Executive orders · Governor Robert D. Ray
Executive Order 36
Signed by Governor Robert D. Ray on July 2, 1980.
What it does
AI summary This order establishes rules for officials and employees of the state's executive department to report gifts received by them or their immediate family members. If a gift or a portion of a gift is worth more than fifteen dollars, the recipient must file a written report with the Secretary of State. The report must include the donor, recipient, nature, value, and date of the gift and must be filed by the fifteenth day of the month following the month the gift was received.1
The Legislature’s description: Establishes criteria for reporting gifts made to officials and employees of the executive department and their immediate family members.
Read the order
WHEREAS, WHEREAS, :?If: :{f:~, }~ 6t~~~ ·.~~ J!fxrmtilrr i!a.qrm1meul INTHE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OFTH E STATE Of IOWA EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 36 House File 687, Acts of the 1980 Session of the Sixty- eighth General Assembly, contains provisions r .e lating to the giving, acceptance and reporting of gifts ; and the Governor, under Section 7 of said Act, has the authority and the responsibility to establish forma,l procedures and criteria for the reporting of gifts made to officials and employees of the executive department of the state and their immediate family members; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert D. Ray, Governor of the State of Iowa, do hereby establish the following gift reporting requirements for the executive department of state government : ARTICLE I. Scope of Appli·c·ation "Officials an::l employees of the executive depart- ment of the state" shall include all employees and officials of state government who are not members of the legislative and judicial departments. The term "official" includes elected and appointed officials, and board and commission members who are required by l aw to file oaths of office. The words "gifts" and "immediate family members" shall have the meanings . s pecified in Section 6 of the Act. ARTICLE II. Disclosure Report A. An official or employee who receives or whose immediate family receives a gift in any one occurrence which has a value in excess of f i fteen dollars shall file a written report of the gift in the office of the Secretary of State. B. If a gift is made to an official or employee or an immediate family member and others which cannot be precisely attributed to that recipient, the report shall list the pro rata value of the gift attributable to the donee if that value exceeds fifteen dollars. The fact of apportionment shall be disclosed. A gift may not be appor t ioned between multiple donors to reduce its "value" unles s it qualifies as a separate occurrence. Page 2 c. The report shall be filed by the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the gift was received . The report shall show the donor, donee, nature, value and date of the gift . The report shall also show the street address, city and state of residence of the donor, if known. D. The Secretary of State shall make avail- able forms for the filing of these reports, upon request, to any person required to file a report. The reports shall be available for public inspection under conditions consistent with Chapter 68A, Code of Iowa, relating to public records. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the State of Iowa to be affixed. Done at Des Moines this 2nd day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighty . ~1;/
From the text in the order’s PDF. Older orders were scanned, so a few words may be garbled; the signed PDF is the official version.
Printed in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin, III, No. 2 (07/23/1980) p. 97.
Bills on the same laws
The order cites Iowa Code chapter 68A. These bills changed the same chapter.2
- HF 2609 Relating to the use of synthetic media in campaign materials, and making penalties applicable91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · Passed House
- HF 2601 Relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and inves…91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · Signed by Governor
- HF 2597 Relating to the payment of home security expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties applicable91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · Approved by committee
- SF 2332 Relating to the payment of dependent care expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties applicable91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- HF 2430 Limiting individual campaign contributions, and making penalties applicable91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- HF 2411 Relating to disclosure report due dates for certain candidates and committees91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- HF 2409 Relating to illegal campaign contributions, and making penalties applicable91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- SF 2166 Relating to the publication of electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and providing penalti…91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- HF 2160 Relating to the payment of personal and home security expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties appli…91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- HF 2150 Relating to the use of artificial intelligence for purposes associated with elections, ballot issues, and publ…91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- SF 441 Relating to the payment of dependent care expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties applicable91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- HF 544 Relating to matters before the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, including campaign finance filings a…91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · Passed House
- HF 507 Relating to the conduct of elections, and making penalties applicable91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- HF 376 Limiting campaign contributions to certain candidates, and making penalties applicable91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee
- HF 352 Relating to the placement of campaign signs on property of prohibited contributors91th General Assembly · chapter 68A · In committee