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Executive Order 10 - Red Tape Review

Iowa Administrative Rules Review

Pursuant to Executive Order 10, IFA is required to review all its administrative rules by September 1, 2024. Following publication of reports of the review, IFA will rescind each chapter and repromulgate rules that are necessary to keep no later than December 31, 2024.

 

Rule reports will be published on this page. Regulatory analyses and notices of intended action required by the order will be published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin as they are completed.

 

Chapter 13 – Public Records and Fair Information Practices
IFA proposes to rescind chapter 13 and adopt a new chapter in lieu thereof. A regulatory analysis for this proposed rulemaking is expected to be published on September 18, 2024. A public hearing on the regulatory analysis will be held at IFA (1963 Bell Avenue, Des Moines), in the Missouri River Conference Room.

 

  • October 8, 2024, 9:00 – 9:15 a.m.: Online registration for this hearing is available at the following link: https://akaiowa.us/IFAOct8.

Written comments on the analysis may be submitted to Lisa Connell at [email protected].

 

Chapter 16  –  Petition for Declaratory Order

IFA proposes to rescind chapter 16 and adopt a new chapter in lieu thereof. A regulatory analysis for this proposed rulemaking is expected to be published on 10/2/24. A public hearing on the regulatory analysis will be held at IFA (1963 Bell Avenue, Des Moines), in the Missouri River Conference Room. The rule report is available here.

  • October 22, 2024, 9:30-9:45 a.m.: This hearing will be combined with a regulatory analysis hearing for 261—Chapter 198. Online registration for this hearing is available at the following link: https://akaiowa.us/IEDAIFAOct22Please note the link will be used for all hearings held by IFA and the Iowa Economic Development Authority on 10/22/24.

Written comments on the analysis may be submitted to Lisa Connell at [email protected].

 

Chapter 2 – Loan Programs

Chapter 4 – General Revenue Bond Procedures

Chapter 9 – Title Guaranty Division

Chapter 19 – State Housing Fund Trust

Chapter 30 – Qualified Midwestern Disaster Area Bond Allocation

Chapter 32 – Iowa Jobs Program

Chapter 37 – Recovery Zone Bond Allocation

Chapter 38 – Iowa Jobs II Program

IFA proposes to rescind chapters 9 and 19 and adopt new chapters in lieu thereof. IFA proposes to permanently rescind chapters 2, 4, 30, 32, 37, and 38.

 

A public hearing was held on the published regulatory analyses for these rulemakings on September 24, 2024.  No public comments were received during the hearings nor in writing.  No changes have been made from the analysis published September 4, 2024.  The final regulatory analysis for chapter is 9 available here. The final regulatory analysis for chapter is 19 available here. The final regulatory analysis for chapters is 2, 4, 30, 32, 37, and 38 is available here.

 

Chapter 1 – General

Chapter 11 – Iowa Main Street Loan Program

Chapter 18 – Waivers

A public hearing was held on the published regulatory analysis for chapters 1, 11, and 18 on April 9, 2024. No public comments were received during the hearings nor in writing. No changes have been made from the analysis published March 20, 2024. The final regulatory analysis for chapter 1 is available here, for chapter 11 here, and for chapter 18 here.

 

Chapter 17 – Procedure for RulemakingA public hearing was held on the published regulatory analysis for chapter 17 on March 19, 2024. No public comments were received during the hearings nor in writing. No changes have been made from the analysis published February 21, 2024. The final regulatory analysis is available here.

 

Chapter 24 – Home and Community-Based Services Rent Subsidy Program

A public hearing was held on the published regulatory analysis for chapter 24 on June 18, 2024.  No public comments were received during the hearing nor in writing.  No changes have been made from the analysis published May 29, 2024.  The final regulatory analysis is available here.

 

Chapter 3 – Multifamily Housing

Chapter 12 –  Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

Chapter 16 –  Declaratory Orders

Chapter 20  –  Senior Living Revolving Loan Program

Chapter 22 – Iowa Aftercare Services Rent Subsidy Program

Chapter 23 – Transitional Housing Revolving Loan Program

Chapter 24 – Home And Community-Based Services Rent Subsidy Program

Chapter 31 – Council On Homelessness

Chapter 36 – Public Service Shelter Grant Fund

Chapter 40 – Iowans Helping Iowans Housing Assistance Program

Notices of intended action to rescind chapters 3 and 24 and adopt new chapters in lieu thereof will be published 10/2/24. A notice of intended action to permanently rescind chapters 12, 20, 22, 23, 31, 36, and 40 will be published 10/2/24. Two public hearings on the notices of intended action will be held at IFA (1963 Bell Avenue, Des Moines), in the Missouri River Conference Room.

  • October 22, 2024 10:00-10:45 a.m. (Hearing 1): Online registration for this hearing is available at the following link: https://akaiowa.us/IEDAIFAOct22Please note the link will be used for all hearings held by IFA and the Iowa Economic Development Authority on 10/22/24.
  • October 24, 2024 2:00-2:45 p.m. (Hearing 2): Online registration for this hearing is available at the following link: https://akaiowa.us/IFAOct24Please note the link will be used for all hearings held by IFA on 10/24/24. 

Written comments on the notices may be submitted to Lisa Connell at [email protected].

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