CCH-2450
REPORT
OF
THE
CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE
ON
HOUSE
FILE
2450
To
the
Speaker
of
the
House
of
Representatives
and
the
President
of
the
Senate:
We,
the
undersigned
members
of
the
conference
committee
appointed
to
resolve
the
differences
between
the
House
of
Representatives
and
the
Senate
on
House
File
2450,
a
bill
for
an
Act
relating
to
appropriations
to
the
justice
system
and
including
effective
date
provisions,
respectfully
make
the
following
report:
1.
That
the
Senate
recedes
from
its
amendment,
H-8277.
2.
That
House
File
2450,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
the
House,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
Page
2,
line
14,
by
striking
<
6,337,024
>
and
inserting
<
6,734,400
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2.
Page
2,
after
line
25
by
inserting:
<
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
paragraph
“b”
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
>
3.
Page
4,
line
10,
by
striking
<
42,655,684
>
and
inserting
<
43,021,602
>
4.
Page
4,
line
15,
by
striking
<
33,344,253
>
and
inserting
<
33,668,253
>
5.
Page
4,
line
23,
by
striking
<
59,132,786
>
and
inserting
<
59,408,092
>
6.
Page
4,
line
28,
by
striking
<
27,464,108
>
and
inserting
<
27,572,108
>
7.
Page
4,
line
33,
by
striking
<
24,982,135
>
and
inserting
<
25,360,135
>
8.
Page
5,
line
3,
by
striking
<
9,728,353
>
and
inserting
<
9,836,353
>
9.
Page
5,
line
8,
by
striking
<
25,717,430
>
and
inserting
<
25,933,430
>
10.
Page
5,
line
18,
by
striking
<
21,937,970
>
and
inserting
<
22,045,970
>
11.
Page
5,
line
23,
by
striking
<
29,989,648
>
and
inserting
<
30,097,648
>
12.
Page
6,
after
line
35
by
inserting:
<
c.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
as
a
condition
of
receiving
the
appropriation
provided
in
this
subsection
the
department
of
corrections
shall
not,
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
paragraph
“b”,
enter
into
a
new
contract,
unless
the
contract
is
a
renewal
of
an
existing
contract,
for
the
expenditure
of
moneys
in
excess
of
$100,000
during
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
for
the
privatization
of
services
performed
by
the
department
using
state
employees
as
of
July
1,
2014,
or
for
the
privatization
of
new
services
by
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the
department
without
prior
consultation
with
any
applicable
state
employee
organization
affected
by
the
proposed
new
contract
and
prior
notification
of
the
co-chairpersons
and
ranking
members
of
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
the
justice
system.
d.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
department
of
corrections
add
additional
correctional
officer
positions
to
the
current
number
of
correctional
officer
positions
as
of
July
1,
2014.
>
13.
Page
8,
line
26,
by
striking
<
14,653,677
>
and
inserting
<
14,753,977
>
14.
Page
8,
after
line
26
by
inserting:
<
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
first
judicial
district
department
of
correctional
services
maintain
the
drug
courts
operated
by
the
district
department.
>
15.
Page
8,
line
30,
by
striking
<
11,098,361
>
and
inserting
<
11,500,661
>
16.
Page
8,
after
line
30
by
inserting:
<
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
second
judicial
district
department
of
correctional
services
establish
and
maintain
two
drug
courts
to
be
operated
by
the
district
department.
>
17.
Page
9,
line
8,
by
striking
<
19,817,516
>
and
inserting
<
20,304,616
>
18.
Page
9,
after
line
8
by
inserting:
<
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
fifth
judicial
district
department
of
correctional
services
maintain
the
drug
court
operated
by
the
district
department.
>
19.
Page
9,
after
line
12
by
inserting:
<
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
sixth
judicial
district
department
of
correctional
services
maintain
the
drug
court
operated
by
the
district
department.
>
20.
Page
9,
line
16,
by
striking
<
7,745,173
>
and
inserting
<
7,856,873
>
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21.
Page
9,
after
line
16
by
inserting:
<
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
seventh
judicial
district
department
of
correctional
services
maintain
the
drug
court
operated
by
the
district
department.
>
22.
Page
13,
line
4,
by
striking
<
2,629,623
>
and
inserting
<
2,229,623
>
23.
Page
15,
line
17,
by
striking
<
61,645,291
>
and
inserting
<
60,920,291
>
24.
Page
15,
after
line
23
by
inserting:
<
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
the
division
of
state
patrol
implement
the
endangered
persons
advisory
alert
system.
>
25.
Page
16,
by
striking
lines
24
through
27.
26.
Page
18,
line
22,
by
striking
<
1,100,105
>
and
inserting
<
1,260,105
>
27.
By
striking
page
19,
line
9,
through
page
21,
line
16,
and
inserting:
<
Sec.
___.
Section
13.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
o.
Submit
a
report
by
January
15
of
each
year
to
the
co-chairpersons
and
ranking
members
of
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
the
justice
system,
to
the
executive
council,
and
to
the
legislative
services
agency
detailing
the
amount
of
annual
money
receipts
generated
by
each
settlement
or
judgment
in
excess
of
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
collected
pursuant
to
legal
proceedings
under
chapters
455B,
553,
and
714.
The
report
shall
include
the
name
of
the
civil
or
criminal
case
involved,
the
court
of
jurisdiction,
the
settlement
amount
including
the
state’s
share
of
the
settlement,
the
name
of
the
fund
in
which
the
receipts
were
deposited,
and
the
planned
use
of
the
moneys.
Sec.
___.
NEW
SECTION
.
13.32
Victim
assistance
grant
programs
——
annual
report.
1.
a.
The
department
of
justice
shall
compile
an
annual
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report
relating
to
the
victim
assistance
grant
programs
administered
under
section
13.31,
subsections
1,
3,
4,
and
6,
which
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
(1)
A
mission
statement
and
table
of
organization
of
the
department
of
justice
relating
to
the
victim
assistance
grant
programs,
a
program
summary
and
statistics,
including
but
not
limited
to
sources
and
uses
of
funds
and
the
numbers
of
victims
served.
(2)
An
itemization
of
out-of-state
travel
expenses
incurred
by
an
employee
of
the
department
of
justice
and
an
itemization
of
such
travel
paid
to
a
contractor.
(3)
An
itemization
of
overtime
paid
to
an
employee
of
the
department
or
a
contractor.
(4)
An
itemization
of
any
bonuses
paid
to
an
employee
of
the
department
or
a
contractor.
(5)
A
summary
of
expenditures
reimbursed
through
the
programs
including
but
not
limited
to
compensation
paid
to
nonprofit
organizations
for
travel
and
training
expenses,
utilities,
payroll,
benefits,
equipment
repairs
and
maintenance,
rent,
communications,
advertising,
supplies,
insurance,
and
other
direct
expenses.
b.
The
report
shall
be
provided
to
the
co-chairpersons
and
ranking
members
of
the
joint
appropriations
subcommittee
on
the
justice
system,
the
governor,
and
the
legislative
services
agency
by
January
15,
2015,
and
each
January
15
thereafter.
2.
The
department
of
justice
shall
adopt
rules
to
administer
claims
for
victim
assistance
grants
described
in
subsection
1.
The
rules
shall
standardize
the
claim
forms
for
contractors
including
designating
a
place
on
the
form
for
an
itemization
of
services
provided,
mileage
incurred,
and
expenses
incurred.
The
rules
shall
further
specify
that
the
department
of
justice
shall
process
the
claims
through
the
grants
enterprise
management
office.
Sec.
___.
Section
80B.5,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
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80B.5
Administration
——
director
——
deputy
director
.
1.
The
administration
of
this
chapter
shall
be
vested
in
the
office
of
the
governor.
A
Except
for
the
director
and
deputy
director
of
the
academy
and
such
,
the
staff
as
may
be
necessary
for
it
to
function
shall
be
employed
pursuant
to
the
Iowa
merit
system.
2.
The
director
of
the
academy
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor,
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate,
to
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
governor,
and
the
director
may
employ
a
deputy
director.
Sec.
___.
Section
97B.49B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(13)
An
employee
of
a
judicial
district
department
of
correctional
services
whose
condition
of
employment
requires
the
employee
to
be
certified
by
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
and
who
is
required
to
perform
the
duties
of
a
parole
officer
as
provided
in
section
906.2.
Sec.
___.
CONSUMER
EDUCATION
AND
LITIGATION
FUND.
Notwithstanding
section
714.16C,
for
each
fiscal
year
of
the
period
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
ending
June
30,
2016,
the
annual
appropriations
in
section
714.16C,
are
increased
from
$1,125,000
to
$1,875,000,
and
$75,000
to
$125,000
respectively.
Sec.
___.
PERSONNEL
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT
PAYMENTS.
As
a
condition
made
to
any
appropriation
provided
in
this
Act,
moneys
appropriated
and
any
other
moneys
available
for
use
by
the
entity
to
which
the
appropriation
is
made
under
this
Act
shall
not
be
used
for
the
payment
of
a
personnel
settlement
agreement
between
that
entity
and
a
state
employee
that
contains
a
confidentiality
provision
intended
to
prevent
public
disclosure
of
the
agreement
or
any
terms
of
the
agreement.
Sec.
___.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following
provision
of
this
division
of
this
Act
takes
effect
January
1,
2015:
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1.
The
section
enacting
new
section
13.32.
Sec.
___.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
The
following
provision
of
this
division
of
this
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment:
1.
The
section
amending
section
80B.5.
>
ON
THE
PART
OF
THE
HOUSE:
______________________________
GARY
WORTHAN,
CHAIRPERSON
______________________________
MARTI
ANDERSON
______________________________
STAN
GUSTAFSON
______________________________
MEGAN
HESS
______________________________
TODD
TAYLOR
ON
THE
PART
OF
THE
SENATE:
______________________________
THOMAS
G.
COURTNEY,
CHAIRPERSON
______________________________
JULIAN
GARRETT
______________________________
ROBERT
M.
HOGG
______________________________
RICH
TAYLOR
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