Senate File 228
SENATE FILE
BY MILLER
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act concerning the commission on the status of women by adding
2 men to the scope of the commission and modifying the
3 commission's objectives.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 216A.1, subsection 2, Code 2003, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 2. Division on the status of men and women.
1 4 Sec. 2. Section 216A.51, Code 2003, is amended to read as
1 5 follows:
1 6 216A.51 DEFINITIONS.
1 7 For purposes of this subchapter, unless the context
1 8 otherwise requires:
1 9 1. "Administrator" means the administrator of the division
1 10 on the status of men and women of the department of human
1 11 rights.
1 12 2. "Commission" means the commission on the status of men
1 13 and women.
1 14 3. "Division" means the division on the status of men and
1 15 women of the department of human rights.
1 16 Sec. 3. Section 216A.52, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
1 17 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 18 The commission on the status of men and women is created,
1 19 composed of thirteen members as follows:
1 20 Sec. 4. Section 216A.55, Code 2003, is amended to read as
1 21 follows:
1 22 216A.55 OBJECTIVES OF COMMISSION.
1 23 The commission shall study the changing needs and problems
1 24 of the men and women of this state, and develop and recommend
1 25 new programs and constructive action to the governor and the
1 26 general assembly, including but not limited to, the following
1 27 areas:
1 28 1. Public and private employment policies and practices.
1 29 2. Iowa labor laws Cultural biases and stereotypes,
1 30 beginning with childhood experiences and progress in public
1 31 schools that may uniquely affect men or women, and extending
1 32 to include a study of suicide.
1 33 3. Legal treatment relating to political and civil rights
1 34 Health problems unique to men or women or which predominately
1 35 affect either men or women.
2 1 4. The family and the employed woman Career skills
2 2 development and continuing education programs for men and
2 3 women of all ages to promote productive and responsible
2 4 citizens.
2 5 5. Expanded programs to help women as wives, mothers, and
2 6 workers Adult concerns, such as family relations, promoting
2 7 education, and policies which bring parents and children
2 8 closer together.
2 9 6. Women as citizen volunteers.
2 10 7. 6. Education issues and concerns that may uniquely
2 11 affect boys or girls, including reading, language, and math
2 12 skills development.
2 13 Sec. 5. Section 216A.57, Code 2003, is amended to read as
2 14 follows:
2 15 216A.57 DUTIES.
2 16 The commission shall:
2 17 1. Serve as a clearinghouse on programs and agencies
2 18 operating to assist men and women.
2 19 2. Conduct conferences.
2 20 3. Cooperate with governmental agencies to assist them in
2 21 equalizing opportunities between men and women in employment
2 22 and in expanding women's the rights and opportunities of men
2 23 and women.
2 24 4. Serve as the central permanent agency for the
2 25 development of services for men and women.
2 26 5. Cooperate with public and private agencies in joint
2 27 efforts to study and resolve problems relating to the status
2 28 of men and women.
2 29 6. Publish and disseminate information relating to men and
2 30 women and develop other educational programs.
2 31 7. Provide assistance to organized efforts by communities,
2 32 organizations, associations, and other groups working toward
2 33 the improvement of women's the status of men and women.
2 34 Sec. 6. Section 241.3, subsection 2, Code 2003, is amended
2 35 to read as follows:
3 1 2. The department shall consult and cooperate with the
3 2 department of workforce development, the United States
3 3 commissioner of social security administration, the division
3 4 of the status of men and women of the department of human
3 5 rights, the department of education, and other persons in the
3 6 executive branch of the state government as the department
3 7 considers appropriate to facilitate the coordination of
3 8 multipurpose service programs established under this chapter
3 9 with existing programs of a similar nature.
3 10 EXPLANATION
3 11 This bill provides that the current commission on the
3 12 status of women is expanded to include both men and women.
3 13 The bill also changes the current objectives of the commission
3 14 to include examination of issues of men and women relating to
3 15 cultural biases and stereotypes, suicide, health problems,
3 16 career skills development and continuing education programs,
3 17 parents and their children, and education.
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