House
File
2465
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2465
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
601)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
a
law
enforcement
body
camera
interim
1
workgroup.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
BODY
CAMERA
RECORDINGS
——
1
INTERIM
WORKGROUP.
2
1.
The
Iowa
public
information
board
shall
convene
a
3
stakeholder
workgroup
to
meet
during
the
2018
legislative
4
interim
to
examine
issues
and
develop
policy
recommendations
5
relating
to
the
use,
storage,
cost,
retention,
public
6
inspection,
and
confidentiality
of
law
enforcement
body
camera
7
video
and
audio
recordings.
The
workgroup
shall
request
data
8
from
workgroup
member
organizations
and
from
state
departments
9
and
agencies,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
department
of
10
public
safety,
the
Iowa
public
information
board,
the
office
11
of
ombudsman,
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy,
the
judicial
12
branch,
the
state
board
of
regents,
and
other
appropriate
13
organizations.
The
workgroup
shall
comprehensively
review
14
and
analyze
such
information
and
data
and
submit
findings
and
15
recommendations
including
any
recommendations
for
proposed
16
legislation.
17
2.
The
workgroup
shall
consist
of
thirteen
voting
members
18
and
five
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members.
19
3.
The
following
thirteen
members
appointed
by
the
20
following
organizations
or
governmental
agencies
shall
serve
21
as
voting
members:
22
a.
The
Iowa
public
information
board.
23
b.
The
Iowa
freedom
of
information
council.
24
c.
The
Iowa
newspaper
association.
25
d.
The
department
of
justice.
26
e.
The
Iowa
peace
officers
association.
27
f.
The
Iowa
police
chiefs
association.
28
g.
The
Iowa
coalition
against
domestic
violence.
29
h.
The
department
of
public
safety.
30
i.
The
Iowa
county
attorneys
association.
31
j.
The
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
deputies’
association.
32
k.
The
office
of
the
state
public
defender.
33
l.
The
Iowa
league
of
cities.
34
m.
The
American
civil
liberties
union
of
Iowa.
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4.
a.
Two
members
of
the
senate
and
two
members
of
the
1
house
of
representatives
shall
serve
as
ex
officio,
nonvoting
2
members
of
the
workgroup
and
shall
be
appointed
by
the
majority
3
and
minority
leaders
of
the
senate
and
the
speaker
and
minority
4
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives.
5
b.
One
member
appointed
by
the
chief
justice
of
the
supreme
6
court
shall
serve
as
an
ex
officio,
nonvoting
member
of
the
7
workgroup
and
shall
preside
over
the
workgroup.
8
5.
The
workgroup
may
meet
up
to
two
times
during
the
9
2018
legislative
interim
and
shall
submit
findings
and
10
recommendations
including
any
recommendations
for
proposed
11
legislation
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
November
1,
12
2018.
13
6.
a.
Notwithstanding
section
7E.6,
workgroup
members
14
shall
not
receive
reimbursement
for
actual
expenses
for
15
the
performance
of
their
official
duties
as
members
of
the
16
workgroup,
but
may
seek
reimbursement
for
expenses
from
the
17
member’s
organization.
18
b.
Notwithstanding
section
2.10,
legislative
members
shall
19
not
receive
a
per
diem
and
shall
not
receive
reimbursement
20
for
necessary
travel
and
actual
expenses
incurred
in
the
21
performance
of
their
official
duties
while
a
member
of
the
22
workgroup.
23
c.
The
Iowa
public
information
board
is
authorized
to
24
allocate
up
to
one
thousand
dollars
from
the
operating
budget
25
of
the
board
to
pay
the
costs
of
the
workgroup.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
creates
a
law
enforcement
body
camera
recordings
30
interim
workgroup.
31
The
bill
authorizes
the
Iowa
public
information
board
32
to
convene
a
stakeholder
workgroup
to
meet
during
the
2018
33
legislative
interim
to
examine
issues
and
develop
policy
34
recommendations
relating
to
the
use,
storage,
cost,
retention,
35
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public
inspection,
and
confidentiality
of
law
enforcement
1
body
camera
video
and
audio
recordings.
The
bill
instructs
2
the
workgroup
to
comprehensively
review
and
analyze
such
3
information
and
submit
findings
and
recommendations
including
4
any
proposed
legislation.
5
The
bill
specifies
that
the
workgroup
shall
consist
of
6
13
voting
members.
The
13
voting
members
shall
consist
of
7
representatives
of
the
following
organizations
or
governmental
8
agencies:
the
Iowa
public
information
board,
the
Iowa
freedom
9
of
information
council,
the
Iowa
newspaper
association,
the
10
department
of
justice,
the
Iowa
peace
officers
association,
11
the
Iowa
police
chiefs
association,
the
Iowa
coalition
against
12
domestic
violence,
the
department
of
public
safety,
the
Iowa
13
county
attorneys
association,
the
Iowa
state
sheriffs’
and
14
deputies’
association,
the
office
of
the
state
public
defender,
15
the
Iowa
league
of
cities,
and
the
American
civil
liberties
16
union
of
Iowa.
17
The
bill
specifies
that
the
workgroup
shall
consist
of
five
18
ex
officio,
nonvoting
legislative
members
with
each
member
19
separately
appointed
by
the
majority
and
minority
leaders
in
20
each
chamber.
21
The
bill
specifies
that
the
workgroup
shall
consist
of
one
ex
22
officio,
nonvoting
member
appointed
by
the
chief
justice
of
the
23
supreme
court
who
shall
also
preside
over
the
workgroup.
24
The
bill
authorizes
the
workgroup
to
meet
up
to
two
times
25
during
the
2018
legislative
interim
and
to
submit
findings
and
26
recommendations
including
any
recommendations
for
proposed
27
legislation
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
November
1,
28
2018.
29
The
bill
does
not
authorize
any
workgroup
(legislative
and
30
nonlegislative)
member
to
receive
reimbursement
for
actual
or
31
travel
expenses
or
to
receive
a
per
diem.
32
The
bill
authorizes
the
Iowa
public
information
board
to
33
allocate
up
to
$1,000
from
the
operating
budget
of
the
board
to
34
pay
the
administrative
costs
of
the
workgroup.
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