnel.

11

Section

249A.26:

Changes

“mental

health

and

disabilities

12

services”

to

“mental

health

and

disability

services”

to

align

13

with

the

preferred

usage

of

that

phrase.

14

Sections

252E.2,

252E.6,

252E.7,

and

252E.9:

Strikes

15

unnecessary

commas

to

enhance

readability.

16

Section

256.11:

Strikes

an

outdated

provision

relating

to

17

employment

contract

compliance

until

June

30,

2011.

18

Sections

256.189

and

256.191:

Revises

internal

references

19

to

part

of

a

subchapter

to

conform

with

preferred

reference

20

style.

21

Section

256.192:

Switches

the

order

of

subsections

8

and

9

22

and

revises

an

internal

reference

to

part

of

a

subchapter

to

23

conform

with

preferred

reference

style.

24

Section

256.194:

Changes

a

cross

reference

from

“subsection

25

8”

to

“subsection

9”

to

reflect

the

bill’s

amendment

to

Code

26

section

256.192.

27

Section

256.212:

Revises

an

internal

reference

to

part

of

a

28

subchapter

to

conform

with

preferred

reference

style.

29

Section

256.216:

Changes

“private

institutions”

to

30

“accredited

private

institutions”

to

conform

to

the

defined

31

term

applicable

to

the

Code

section.

32

Sections

256.218,

256.226,

256.228,

256.229,

and

256.230:

33

Revises

internal

references

to

part

of

a

subchapter

to

conform

34

with

preferred

reference

style.

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Section

256A.3:

Modifies

language

to

align

with

preferred

1

style

when

referring

to

persons

of

certain

ages

and

enhances

2

readability.

3

Section

256B.3:

Adds

a

comma

and

corrects

grammar

in

a

4

provision

relating

to

special

education

equipment.

5

Section

256B.4:

Changes

references

from

“local

district”

to

6

“local

school

district”

to

conform

with

terminology

usage.

7

Section

256F.3:

Replaces

“which”

with

“that”

to

correct

8

grammar

in

a

provision

relating

to

innovation

zone

schools.

9

Section

256F.4:

Changes

“related”

to

“relating”

to

align

10

with

preferred

style

and

to

enhance

readability.

11

Section

256F.9:

Adds

a

comma

to

set

off

a

clause

within

12

a

sentence

relating

to

procedures

following

revocation

of

a

13

charter

school

or

innovation

zone

school

contract.

14

Section

260I.6:

Replaces

commas

with

semicolons

to

enhance

15

readability

of

a

provision

within

the

“Gap

Tuition

Assistance

16

Act”.

17

Sections

273.2,

273.3,

and

273.5:

Replaces

“which”

with

18

“that”

to

correct

grammar

in

provisions

relating

to

area

19

education

agencies.

20

Section

275.25:

Replaces

reference

to

“decennial

federal

21

census”

with

“federal

decennial

census”

to

conform

with

the

22

preferred

term

usage

throughout

the

Code.

23

Section

282.30:

Changes

“shelter

care

home”

to

“juvenile

24

shelter

care

home”

to

conform

to

the

applicable

defined

term

25

referenced

in

the

Code

section.

26

Section

284.3:

Replaces

“which”

with

“that”

to

correct

27

grammar

in

a

provision

relating

to

teaching

standards.

28

Section

284.6:

Replaces

“which”

with

“that”

to

correct

29

grammar

in

a

provision

relating

to

teacher

professional

30

development.

31

Section

284.16:

Replaces

“which”

with

“that”

to

correct

32

grammar

in

a

provision

relating

to

curriculum

and

professional

33

development

leaders.

34

Section

321.194(4):

Adds

“competent

private

instruction”

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to

a

special

minor’s

restricted

driver’s

license

provision

1

that

references

“independent

private

instruction”

to

properly

2

encompass

both

types

of

instruction.

3

Section

321.194(6):

Adds

“independent

private

instruction”

4

to

a

special

minor’s

restricted

driver’s

license

provision

5

that

references

“competent

private

instruction”

to

properly

6

encompass

both

types

of

instruction.

7

Section

359.27:

Replaces

“which”

with

“that”

to

correct

8

grammar

and

adds

a

serial

comma

in

a

provision

relating

to

9

township

funds.

10

Section

422.11F:

Corrects

the

order

of

cross

references

11

made

within

the

provision.

12

Section

422.12:

Changes

“private

instruction”

to

“competent

13

private

instruction”

to

properly

align

with

terminology

14

referenced

in

Code

section

299A.3.

15

Section

422.20:

Revises

a

list

of

cross

references

to

align

16

with

the

preferred

style

for

such

references.

17

Sections

422.33

and

422.60:

Corrects

the

order

of

cross

18

references

made

within

the

provisions.

19

Section

422.72:

Revises

a

list

of

cross

references

to

align

20

with

the

preferred

style

for

such

references.

21

Section

423.3:

Corrects

a

misspelling

of

the

word

22

“commission”.

23

Section

423.4:

Corrects

a

cross

reference

to

the

definition

24

of

“data

center

business

”

in

Code

section

423.3(95).

25

Section

432.12C:

Corrects

the

order

of

cross

references

26

made

within

the

provision.

27

Section

441.21:

Strikes

an

unnecessary

portion

of

an

28

internal

reference.

29

Section

455G.32:

Revises

language

regarding

the

repeal

30

and

implementation

of

certain

requirements

relating

to

fuel

31

dispensing

to

remove

provisions

that

were

repealed

by

their

own

32

terms

effective

January

1,

2026,

and

to

clarify

the

remaining

33

language

of

the

section

following

such

repeal.

34

Section

462A.9:

Adds

serial

commas

to

provisions

relating

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to

motorboats.

1

Section

462A.17:

Adds

a

serial

comma

to

a

provision

relating

2

to

vessels

operating

or

maintained

on

the

waters

of

this

state.

3

Section

468.106:

Revises

a

provision

by

replacing

“it”

with

4

a

list

of

the

items

that

the

provision

is

referencing

and

by

5

replacing

“thereon”

with

“on

the

highway”

to

better

describe

6

the

referenced

location.

7

Section

468.182:

Revises

a

provision

relating

to

levee

and

8

drainage

districts

to

align

with

preferred

style

and

to

enhance

9

readability.

10

Section

481A.57:

Removes

unnecessary

commas

in

a

provision

11

relating

to

certain

hunting

and

trapping

activities.

12

Section

493.12:

Revises

a

provision

relating

to

stock

13

without

par

value

to

align

with

preferred

style

and

to

enhance

14

readability.

15

Section

501B.1:

Changes

the

reference

from

“this

Act”

to

16

“this

chapter”

in

the

Code

section

specifying

the

short

title

17

within

the

Code

chapter.

18

Section

508E.1:

Changes

the

reference

from

“this

Act”

to

19

“this

chapter”

in

the

Code

section

specifying

the

short

title

20

within

the

Code

chapter.

21

Section

514F.6:

Revises

a

provision

relating

to

certain

22

health

insurers

to

align

with

preferred

style

for

possessive

23

nouns

and

to

enhance

readability.

24

Section

514H.5:

Adds

commas

to

set

off

a

clause

within

a

25

sentence

to

enhance

readability.

26

Section

519A.4:

Replaces

“secretary

of

state”

with

27

“administrative

rules

coordinator”

to

properly

identify

the

28

individual

specified

in

the

referenced

portion

of

Code

section

29

17A.5(2)(b)(1)(a).

30

Section

533.329:

Corrects

the

order

of

cross

references

31

made

within

the

provision.

32

Section

558A.1:

Replaces

“which”

with

“that”

to

correct

33

grammar

in

definition

of

“lead

service

line”.

34

Section

578A.1:

Changes

the

reference

from

“this

Act”

to

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“this

chapter”

in

the

Code

section

specifying

the

short

title

1

within

the

Code

chapter.

2

Section

622.79:

Adds

“party”

following

the

term

3

“delinquent”

to

clarify

the

reference

to

that

person.

4

Section

625A.19:

Changes

“Iowa

legislature”

to

“general

5

assembly”

to

align

with

the

preferred

style

for

such

6

references.

7

Section

633.670:

Changes

an

incorrect

cross

reference

to

8

the

Code

section

relating

to

elder

abuse.

9

Section

668.15A:

Changes

“electronic

communication

10

device”

to

“electronic

device”

to

align

with

the

defined

term

11

referenced.

12

Section

805.8A:

Revises

a

list

of

cross

references

to

align

13

with

the

preferred

style

for

such

references.

14

2025

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

27,

section

4:

Amends

an

Iowa

15

Acts

provision

to

align

with

an

editorial

change

made

during

16

codification

of

2025

changes

to

Code

section

724.22.

17

To

align

with

the

defined

term

within

Code

chapter

260C,

18

unless

the

context

otherwise

requires,

the

bill

directs

the

19

Iowa

Code

editor

to

replace

references

to

the

“department

of

20

education”

with

“department”

throughout

Code

chapter

260C.

21

To

conform

with

other

references

throughout

the

Code,

the

22

bill

directs

the

Iowa

Code

editor

to

replace

references

to

23

“decennial

federal

census”

with

“federal

decennial

census”

24

throughout

Code

section

423.3.

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