House File 492 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HF 295)

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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act prohibiting the department of corrections from entering
  2    into an agreement with a private sector for=profit entity for
  3    the purpose of housing inmates.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2239HV 82
  6 jm/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  904.119  PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING
  1  2 OF INMATES == PROHIBITION.
  1  3    The department shall not enter into any agreement with a
  1  4 private sector for=profit entity for the purpose of housing
  1  5 inmates committed to the custody of the director.
  1  6                           EXPLANATION
  1  7    This bill prohibits the department of corrections from
  1  8 entering into an agreement with a private sector for=profit
  1  9 entity for the purpose of housing inmates committed to the
  1 10 custody of the director of the department of corrections.
  1 11 LSB 2239HV 82
  1 12 jm:rj/es/88