Senate Joint Resolution 3 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION BY ANGELO, BOETTGER, ZIEMAN, HARTSUCH, WARD, WIECK, ZAUN, McKINLEY, SEYMOUR, GASKILL, JOHNSON, PUTNEY, McKIBBEN, and HAHN Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 2 the State of Iowa relating to repeal of state programs. 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2224XS 82 5 jp/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Article IV of the Constitution of the State of 1 2 Iowa is amended by adding the following new section: 1 3 REPEAL OF STATE PROGRAMS. SEC. 23. The statute providing 1 4 the legal authority for the continued existence of each 1 5 program that has received one or more appropriations from 1 6 state funds is repealed each decade on July 1 of the year 1 7 ending in five. However, if, in the calendar year in which 1 8 such statute would otherwise be repealed under this section, a 1 9 new statute is enacted amending the statute to explicitly 1 10 affirm the need for the program and to provide for the 1 11 statute's continuation for another decade or less, the statute 1 12 is not repealed under this section. 1 13 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 1 14 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 1 15 to the General Assembly to be chosen at the next general 1 16 election for members of the General Assembly, and the 1 17 Secretary of State is directed to cause the proposed amendment 1 18 to be published for three consecutive months previous to the 1 19 date of that election as provided by law. 1 20 EXPLANATION 1 21 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 22 Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to repeal of state 1 23 programs. The statute providing the legal authority for the 1 24 continued existence of each program that has received one or 1 25 more appropriations from state funds is repealed each decade 1 26 on July 1 of the year ending in five. An exception is 1 27 provided if, in the calendar year in which such statute would 1 28 otherwise be repealed under the requirement contained in the 1 29 joint resolution, a new statute is enacted amending the 1 30 statute to explicitly affirm the need for the program and to 1 31 provide for the statute's continuation for another decade or 1 32 less, the statute is not repealed as provided by the 1 33 requirement contained in the joint resolution. 1 34 The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the 1 35 next general assembly for adoption, before being submitted to 2 1 the electorate for ratification. 2 2 LSB 2224XS 82 2 3 jp:rj/gg/14