House
File
759
H-1140
Amend
House
File
759
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
19,
before
line
5
by
inserting:
2
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Sec.
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NEW
SECTION
.
2.57
Minority
impact
statements.
3
1.
Beginning
January
1,
2020,
a
minority
impact
statement
4
shall
be
attached
to
each
bill
and
joint
resolution
prior
to
5
debate
on
the
floor
of
a
chamber
of
the
general
assembly.
The
6
statement
shall
include
information
concerning
the
impact
of
7
the
legislation
upon
minority
persons
in
the
state,
including
8
but
not
limited
to
the
impact
upon
economic
opportunities,
9
employment,
incarceration,
educational
opportunities,
voter
10
rights
and
voting
access,
and
other
relevant
matters.
The
11
statement
shall
be
factual
and
shall,
if
possible,
provide
12
a
reasonable
estimate
of
both
the
immediate
effect
and
the
13
long-range
impact
upon
minority
persons.
The
legislative
14
services
agency
shall
develop
a
protocol
for
analyzing
the
15
impact
of
legislation
on
minority
persons
pursuant
to
this
16
section.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“minority
persons”
means
17
the
same
as
defined
in
section
8.11.
18
2.
The
legislative
services
agency
shall
cause
to
be
19
prepared
a
minority
impact
statement
within
a
reasonable
time
20
after
a
bill
or
joint
resolution
is
placed
on
the
calendar
of
21
either
chamber
of
the
general
assembly.
All
minority
impact
22
statements
approved
by
the
legislative
services
agency
shall
be
23
transmitted
immediately
to
either
the
chief
clerk
of
the
house
24
or
the
secretary
of
the
senate,
after
notifying
the
sponsor
25
of
the
legislation
that
the
statement
has
been
prepared
for
26
publication.
The
chief
clerk
of
the
house
or
the
secretary
27
of
the
senate
shall
attach
the
statement
to
the
bill
or
joint
28
resolution
as
soon
as
it
is
available.
29
3.
The
legislative
services
agency
may
request
the
30
cooperation
of
any
state
department
or
agency
or
political
31
subdivision
in
preparing
a
minority
impact
statement.
32
4.
A
revised
minority
impact
statement
shall
be
prepared
33
if
the
minority
impact
has
been
changed
by
the
adoption
of
an
34
amendment,
and
may
be
requested
by
a
member
of
the
general
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assembly
or
be
prepared
upon
a
determination
made
by
the
1
legislative
services
agency.
However,
a
request
for
a
revised
2
minority
impact
statement
shall
not
delay
action
on
the
bill
or
3
joint
resolution
unless
so
ordered
by
the
presiding
officer
of
4
the
chamber.
>
5
2.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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______________________________
ABDUL-SAMAD
of
Polk
______________________________
GAINES
of
Polk
______________________________
R.
SMITH
of
Black
Hawk
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THEDE
of
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