Iowa Code
Chapter 305 - STATE RECORDS AND ARCHIVES
Section 305.4 - Commission purpose.

305.4 Commission purpose.
The commission shall adopt government information policies, standards, and guidelines to do all of the following:
1. Provide for economy and efficiency in the creation, organization, maintenance, administrative use, security, public availability, and final disposition of government records.
2. Ensure creation of proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of state government agencies to protect the legal and financial rights of the state and of persons directly affected by the government’s activities.
3. Identify and preserve state government records that document the history and development of the state.
2003 Acts, ch 92, §7