Senate Study Bill 3073 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON FRAISE) A BILL FOR An Act relating to informal dispute resolution, by eliminating 1 a program for the establishment and support of locally 2 organized informal dispute resolution centers in the 3 office of prosecuting attorneys training coordinator of the 4 department of justice. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5220SC (3) 84 rh/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 679A.18, Code 2011, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 679A.18 Chapter not retroactive. 3 This chapter applies only to arbitration agreements made on 4 or after July 1, 1981. Sections 679.1 to 679.18 , Code 1981, do 5 not apply to agreements to arbitrate entered into after July 6 1, 1981. 7 Sec. 2. REPEAL. Chapter 679, Code 2011, is repealed. 8 EXPLANATION 9 This bill eliminates a program for the establishment and 10 support of locally organized informal dispute resolution 11 centers in the office of prosecuting attorneys training 12 coordinator of the department of justice contained in Code 13 chapter 679. 14 The bill makes a conforming change in Code section 679A.18 15 relating to the applicability of Code chapters 679 and 679A to 16 arbitration agreements entered into before and on or after July 17 1, 1981. 18 -1- LSB 5220SC (3) 84 rh/nh 1/ 1