SF 2208 (LSB 6156XS (5) 88)

SENATE FILE 2208

BY  J. SMITH

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the missing person information clearinghouse and missing and murdered indigenous women and children. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 80.45, subsection 3, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  0g.  Promote training on human trafficking investigations and prosecutions related to missing and murdered indigenous women and children with the office of the attorney general, the office of the prosecuting attorneys training coordinator, the Iowa law enforcement academy, the department, and state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state.
    Sec. 2.  Section 694.10, subsection 2, paragraphs b and c, Code 2020, are amended to read as follows:
   b.  Develop training programs for local law enforcement personnel concerning appropriate procedures to report missing persons, including indigenous women and children, to the clearinghouse and to comply with legal procedures relating to missing person cases.
   c.  Provide specialized training to law enforcement officers, in conjunction with the law enforcement academy, to enable the officers to more efficiently handle the tracking of missing persons and unidentified bodies on the local level.  Specialized training shall also be provided on conducting investigations related to missing and murdered indigenous women and children.
    Sec. 3.  Section 694.10, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  l.  Prepare guidelines and uniform procedures for the reporting and investigation of missing and murdered indigenous women and children. The department shall distribute the guidelines and uniform procedures to law enforcement agencies throughout the state.
    Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  694.11  Indigenous women and children —— cooperation with other agencies and governmental entities.
   The department of public safety shall collect data and information related to missing indigenous women and children in this state and cooperate with similar divisions, bureaus, or departments of other states, tribal governments, law enforcement agencies, county and local governments, county and local law enforcement agencies, the bureau of Indian affairs of the United States department of the interior, and the federal bureau of investigation, to investigate and locate the missing indigenous women and children.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to missing and murdered indigenous women and children.
   The bill directs the office to combat human trafficking to promote training on human trafficking investigations and prosecutions related to missing and murdered indigenous women and children to various entities as detailed in the bill.
   The bill directs the department of public safety (department) to develop training programs for local law enforcement personnel concerning appropriate procedures to report missing indigenous women and children to the missing person information clearinghouse and to provide specialized training to law enforcement officers on conducting investigations related to missing and murdered indigenous women and children.
   The department is required to prepare guidelines and uniform procedures for the reporting and investigation of missing and murdered indigenous women and children and distribute such guidelines and procedures to law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The department is also required to collect data and information related to missing indigenous women and children in this state and cooperate with the entities detailed in the bill to investigate and locate the missing indigenous women and children.