House
File
2504
H-8082
Amend
House
File
2504
as
follows:
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1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
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Section
1.
INTERIM
STUDY
COMMITTEE
ON
HATE
CRIMES
AND
HATE
4
SPEECH
IN
IOWA.
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1.
The
legislative
council
is
requested
to
establish
a
study
6
committee
for
the
2020
interim
to
examine
occurrences
of
hate
7
crimes
and
hate
speech
in
this
state,
including
but
not
limited
8
to
acts
of
racism,
bigotry,
antisemitism,
Islamophobia,
and
9
other
actions
based
on
animus
toward
a
person’s
race,
religion
10
or
creed,
national
origin
or
ancestry,
sex,
or
disability.
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2.
The
study
committee
shall
seek
to
identify
the
causes
of
12
hate
crimes
and
hate
speech
in
this
state,
any
trends
in
the
13
rate
of
occurrence
of
such
acts,
and
solutions
for
reducing
14
such
occurrences.
The
study
committee
shall
seek
input
from
15
affected
stakeholders.
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3.
The
study
committee
shall
consist
of
five
members
of
17
the
senate,
three
of
whom
shall
be
appointed
by
the
majority
18
leader
of
the
senate
and
two
of
whom
shall
be
appointed
by
19
the
minority
leader
of
the
senate,
and
five
members
of
the
20
house
of
representatives,
three
of
whom
shall
be
appointed
by
21
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives
and
two
of
whom
22
shall
be
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
23
representatives.
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4.
The
interim
committee
shall
submit
its
findings
and
25
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
26
11,
2021.
>
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2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
and
2
and
inserting
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An
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Act
requesting
an
interim
study
committee
on
hate
crimes
and
29
hate
speech
in
Iowa.
>
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