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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY THOMAS and HEATON
1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 7252SS BY McKEAN)
1 4 A House Concurrent Resolution requesting the office
1 5 of the attorney general to establish an operating
1 6 while intoxicated (OWI) task force to review the
1 7 clarity, complexity, and functionality of current
1 8 operating while intoxicated Code provisions and to
1 9 make recommendations to the general assembly.
1 10 WHEREAS, the provisions relating to operation of a
1 11 vehicle while a person is intoxicated in Code chapter
1 12 321J and related Code chapters have been amended over
1 13 the years in a manner which renders the provisions
1 14 difficult to monitor and understand; NOW THEREFORE,
1 15 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 16 SENATE CONCURRING, That the office of the attorney
1 17 general is requested to establish an operating while
1 18 intoxicated (OWI) task force to review the clarity,
1 19 complexity, and functionality of the OWI provisions in
1 20 Code chapter 321J and related Code chapters, including
1 21 the provisions relating to administrative revocation
1 22 of driver's licenses; and
1 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the members of the
1 24 task force should be appointed or determined and the
1 25 names of such members submitted to the office of the
1 26 attorney general by July 1, 2000; and
1 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the members of the
1 28 task force should include, but not be limited to, a
1 29 person appointed by the governor, the director of
1 30 transportation or the director's designee, the
2 1 commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's
2 2 designee, and representatives from the office of the
2 3 attorney general, the state public defender's office,
2 4 the Iowa state bar association, the Iowa county
2 5 attorneys association, and the Iowa police executive
2 6 forum; and
2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force shall
2 8 submit a preliminary report recommending changes in
2 9 the scope, operation, or administration of the current
2 10 OWI provisions in Code chapter 321J and related Code
2 11 chapters to the general assembly and to the chairs and
2 12 ranking members of the house and senate standing
2 13 committees on judiciary by January 1, 2001, with the
2 14 primary purpose of the recommendations being the
2 15 clarification, simplification, and streamlining of the
2 16 current OWI provisions in Code chapter 321J and
2 17 related Code chapters, and may submit further
2 18 recommendations with the preliminary report if
2 19 necessary; and
2 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force shall
2 21 submit to the general assembly and to the chairs and
2 22 ranking members of the house and senate standing
2 23 committees on judiciary a final report on the findings
2 24 and recommendations of the task force relating to
2 25 proposed changes in the current OWI provisions in Code
2 26 chapter 321J and related Code chapters by January 1,
2 27 2002, if necessary; and
2 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Concurrent
2 29 Resolution, being deemed of immediate importance,
2 30 takes effect upon enactment.
3 1 LSB 7252HH 78
3 2 nh/cls/14
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