Any person may file a petition for rulemaking with the department of workforce development at 1000 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319. A petition is deemed filed when it is received by that office. The agency should provide the petitioner with a file-stamped copy of the petition if the petitioner provides the agency an extra copy for this purpose. The petition must be emailed, typewritten, or legibly handwritten in ink, and should substantially conform to the following form:
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1. A statement of the specific rulemaking action sought by the petitioner, including the text or a summary of the contents of the proposed rule or amendment to a rule, and, if it is a petition to amend or repeal a rule, a citation and the relevant language to the particular portion or portions of the rule proposed to be amended or repealed.2. A citation to any law deemed relevant to the agency's authority to take the action urged or to the desirability of that action.3. A brief summary of the petitioner's arguments in support of the action urged in the petition.4. A brief summary of any data supporting the action urged in the petition.5. The names and addresses of other persons, or a description of any class of persons, known by the petitioner to be affected by, or interested in, the proposed action that is the subject of the petition.6. Any request by the petitioner for a meeting provided for by rule 871-43.4 (17A,84A). (1) The petition should be dated and signed by the petitioner or the petitioner's representative. It should also include the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the petitioner and petitioner's representative, and a statement indicating the person to whom communications concerning the petition should be directed.(2) The agency may deny a petition because it does not substantially conform to the required form.Iowa Admin. Code r. 871-43.1
Adopted by IAB December 25, 2024/Volume XLVII, Number 13, effective 1/29/2025