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Relating to public records of the Iowa public broadcasting board
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee
Topics:State government
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2022
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMarch 14, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 14, 202254–39
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 17, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to public records of the Iowa public broadcasting board. The bill provides that all records, videos, electronic storage, documents, tapes, or other information stored or preserved in any medium by the Iowa public broadcasting board (board), administrator of the public broadcasting division of the department of education (administrator), department of education (department), or any other entity on behalf of the state of Iowa shall be public records and subject to examination unless deemed confidential under Code chapter (Iowa’s open records law).
Read the full explanation
The bill provides that the board, administrator, department, or any other entity on behalf of the state shall not release a public record except for requests that specify an educational, historical, or cultural purpose for the use of the requested public record. The board, administrator, department, or any other entity on behalf of the state shall not release a public record for any endorsement, political purpose, or to generate a profit. The bill provides that the board, administrator, department, or any other entity on behalf of the state shall not enforce any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right on a public record that is created prior to December 31, 2009, for requests that specify an educational, historical, or cultural purpose for use of the requested public record and shall not be released for any endorsement, political purpose, or to generate a profit. The bill provides that the bill shall not be interpreted to violate any marketing, licensing, or other similar agreement in place as of January 1, 2020, but any public records request relating to any public record that is denied by the board, administrator, department, or any other entity on behalf of the state shall identify the specific marketing, licensing, or other similar agreement which shall be provided to the requestor. A denial of a public records request shall be a final agency action, and if the denial of a public records request is reversed by a district court, the government body shall be responsible for costs and reasonable attorney fees. The bill provides that nothing in the bill shall be interpreted to be a violation of any criminal law enumerated under Code Title XVI (criminal law and procedure).
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Fiscal note
Cost: up to $231,000 Compare with other bills
House File 2488 is estimated to increase ongoing costs to Iowa PBS by $231,000. Additional costs may be incurred for the costs to maintain the process of preservation, digitization, and cataloging of footage. Iowa PBS may request an increase in General Fund appropriations for additional FTE positions.
- Iowa Public Television, Records Access · March 17, 2022
- Iowa Public Television, Records Access · February 22, 2022
Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§256.84
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
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