House
File
2102
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2102
BY
TYMESON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
providing
veteran
services
to
inmates
1
incarcerated
in
a
jail
or
municipal
holding
facility.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2102
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
356.6A
Duty
to
inform
about
veteran
1
services.
2
The
personnel
of
a
jail
or
municipal
holding
facility
shall
3
inform
a
prisoner,
within
twenty-four
hours
of
incarceration,
4
that
if
the
prisoner
is
a
veteran
of
the
United
States
5
military
forces
who
has
been
released
from
active
duty
within
6
the
previous
five
years,
the
prisoner
may
be
entitled
to
a
7
visit
from
a
veteran
service
officer
to
determine
if
veteran
8
services
are
required
or
available.
It
shall
be
the
duty
of
9
the
prisoner
to
contact
the
veteran
service
officer
in
order
to
10
receive
such
services.
11
EXPLANATION
12
This
bill
relates
to
providing
veteran
services
to
inmates
13
incarcerated
in
a
jail
or
municipal
holding
facility.
14
The
bill
requires
the
personnel
of
a
jail
or
municipal
15
holding
facility,
to
inform
a
prisoner,
within
24
hours
of
16
incarceration,
that
if
the
prisoner
is
a
veteran
who
has
been
17
released
from
active
duty
within
the
previous
five
years,
the
18
prisoner
may
be
entitled
to
a
visit
from
a
veteran
service
19
officer
to
determine
if
veteran
services
are
required
or
20
available.
It
shall
be
the
duty
of
the
prisoner
to
contact
the
21
veteran
service
officer
in
order
to
receive
such
services.
22
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