HF 2102 (LSB 5041YH (5) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2102

BY  TYMESON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to providing veteran services to inmates incarcerated in a jail or municipal holding facility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  356.6A  Duty to inform about veteran services.

   The personnel of a jail or municipal holding facility shall inform a prisoner, within twenty-four hours of incarceration, that if the prisoner is a veteran of the United States military forces who has been released from active duty within the previous five years, the prisoner may be entitled to a visit from a veteran service officer to determine if veteran services are required or available. It shall be the duty of the prisoner to contact the veteran service officer in order to receive such services.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to providing veteran services to inmates incarcerated in a jail or municipal holding facility.
   The bill requires the personnel of a jail or municipal holding facility, to inform a prisoner, within 24 hours of incarceration, that if the prisoner is a veteran who has been released from active duty within the previous five years, the prisoner may be entitled to a visit from a veteran service officer to determine if veteran services are required or available. It shall be the duty of the prisoner to contact the veteran service officer in order to receive such services.