{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-19b.1","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 19B.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:\n1. “Affirmative action” means action appropriate to overcome the effects of past or present practices, policies, or other barriers to equal employment opportunity.\n2. “State agency” means an office, bureau, division, department, board, or commission in the executive branch of state government.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 19B - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/19B.1.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:00Z","sha256":"68ce79080785fc6896e02d7243e9aa9af557f8536c90efce753bb04bd245d127","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-19.3","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-19b.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}