S-5118

   Amend  the amendment, S-5082, to House File 2064, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 24 and inserting: 
   <Amend House File 2064, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
   1.  By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: 
   Section 1.  Section 802.2B, Code 2016, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5A.  Child endangerment in violation of section 726.6, subsection 4, 5, or 6.
   Sec. 2.  Section 902.12, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   902.12  Minimum sentence for certain felonies —— eligibility for parole or work release.
   1.  A person serving a sentence for conviction of the following felonies, including a person serving a sentence for conviction of the following felonies prior to July 1, 2003, shall be denied parole or work release unless the person has served at least seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence:
   1.  a.  Murder in the second degree in violation of section 707.3.
   2.  b.  Attempted murder in violation of section 707.11.
   3.  c.  Sexual abuse in the second degree in violation of section 709.3.
   4.  d.  Kidnapping in the second degree in violation of section 710.3.
   5.  e.  Robbery in the first or second degree in violation of section 711.2 or 711.3.
   6.  f.  Vehicular homicide in violation of section 707.6A, subsection 1 or 2, if the person was also convicted under section 321.261, subsection 4, based on the same facts or event that resulted in the conviction under section 707.6A, subsection 1 or 2.
   2.  a.  A person serving a sentence for a conviction of child endangerment as defined in section 726.6, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, that is described and punishable under section 726.6, subsection 4, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between three-tenths and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence as provided under paragraph “b”.
   b.  The sentencing court shall determine when the person shall become eligible for consideration of parole or work release within the parameters specified under paragraph “a”, based upon all pertinent information including the person’s criminal record, a validated risk assessment, and whether the offense involved multiple intentional acts or a series of intentional acts, or whether the offense involved torture or cruelty.
   Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  906.20  Waiver of minimum sentence.
   Notwithstanding section 124.413, the board of parole, at its discretion, may place on parole or work release a person sentenced for a violation of section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, “b”, or “c”, if the person is not classified a high risk to reoffend and the person has served at least one-half of the minimum period of confinement prescribed under section 124.413.>>
   2.  Title page, line 2, by striking <resulting in the death of a child or minor> and inserting <and to criminal drug offenses>

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STEVEN J. SODDERS