House File 390 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY FORD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring diversity training for judges. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2248HH 82 4 jm/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 602.1203, Code 2007, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 602.1203 PERSONNEL CONFERENCES. 1 4 1. The chief justice may order conferences of judicial 1 5 officers or court employees on matters relating to the 1 6 administration of justice or the affairs of the judicial 1 7 branch. 1 8 2. For judges and other court employees who handle cases 1 9 involving children and family law, the chief justice shall 1 10 require regular training concerning mental or emotional 1 11 disorders which may afflict children and the impact children 1 12 with such disorders have upon their families. 1 13 3. For all judges, the chief justice shall require regular 1 14 diversity training regarding the impact of the court system on 1 15 women, racial and ethnic minorities, and any other areas the 1 16 chief justice deems appropriate under the circumstances. 1 17 EXPLANATION 1 18 This bill requires diversity training for judges. The bill 1 19 provides that the chief justice shall require regular 1 20 diversity training for judges regarding the impact of the 1 21 court system on women, racial and ethnic minorities, and any 1 22 other areas the chief justice deems appropriate under the 1 23 circumstances. 1 24 LSB 2248HH 82 1 25 jm:nh/es/88