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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 Robert D. Ray · 52

  • Executive Order 51 · Ray · January 13, 1983
    Establishes the Iowa High Technology Commission, which will coordinate a program for attracting technological enterprises to Iowa.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 50 · Ray · January 12, 1983
    Requires state agencies to follow rules issued by the State Comptroller, or refer to comparable guidelines, when selecting and procuring professional services offered by individuals or organizations from outside Iowa’s s…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 49 · Ray · January 7, 1983
    Creates within the Executive Office the seven-member Iowa Economic Forecasting Council, which will evaluate the effectiveness of economic forecasting tools used by the state, including econometric models.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 48 · Ray · January 3, 1983
    Directs state agencies to adopt an environmentally responsible policy toward land development in order to protect natural resources, encourage the creation of wildlife habitats, control soil erosion, and ensure the conti…
  • Executive Order 47 · Ray · December 29, 1982
    Creates the State Job Training Coordinating Council, and it designates the Office of Planning and Programming as the Governor’s administrative agent for the Job Training Partnership Act.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 46 · Ray · December 21, 1982
    Requires all public officers, state employees, and state agencies, boards, commissions to improve policies regarding affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 45 · Ray · August 6, 1982
    Establishes the Interagency Resource Council, which will coordinate the management and conservation of Iowa’s natural resources.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 44 · Ray · July 29, 1982
    Directs all state agencies to consider leasing vacant school buildings rather than purchasing other buildings or constructing new buildings.
  • Executive Order 43 · Ray · July 27, 1982
    Reauthorizes the Iowa Council for Children, Youth and Families established in Executive Order 39 (August 27, 1980) and extends the period of the council’s effectiveness until June 30, 1984.
  • Executive Order 42 · Ray · March 24, 1982
    Establishes a Forms Control Committee, which will provide recommendations on streamlining the state’s data-collection practices and the standardization of forms used by state agencies.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 41 · Ray · July 21, 1981
    Establishes the Statistical Analysis Center, which will be situated within the Office for Planning and Programming and will compile and analyze data pertaining to the state’s criminal justice system.
  • Executive Order 40 · Ray · December 15, 1980
    Requires a one-percent reduction in appropriations for the second half of FY 1981.
  • Executive Order 39 · Ray · August 27, 1980
    Renames the Iowa Council for Children created by Executive Order 21 (April 21, 1976) and renewed in Executive Order 31 (June 2, 1978) as the Iowa Council for Children, Youth and Families, which will continue to advocate …
  • Executive Order 38 · Ray · August 12, 1980
    Requires a 3.5-percent reduction in state appropriations for the second quarter of FY 1981 with the exception of state funding excluded by Iowa Code section 8.2.(1) (the courts, the legislature, and state construction fu…
  • Executive Order 37 · Ray · July 2, 1980
    Creates the Governor’s Life Cycle Purchasing Advisory Committee, which together with the Energy Policy Council will offer recommendations on purchasing procedures.
  • Executive Order 36 · Ray · July 2, 1980
    Establishes criteria for reporting gifts made to officials and employees of the executive department and their immediate family members.
  • Executive Order 35 · Ray · June 7, 1979
    Renews the authority of the Governor’s Economy Committee created by Executive Order 1 (August 20, 1969) to conduct studies regarding governmental efficiency, and it directs all state agencies and employees to fully coope…
  • Executive Order 34 · Ray · November 3, 1978
    Establishes the Iowa Commission on the International Year of the Child.
  • Executive Order 33 · Ray · November 2, 1978
    Creates the Iowa Office for Volunteerism, which will guide, review, promote, and monitor the programs of the Office for Volunteerism.
  • Executive Order 32 · Ray · July 31, 1978
    Allows an eligible state employee who has not used any sick-leave for a calendar month to receive four hours of vacation time in lieu of accruing 12 hours of sick leave for that month.
  • Executive Order 31 · Ray · June 2, 1978
    Renews the responsibilities of the voluntary Iowa Council for Children created by Executive Order 21 (April 21, 1976).
  • Executive Order 30 · Ray · December 20, 1977
    Delays implementation of funding procedures for the Iowa Department of Substance Abuse created by the merger of the Division on Alcoholism and the Iowa Drug Abuse Authority.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 29 · Ray · December 7, 1977
    Certifies that the State of Iowa provides a level of flood-insurance coverage for its structures and their contents equal to coverage required under standard flood insurance policies.
  • Executive Order 28 · Ray · November 5, 1977
    Establishes the Iowa Paperwork Task Force, which will evaluate all forms used by state agencies and make recommendations on streamlining and standardizing forms.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 27 · Ray · September 14, 1977
    Establishes the Iowa Task Force on Government Ethics, which will assist state employees and agencies in determining and avoiding potential conflicts of interest.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 26 · Ray · July 16, 1977
    Establishes the Terrace Hill Authority, which will oversee the completion of renovations to the grounds, lower floors, and outbuildings of Terrace Hill in Des Moines.
  • Executive Order 25 · Ray · July 13, 1977
    Requires each agency in the Executive Branch to submit a proposal to the Governor regarding flex time for state employees by September 15, 1977.
  • Executive Order 24 · Ray · June 30, 1977
    Delays the merger of the Division on Alcoholism and the Iowa Drug Abuse Authority pending review of how House File 594 will affect drug and alcoholism treatment programs.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 23 · Ray · April 22, 1977
    Creates the Governor’s Science Advisory Council, which will provide scientific and technological recommendations to the Governor and state agencies on matters related to energy, environmental quality, and natural resourc…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 22 · Ray · December 31, 1976
    Rescinds both Executive Order 6A (September 3, 1972) and Executive Order 18 (December 28, 1973) regarding the Traffic Records and Criminal Justice Information System (TRACIS).
  • Executive Order 21 · Ray · April 21, 1976
    Establishes the Iowa Council for Children, which will focus on issues related to early childhood development and the family unit.
  • Executive Order 20 · Ray · December 16, 1975
    Creates the Governor’s Economic Advisory Council, which will develop policies regarding the operation and budgeting of state government in light of data analysis and forecasts of economic trends.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 19 · Ray · February 28, 1974
    Amends one of the energy-conservation measures specified in Executive Order 17 (November 12, 1973) by raising the speed limit on nonemergency state vehicles from 50 to 55 miles per hour.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 18 · Ray · December 28, 1973
    Transfers the administration of the Traffic Records and Criminal Justice Information System (TRACIS) from the Office of the State Comptroller to the Department of Public Safety.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 17 · Ray · November 12, 1973
    Requires all state agencies and the Iowa National Guard to institute a broad series of energy-conservation measures, and it also instructs the directors of Iowa’s educational agencies to institute a statewide education p…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 16 · Ray · November 1, 1973
    Amends Executive Order 14 (December 28, 1972) by clarifying that only the administrative functions of the State Educational Radio and Television Facility Board, such as payroll and processing licensing applications, gran…
  • Executive Order 15 · Ray · April 2, 1973
    Proclaims a Code of Fair Practices, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, and physical or mental ability, and repeals and replaces Governor Hughes’s Execu…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 14 · Ray · December 28, 1972
    Transfers the powers, duties, and functions contained in Chapter 8A, 1971 Iowa Code, regarding educational broadcasting, including those of the State Educational Radio and Facility Board, to the Department of General Ser…
    Amended
  • Executive Order 13 · Ray · October 30, 1972
    Transfers all the powers, duties, and functions of the Executive Council to the Department of General Services.
  • Executive Order 12 · Ray · September 25, 1972
    Transfers the responsibility and funding for the maintenance and security of the State Capitol Complex to the General Services Department from the Department of Buildings and Grounds and the Superintendent of Buildings a…
  • Executive Order 11 · Ray · September 25, 1972
    Transfers responsibility for the purchase, maintenance, protection, assignment, and disposition of all state-owned vehicles from the State Car Dispatcher to the General Services Department.
  • Executive Order 6A · Ray · September 3, 1972
    Establishes the Traffic Records and Criminal Justice Information System (TRACIS), a statewide computerized network of records regarding traffic safety and criminal justice that will be linked with other state and nationa…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 10 · Ray · June 16, 1972
    Transfers the funding and the powers, duties, and functions of the Administration of State Communications and the State Communications Advisory Council to the General Services Department.
  • Executive Order 9 · Ray · April 25, 1972
    Rescinds Executive Order 8 (April 21, 1972), which temporarily halted the movement of all vehicles and aircraft issued to the Iowa National Guard and Iowa Army, provided that settlement of the claims of Ms. Tjernagel, Ms…
  • Executive Order 8 · Ray · April 21, 1972
    Mandates that effective at noon on April 24, 1972, no aircraft and federal vehicles issued to the Iowa Army and the Iowa National Guard will be moved until progress has been made on the federal government’s settlement of…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 7 · Ray · March 28, 1972
    Authorizes the Iowa State Drug Abuse Authority as the central clearinghouse, together with the Office of Planning and Programming, for reviewing all applications submitted to state or federal agencies regarding grants to…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 6 · Ray · January 17, 1972
    Authorizes the transfer of all the powers, duties, and functions of the Printing Board and the Superintendent of Printing to the General Services Department, and reallocates funding for these two former agencies to the G…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 5 · Ray · March 27, 1971
    Authorizes the Commissioner of Public Health to work with the State Geological Survey and the Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory in evaluating proposals for the storage and disposal of radioactive materials in Iowa.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 4 · Ray · February 26, 1971
    Establishes the Drug Abuse Authority, made up of a director and an Advisory Council of representatives from various state agencies, which will coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, drug educators, and rehabilitation…
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 3 · Ray · February 5, 1971
    Establishes the Governor’s Program and Council for Rural Community Development, which will coordinate public and private resources to facilitate economic development and infrastructure improvements in rural communities, …
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 2 · Ray · November 12, 1970
    Instructs the State Car Dispatcher to require all state-owned vehicles to use low-lead or unleaded gasoline.
    Rescinded
  • Executive Order 1 · Ray · August 20, 1969
    Authorizes the formation of the Iowa Governor’s Economy Committee, which will be made up of businesspeople from the private sector and will make recommendations about how state services can be delivered in the most effic…
    Rescinded

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