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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 356.36A CONFINEMENT AND 1 2 DETENTION REPORT. 1 3 The Iowa department of corrections, in consultation with 1 4 the Iowa state sheriff's association, the Iowa association of 1 5 chiefs of police and peace officers, the Iowa league of 1 6 cities, and the Iowa board of supervisors association, shall 1 7 prepare a report analyzing the confinement and detention needs 1 8 of jails, alternative jails, municipal holding facilities, and 1 9 facilities established pursuant to chapter 356A. The report 1 10 for each type of jail or facility shall include but is not 1 11 limited to an inventory of prisoner space, daily prisoner 1 12 counts, the compliance status under section 356.36 for each 1 13 jail or facility, and an estimate by the department of 1 14 corrections of the amount of additional prisoner space needed 1 15 in the next two, five, and ten years, on a county, geographic 1 16 region, and statewide basis. The report shall contain an 1 17 inventory of jail or facility construction projects in which 1 18 voters have approved the issuance of general obligation bonds, 1 19 essential county purpose bonds, revenue bonds, or bonds issued 1 20 pursuant to section 422B.12. The report shall be revised 1 21 periodically as directed by the director of the department of 1 22 corrections. 1 23 The governing body of a political subdivision instituting 1 24 proceedings for authorization and issuance of bonds under 1 25 section 331.442, 331.443, 331.464, 346.27, 384.25, 384.26, 1 26 384.83, or 422B.12 for the construction or expansion of a 1 27 building for a jail, alternative jail, municipal holding 1 28 facility, or a facility established under chapter 356A, shall 1 29 receive approval from the Iowa department of corrections prior 1 30 to the issuance of such bonds, in accordance with section 1 31 904.108, subsection 1, paragraph "p". This section shall 1 32 apply to all general obligation bonds, essential county 1 33 purpose bonds, revenue bonds, or bonds issued pursuant to 1 34 section 422B.12 that are issued on or after the effective date 1 35 of this Act. 2 1 Sec. 2. Section 904.108, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 2 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. p. Establish and maintain a process for 2 4 the approval of the construction or expansion of a jail, 2 5 alternative jail, municipal holding facility, or facility 2 6 established pursuant to chapter 356A. The decision whether to 2 7 approve the construction or expansion shall be based upon the 2 8 latest report analyzing the confinement and detention needs of 2 9 the jail or facility conducted under section 356.36A and 2 10 whether the construction or expansion complies with jail 2 11 standards established pursuant to section 356.36. 2 12 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 2 13 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 14 EXPLANATION 2 15 This bill relates to analyzing the confinement and 2 16 detention needs of jails, and other local or regional 2 17 confinement facilities, and obtaining approval prior to the 2 18 construction or expansion of such jails and facilities. 2 19 The bill provides that the department of corrections, in 2 20 consultation with the Iowa state sheriff's association, the 2 21 Iowa association of chiefs of police and peace officers, the 2 22 Iowa league of cities, and the Iowa board of supervisors 2 23 association, shall prepare a report analyzing the confinement 2 24 and detention needs of jails, alternative jails, municipal 2 25 holding facilities, and facilities established pursuant to 2 26 Code chapter 356A. The bill provides that the analysis for 2 27 each type of jail or facility shall include but is not limited 2 28 to daily prisoner counts, the compliance status under Code 2 29 section 356.36 of each jail or facility, and an estimate by 2 30 the department of corrections of the amount of additional 2 31 prisoner space needed in each county, geographic region, and 2 32 statewide over the next two, five, and 10 years. The report 2 33 shall also contain an inventory of jail or facility 2 34 construction projects in which voters have approved the 2 35 issuance of general obligation bonds, essential county purpose 3 1 bonds, revenue bonds, or bonds issued pursuant to Code section 3 2 422B.12. 3 3 The bill provides that prior to the issuance of bonds for 3 4 the construction or expansion of a jail, alternative jail, 3 5 municipal holding facility, or facility established pursuant 3 6 to Code chapter 356A, the governing body of the political 3 7 subdivision issuing the bonds shall obtain approval from the 3 8 department of corrections. The bill provides that the 3 9 decision to approve the construction or expansion of a jail or 3 10 other confinement facility shall be based upon the latest 3 11 report analyzing the confinement and detention needs of the 3 12 jail or facility, and whether the construction or expansion 3 13 complies with the jail standards established pursuant to Code 3 14 section 356.36. 3 15 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 3 16 LSB 2795SS 79 3 17 jm/cf/24
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