Terms Used In Iowa Code 19B.8

  • Affirmative action: means action appropriate to overcome the effects of past or present practices, policies, or other barriers to equal employment opportunity. See Iowa Code 19B.1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 The department of administrative services may impose appropriate sanctions on individual state agencies, including the state board of regents and its institutions, and upon a community college, area education agency, or school district, in order to ensure compliance with state programs emphasizing equal opportunity through affirmative action, contract compliance policies, and requirements for procurement goals for targeted small businesses.