House Study Bill 218 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HAGENOW) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the administration of prison industries 1 established and maintained by the Iowa department of 2 corrections, and including effective date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2694YC (2) 84 rn/rj

H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 904.805, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. a. Report semiannually to the general 3 assembly’s standing committees on government oversight 4 regarding the operations of Iowa state industries. 5 b. Report quarterly and annually to the industries board, 6 the governor, the auditor of state, and the general assembly a 7 full and complete statement of Iowa state industries revenues 8 and expenses for the preceding quarter, and with respect to the 9 annual report, for the preceding year. 10 Sec. 2. Section 904.813, Code 2011, is amended by adding the 11 following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. A capital expenditure in an amount 13 exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars shall not be 14 made from the Iowa state industries revolving fund without 15 authorization by a constitutional majority of each house of the 16 general assembly, or approval by the legislative council if the 17 general assembly is not in session. 18 Sec. 3. TOILET PAPER PRODUCTION —— EVALUATION AND REPORT 19 —— LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL. The state director of Iowa state 20 industries shall prepare and submit a report to the general 21 assembly’s standing committees on government oversight 22 regarding the merits of the processing of toilet paper by 23 Iowa state industries for utilization by inmates of state 24 correctional institutions. The report shall include the 25 estimated costs to be incurred in procuring necessary 26 processing equipment and supplies, and the anticipated annual 27 savings to the state resulting from utilization by inmates. 28 The report shall be submitted prior to approval of a plan by 29 the state director to process toilet paper, and a plan shall 30 not be implemented without authorization by a constitutional 31 majority of each house of the general assembly, or approval 32 by the legislative council if the general assembly is not in 33 session. 34 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 35 -1- LSB 2694YC (2) 84 rn/rj 1/ 2

H.F. _____ immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 1 EXPLANATION 2 This bill relates to the administration of Iowa state 3 industries. 4 The bill requires the state director of Iowa state 5 industries to report semiannually to the standing committees 6 on government oversight regarding the operations of Iowa state 7 industries. The state director is also required in the bill 8 to provide a report on a quarterly and annual basis to the 9 industries board, the governor, the auditor of state, and the 10 general assembly containing a full and complete statement of 11 Iowa state industries revenues and expenses for the preceding 12 quarter, and with respect to the annual report, for the 13 preceding year. 14 The bill provides that no capital expenditure shall be made 15 from the Iowa state industries revolving fund established 16 in Code section 904.813 in excess of $250,000 without 17 authorization by a constitutional majority of each house of the 18 general assembly, or approval by the legislative council if the 19 general assembly is not in session. 20 The bill additionally provides that the state director 21 shall submit a report to the standing committees on government 22 oversight regarding the merits of processing toilet paper 23 by Iowa state industries for utilization by inmates of 24 state correctional institutions. The bill requires the 25 report to include the estimated costs to be incurred in 26 procuring necessary processing equipment and supplies, and 27 the anticipated annual savings to the state resulting from 28 utilization by inmates. The bill states that the report shall 29 be submitted prior to approval of a plan by the state director 30 to process toilet paper, and provides that a plan shall not be 31 implemented without authorization by a constitutional majority 32 of each house of the general assembly, or approval by the 33 legislative council if the general assembly is not in session. 34 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 35 -2- LSB 2694YC (2) 84 rn/rj 2/ 2