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1 1 Amend Senate File 503 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 5, by inserting after line 26, the
1 3 following:
1 4 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 901.11 CONDITIONS OF
1 5 COMMITMENT TO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.
1 6 In addition to any other terms and conditions that
1 7 the court may impose, for persons who are convicted of
1 8 an offense which is punishable by a sentence of
1 9 confinement of more than one year, and who receive a
1 10 sentence of confinement of more than one year, the
1 11 court shall order that the person do all of the
1 12 following prior to discharge of the person's sentence:
1 13 1. Complete at least thirty hours per week of hard
1 14 labor, as defined under section 904.701, which is
1 15 designed to demonstrate the person's ability to assume
1 16 responsibility, work hard, and to complete projects.
1 17 2. Complete minimum educational competencies,
1 18 commensurate with the person's abilities, which may
1 19 include but is not limited to obtaining a high school
1 20 equivalency diploma under chapter 259A.
1 21 3. If the person has children, attend and
1 22 successfully complete parenting training programs.
1 23 4. Participate in vocational training.
1 24 5. Complete any applicable treatment programs,
1 25 including but not limited to sex offender and
1 26 substance abuse treatment.
1 27 6. Participate in team sports."
1 28 #2. Page 7, by inserting after line 15, the
1 29 following:
1 30 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 904.517 RESTORATIVE
1 31 JUSTICE.
1 32 A person who has been committed to the custody of
1 33 the director of the department of corrections for an
1 34 offense for which the maximum penalty is ten years or
1 35 more may enroll in a program of restorative justice
1 36 established by the department. The program shall be
1 37 designed to help the inmate to earn compensation which
1 38 would enable the inmate to repay any amounts owed by
1 39 the inmate as a result of the commission of the
1 40 offense and to benefit other inmates within the
1 41 institutions. The program may include, but is not
1 42 limited to, programs which lead to the attainment of
1 43 specific competencies in teaching, computer use, or
1 44 specific vocational skills; programs which cause the
1 45 inmate to direct or lead discussion groups on positive
1 46 social skills, including, but not limited to, good
1 47 grooming, language skills, and job interviewing; and
1 48 programs which involve the inmate in contributing to
1 49 the physical improvement of the institution in which
1 50 the inmate resides."
2 1 #3. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
2 2 word "minors," the following: "providing enhanced
2 3 conditions of release for persons sentenced to
2 4 confinement of more than one year, providing for a
2 5 restorative justice program,".
2 6 #4. By numbering, renumbering, and changing
2 7 internal references as necessary.
2 8
2 9
2 10
2 11 JOHNIE HAMMOND
2 12 ROBERT E. DVORSKY
2 13 SF 503.208 77
2 14 lh/jj/28
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