Iowa Code 7A.11 – Documents filed with the general assembly
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1. It is the intent of the general assembly that a department or official may notify the chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate of the availability of documents and materials other than those covered by subsection 2.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 7A.11
- Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
- clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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
2. A department or official required to file a document with the general assembly shall only be required to send one copy of the document to each of the following:
a. The chief clerk of the house of representatives.
b. The secretary of the senate.
c. Each caucus or research staff director of the general assembly.
3. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate shall transmit a list of the documents received, and a list of the documents and materials available to the general assembly to the legislative services agency, which shall maintain the lists, as well as a list of addresses where copies of the documents may be ordered. The legislative services agency shall periodically distribute copies of these lists to members of the general assembly. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate may transmit the actual documents received to the legislative services agency for temporary storage.