Senate Study Bill 3006





                                       SENATE/HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED BOARD
                                            OF PAROLE BILL)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the appointment and removal of the chief
  2    administrative officer of the board of parole.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5326XD 81
  5 ec/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 904A.4B, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  1  2 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    The chief administrative officer of the board of parole
  1  4 shall be the executive director.  The executive director shall
  1  5 be appointed by the chairperson, subject to the approval of
  1  6 the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.  A
  1  7 vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the appointment
  1  8 was made.  The board of parole may remove the executive
  1  9 director for malfeasance as executive director, or for any
  1 10 cause that renders the executive director ineligible,
  1 11 incapable, or unfit to discharge the duties of the executive
  1 12 director.  The executive director shall do all of the
  1 13 following:
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill provides that once the executive director of the
  1 16 board of parole is appointed, the director can only be removed
  1 17 from the position by the board of parole for malfeasance or
  1 18 any other cause that renders the director ineligible,
  1 19 incapable, or unfit to be director.  The bill further provides
  1 20 that a vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the
  1 21 appointment was made.  Under current law, the executive
  1 22 director serves at the pleasure of the board of parole.
  1 23 LSB 5326XD 81
  1 24 ec:rj/sh/8