Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that restructures Iowa State Government by consolidating it into 16 cabinet-level government agencies instead of the current 37.

Highlights:

• Reduces the current number of cabinet-level government agencies from 37 down to 16 (Sec. 2795, Pg. 1507).

• Restructures state vocational rehabilitation services for Iowans with disabilities from being under the Department of Education to Iowa Workforce Development (Sec. 39, Pg. 21).

• Increases the state attorney general office’s exclusive jurisdiction to prosecute election-related cases (Sec. 12, Pg. 8).

• Amends state code to specify that the state attorney general is authorized to prosecute cases around the state without needing the request of a county attorney (Sec. 368, Pg. 402).

• Amends the leadership structure of the Iowa Department of the Blind to allow the governor to appoint the department director, which currently is appointed by a 3-member commission for the Blind who are appointed by the governor (Sec. 2479, Pg. 1,369).

• Increases the governor’s authority and power over the appointment, firing, and salary levels of certain current top-level state government employees (Sec. 2795, Pg. 1507).

• Reduces state government spending costs by an estimated $214 million reduction over the next 4 years by eliminating a total of 513 state government positions currently vacant (Sec. 6-2795, Pg. 2-1507).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that restructures Iowa State Government by consolidating it into 16 cabinet-level government agencies instead of the current 37.

Highlights:

• Reduces the current number of cabinet-level government agencies from 37 down to 16 (Sec. 2795, Pg. 1507).

• Restructures state vocational rehabilitation services for Iowans with disabilities from being under the Department of Education to Iowa Workforce Development (Sec. 39, Pg. 21).

• Increases the state attorney general office’s exclusive jurisdiction to prosecute election-related cases (Sec. 12, Pg. 8).

• Amends state code to specify that the state attorney general is authorized to prosecute cases around the state without needing the request of a county attorney (Sec. 368, Pg. 402).

• Amends the leadership structure of the Iowa Department of the Blind to allow the governor to appoint the department director, which currently is appointed by a 3-member commission for the Blind who are appointed by the governor (Sec. 2479, Pg. 1,369).

• Increases the governor’s authority and power over the appointment, firing, and salary levels of certain current top-level state government employees (Sec. 2795, Pg. 1507).

• Reduces state government spending costs by an estimated $214 million reduction over the next 4 years by eliminating a total of 513 state government positions currently vacant (Sec. 6-2795, Pg. 2-1507).

Full Bill Text