SF 2269 (LSB 5885SV (1) 86)

SENATE FILE 2269

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2230)

A BILL FOR

An Act creating a community violence task force.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  COMMUNITY VIOLENCE TASK FORCE.
   1.  The attorney general shall establish a statewide community violence task force to investigate violence in communities, including gun violence, to review proposed solutions to such violence, and to develop and make recommendations for establishing safe communities free from violence throughout the state. The members of the task force shall include stakeholders in the criminal justice system, community leaders, local government officials, and legislators.
   2.  The community violence task force shall submit a report containing recommendations to the general assembly by January 15, 2017.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that the attorney general shall establish a community violence task force to investigate violence in communities around the state, to review proposed solutions to such violence, and to develop and make recommendations for establishing safe communities free from violence throughout the state.
   The bill provides that the members of the task force shall include stakeholders in the criminal justice system, community leaders, local government officials, and legislators.
   The bill requires the task force to submit a report containing recommendations to the general assembly by January 15, 2017.