House File 2560 H-8220 Amend House File 2560 as follows: 1 1. Page 9, line 23, by striking < officer > and inserting 2 < officer, park ranger, > 3 2. Page 27, after line 28 by inserting: 4 < Sec. ___. LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL STUDY. 5 1. The department of natural resources shall establish a law 6 enforcement personnel working group to study issues involving 7 the use of full-time officers of the department appointed 8 pursuant to section 456A.13 as full-time officers, other 9 than supervisory personnel, and who have the same powers as 10 conferred on peace officers for the enforcement of laws in this 11 state. The working group shall consider issues regarding the 12 most effective and efficient use of such full-time officers, 13 including their position classification as park ranger or 14 conservation officer. 15 2. The members of the working group shall include all of the 16 following: 17 a. The director of the department of natural resources, or a 18 designee of the director. 19 b. Full-time employees of the department of natural 20 resources appointed by the director who are affected by the 21 issues considered by the working group. 22 c. Four members of the general assembly, who shall serve 23 as nonvoting, ex officio members, with two from the senate and 24 two from the house of representatives and not more than one 25 member from each chamber being from the same political party. 26 The two senators shall be designated one member each by the 27 president of the senate, after consultation with the majority 28 leader of the senate, and by the minority leader of the senate. 29 The two representatives shall be designated one member each by 30 the speaker of the house of representatives, after consultation 31 with the majority leader of the house of representatives, and 32 by the minority leader of the house of representatives. 33 d. Staffing services shall be provided by the department of 34 natural resources. 35 -1- HF 2560.3975 (1) 89 da/tm 1/ 2 #1. #2.
3. The working group shall prepare and submit a report 1 regarding its findings and recommendations to the legislative 2 services agency, the chairpersons and ranking members of the 3 joint appropriations subcommittee on agriculture and natural 4 resources, and the chairpersons and ranking members of the 5 senate and house committees on appropriations, not later than 6 January 15, 2023. > 7 3. By renumbering as necessary. 8 ______________________________ MOMMSEN of Clinton -2- HF 2560.3975 (1) 89 da/tm 2/ 2 #3.