LAWS OF THE 2001 REGULAR SESSION
OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA

CHAPTER 11

IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD STRATEGIC PLANNING DUTIES

H.F. 230   Bill History

AN ACT amending the strategic planning duties of the Iowa economic development board.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. Section 15.104, subsections 1, 2, 3, and 8, Code 2001, are amended to read as follows:

1. Develop and coordinate the implementation of a twenty-year comprehensive economic development plan of specific goals, objectives, and policies for the state. This plan shall be updated annually and revised as necessary. All other state agencies involved in economic development activities shall annually submit to the board for its review and potential inclusion in the plan their goals, objectives, and policies.

2. Prepare a five-year three-year comprehensive strategic plan of specific goals, objectives, and policies for state economic growth to implement the specific comprehensive goals, objectives, and policies of the state . All other state agencies involved in economic development activities shall annually submit to the board for its review and potential inclusion in the strategic plan their specific strategic plans and programs. The five-year three-year strategic plan for state economic growth shall be updated annually.

3. Develop a method of evaluation of the attainment of goals and objectives from pursuing the policies of the five-year and twenty-year plans three-year plan.

8. Review grants or contracts awarded by the department, with respect to the department's adherence to the guidelines and procedures and the impact on the five-year three-year strategic plan for economic growth.

Sec. 2. Section 15.106, subsection 8, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:

8. Seek to implement the plans comprehensive strategic plan approved by the board under section 15.104, subsections 1 and subsection 2.

Approved March 14, 2001



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