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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 356.36A CONFINEMENT AND
1 2 DETENTION REPORT – DESIGN PROPOSALS.
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, a statewide organization
1 6 representing rural property taxpayers, the Iowa league of
1 7 cities, and the Iowa board of supervisors association, shall
1 8 prepare a report analyzing the confinement and detention needs
1 9 of jails, alternative jails, municipal holding facilities, and
1 10 facilities established pursuant to chapter 356A. The report
1 11 for each type of jail or facility shall include but is not
1 12 limited to an inventory of prisoner space, daily prisoner
1 13 counts, the compliance status under section 356.36 for each
1 14 jail or facility, and an estimate by the department of
1 15 corrections of the amount of additional prisoner space needed
1 16 in the next two, five, and ten years, on a county, geographic
1 17 region, and statewide basis. The report shall contain an
1 18 inventory of jail or facility construction projects in which
1 19 voters have approved the issuance of general obligation bonds,
1 20 essential county purpose bonds, revenue bonds, or bonds issued
1 21 pursuant to section 422B.12. The report shall be revised
1 22 periodically as directed by the director of the department of
1 23 corrections.
1 24 The governing body of a political subdivision shall not
1 25 appropriate funds to a person to prepare a design proposal for
1 26 the construction of or major modification to a jail,
1 27 alternative jail, municipal holding facility, or a facility
1 28 established pursuant to chapter 356A if the person has a
1 29 financial interest in the construction or modification. For
1 30 purposes of this section, "political subdivision" means a
1 31 county, city, or authority created pursuant to section 346.27.
1 32 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
1 33 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
1 34 EXPLANATION
1 35 This bill relates to analyzing the confinement and
2 1 detention needs of jails, and other local or regional
2 2 confinement facilities, and prohibiting certain financial
2 3 interests in the construction of a jail or facility.
2 4 The bill provides that the department of corrections, in
2 5 consultation with the Iowa state sheriff's association, the
2 6 Iowa association of chiefs of police and peace officers, a
2 7 statewide organization representing rural property taxpayers,
2 8 the Iowa league of cities, and the Iowa board of supervisors
2 9 association, shall prepare a report analyzing the confinement
2 10 and detention needs of jails, alternative jails, municipal
2 11 holding facilities, and facilities established pursuant to
2 12 Code chapter 356A. The bill provides that the analysis for
2 13 each type of jail or facility shall include but is not limited
2 14 to daily prisoner counts, the compliance status under Code
2 15 section 356.36 of each jail or facility, and an estimate by
2 16 the department of corrections of the amount of additional
2 17 prisoner space needed in each county, geographic region, and
2 18 statewide over the next two, five, and 10 years. The report
2 19 shall also contain an inventory of jail or facility
2 20 construction projects in which voters have approved the
2 21 issuance of general obligation bonds, essential county purpose
2 22 bonds, revenue bonds, or bonds issued pursuant to Code section
2 23 422B.12.
2 24 The bill also provides that a governing body of a political
2 25 subdivision shall not appropriate funds to a person who
2 26 prepares a design proposal for the construction of or major
2 27 modification to a jail, alternative jail, municipal holding
2 28 facility, or a facility established pursuant to Code chapter
2 29 356A if the person has a financial interest in the
2 30 construction or modification. The bill defines "political
2 31 subdivision" to mean a county, city, or authority created
2 32 under Code section 346.27.
2 33 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
2 34 LSB 5825SS 79
2 35 jm/cf/24
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