Senate File 377

                                     SENATE FILE       
                                     BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

                                     (SUCCESSOR TO SF 228)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for a study on issues affecting men.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 2667SV 80
  4 ec/pj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN == STUDY ==
  1  2 MALE ISSUES.
  1  3    1.  The commission on the status of women shall conduct a
  1  4 study of issues generally affecting men and submit a report to
  1  5 the general assembly by January 1, 2004, with its findings and
  1  6 recommendations.  The commission shall establish a planning
  1  7 group with members that have particular experience or training
  1  8 in issues affecting men to conduct the study.
  1  9    2.  In conducting the study, the planning group shall
  1 10 examine, at a minimum, the following issues:
  1 11    a.  Establishment of a separate commission dedicated to
  1 12 issues concerning men.
  1 13    b.  Examine gender=specific self=esteem, stereotyping, and
  1 14 cultural bias issues that may uniquely affect men and boys.
  1 15    c.  Establishment of all=male mathematics and science
  1 16 classes.
  1 17    d.  Career skills development and continuing education
  1 18 programs to promote productive and responsible citizens.
  1 19    e.  Expanded programs to address the responsibility and
  1 20 joys of marriage, faithfulness to spouse, communication
  1 21 skills, responsibility to children financially and
  1 22 emotionally, and joint management of the home.
  1 23    f.  Addressing unique health problems of men including
  1 24 cancer, heart disease, and alcohol problems that often lead to
  1 25 severe depression and suicide.
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill provides that the commission on the status of
  1 28 women shall conduct a study of issues affecting men and submit
  1 29 a report to the general assembly by January 1, 2004, with its
  1 30 findings and recommendations.  The bill provides that the
  1 31 commission shall establish a planning group to conduct the
  1 32 study whose members shall have experience and training in
  1 33 issues affecting men.  In conducting the study, the group
  1 34 shall examine issues related to establishing a separate
  1 35 commission on issues concerning men, gender=specific cultural
  2  1 biases, male mathematics and science classes, career skills
  2  2 development, marital issues, and health issues.
  2  3 LSB 2667SV 80
  2  4 ec/pj/5