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Executive orders

Orders Iowa’s governors have signed, from Governor Hughes in the 1960s to Governor Reynolds. An order directs state agencies, or sets up a task force or council, under powers in the Constitution or state law. It isn’t a law: the next governor can change it.1 Bills on the Governor’s desk · Proclamations

Governor Chester J. Culver · 27

  • Executive Order 27 · Culver · November 29, 2010
    Directs the Iowa Finance Authority to administer the allocation of qualified energy conservation bonds bonding authority provided by federal law.
  • Executive Order 26 · Culver · October 14, 2010
    Outlines the authority of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and directs the CIO to oversee the Department of Administrative Services’ continuing information technology consolidation efforts.
  • Executive Order 25 · Culver · August 6, 2010
    Creates the Lake Delhi Recover and Rebuild Task Force to develop strategies for both the recovery and rebuilding of the Lake Delhi area, including, whether and under what conditions the Lake Delhi dam should be rebuilt.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 24 · Culver · May 28, 2010
    Separates the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman from the Department on Aging so that the Office may function independently as a lobbyist, in compliance with the federal Older Americans Act.
  • Executive Order 23 · Culver · April 9, 2010
    Directs the Insurance Commissioner to implement recently enacted consumer protection provisions, and to form a Work Group on health insurance cost reduction and health care reform in connection with the federal Patient P…
  • Executive Order 22 · Culver · February 3, 2010
    Directs all state departments and agencies to consider using Project Labor Agreements when awarding contracts for large-scale construction projects.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 21 · Culver · February 1, 2010
    Designates the Executive Director of the Iowa Finance Authority as the administrator of Qualified Midwestern Disaster Area Bonds under the federal Disaster Relief Act.
  • Executive Order 20 · Culver · December 16, 2009
    Mandates the implementation of a series of cost-reduction recommendations outlined in the Iowa Efficiency Review Report.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 19 · Culver · October 8, 2009
    Implements a 10% budget reduction for FY 2010.
  • Executive Order 18 · Culver · September 25, 2009
    Transfers $45.3 million from the Economic Emergency Fund to the General Fund in order to balance the FY 2009 state budget.
  • Executive Order 17 · Culver · September 25, 2009
    Directs state agencies to prioritize the rehabilitation of existing real estate and the use of historic properties and districts when locating or developing state facilities.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 16 · Culver · August 20, 2009
    Creates the Green Jobs Task Force to study and craft proposals, including proposals for Recovery Act funding.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 15 · Culver · July 15, 2009
    Creates the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Coordinating Council that shall establish an integrated system for coordinating the planning and provision of offender transitional and re-entry services.
  • Executive Order 14 · Culver · June 22, 2009
    Authorizes the Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center to apply for a Strengthening Communities Fund – State, Local and Tribal Government Capacity Building Program Grant.
  • Executive Order 13 · Culver · May 26, 2009
    Directs the Department of Administrative Services to implement policies to ensure tracking of reimbursements to state employees.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 12 · Culver · April 14, 2009
    Creates the Iowa Accountability and Transparency Board to oversee the administration of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  • Executive Order 11 · Culver · February 17, 2009
    Establishes the Dependent Adult Task Force to examine and report on the issues related to dependent adults with mental retardation.
  • Executive Order 10 · Culver · December 22, 2008
    Implements a 1.5% budget reduction for FY 2009.
  • Executive Order 9 · Culver · November 7, 2008
    Assigns administrative responsibility of bonding authority for the federal Disaster Relief Act to the Iowa Finance Authority.
  • Executive Order 8 · Culver · July 16, 2008
    Establishes the Independent Contractor Reform Task Force to address employee misclassification.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 7 · Culver · June 27, 2008
    Establishes the Rebuild Iowa Office and the Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission to coordinate disaster recovery efforts.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 6 · Culver · February 21, 2008
    Rescinds and replaces Governor Vilsack’s Executive Order 41 (April 22, 2005) and establishes the Green Government Initiative for the State of Iowa.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 5 · Culver · October 30, 2007
    Creates the Youth Race and Detention Task Force to consider the importance of public safety and its relevance in the use of juvenile detention.
  • Executive Order 4 · Culver · October 26, 2007
    Creates the Diversity Council and mandates that state agencies develop a Diversity Plan that outlines steps to increase diversity within the agency’s workforce.
  • Executive Order 3 · Culver · June 21, 2007
    Directs that at least 60% of fuel purchases for state flexible-fuel vehicles must be E-85 fuel, and instructs the Office of Energy Independence and the Department of Administrative Services to develop a plan to reach thi…
  • Executive Order 2 · Culver · February 28, 2007
    Extends the deadline for individual taxpayers who are farmers to pay their 2006 individual income tax.
  • Executive Order 1 · Culver · January 27, 2007
    Directs that the United States flag be flown at half-staff when a member of the Iowa National Guard or Iowa Air National Guard or an Iowa resident serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces is killed in the li…

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