House File 109 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  STRUYK, WINDSCHITL, ALONS,
                                           FORRISTALL, HELLAND, DRAKE,
                                           and RAYHONS


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to developing an integrated state government
  2    database system regarding the immigration status and
  3    citizenship of a person.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1546YH 83
  6 jm/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  IMMIGRATION STATUS AND CITIZENSHIP DATABASE ==
  1  2 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY == STUDY.
  1  3    1.  The department of public safety shall study the
  1  4 feasibility of developing an integrated state government
  1  5 database system designed to provide information related to the
  1  6 immigration status or citizenship of a person.
  1  7    2.  The database to be developed shall be used as a
  1  8 resource for employers, hospitals, banks, schools, and other
  1  9 agencies and entities seeking information about the
  1 10 immigration status or citizenship of a person.
  1 11    3.  The department of public safety shall develop
  1 12 recommendations regarding policies for sharing immigration and
  1 13 citizenship status with employers, banks, hospitals, schools,
  1 14 and other agencies and entities seeking such information.
  1 15    4.  The department of public safety shall submit a report
  1 16 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees
  1 17 on judiciary by January 15, 2010, regarding the feasibility of
  1 18 establishing such a database and regarding recommendations for
  1 19 information=sharing policies.
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill relates to developing an integrated state
  1 22 government database system related to the immigration status
  1 23 and citizenship of a person.
  1 24    The bill provides that the department of public safety
  1 25 shall study the feasibility of developing an integrated state
  1 26 government database designed to provide information related to
  1 27 the immigration status or citizenship of a person.
  1 28    The database to be developed shall be used as a resource
  1 29 for employers, hospitals, banks, schools, and other agencies
  1 30 and entities seeking information about the immigration status
  1 31 or citizenship of a person.
  1 32    The bill requires the department of public safety to submit
  1 33 a report to the senate and house of representatives standing
  1 34 committees on judiciary by January 15, 2010, regarding the
  1 35 feasibility of establishing such a database and regarding
  2  1 recommendations for information=sharing policies.
  2  2 LSB 1546YH 83
  2  3 jm/nh/8