House Amendment 8096 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2393 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 <Section 1. Section 2.56, subsection 1, Code 2007, 1 5 is amended to read as follows: 1 6 1. Prior to debate on the floor of a chamber of 1 7 the general assembly, a correctional impact statement 1 8 shall be attached to any bill, joint resolution, or 1 9 amendment which proposes a change in the law which 1 10 creates a public offense, significantly changes an 1 11 existing public offense or the penalty for an existing 1 12 offense, or changes existing sentencing, parole, or 1 13 probation procedures. The statement shall include 1 14 information concerning the estimated number of 1 15 criminal cases per year that the legislation will 1 16 impact, the fiscal impact of confining persons 1 17 pursuant to the legislation, the impact of the 1 18 legislation on minorities, the impact of the 1 19 legislation upon existing correctional institutions, 1 20 community=based correctional facilities and services, 1 21 and jails, the likelihood that the legislation may 1 22 create a need for additional prison capacity, and 1 23 other relevant matters. The statement shall be 1 24 factual and shall, if possible, provide a reasonable 1 25 estimate of both the immediate effect and the 1 26 long=range impact upon prison capacity. 1 27 Sec. 2. Section 2.56, Code 2007, is amended by 1 28 adding the following new subsection: 1 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. The legislative services 1 30 agency in cooperation with the division of criminal 1 31 and juvenile justice planning of the department of 1 32 human rights shall develop a protocol for analyzing 1 33 the impact of the legislation on minorities. 1 34 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 8.11 GRANT APPLICATIONS == 1 35 MINORITY IMPACT STATEMENTS. 1 36 1. Each application for a grant from a state 1 37 agency shall include a minority impact statement that 1 38 contains the following information: 1 39 a. Any disproportionate or unique impact of 1 40 proposed policies or programs on minority persons in 1 41 this state. 1 42 b. A rationale for the existence of programs or 1 43 policies having an impact on minority persons in this 1 44 state. 1 45 c. Evidence of consultation of representatives of 1 46 minority persons in cases where a policy or program 1 47 has an identifiable impact on minority persons in this 1 48 state. 1 49 2. For the purposes of this section, the following 1 50 definitions shall apply: 2 1 a. "Disability" means the same as provided in 2 2 section 15.102, subsection 5, paragraph "b", 2 3 subparagraph (1). 2 4 b. "Minority persons" includes individuals who are 2 5 women, persons with a disability, Blacks, Latinos, 2 6 Asians or Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and 2 7 Alaskan Native Americans. 2 8 c. "State agency" means a department, board, 2 9 bureau, commission, or other agency or authority of 2 10 the state of Iowa. 2 11 3. The office of grants enterprise management 2 12 shall create and distribute a minority impact 2 13 statement form for state agencies and ensure its 2 14 inclusion with applications for grants. 2 15 4. The directives of this section shall be carried 2 16 out to the extent consistent with federal law. 2 17 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE AND APPLICABILITY DATES. This 2 18 Act takes effect July 1, 2008, and shall apply to 2 19 grants for which applications are due beginning 2 20 January 1, 2009.> 2 21 #2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and 2 22 inserting the following: <An Act providing 2 23 requirements for minority impact statements in 2 24 relation to state grant applications and correctional 2 25 impact statements for legislation, and providing 2 26 effective and applicability dates.> 2 27 #3. By renumbering as necessary. 2 28 2 29 2 30 2 31 SMITH of Marshall 2 32 HF 2393.301 82 2 33 ak/nh/11196 -1-