ARC 0402D

ARC 0402D

RECORDS COMMISSION[671]

Adopted and Filed

Rulemaking related to email retention and temporary
records—access process and destruction process

    The Records Commission hereby rescinds Chapter 5, “Temporary Records—Access Process,” Chapter 6, “Temporary Records—Destruction Process,” and Chapter 15, “E-Mail Retention,” Iowa Administrative Code.

Legal Authority for Rulemaking

    This rulemaking is adopted under the authority provided in Iowa Code sections 8A.104(5) and 8A.608(1)“d.”

State or Federal Law Implemented

    This rulemaking implements, in whole or in part, Iowa Code sections 8A.601 through 8A.615.

Purpose and Summary

    The purpose of this rulemaking is to rescind outdated chapters under the Commission’s rules as part of the Department of Administrative Services’ review of rules through the Governor’s Executive Order 10. The Commission is now under the purview of the Department through the State Government Alignment Act, 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, which has since been codified in Iowa Code chapter 8A.

Public Comment and Changes to Rulemaking

    Notice of Intended Action for this rulemaking was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin on January 21, 2026, as ARC 9968C. Public hearings were held on the following date:

     ?   February 10, 2026

    No one attended the public hearings. No public comments were received. No changes from the Notice have been made.

Adoption of Rulemaking

    This rulemaking was adopted by the Commission on March 2, 2026.

Fiscal Impact

     This rulemaking has no fiscal impact to the State of Iowa.

Jobs Impact

    After analysis and review of this rulemaking, no impact on jobs has been found.

Waivers

    The Department will not grant waivers under the provision of these rules, other than as may be allowed under Chapter 9 of the Department’s rules concerning waivers.

Review by Administrative Rules Review Committee

    The Administrative Rules Review Committee, a bipartisan legislative committee which oversees rulemaking by executive branch agencies, may, on its own motion or on written request by any individual or group, review this rulemaking at its regular monthly meeting or at a special meeting. The Committee’s meetings are open to the public, and interested persons may be heard as provided in Iowa Code section 17A.8(6).

Effective Date

    This rulemaking will become effective on July 29, 2026.

    The following rulemaking action is adopted:

    ITEM 1.  Rescind and reserve 671—Chapter 5.

    ITEM 2.  Rescind and reserve 671—Chapter 6.

    ITEM 3.  Rescind and reserve 671—Chapter 15.

[Filed 6/2/26, effective 7/29/26]

[Published 6/24/26]

EDITOR’S NOTE: For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 6/24/26.