Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 - Introduced

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  1  1          SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  KREIMAN
  1  3 A Concurrent Resolution relating to the establishment
  1  4    of a criminal code revisions legislative study
  1  5    committee.
  1  6    WHEREAS, a need exists to review, reorganize,
  1  7 update, and revise the criminal code; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, the last major criminal code revision
  1  9 occurred approximately 30 years ago; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, many criminal code provisions have been
  1 11 enacted over the previous 30 years that have added a
  1 12 layer of complexity to the existing Iowa criminal
  1 13 code; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, the general assembly believes that a
  1 15 comprehensive review of the entire criminal justice
  1 16 system, including current criminal penalties and
  1 17 sentencing practices, is necessary to determine the
  1 18 maximum opportunity for the protection of the
  1 19 community, the rehabilitation of offenders, and a more
  1 20 workable and effective criminal justice system; NOW
  1 21 THEREFORE,
  1 22    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
  1 23 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the legislative
  1 24 council is requested to establish an interim study
  1 25 committee to review, reorganize, update, and revise
  1 26 the criminal code; and
  1 27    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the committee shall
  1 28 consist of no fewer than two members of the senate and
  1 29 two members of the house of representatives, and
  1 30 nonlegislative members having special knowledge in the
  2  1 fields of criminal law and procedure, law enforcement,
  2  2 and justice; and
  2  3    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That staff assistance shall
  2  4 be provided by the legislative services agency, and
  2  5 additional staff may be employed as deemed necessary
  2  6 by the legislative council and the legislative
  2  7 services agency; and
  2  8    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the committee shall
  2  9 submit to the general assembly an interim report
  2 10 during the 2008 legislative session and a final report
  2 11 by January 15, 2009.
  2 12 LSB 2920SS 82
  2 13 jm:rj/je/5