House Journal: Page 1820: Tuesday, April 25, 2000
17 following:
18 "Sec. 101. CONVERSION OF GOOD CONDUCT TIME. On
19 the effective date of this Act, the department shall
20 convert the existing accrued good conduct time and
21 other accrued reductions on each inmate's sentence to
22 earned time. An inmate's sentence shall be credited
23 with one day of earned time for every one day of
24 reduction credited under section 903A.2 and not lost
25 or forfeited under section 903A.3. The earned time
26 credited to an inmate's sentence shall equal the
27 amount of good conduct time or other reductions
28 credited which have not been lost or forfeited prior
29 to January 1, 2001. The department shall provide an
30 inmate with the number of earned time credits which
31 have been applied to the inmate's sentence as a result
32 of the conversion by February 1, 2001."
33 30. Page 27, by inserting after line 23 the
34 following:
35 "Sec. . SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY - STUDY. The
36 legislative council is requested to establish a
37 legislative interim committee to study issues
38 concerning the operation of the sex offender registry
39 program pursuant to chapter 692A. The committee
40 should be directed to assess the current effectiveness
41 of the sex offender registry program and to consider,
42 among other issues, the method of determining
43 placement on the registry, the timeliness of
44 information placed on the registry, and the
45 dissemination of information on the registry. In
46 conducting its study, the committee should examine the
47 effectiveness of sex offender registry programs in
48 other states and should consider testimony from
49 interested stakeholders involved in Iowa's sex
50 offender registry program at both the state and local
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1 level. The interim committee should submit a report,
2 including its findings and recommendations, to the
3 general assembly for the 2001 legislative session."
4 31. Page 27, by inserting after line 23 the
5 following:
6 "Sec. . Chapter 714C, Code 1999, is repealed.
7 Sec. . Chapter 716A, Code 1999 and Code
8 Supplement 1999, is repealed.
9 Sec. . Sections 722.6 and 722.9, Code 1999, are
10 repealed.
11 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments in this
12 Act to chapter 903A, and section 101 of this Act
13 converting good conduct time, take effect on January
14 1, 2001."
15 32. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
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