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1 1 Amend Senate File 2179, as passed by the Senate, as
1 2 follows:
1 3 #1. By striking everything after the enacting
1 4 clause, and inserting the following:
1 5 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.39A FEMALE GENITAL
1 6 MUTILATION – EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND OUTREACH
1 7 PROGRAM.
1 8 1. For the purposes of this section, "female
1 9 genital mutilation" means the separation or surgical
1 10 alteration of normal, healthy, functioning female
1 11 genital tissue.
1 12 2. The general assembly finds that it is in the
1 13 interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to
1 14 protect the female children of this state from the
1 15 physical, emotional, and psychological harm associated
1 16 with female genital mutilation. The general assembly
1 17 further finds that, although the practice of female
1 18 genital mutilation is an accepted practice in certain
1 19 cultures, individuals should be made aware of the
1 20 nature and extent of the potential long-term physical,
1 21 emotional, and psychological trauma that may result
1 22 from such practice. Therefore, the general assembly
1 23 declares that the protection of the public requires
1 24 the establishment of a program to educate the
1 25 appropriate communities concerning female genital
1 26 mutilation including the health risks associated with
1 27 this practice.
1 28 3. In accordance with subsection 2, the violence
1 29 prevention educator of the Iowa department of public
1 30 health shall work in coordination with a group
1 31 representing victim advocacy organizations, public
1 32 health services, and immigrant rights organizations to
1 33 implement appropriate education, prevention, and
1 34 outreach activities to inform the public about the
1 35 health risks and the psychological and emotional
1 36 trauma inflicted by the practice of female genital
1 37 mutilation. The activities shall include informing
1 38 the medical community and the general public of any
1 39 criminal penalties that may apply to a person who
1 40 knowingly performs female genital mutilation.
1 41 4. The violence prevention educator of the Iowa
1 42 department of public health shall work in coordination
1 43 with victim advocacy organizations, public health
1 44 services, and immigrant rights organizations to
1 45 educate health care workers about the unique health
1 46 care needs of survivors of female genital mutilation.
1 47 5. The Iowa sexual abuse hotline shall provide
1 48 twenty-four-hour information, support, and referral
1 49 services on the subject of female genital mutilation.
1 50 6. The director of public health shall work to
2 1 obtain private funds to finance these education,
2 2 prevention, and outreach activities."
2 3 #2. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2, and
2 4 inserting the following: "An Act relating to the
2 5 establishment of a female genital mutilation
2 6 education, prevention, and outreach program."
2 7
2 8
2 9
2 10 SMITH of Marshall
2 11
2 12
2 13
2 14 BRUNKHORST of Bremer
2 15
2 16
2 17
2 18 FORD of Polk
2 19 SF 2179.201 79
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