Iowa Executive Orders

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• Directs state agencies to strengthen protections and reduce vulnerabilities against potential threats by the Chinese government.
• Establishes the Iowa Nuclear Energy Task Force and directs the Task Force to advise the Governor and report on the development and advancement of nuclear energy technologies and infrastructure in Iowa.
• Directs the Governor's Task Force on Celebrating America's 250th Birthday to plan, encourage, develop, and coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
• Requires the use of E-Verify and SAVE to verify citizenship and immigration status of any natural person who applies for a professional license from the state.
• Directs the Governor's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) initiative to ensure that every Iowa student has access to cutting-edge educational opportunities.
• Proclaims Iowa’s support for Israel and the Jewish community and condemns any form of threat, harassment, intimidation, hate speech, or other action that endangers the Jewish community or violates state or federal law.
• Establishes the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Task Force.
• Amends 1 and rescinds 62 Executive Orders dating back to 1964.
• Directs state executive branch agencies, boards, and commissions to review each chapter of the Iowa Administrative Code to determine whether to renew or rescind each chapter. Establishes a moratorium on certain rulemaking beginning February 1, 2023.
• Establishes the Carbon Sequestration Task Force to study carbon sequestration, including its economic value and agronomic impact on row crop production in Iowa.

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• Rescinds the Workforce Development Council established in Executive Order 53 (July 29, 1994) and directs the Workforce Development Department Governing Board to establish a Human Resource Investment Council.
• Creates the Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress for the study and recommendation of solutions and policy alternatives for issues arising in the area of economic development.
• Replaces Executive Order 54 (December 23, 1994) and creates a Primary Iowa Hazard Mitigation Team and a Secondary Iowa Hazard Mitigation Team.
• Mandates that only the State of Iowa, not the federal government, shall determine the content and related assessment of the Iowa Core academic standards.
• Disbands Governor Ray’s Executive Orders 20 (December 16, 1975) and 49 (January 7, 1983), which established the Governor’s Economic Advisory Council and the Iowa Economic Forecasting Council respectively, and replaces them with the Council of Economic Advisors, which will track key economic indicators and make recommendations on improving methods used by the state to gather and analyze economic data and estimate future state revenues.
• Authorizes the formation of the Iowa Governor’s Economy Committee, which will be made up of businesspeople from the private sector and will make recommendations about how state services can be delivered in the most efficient, expeditious, and economical manner.
• Establishes the 21st-Century Workforce Council that will provide recommendations addressing specific vocations, professions, and fields of employment where there are currently shortages of skilled workers.
• Creates the Interagency Council to analyze and recommend modifications to the state’s welfare, job training, and job placement delivery systems.
• Calls on all peace officers in the state to assist during the visit of President Lyndon B. Johnson to Des Moines and surrounding areas.
• Implements a 3.85% reduction in appropriations for FY 1986.