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13.13 - FARM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR -- CONTRACT FOR MEDIATION SERVICES.

        13.13  FARM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR -- CONTRACT
      FOR MEDIATION SERVICES.
         1.  The attorney general or the attorney general's designee shall
      serve as the farm assistance program coordinator.  The coordinator
      has the powers and duties specified in this subchapter.
         2.  The farm assistance program coordinator shall contract with a
      nonprofit organization chartered in this state to provide mediation
      services as provided in chapters 654A, 654B, and 654C.  The contract
      may be terminated by the coordinator upon written notice and for good
      cause.  The organization awarded the contract is designated as the
      farm mediation service for the duration of the contract.  The
      organization may, upon approval by the coordinator, provide mediation
      services other than as provided by law.  The farm mediation service
      is not a state agency for the purposes of chapter 8A, subchapter IV,
      and chapters 20 and 669.
         Section History: Recent Form
         90 Acts, ch 1143, § 3; 95 Acts, ch 195, § 1; 2003 Acts, ch 145,
      §133
         Referred to in § 654A.1, 654B.1, 654C.1