BRANSTAD SIGNS 11 BILLS INTO LAW

Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday signed 11 bills into law before departing for a family vacation in Arizona. The measures that got the Republican governor's affirmative nod included: House File 2067: an act relating to the use of youth spring wild turkey hunting licenses, and including effective date provisions; House File 2297, an act relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefits managers; Senate File 2305, an act relating to emergency management assistance in a disaster emergency concerning mutual aid arrangements and agreements; Senate File 2230: an act relating to education by providing technical corrections to revise references and to adjust language to reflect current state school finance practices, revising references to an accrediting agency, reestablishing a rulemaking provision relating to the beginning teacher mentoring and induction program, and providing for disposition and sale of certain school district property; Senate File 2206, an act concerning the Iowa Finance Authority in regard to the title guaranty program and private activity bonds; Senate File 2205, an act relating to matters under the purview of the credit union division of the Department of Commerce, and including effective date provisions; Senate File 2197, an act relating to certain conditional permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources relating to air and water quality; Senate File 2193, an act relating to the admission or retention of participants in an adult day services program; Senate File 2133, an act relating to federal home loan bank rights regarding collateral pledged by insurer-members; Senate File 2105, an act relating to various matters involving insurance and the insurance division of the Department of Commerce and including applicability provisions; and Senate File 2083, an act concerning licensure requirements for dietetics as established or approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.