Senate File 262 SENATE FILE BY COURTNEY Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the appointment of an acting clerk of the 2 district court or temporary clerk and the appointment of the 3 clerk of the district court. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2565SS 80 6 jm/cl/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 602.1215, Code 2003, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. A clerk of the district court shall 1 4 be appointed pursuant to subsection 1 within six months of the 1 5 appointment of an acting clerk of the district court or 1 6 temporary clerk, and no acting clerk of the district court or 1 7 temporary clerk shall serve as clerk for a period greater than 1 8 six months. 1 9 EXPLANATION 1 10 This bill relates to the appointment of an acting clerk of 1 11 the district court or temporary clerk and the permanent 1 12 appointment of the clerk of the district court. 1 13 The bill provides that a clerk of the district court shall 1 14 be appointed within six months of the appointment of an acting 1 15 clerk of the district court or temporary clerk. The bill 1 16 provides that no acting clerk of the district court or a 1 17 temporary clerk shall serve as clerk for a period greater than 1 18 six months. 1 19 LSB 2565SS 80 1 20 jm/cl/14 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35