House File 330HOUSE FILE BY WESSEL=KROESCHELL, SWAIM, GAYMAN, and LENSING Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing an interim study committee to study the 2 impact of unemployment on the recidivism rate of persons who 3 have been committed to the custody of the department of 4 corrections or assigned to the judicial district departments 5 of correctional services. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 1891HH 82 8 jm/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE STUDY == UNEMPLOYMENT AND 1 2 RECIDIVISM. The legislative council is requested to establish 1 3 a study committee during the 2007 legislative interim to study 1 4 the impact of unemployment on the recidivism rate of persons 1 5 who have been committed to the custody of the department of 1 6 corrections or assigned to the judicial district departments 1 7 of correctional services. The study committee shall consist 1 8 of legislator members of both political parties, and 1 9 representatives of the judicial branch, the department of 1 10 corrections, the board of parole, and the judicial district 1 11 departments of correctional services. The findings of the 1 12 committee shall be reported to the general assembly by January 1 13 15, 2008. 1 14 EXPLANATION 1 15 This bill establishes an interim study committee to study 1 16 the impact of unemployment on the recidivism rate of persons 1 17 who have been committed to the custody of the department of 1 18 corrections or assigned to the judicial district departments 1 19 of correctional services. 1 20 The study committee shall consist of legislator members of 1 21 both political parties, and representatives of the judicial 1 22 branch, the department of corrections, the board of parole, 1 23 and the judicial district department of correctional services. 1 24 The findings of the committee shall be reported to the 1 25 general assembly by January 15, 2008. 1 26 LSB 1891HH 82 1 27 jm:nh/je/5