House File 390 - Introduced



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                                       BY  FORD


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                 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