216A.1 Department of human rights — purpose.
1. A department of human rights is created, with the following divisions and offices:
a. Division of community advocacy and services, with the following offices:
(1) Office of Latino affairs.
(2) Office on the status of women.
(3) Office of persons with disabilities.
(4) Office of deaf services.
(5) Office on the status of African Americans.
(6) Office of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs.
(7) Office of Native American affairs.
b. Division of community action agencies.
c. Division of criminal and juvenile justice planning.
2. The purpose of the department is to ensure basic rights, freedoms, and opportunities for all by empowering underrepresented Iowans and eliminating economic, social, and cultural barriers.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1201
C87, §601K.1
87 Acts, ch 115, §70; 88 Acts, ch 1277, §27; 89 Acts, ch 83, §78; 90 Acts, ch 1180, §2; 91 Acts, ch 50, §2; 91 Acts, ch 109, §8
C93, §216A.1
2004 Acts, ch 1020, §2; 2008 Acts, ch 1184, §38; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §101, 170
Referred to in §7E.5
See also §7E.6
Minority impact statements, see §2.56, 8.11
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 216A - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 216A.1 - Department of human rights — purpose.
Section 216A.2 - Appointment of department director, deputy director, and administrators — duties.
Section 216A.3 - Human rights board.
Section 216A.6 - Confidentiality of individual client advocacy records.
Section 216A.7 - Access to information.
Section 216A.11 - Definitions.
Section 216A.12 - Commission of Latino affairs established.
Section 216A.13 - Commission of Latino affairs — duties.
Section 216A.14 - Office of Latino affairs — duties.
Section 216A.51 - Definitions.
Section 216A.52 - Office on the status of women.
Section 216A.53 - Commission on the status of women established.
Section 216A.54 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.55 - Objectives of commission.
Section 216A.56 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.58 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.59 - Access to information.
Section 216A.60 - Annual report.
Section 216A.71 - Definitions.
Section 216A.72 - Office of persons with disabilities.
Section 216A.73 - Ex officio members.
Section 216A.74 - Commission of persons with disabilities established.
Section 216A.75 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.78 - Administrator.
Section 216A.79 - Gifts, grants, or donations.
Section 216A.91 - Definitions.
Section 216A.92 - Division of community action agencies.
Section 216A.92A - Commission established.
Section 216A.92B - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.93 - Establishment of community action agencies.
Section 216A.94 - Community action agency board.
Section 216A.95 - Duties of board.
Section 216A.96 - Duties of community action agency.
Section 216A.97 - Administration.
Section 216A.99 - Allocation of financial assistance.
Section 216A.101 - Emergency weatherization fund.
Section 216A.102 - Energy crisis fund.
Section 216A.103 - Iowa affordable heating program established.
Section 216A.104 - Energy utility assessment and resolution program.
Section 216A.107 - Family development and self-sufficiency — council and grant program.
Section 216A.111 - Definitions.
Section 216A.112 - Office of deaf services.
Section 216A.113 - Deaf services commission established.
Section 216A.114 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.117 - Interpretation services account.
Section 216A.121 - Iowa Abraham Lincoln bicentennial commission.
Section 216A.131 - Definitions.
Section 216A.131A - Division of criminal and juvenile justice planning.
Section 216A.132 - Board established — terms — compensation.
Section 216A.133 - Purpose and duties.
Section 216A.133A - Public safety advisory board — duties.
Section 216A.134 - Administrator.
Section 216A.135 - Plan and report.
Section 216A.136 - Statistical analysis center — access to records.
Section 216A.137 - Correctional policy project.
Section 216A.138 - Multiagency database concerning juveniles.
Section 216A.139 - Sex offender research council.
Section 216A.141 - Definitions.
Section 216A.142 - Commission on the status of African Americans established.
Section 216A.143 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.144 - Objectives of commission.
Section 216A.145 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.146 - Office on the status of African Americans.
Section 216A.147 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.148 - Access to information.
Section 216A.149 - Annual report.
Section 216A.151 - Definitions.
Section 216A.152 - Commission of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs established.
Section 216A.153 - Commission powers and duties.
Section 216A.154 - Office of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs.
Section 216A.156 - Review of grant applications and budget requests.
Section 216A.157 - Additional authority.
Section 216A.158 - Employees and responsibility.
Section 216A.159 - State agency assistance.
Section 216A.160 - Annual report.
Section 216A.161 - Definitions.
Section 216A.162 - Establishment — purpose.
Section 216A.163 - Term of office.
Section 216A.164 - Meetings of the commission.
Section 216A.166 - Office of Native American affairs.
Section 216A.167 - Limitations on authority.
Section 216A.168 - Administrator.