S-5290

   Amend House File 2492, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 
<DIVISION I
FY 2018-2019 APPROPRIATIONS>
   2.  Page 1, line 17, by striking <6,511,705> and inserting <5,911,705>
   3.  Page 3, after line 24 by inserting: 
   <4.  The department of justice shall be subject to an agreed-upon procedures engagement performed by the auditor of state to identify sources and uses of discretionary funds of the department, including but not limited to legal settlement funds controlled by the department. The auditor of state shall complete and file the written report of the auditor’s findings and recommendations with the general assembly and the governor’s office by February 1, 2019. The department of justice shall fully reimburse the auditor of state for the agreed-upon procedures engagement.>
   4.  Page 6, line 20, by striking <9,933,851> and inserting <9,231,488>
   5.  Page 14, line 4, by striking <6,631,377> and inserting <4,734,703>
   6.  Page 14, line 15, by striking <14,463,083> and inserting <14,663,083>
   7.  Page 14, line 17, by striking <162.00> and inserting <163.00>
   8.  Page 14, line 20, by striking <2.0> and inserting <and additional 3.0>
   9.  Page 15, line 2, by striking <302,345> and inserting <650,000>
   10.  Page 15, after line 2 by inserting: 
   <Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this subsection 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.>
   11.  Page 15, line 12, by striking <7,585,873> and inserting <7,785,873>
   12.  Page 15, line 29, by striking <109,042> and inserting <209,042>
   13.  Page 16, line 5, by striking <4,765,056> and inserting <4,965,056>
   14.  Page 16, line 21, by striking <62,126,287> and inserting <63,926,287>
   15.  Page 20, after line 28 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  The following, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
   The portion of this division of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 167, section 31, prohibiting the utilization of the public safety assessment in pretrial hearings.
DIVISION ___
ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS>
   16.  Page 20, after line 30 by inserting: 
<DIVISION ___
PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT TRUST FUND>
   17.  Page 21, after line 8 by inserting: 
<DIVISION ___
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES>
   18.  Page 21, after line 33 by inserting: 
<DIVISION ___
PRISON READING ROOMS>
   19.  Page 22, by striking lines 9 through 13 and inserting: 
<DIVISION ___
SPECIALTY COURTS —— STUDY

   Sec. ___.  SPECIALTY COURTS —— STUDY.  The judicial branch and the department of corrections in cooperation with the division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights, and the judicial district departments of correctional services, shall study the effectiveness and recidivism rates of persons assigned to the specialty courts of the judicial branch. The national center for state courts may be utilized in order to complete the study. The judicial branch shall file a report detailing the cost-effectiveness of the specialty courts including any recommendations with the general assembly and the fiscal services division of the legislative services agency by January 15, 2019.
DIVISION ___
SMALL CLAIMS JURISDICTION

   Sec. ___.  Section 631.1, subsections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  The following actions or claims are small claims and shall be commenced, heard and determined as provided in this chapter:
   a.  A civil action for a money judgment where the amount in controversy is four five thousand dollars or less for actions commenced before July 1, 2002 2018, exclusive of interest and costs.
   b.  A civil action for a money judgment where the amount in controversy is five six thousand five hundred dollars or less for actions commenced on or after July 1, 2002 2018, exclusive of interest and costs.
   3.  The district court sitting in small claims has concurrent jurisdiction of an action of replevin if the value of the property claimed is four five thousand dollars or less for actions commenced before July 1, 2002 2018, and five six thousand five hundred dollars or less for actions commenced on or after July 1, 2002 2018. When commenced under this chapter, the action is a small claim for the purposes of this chapter.
   4.  The district court sitting in small claims has concurrent jurisdiction of motions and orders relating to executions against personal property, including garnishments, where the value of the property or garnisheed money involved is four five thousand dollars or less for actions commenced before July 1, 2002 2018, and five six thousand five hundred dollars or less for actions commenced on or after July 1, 2002 2018.
   5.  The district court sitting in small claims has concurrent jurisdiction of an action for abandonment of a manufactured or mobile home or personal property pursuant to section 555B.3, if no money judgment in excess of four five thousand dollars is sought for actions commenced before July 1, 2002 2018, and five six thousand five hundred dollars or less for actions commenced on or after July 1, 2002 2018. If commenced under this chapter, the action is a small claim for the purposes of this chapter.
   7.  The district court sitting in small claims has concurrent jurisdiction of an action for the collection of taxes brought by a county treasurer pursuant to sections 445.3 and 445.4 where the amount in controversy is five thousand dollars or less for actions commenced on or after before July 1, 2003 2018, and six thousand five hundred dollars or less for actions commenced on or after July 1, 2018, exclusive of interest and costs.
   8.  The district court sitting in small claims has concurrent jurisdiction of motions and orders relating to releases of judgments in whole or in part including motions and orders under section 624.23, subsection 2, paragraph “c” and section 624.37, where the amount owing on the judgment, including interests and costs, is five thousand dollars or less for actions commenced before July 1, 2018, and six thousand five hundred dollars or less for actions commenced on or after July 1, 2018.
   Sec. ___.  JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT REVERSION —— SMALL CLAIMS.  The jurisdictional amount in the section of this division of this Act that amends section 631.1 shall revert to five thousand dollars if a court of competent jurisdiction declares the six thousand five hundred dollar amount unconstitutional.>
   20.  Title page, line 1, after <system,> by inserting <providing penalties,>

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MARK CHELGREN