Section 681.14.2. General rules.

       14.2(1) Sales persons or agents for any product, proposition, or cause are prohibited from soliciting employees or students in any building or part of the university property, except with the permission of the vice president for administration and financial services in the case of employees or the vice president for student affairs in the case of the students.

       14.2(2) Permission is granted in limited cases by the vice president for administration and financial services for the solicitation of employees by charitable organizations under all of the following circumstances:

        a.           The charitable organization presents documentation of its tax-exempt status as provided in Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

        b.           The solicitation is conducted through the university’s campus mail system or once a year through an on-campus coordinated campaign of all eligible organizations meeting the conditions and giving written notice to the university of the desire to participate at least 120 days prior to the campaign period.

        c.           The organization may be expected to pay the administrative and out-of-pocket costs associated with using the university campus mail system or other university facilities.

        d.           The solicitation by any one charitable organization may occur once in any calendar year and must not interfere with normal operations.

        e.           No solicitation using the university’s facilities may occur except as described above; however, any eligible charitable organization may arrange to conduct information sessions at which no solicitation occurs, at times and places and in a manner the university deems reasonable.

        f.            Any eligible charitable organization acting pursuant to the authority of this rule may also make use of the payroll deduction system described in Iowa Code sections 70A.14 and 70A.15, if qualified under the terms of those provisions.

These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 70A.14, 70A.15, and 262.9.

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