The History of the Establishment of the Division of Child Welfare of the Social Welfare Department of the State of Iowa, 1938

History of Child Welfare Legislation in the State of Iowa 1838-1898; Establishment of the Iowa State board of Control in 1898 and its influence on Child Welfare Legislation until 1925; Immediate background, organizing and the administration functions of the Child Welfare Division of the Social Welfare Department of the State of Iowa. NOTE: This document has pagination errors.

Final Report: Legislative Property Tax Study Committee, January 2009

The Committee was authorized to meet three days during the 2007 Legislative Interim and two days during the 2008 Legislative Interim. The Committee met on September 12, 2007; November 7, 2007; December 5, 2007; November 14, 2008; and January 7, 2009, at the State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa. In 2008, the Committee retained consultants from the Institute for Public Policy at George Washington University to study property taxation and other forms of revenue generation used by local governments in Iowa and other states.

Constitution of the State of Iowa - Codified.

This version of the Iowa Constitution incorporates into the original document all amendments adopted through the 1998 general election and omits certain provisions apparently superseded or obsolete. The footnote following an amended section is the latest action only. See the original Constitution for the original text and amendments in chronological order. This codified version generally adopts the rules for capitalization and punctuation used in drafting legislation. NOTICE & DISCLAIMER -- Unofficial Posting. The files making up this Internet Version of the 2009 Merged Iowa Code and Supplement do not constitute the official text of the law. The text in these files may not always be formatted exactly like the text in the Printed Version. The Printed Version of the Acts should be consulted for all legal matters requiring reliance on the text of the law.

State of Iowa : Something of its History, its Institutions, its Resources and Natural Advantages, Published by Iowa Commissioners to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904.

The Commissioners for the State of Iowa to the Louisisana Purchase Exposition believed it wise to place the facts contained in this booklet in the hands of Commissioners from other States and other Nations to be preserved as souvenirs of the year and the occasion which brought together at St. Louis the marvelous exhibition of the world's wealth. This booklet contains facts of Iowa and its citizens and history.

Constitution of the State of Iowa with history and amendments, 1990.

Constitution of the State of Iowa with history and amendments provided by Elaine Baxter, Secretary of State, 1990

Pieces of the Past, March 9, 2011

In 1938, the Iowa State Library consisted of four departments: the general library, the library of sociology and economics, the law library, and the medical library. The south end of the law library was being used for the library of sociology and economics.

One hundred topics in Iowa history, 1914.

Dr. Dan Elbert Clark compiled and Benjamin F. Shambaugh edited this edition of a list of Iowa history topics, which originally was suggested by Miss Alice Tyler, Secretary of the Iowa Library Commission in 1907. It is also called Bulletin of Information Series, no. 7 published by the State Historical Society of Iowa. The subjects presented will give the reader a general knowledge of the more important facts and phases of Iowa's commonwealth history. Also included in this document are lists of authors of the articles sited, suggested courses of study or reading in Iowa history, the Governor's of Iowa, United State Senators from Iowa and a list of some of the important dates in early Iowa history.

Documentary material relating to the history of Iowa - Volume 1, 1895.

Benjamin F. Shambaugh edited and compiled documents and publications for this book on the history of Iowa. This volume 1 includes documentary material from the Louisiana Purchase, the Territories of the Northwest, Wisconsin and Iowa; the Convention of 1857;the Iowa Constitution of 1846 and the Ratification of Constitutional Amendments.

Documentary material relating to the history of Iowa - Volume 2, 1896.

Benjamin F. Shambaugh edited and compiled documents and publications for this book on the history of Iowa. This volume 2 is concerned with the history of local political organizations and documents illustrative of the development of local government in the Territory of the Northwest from 1787 to 1800, in the Territory of Indiana from 1800 to 1805 and in the Territory of Michigan from 1805 to September 6, 1834.

Documentary material relating to the history of Iowa - Volume 3, 1896.

Benjamin F. Shambaugh edited and compiled documents and publications for this book on the history of Iowa. This volume 3 is a continuation of volume 2 which is concerned with the history of local political organization from 1787 to 1834. Documents are illustrative of the development of local government in Iowa from the establishment of the Territory of Wisconsin in 1836 to the revision of the statutes of Iowa in 1842-43. It includes documentary material from the Louisiana Purchase, the Territories of the Northwest, Wisconsin and Iowa; the Convention of 1857; the Iowa Constitution of 1846 and the Ratification of Constitutional Amendments.

History of Lake MacBride State Park,1969.

This is the history of Lake Macbride State Park written by Golda Leighton Jenkinson and dedicated to the Iowa State Conservation Commission. It includes the history of how the park developed through its history as a state park. Numerous pictures are included.

History of the Trappist Abbey of New Melleray, in Dubuque County, Iowa,1892

Written by William Rufus Perkins this book is the history of the Trappist Abbey of New Melleray in Dubuque County, Iowa. New Melleray is a Cistercian (Trappist) monastery located in the rolling farmland south of Dubuque

A reference guide to Iowa history,1942.

This reference guide was designed to facilitate the study of Iowa history and includes useful lists of references on many topics. It was compiled by William J. Petersen and is part of the Bulletin of Information: no. 17, edited by John Ely. It was published by the State Historical Society of Iowa

House File 811 Legislative Report, December 14, 2009

The department of Human Services provides child protective and child welfare services to eligible families in the state of Iowa. Children ages 0-17 may receive services that include child protective assessments, child in need of assistance, safety plan services, family safety, risk and permanency services, foster care and case management. A confirmed child abuse assessment may lead to involvement with juvenile court via an adjudication hearing. The court provides oversight and support to the family to increase safety for the children. Al child abuse assessments, regardless of disposition, are sent to juvenile court for review and information.

ELECTION LAWS OF IOWA 2011

This publication contains all election laws either included in the 2011 Iowa Code or to be included in the 2011 Iowa Code Supplement. The Supplement will contain all enactments from 2011 and earlier years that are made effective in 2011 or on January 1, 2012. Changes in Code language to be included in the 2011 Iowa Code Supplement are marked by highlighting in yellow. Code sections with changes are also highlighted in yellow in the Table of Contents. In previous editions of this publication some Code sections were not printed in their entirety, with only the portion relating to election law printed. This year all Code sections relating to election law are printed in their entirety, including the Code section’s complete history and footnotes. DISCLAIMER This document is not an official legal publication of the state of Iowa. For the official publication of the Iowa Acts and the Iowa Code, see those publications. (2011 Iowa Code §2B.17)