Iowa Code 15E.19 – Regulatory assistance
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1. The economic development authority shall coordinate all regulatory assistance for the state of Iowa. Each state agency administering regulatory programs for business shall maintain a coordinator within the office of the director or the administrative division of the state agency. Each coordinator shall do all of the following:
a. Serve as the state agency’s primary contact for regulatory affairs with the economic development authority.
b. Provide information regarding regulatory requirements to businesses and represent the state agency to the private sector.
c. Monitor permit applications and provide timely permit status information to the economic development authority.
d. Require regulatory staff participation in negotiations and discussions with businesses.
e. Notify the economic development authority regarding proposed rulemaking activities that impact a regulatory program and any subsequent changes to a regulatory program.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 15E.19
- authority: means the economic development authority created in section 15. See Iowa Code 15E.1
- Division: means the Iowa title guaranty division in the authority, the director of the division, or a designee of the director. See Iowa Code 16.92
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- State agency: means a board, department, commission or authority of or acting on behalf of the state having the power to enter into contracts with or without the approval of the executive council to acquire property in its own name or in the name of the state. See Iowa Code 7D.34
2. The economic development authority shall, in consultation with the coordinators described in this section, examine, and to the extent permissible, assist in the implementation of methods, including the possible establishment of an electronic database, to streamline the process for issuing permits to business.